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  1. Has anyone ever done a N guage layout on a wallpapering table?

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    2. lordhinton

      lordhinton

      you did it twice :D

    3. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Ideally I want a tailchaser layout with a yard in the middle. I'm going to find get some measurements and sketch some ideas.

    4. Absolute Aspects

      Absolute Aspects

      Sorry about that :-s

      Don't know what happened there....

  2. Got shortlisted but didn't get an interview, experience not recent enough apparently. How much can you make out of being a contract killer these days? Might be worth thinking about, talk about job satisfaction!

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    2. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Have never had an interest in starting my own business, no idea what I'd do and how to start.

    3. aussiebrfan

      aussiebrfan

      Have you considered a move downunder? Depending on your career field we may want you! Just a thought, anyway dont lose faith mate, stay strong.

    4. Accurascale Fran

      Accurascale Fran

      dvdlcs, I understand where you're coming from, but since there are pretty much no jobs over here I doubt I'd be able to go anywhere else soon!

  3. Grr, trying to get on with this Airfix Corsair, but theres a mistake in the colours, it says sea blue but it should be midnight blue. Now I've got to go to the shops, which I didn't want to do today.

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      They are that indeed, Kelly! Though a decent natural metal finish can be just as challenging to obtain...

    3. Kelly

      Kelly

      1216 025 there exist good solutions for the metal finish now i believe, alclad or something like that, from what i saw in a magazine a few years back, it worked really rather well.

    4. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Yeah, Alclad... These were not easily available over here at the time, so I never tried these.

  4. Decisions, decisions... Spend 2/3 days in York for the Mallard 75 celebrations, or do a railtour on the 3rd to York, but giving me less time there...

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    2. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      Well, it's a tough call, even though I model D & E I still like tornado, at should on you will see several steam engines but at York you wount see as many?

    3. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      tbh, I'm going to go wherever the 3rd July events are held, Shildon is also not too bad a trip by rail.

    4. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      Good luck deciding

  5. For today I shall not be modelling or doing anything constructive! I'm gonna go put some beer in the fridge for later...

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    2. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Hmm, adding a third modelling scale could be tricky.

    3. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      If it's going to take you all day to put the beer in the fridge, drop us your address and we'll help you drink it.

    4. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      I could, but can't promise any will be left when you arrive :P

  6. Thunderbirds vs Stingray? All out Battle Royale...

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    2. nick_bastable

      nick_bastable

      only one word Marina

    3. nick_bastable

      nick_bastable

      only one word Marina

    4. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      All great including Joe 90.Cue theme music.

  7. Trying to drum up interest in my non-railfan friends into going railfest for the day and evening sessions. Any tips??? I said there might be a bar lol

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    2. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      hmm, does this smell like chloroform to you...?

    3. 69843

      69843

      no i.......(out cold on floor)

    4. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Ideas are brewing lol!

  8. Hmm, why not open a model shop, with a licenced real ale bar?

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    2. andyram

      andyram

      I think a model shop with a real ale bar would be a work of genius. I'd be there!

    3. Skinnylinny

      Skinnylinny

      Because some of us drink cider!

    4. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      our show has a real ale bar

  9. Been offered a job!!! Think a beginners O gauge kit might be in the offering!

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    2. nigelb

      nigelb

      my congrats too chap

       

    3. nigelb

      nigelb

      my congrats too chap

       

    4. nigelb

      nigelb

      my congrats too chap

       

  10. ugh, not looking forward to having to revert back to the godawful BT homehub.

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    2. Tony_S

      Tony_S

      HomeHub 3. Connected via Openreach modem, works much more reliably than earlier offerings.

    3. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      its gonna be binned asap.

    4. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      I have two Netgear broadband hubs and they are a load of crap as they can only handle one web page at a time )-:

  11. Getting sick of this job hunting lark. I've done the described jobs for years, yet they still require a degree.

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    2. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Amen to that!

       

      Just need to plod on, something will turn up... eventually.

    3. The Dorset Wanderer

      The Dorset Wanderer

      Took me four months- good luck

    4. packetlos

      packetlos

      Apply anyway, you may get ditched in the HR paper sift but you might get through..

  12. Been reading about American loco's today. I've managed to summise that although they are powerful and technologically impressive, they fail to have the grace and quiet dignity of UK loco's.

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    2. richbrummitt

      richbrummitt

      Although it is also said that he never *did* say that and black was a colour that was not offered.

    3. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Yup, urban myth.

    4. 69843

      69843

      Agreed. But black was the main 'Tin Lizzie' colour for the first few years.

  13. Can't beat a bacon roll to kickstart the day!

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    2. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      Rustlers burger for lunch though :)

    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      I'm in the south of France - Bl00dy continental Breakfasts. (Two bacon butties beat one bacon butty every time!)

    4. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      Smoked bacon YES.

  14. has never carried a mobile, yet I feel I need to now :(

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    2. Debs.

      Debs.

      I`ll provide the wall and the ammunition!...Pugsley: you`bring the list!

    3. halfwit

      halfwit

      Can I do the shooting? (Assuming I'm not on anyone's list..)

    4. Pennine MC

      Pennine MC

      Can you shoot barefoot, Paul ;-)

  15. Still can't figure out why my Tornado only runs at a crawl :(

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    2. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Not so much a tornado as a gentle breeze.

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Now that would be an interesting name for a locomotive, David!

    4. RedgateModels
  16. Dear Chelsea tractors and parents picking children up from school, we cyclists, like yourselves, also believe that you are above us all. But could you be gracious enough to give us more than 1ft of width to pass you? Yours Gracefully - Mr Annoyed Cyclist

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    2. Shedmaster

      Shedmaster

      "Only A Whore Drives a 4x4" - If you ain't a farmer, caravan owner, Gypsie etc then you don't need one !!! Join the urban alliance against 4x4's TODAY !!!

    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Coldgunner's been watching Hot Fuzz.

    4. Mod5

      Mod5

      We long ago stopped rants and threads on cyclists and 4 x 4 s so we don't want them in SU's either thanks.

  17. I bet your asking yourself one question, did I fire 5 or 6 shots? Do you feel lucky punk, well do ya? 'click'... aw I did fire 6 :(

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    2. iak

      iak

      A man's just got to know his limitations..........

    3. Boris

      Boris

      Walk softly, and carry a big gun

    4. bcnPete

      bcnPete

      "If I see a guy running SBN through a forest carrying a knife...I assume he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross"...

  18. Travelling to Brummy land (Birmingham) today for interview, today is gonna be a long one I think!

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    2. halfwit

      halfwit

      Good luck with that.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      In today's news, a Brummie-born lass living in Kent, who woke up to find she now has a French accent :-O

    4. beast66606
  19. Note to self, SMELL the milk before pouring over said cereal! Required the application of emergency cheese on toast to eradicate the aftertaste.

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      "...but there's no demand for that, 'cos it's sh*te."

    3. Coldgunner
    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      "He'll be fine, Father...."

  20. wishes he could be the MGM lion... RRROOOOAAARRR, ROAAAR, ROOOOAAARRRR!

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    2. QRModeller

      QRModeller

      ^^ Heard that from many NSW and Victorian A-League fans.

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      You can get medication for that condition... ;-)

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Yes, CK, it's called "Tiger Balm". ;-)

  21. Blimey its cold, slept with socks on and everything and I'm still chilly!

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    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      Been here for 2 days now and have found out that smoked salmon is cheaper than beer!

    3. Chris116

      Chris116

      When it is that cold you want a nice warm drink , not a cold anything!

    4. Jim49

      Jim49

      If it's anything like Norway & Sweden, everything's cheaper than beer.

  22. There's too much money in football! Bring on competetive railway modelling!

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    2. Debs.

      Debs.

      "Bardic`s for goalposts"......."Premier Link 1"......"A re-gauging window" :-)

    3. halfwit

      halfwit

      Well, there's already competitive dinner parties (Come Dine With Me indeed!).

    4. Bill

      Bill

      This needs to be moved to Wheeltappers...

  23. New TV show idea... Changing layouts. Wife takes modeller for a trip to the local model shop. While away a team of modellers go into the house and fix up their layout.

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    2. halfwit

      halfwit

      'And, you'll love this, we got rid of all those dirty old grey coal wagons (kit built and painstakingly weathered) and replaced them with shiny new PO Hornmann ones!'

    3. Debs.

      Debs.

      "3-2-1....and open your eyes: do you like it?" :-)

    4. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      I think the reaction of most modellers to that situation would be good material for a crime show. I'd certainly contemplate murder if someone filled up my layout with Blue Pullmans :-)

  24. Comedy ain't what it used to be, is it any wonder repeats of Dads Army, OFAH, Young Ones etc get such great comments.

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    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      I thought it was

    3. Poggy1165

      Poggy1165

      Comedy writers have a problem nowadays - it's too easy to offend people.

       

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      The answer is simple: offend EVERYBODY !!

       

  25. Thinking of getting rid of the N gauge layout, but chucking it out would be such a waste :(

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    2. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      I'm in the same boat. My OO layout is gathering dust while I forge ahead with 7mm.

    3. Judge Dread

      Judge Dread

      Ditto I have a EM layout which I really must part with.

    4. Crisis Rail

      Crisis Rail

      Try the RMWEB Classifieds...!!!!!

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