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7 hours ago, Dunsignalling said:

The apocryphal answer to the passenger asking, "how long will the next bus be?", and receiving the response, "thirty-six feet, same as the last one", tended not to go down well, either.

 

I once gave that response, and as quick as a flash the retort was " and will that one have a monkey driving it an' all?"

Serves me right I s'pose

2 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

It all began with the Matchbox Models-of-Yesteryear Talbot van in Liptons Tea livery. Matchbox produced it with the royal crest which was prototypical. But what they didn't do was ask permission to use the crest so they had to change it PDQ. That caused the ones with the royal crest  to be much sought after with a consequent rise in value. Ironically the same models today are practically worthless.

A similar thing happened with the EFE Ribble Atlantean, about 1/2 of the production were lost at sea in a shipping container overboard IIRC.  For a time they were zs rare as rocking horse poo and commanded prices which reflected that. Now, though still fetching prices better than others in the range, they're barely realising 20% of the high price. 

Currently drinking:

Generic 'Lemsip'

6 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

Although Mrs Christmas isn't too happy that Father Christmas only comes once each year......

Please remove if this offends anyone.

Well really!

Sorry typo in my query - should have said OHLE 'warning' - now edited.

12 minutes ago, andytrains said:

Ah, OHLE warning in 'modern' parlance

Never heard the term OWS before - hence my query

"OWS"?

Don't forget these:

A bit 'thirsty' and unreliable IIRC.

In the run up to de-regulation various 'blockades using buses' were arranged around the country to demonstrate the effect on other road users of a proliferation of extra (often unnecessary) vehicles purely as a result of 'competitive operators' being able to access routes hitherto provided solely by e.g. a municipal operator. In the resulting log jam, car drivers were canvassed on their opinions of the use and development of public transport. Almost all of the 'stuck' car drivers I canvassed thought that public transport was an absolutely brilliant idea.......

.....for everybody else to use so that they could drive their cars with less hindrance.

Says a lot really!

22 minutes ago, ianmacc said:

Dear all

 

I wasn’t going to resort to defending myself but in answer to recent posts.

 

Thank you. The layout is my own work.

 

Hence my jester emoji, I suspected you and the ebay seller were one and the same person having seen your layout elsewhere on RMweb.

Well done!

Or maybe he bought the layout and the models are his own work?

57 minutes ago, RFS said:

Bachmann N Class - "The MODEL is in GOOD condition - appears slightly bent. "

 

Certainly does - looks like a terminal case of Mazak rot.

That's what happened to mine.

7 hours ago, Darius43 said:

It’s a fair bodge of a 4-BIG .......

4-TC if the number is to be believed.

Currently drinking......

....rather more than I should be

1 hour ago, F-UnitMad said:

Ah, so that explains why Princesses (or anything out of Longbridge, really) rotted so quickly. They had rust built in from new.

A well known fact, just like the mk3 cortina, rust was a 'no cost option'

2 hours ago, John Besley said:

On a different note I am on the hunt for a K's 0-6-0 chassis for 7/8ths loco project got any suggestions anyone please

I think I have some screw together K's brass frames somewhere - PM me?

3 hours ago, 30801 said:

Not only do you have to worry about racking up fines when people clone your plates you now have worry about random strangers' jumpers...

 

https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/18/surrey-writing-on-womans-jumper-landed-couple-with-fine-when-she-walked-in-bus-lane-15439916/

Now that has given me and idea........... 

I don't get what the fuss is about.

It's all about vehicle awareness, concentration and observation isn't it?

All of which are prerequisites, or at least were when I took my driving test, to holding a licence to drive said vehicle.

Periodic refresher tests anyone? 

Whereas this, IMO, is rather pleasing on the eye:

https://www.sytt.org.uk/history-of-1357

Just flipping back to rear engined double dockers....

These were pretty hideous:

https://www.sytt.org.uk/history-of-1831

Marshall bodied AN68s

2 hours ago, RobMG said:

I expect you sorted this backlash problem ages ago.

It is very simple to adjust.  Loosen the nut in the centre of the handwheel turn the hand wheel clockwise until it takes up the slack, but doesn't make it too tight to turn. Then holding the h/wheel tighten the centre nut.  I often check everything on mine. 

My Unimat 3 will for sale soon.

 

Rob

For a whole host of reasons, I haven't even used it yet.

Apologies also for not thanking earlier respondents - now sorted.

I might have one,  need to check as I've been clearing some stuff, pm me with a price which you consider not to  be 'silly money' then I'll go and check and report back.

Andy.

And a complete bag o'sh!te in some. Notably anything with a Nissan K9K diesel and a 5 speed box.

Drive take up judder all the time when the engine is hot.... gives the impression that you don't know how to drive or you have a kn@ckered clutch. Neither being true in my case.

12 hours ago, Signaller69 said:

The pop up stupid "help our advertiser" ads every time I visit this site are really annoying. No wonder FB groups are taking over. Just saying.

  But then again, as far as we know, RMWeb doesn't sell your data?