Tim Chambers

Calling Policemen,Teachers and Vicars "Sir" ! And Mirabile Dictu, no social media!

You know, looking back, the 50s/60s were a good time to be growing up, or is that just a sign of my rapidly advancing years?

Tim.

Similar urgent appeal received yesterday from The Swanage Railway.

Tim

Morning! Flight Radar and Planefinder still working on my PC-not that there's much to see!

Best wishes, Tim.

Thanks for the memory Paul, I well remember dear old "Tommy" who worked in the Kings Cross shop and who I next met running a model shop in Blandford!

All the best  and hope all is well with you.

Tim

Andy, Phil and others -here's one who's not moaning,never had a problem with RM Web's speed and I'm on it every day. I may not be a prolific poster but I remain eternally grateful for all the hard work that goes into making RM Web a complete success and one I would have a job to do without! God bless all.

Best wishes, Tim. 

Will,that is brilliant, an excellent scheme! A very convincing history, not something that you always find on even the finest of layouts.I've been looking for a location which might be suitable to house my Bils,Hals, 33 and 73 and lo and behold here's one! I'll try and make mine a tad different perhaps so it's not too obviously poaching!

Nothing wrong with "Eaststoke" at all but possibly "Hayling East" or "East Hayling" is slightly more convincing?

Many thanks and best wishes, Tim.

Almost certainly a driver training/inspection saloon and ermmm, I think you'll find that Wareham is in Dorset!!

Best wishes,Tim.

Cornish Engine House ordered lunchtime Friday 31st January-delivered 8.30 am Saturday February 1st- outstanding service Kernow, very many thanks (and well done Royal Mail!)

Tim.

That sir, is absolutely brilliant! I built a similar vehicle in O 16.5 using a Peco coach body but I had no idea whatsoever what the controls were like-thanks to you now I do!God bless you and a very happy New Year!

Tim.

Thanks Giles,fascinating! Any idea how those controls worked-strange looking!

Best wishes, Tim

Evo Stick-used for repairing Mrs. C's costume jewellery without problem(and for most other things!)

Thank you Adrian, beats Christmas cards hands down! A very happy Christmas to you and yours-Gamages and Hornby Dublo-the very essence of youthful Christmasses!

very best wishes,Tim

9 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

And was handy for Charing Cross and hence Waterloo, getting home. But the proprietor was as happy as a dead bird. 

Very true, but I believe I remember also being served by a very youthful Ian Rice!

I remember seeing Berry Wiggins tanks heading south through Maidstone West station in the 50s,presumably on Hoo Junction-Tonbridge and further freights.

Mornin' all-I've got two large tubes of Evostick on their way via Amazon-no problem!

Arternoon all-I've recently tried to sign on to NGRM online as one does and have been firmly warned off by my McAfee web security man as being an risky move.Has anyone else had a problem?

Best wishes and thanks, Tim.

Have to say,probably me but I often find "remakes" nowhere near as good as the original-"Poldark" and "The Forsyte Saga" spring to mind-sorry to say that IMHO,"Watership Down" falls within this category.Sad.I haven't read any of the reviews but judging by the OP I am not alone.I wonder whether it's a bit of a generation thing;I remember all of these series when they first came out and the Actors/voices were all very familiar-with"W.D",apart from messrs Kingsley and Capaldi the names were all unknowns.Like I said,probably me.

Very  happy Christmas everyone and a peaceful and healthy New Year.

Tim

Fascinating! (and very sad).Many thanks

Tim

Poole club are pleased to announce that this years show is to feature Bournemouth West of this parish, the first time it has been exhibited locally to the prototype. 

 

Details of the show:

 

• Sun 4th November 2018
• Poole Grammar School, Gravel Hill, Poole, Dorset BH17 9JU

OPENING TIMES:  SUN 10:00am - 4:30pm

ADMISSION:  Adults £5.00    Children £3.50  Family £10.00  

This year's show is sponsored by Model Railway Solutions https://modelrailwaysolutions.co.uk/ and again we will be having 3 halls of layouts, traders and demonstrators. We are also pleased to have the amazing Bournemouth West at the show recreating this iconic terminus of the Somerset and Dorset Railway. There will be lost more to tell you about this year's show and this page will be update in due course.

 

           

Free onsite parking and light refreshments are available

 

List of Traders Attending :

Aspire 

Ian Shave 

Model Railway Solutions Shop and Baseboards 

Railroom Electronics 

R&t Model Railways 

Ray Heard 

The Second Hand Railway Book Shop 

And Our Own Club Stand

 

List of Layouts Attending :

Arnold Lane O 

Bournemouth West OO

Earl’s Court Model Railway OO 

Exton Quays OO 

Hillbrow OO9 

Holcome O 

Horsethief Bridge N 

Pottendorf HO 

Shillingsford OO 

Stephens Lane MPD O 

Trenance OO 

Twa Dale Estates O 

Ntrak Modular Layout N

 

List of Demonstrations :

Andy May 

DCC & Computer Control 

Slim Gauge Society

 

List of Other Displays :

The Spetisbury Station Project 

The Swanage Railway

 

 

Steve

According to the flyers and other publicity,the show opens at 10.30am not 10.00! Still looking forward to it!

Manston was retained by the RAF as an emergency diversion airfield, long after they had any operational use for it, until they finally withdrew from there in the late 1990's.

Charter flights have operated from there from the 1960's.

Some airlines have intermittently used Manston for training flights at various times over the years, but this was less common over time as the emphasis on training moved over to the use of more a more sophisticated simulators.

 

The main commercial use of Manston was for air cargo and some charter flights.

Air cargo operations became quite busy in the late 1990's through to the late 2000's.

 

For a short time in the 2000's, scheduled operator EUjet flew a small network of flights from Manston airport before going bust.

Later on Flybe operated some domestic links from the airfield, but gave up on them after a couple of years.

The last operator bizarrely was KLM, who ran a twice daily link to Amsterdam shortly before Manston closed down.

Happy memories of flying Chipmunks from Manston on Air Cadet "Air experience flying" in the early 60s!i

Sorry if this has received notice before - was very surprised to hear on a recent visit to the Peco shop that they have ceased production of their Foam Underlay.I'm sure that there will be those on this site that give three hearty cheers,but not me-I've used it for many years with no deterioration at all and whilst it's perhaps not as realistic looking as the proper stuff,it's quicker and cleaner and don't look too bad! Shame.

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio has died at the age of 80.

 

He was known for the Italian restaurant chain that carries his surname and for appearing on TV programmes.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41920229

How very sad-coincidentally we're just watching(at supper time!) his lovely telly series with Genaro Contaldo. Always appeared to be a real "character" with a gentle sense of humour. RIP.

Good to see "Saltmarshe Road" back again Pete, always found the original posts fascinating and inspirational (not to mention that superb photo of Dungeness!). Look forward to much more. Best wishes, Tim.

Very many thanks Simon, that's two mysteries solved in one topic! We've seen two very unfamiliar aircraft over the house in the last week- now we know- the A400M trundling (presumably) to and from Hurn (Bournemouth) and the Osprey steaming north at a fair rate of knots. Smashing!

Very many thanks to Tim and the team for another superb event. Looking forward to the photos!

Tim C.