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Thanks, added to my shopping list. Adrian
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Thanks, if it isn't too much trouble. Adrian
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Aston On Clun. A forgotten Great Western outpost.
figworthy replied to MrWolf's topic in Layout topics
Reminds me of a tale of my Uncle and Aunt. Uncle (Mum's brother) was a bike fan, and when courting my aunt, they'd go out on his bike. Apparently a similar story ("I could hardly tell that she was there"), became rather more real when it turned out that she really wasn't there. Some miles back up the road he found her sat on the side of the road. Adrian -
That brings back memories. Living locally at the time, the first case I knew of, but we'd left the area by the time of the second and third. I remember being a little surprised when I read about the court case in the papers, even more so when it turned out that one of those involved had been a class mate whilst I was at skool. No surprise that he was "know to the police", but the expectation was that it would be for petty crime. Adrian
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Warley NEC National Show 25th & 26th November 2023
figworthy replied to Chris M's topic in Exhibitions
Previously, I've gone all the way by train, but got fed up with the New Street Scrum. I read your previous posting, and thought, "what a good idea". I went to Tile Hill and parked for free. Under two quid for the return ticket (thanks to the wrinkly railcard). So far, so good. When the first stopping service eventually arrived (it was running late), it was so packed, that it was impossible to get on board (is that the norm, or was Saturday a bad day ?). As it turned out, it didn't make any difference as that was the first service to be stopped by the incident between Tile Hill and the NEC. The good news was that I got a full refund on my ticket. So back into the jalopy and off up the A45 instead. To be clear, this isn't a rant. Adrian -
Wizard Models list the bending jigs, but they are currently out of stock. Might be worth asking Bill Bedford who made them. Adrian
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With every LDC ? Adrian
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Err ... Adrian
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In 1997 I lost my pair of safety boots. In 2001, I moved into the Manor House. Earlier this year I found them in the bucket that I use for washing the car. Have hope, they may yet reappear. Adrian
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Five volunteers SUSPENDED from NYMR
figworthy replied to 6990WitherslackHall's topic in Preservation
I am not a lawyer. 30+ years ago, I had the dubious pleasure of having to track down owners of abandoned boats at a sailing club. In some cases, they existed in the club records, and I was able to contact the last known owner (who invariably turned out to be the current owner, who had "forgotten" to pay for its storage), but in other cases, the trail went cold, letters were either returned unopened, or lost. I spoke to the RYA's legal department, and they had some standard advice on what to do. I can't remember what it was, but I suspect that it won't have changed much. There are a few lawyers hereabouts, perhaps they can comment. Adrian -
Which have a finite endurance. 30+ years back, one winter in the depths of rural Oxfordshire, we had heavy snow, which took out the power. The phone did keep working, for about 30 hours, at which point we assumed that the exchange batteries had gone flat or the generator had run out of fuel. No mobiles in those days. The power returned after about 40 hours. As I understand it, once you've gone all fibre, the green cabinets will be passive, if used at all. Exchanges will also largely disappear. Adrian
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My first microwave died a couple of years ago. It was bought in the 1987 January sales. Adrian
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I was on the M27 a few weeks back, and on the overhead gantries, lanes 1 and 3 had a different speed showing to lane 2, I forget which way around, but one was 40, the other 60. Adrian
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Fascinating old adverts for railway equipment
figworthy replied to D7063's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I have vague recollection from the mid 70s of glass fibre (the raw material) and Turners in the same context, in which case it is quite possible that there are people out there who handled the raw material at home when making "stuff". Adrian -
Scaling from a file drawn full size?
figworthy replied to bubbles2's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
Very thin. I've tried printing a couple of his models (scaled to 4mm). The bodies seem to come out OK, but the W irons and tie rods don't work well for me. 0.25mm nozzle. 0.15mm layer which is as fine as I can go. A decent etched chassis kit with a printed body would work well I think. Adrian -
Jim’s “out and about with GBRf” thread
figworthy replied to big jim's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Thanks. My guesses were that either it was closed, or that it wasn't cleared for 66s. Adrian -
For those that remember "Brass" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_(TV_series) ), they developed a cricket ball, know as the Larwood which exploded when hit. Handy for getting out those opposition batsmen with good defence. Adrian
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Jim’s “out and about with GBRf” thread
figworthy replied to big jim's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Daft question, but was Crewe-Carnforth-Hellifield not possible ? Adrian -
Sounds as though disturbing our ursine correspondent at beary bed time might not be a good idea. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/16/bear-mauls-eco-activist-trying-to-prove-logging-emptied-den/ Adrian
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Wire in Tube help needed
figworthy replied to nimbamoss's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/signals/wire-tube-control-pack-sm4/ Nickel Silver wire with PTFE tube. Adrian