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  1. Is tempted to build the 1940 Coronation Scot to go behind Duchess of Hamilton (when she finally arrives)

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    2. 69843

      69843

      Scratch-built (pity there isn't a kit though).

    3. billbedford

      billbedford

      How hard could it be to draw some LMS coaches?

      ... how hard could it be to find a few more willing customers for them?

    4. 69843

      69843

      I am currently looking into having the coach sides etched up by Worsley Works. Wonder how many other people would be interested...

  2. Happy 1.5million posts, and congrats to Andy for putting up with us all. He does a stellar job

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    2. 69843

      69843

      3 word game has taken up a sizable chunk I reckon

    3. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      Posts in Wheeltappers don't actually add to the total otherwise it would be the same again ;) - then there's 580k+ posts still accessible in the old forum.

    4. 69843

      69843

      Hmmm....we are a talkative bunch!

  3. "Money / Get back / I'm all right, Jack / Keep your hands off my stack. New car / Caviar / Four-star daydream / Think I'll buy me a football team."

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    2. 28XX

      28XX

      In quiet desperation, knuckles white upon the slippery reins, she bravely waves the boys away again

    3. Red Bull

      Red Bull

      And in the end you'll pack up and fly down south,

      Hide your head in the sand,

      Just another sad old man,

    4. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere and build them a little place of their own, the Fletcher memorial home for incurable tyrants and kings.

  4. Why do I suddenly want to build 'Big Bertha'?

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    2. 69843

      69843

      Maybe they will... (cue X-files theme).

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Is that the banking engine or the rail-borne artillery gun?

    4. 69843

      69843

      Banker (although.....)

  5. 41 degrees in Sydney tomorrow?! Time to fill the bath with ice.

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    2. 45568

      45568

      And keep an eye out for the fires!! 42C and humid Perth!

    3. RJL

      RJL

      Take care over there ! Any fires flaring up yet?

    4. 69843

      69843

      Yep. Tasmania is the worst at the moment, with NSW already having a few going. Not good.

  6. Is thinking of a BR Standard Class 9F with British Caprotti valve gear.

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Hmmm....I thought the Standard Fives came with roller bearings as standard?

    3. 69843

      69843

      > Hmmm....I thought the Standard Fives came with roller bearings as standard?<

       

      Oops! Well it is 10 to midnight down here (looks like brain is already asleep).

       

      Must start that Crosti/Caprotti Standard 5 diagram soon...

    4. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      I'll dig the book out that has the drawing in .....

       

  7. Wonders if Boris will get any offers?

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    2. Worsdell forever
    3. PhilEakins

      PhilEakins

      Of the bruises when his wife finds out ....

    4. Boris

      Boris

      I think its more spares or repairs.

  8. GO NSW!!!!

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    2. QRModeller

      QRModeller

      S'alright, I don't follow rugby league anyway, I'm an A-League supporter. Still like to hear whenever Queensland wins though! :P

    3. 69843

      69843

      Nor do I (apart from the big matches).

    4. SHMD

      SHMD

      I watched it in the pub. Thouroughly good game to the neutral.

  9. Loves Sydney weather. Sunny one day, then pouring for the next 2-3

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    2. pH

      pH

      Yeah - and we choose those 2-3 days to visit!

    3. aussiebrfan

      aussiebrfan

      Move to Melbourne!!!!

    4. 69843

      69843

      Not likely!!!!!

  10. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.

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    2. steve22

      steve22

      I thought you might mean them gurt big hornets heading towards GB

    3. 69843

      69843

      Well, it is applicable

    4. unsoundmove

      unsoundmove

      What is their stance on railway modelling?

  11. 'No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!'

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    2. Tim V

      Tim V

      Not the comfy chair!

    3. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Better get a move on - the credits are rolling

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Our THREE chief weapons are...

  12. Car, or IKEA shop?

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    2. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      s it flat pack and how far in to the build before you find a piece missing ?

    3. Jaz
    4. Ozexpatriate

      Ozexpatriate

      That's a blast from the past. AM/FM radio and CD player! Way cool. And it's a Pontiac. (One of GM's fallen flags.)

  13. Thanks to my cousin who's out from England, I have what are possibly the first 5 GBL A4s in Australia!

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    2. Jaz

      Jaz

      dont forget to show us the results.

    3. 69843

      69843

      I shall when they're underway.

    4. 69843

      69843

      And the first one has been stripped back for assesment

  14. 'Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!'

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    2. RJL

      RJL

      light blue touch paper and retire.

    3. Tim V

      Tim V

      Let there be light!

    4. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      Boris can probably offer advice on that.

  15. Note to all: Walking to school with a tripod gains one some odd looks!

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Collapse it down and put it in a a bag - that way it'll look less odd

    3. 69843

      69843

      Actually, it is in a bag.

       

      I wonder if they thought it was a object of destruction?

    4. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      It's all part of the hobby :-)

  16. OK, who prayed for the rain to fall over Sydney

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    2. kevingsydney

      kevingsydney

      Don't tell me you had a green garden before last week, love the rain, just wish it was 10 degrees warmer!

    3. 69843

      69843

      I don't mind the rain, it's just when you have to walk through it to and from school that I hate it.

    4. kevingsydney

      kevingsydney

      you must be happier today, a beaut day!

  17. No, No, No, No, No, No, No, Yes

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    2. RJL

      RJL

      Have you been watching the Vicar of Dibley ?

    3. 69843
    4. RJL

      RJL

      NO,NO NO,YES I thought so.

  18. I hate dentists

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    2. steve22

      steve22

      I don't mind going to the dentist. It's the one place I can recline, lie back and not feel guilty.

    3. AndyB

      AndyB

      Is it safe? IS IT SAFE?!!!

    4. Jawfin

      Jawfin

      I'm sure if they're reading this they won't be too keen on you either!

  19. Would like to show Aleksander just how simples it is to get rid of a meerkat...

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Deal with it in good Soviet fashion.

    3. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      Please enjoyment.

    4. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Because gulag not a nice place.

  20. "Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like tinfoil."

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    2. fursty

      fursty

      You can pick any day you want if you've got Dr Brown's DeLorean

    3. 69843

      69843

      Hmmm...so many to choose from...

    4. RJL

      RJL

      If only you could buy Hoverboards.

  21. Currently looks like a pirate due to an eye patch to protect an infected eye. Anyone caught making jokes will walk the plank!

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    2. S500-W9

      S500-W9

      pieces of 8, pieces of 8!!

    3. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      I see no ships, only hardships.

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      We know a song about that!

  22. And what do you say to a cup?

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    2. Ozexpatriate
    3. Tim V

      Tim V

      Is that the bypass plan?

    4. Jim49

      Jim49

      It's not a bypass if goes right through the living room.

  23. What can top pancakes for dessert? Pancakes and bacon for breakfast!

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    2. Grafarman

      Grafarman

      Bacon bagels for me!!

    3. Boris

      Boris

      Pancake motors are crunchy.

       

    4. SHMD

      SHMD

      Don't forget to 'brush' your 'teeth' after!

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