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  1. Nick C
    For which they "need" the SUV because the roads are "too dangerous" for the kids to walk, due to all the other parents in their SUVs... 🙄
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    I learnt this one from the other side in a college summer job, when I was sitting opposite the lead developer, and the sales director comes in (paraphrased as it was 20+ years ago): SD: "I've just sold X units to <big customer>, for installation next month. They need feature Y, I've told them it'll be ready for then" LD: "<rude words> - you know full well we haven't even started that feature yet"
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    I ordered one of the Brighton horseboxes on Wednesday evening, and it arrived today - that's impressive service! I've not built anything from a resin 3d printer before - does the surface need any preparation before priming?
  4. Nick C
    There's also no requirement for the front of the layout to be straight and parallel to the back...
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    or a stop board...
  6. Nick C
    Congratulations! Also, it says that day returns are available on Sundays and Wednesdays - but there don't appear to be any Sunday trains! I suspect it should say Saturday instead...
  7. Nick C
    I believe the broad gauge society do. Otherwise it might be worth contacting one of the 3d printing firms - @mudmagnet perhaps?
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    Great to finally see Daisy today, and to have a play - it's definitely trickier than it looks! The layout is also a lot smaller than it looks in the photos, and really impressive how you've used the printed card buildings without it standing out. I think I need to build an inglenook now...
  9. Nick C
    That was my first thought when I saw it too!
  10. Nick C
    Nope - see the tracker link I posted above: https://www.radarbox.com/data/flights/fr718/2097562043 Edit - aha, yes, I see - it was the previous day's Budapest-Stanstead flight. So the punters just ended up back where they started, if they hadn't made their own way back from Manchester
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    Like this, for example: https://youtu.be/3SQVIZxUrDg?si=GO3bieFpH6Xo8T7i
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    How would a flight from Manchester to Stanstead have enough fuel to reach Budapest? Appears to be true though! https://www.radarbox.com/data/flights/fr718/2097562043 edit - https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1858275/storm-isha-ryanair-flight-diverted-budapest
  13. Nick C
    and keeps the wind and rain out when they're up at Medstead!
  14. Nick C
    That looks a lot more realistic - the ballast load always looks a bit silly, they tend to be used as you've got it, with tools and the odd spare 'bit' for a particular repair.
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    It is, yes, so it can be used on Mainline railtours. I also note that the SETG have announced that they are going to fit CDL and retention tanks (along with GSMR and OTMR) to the 4VEP to allow mainline use - and a VEP has a lot of doors - 60 if I can count correctly, compare with 48 in a 12-car set with the previously quoted 4 per coach... https://www.setg.org.uk/4vep-returning-to-traffic-in-2024-with-new-fundraising-appeal/
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    Here's the LSWR equivalent in Alresford box - please excuse the rubbish photo, it's a crop from a larger view. The chain and ratchet (handle stowed) in the left circle is for the outer home signal, about 1000yds from the box - so similar to many distants. The vertical bar in the right circle is for a closer signal, and is turned by the handle hanging on the wall behind. The distant in this case is motor worked so has no adjustment.
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    In this case (in fact in most cases...) , probably the two distant signals.
  18. Nick C
    Floodlights aren't so bad these days, most are LED, ours work off a little 8" solar panel. As for drying, dehumidifiers use a lot less than tumble driers - though ours is still probably the biggest single user of electricity in the house, after the oven...
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    Saturday is a wise choice - there's no trains through Eastleigh on Sunday...
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    Made possible by enthusiasts yes, but still doing a normal job, running a scheduled PolRegio service. I think you're right about only having the one loco at the moment though, and they're also getting short of qualified crews.
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    Sad to hear - does that therefore mean that Wolsztyn is the only place left, globally, with normal (as opposed to tourist/heritage), scheduled steam operation? I suspect that won't last much longer either - it's been hanging in the balance for a few years now...
  22. Nick C
    1,048,575 if you use your toes as well...
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    Little Muddle

    Nick C replied to KNP's topic in Layout topics

    Logically there must have been some kind of pump to get the water from the other tenders through to the sprayer. Even the Isle of Wight had it's own weed killing train, made out of a pair of old tank wagons and an antiquated brake van...
  24. Nick C
    There should be one entry with a double line, and the rest single - the idea being that in a Mexican stand-off, the car at the double one gives way (and so the one to their left goes first). The problem is that most motorists don't seem to know this... This thread is great for expanding one's repertoire of ways to refer to idiots!
  25. Nick C
    There's no need to interpret such responses - sometimes they're fully explicit about it. Here's one from our local paper... https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/23858888.basingstoke-dad-calls-safety-measure-outside-hatch-warren-schools/
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