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On 24/01/2024 at 05:06, nickb4141 said:
Thanks for the recommendation! Just had a quick look and the only Class 28 is, (you guessed it,) sold! 😁 I will however check back periodically, so hopefully, I’ll strike gold!
pm me, unused except for testing on the rolling road, not looking to make my fortune but I am in Australia so postage may be an issue.
Rgds Mike
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By jingo!! That brings back a memory, I travelled behind one of these back in 1965 or 6, can't exactly remember which year...........getting old!! from Paris to Calais. Aways thought that Continental locos looked too "busy" with all that external pipework but we had travelled up from Northern Italy so had seen a number of different types on our journey and in the "flesh" they were mightily impressive!. Lovely model by the way and thanks for awakening my addled brain .... never forget that trip!!.
Mike
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9 hours ago, kevinlms said:
And in the case of this particular CFA station, pissing off half the volunteers! There can't be many stations that don't have some women.
9 hours ago, kevinlms said:And in the case of this particular CFA station, pissing off half the volunteers! There can't be many stations that don't have some women.
I served in the CFS (South Aus) for while, can't do it now though........arthritis and osteoporosis so can't hold a hose now (apologies to Scomo!!!). You may be surprised now Rick, that when I did my training a good number of the trainees were female and when we were called to incidents the girls made up quite a good balace of the crew in the Fire Truck. Also quite a number of females now hold senior positions in the Southern Fleurieu Group. So hopefully the ladies are getting the recognition AND the facilities they require.
Rgds......Mike
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32 minutes ago, kevinlms said:
When many fire stations are increasingly finding it difficult to get volunteers, you don't try this cheapskate trick!
Worse was to deny it, when letters have been sent out!
My God, 21 bucks every 8 week is going to go a long way to funding a $3 mill gap!!.......... bl00dy clown decision🙄.
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On 22/01/2024 at 02:49, Hobby said:
And mainly in the USA with a few Australian ones thrown in, the only recent one I can think of in the UK was that one at Brockenhurst a few years ago. Without the US and Aussie posts this thread would be dead!
Is it just those two countries where stupidity at level crossings predominate or are there similar incidents in, for instance, Mainland Europe?
We bought our place in South Australia in June 2001 whilst living in Victoria and weren't able through employment obligations to move there until Jan 2002 which meant a considerable number of journeys between the two places in the meantime. The highway for quite a lot of the way runs parallel withe railway sometimes close sometimes not. In approximately 730 km there are many side roads off the highway most of them dirt leading to to small communities, in the main the countryside is such that that the line is visible for a long way before the crossing, if commonsense was applied (by the road users), these issues could be avoided.
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On 23/12/2023 at 08:03, Deeps said:
I was once second in a line of traffic stuck behind a cyclist on a bendy road. The car in front of me, leading the queue, was a Volvo driven by an elderly gentleman. When we reached a straight bit of road, and it was safe to overtake the cyclist, the Volvo dropped a cog and smartly shot past it. As the road ahead was clear I did the same but the Volvo driver, having safely passed the cyclist, then braked immediately in front of it leaving me stranded in the opposite lane with oncoming traffic now visible. Somehow I managed to safely avoid a collision and we continued the journey with the Volvo driver religiously, and annoyingly, keeping to at least 10mph below the prevailing speed limit.
Eventually I had an opportunity to overtake him but as soon as I pulled out he accelerated! I was in my old Series 3 Land Rover at the time and the poor beast had never experienced such a demand for power to get past him. Afterwards I could see, in my rear view mirror, that he was playing the same trick with every other frustrated driver stuck behind him.
Sounds like a fair proportion of South Aussie drivers😒😒!!.
Mike
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On 08/12/2023 at 08:35, Accurascale Fran said:
Hi SulzerPeak,Just a couple of points here;
1, regarding “why so long for returns? We hold our hands up here, but 37 spares went missing between China and UK, and only just turned up. It has also coincided with Simon moving house. It’s on us, and we need to improve there so we hold our hands up but we are getting back on it now.
2. All manufacturers have issues with locos, and the odd dud slips through the net, us included. After all, the manufacturer you named wouldn’t have had the famed “Warley rugby scrum” for years and now the big sale on club members day if all models they sold operated perfectly. And that’s not to run them down, merely to point out that It happens to us all.
Can we improve? Always! My recent trip to China has looked at that and we can always do better. It’s what drives us. However, I can assure you that “issues/returns” are extremely low, and indeed lower than we envisaged when we first took the leap into making powered models.in the meantime if you need an update on a model please PM me your order number and I’ll chase for you.
Cheers!
Fran
Simon Kohler?? So your next steamer could be "Flying Scotsman"😁😁!!..........No disrespect to Mr Kohler a great contributor to the model railway industry, but all of those LNER Pacifics...........
Mike
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9 hours ago, GWR-fan said:
Putting the company's past performance behind me, I am currently considering a GT3 given that in this rerun perhaps earlier teething issues have been dealt with. I have no interest in an expensive sound fitted model but a DCC ready model may be on the cards. Alas, the original "brown" livery is unavailable in DCC ready format at Rails so a fictional livery would be required. I like the black LMS version, however, that is stretching reality a little too far for a loco manufactured in 1958. LMS 10000 did run apparently in "LMS" livery until Stannier's death around 1951, however a black GT3 is too much to accept. That leaves a BR green late crest which is more believable. After a lifetime working on turbine engines in commercial aviation I do have an affinity for turbine powered locomotives.
pm me, I have one of the originals brand new.............almost I did run it on the rolling road!!
Mike
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On 27/11/2023 at 03:33, John M Upton said:
I did the PAT testing course twenty or more years ago. The instructor had his Chamber of Horrors, an eye opening collection of dodgy and downright dangerous electrical appliances he had collected over the years.
I found a few examples of my own over the subsequent years, best one being a standard lamp the Head of Music had smuggled in to illuminate her piano during the forthcoming Christmas concert.
This death trap had a plug which was missing two screws and held together with sellotape (yellowed with age, naturally, the cord had several chewed marks with live exposed inner copper wire and to cap it all, not only was the metal frame live, due to the base being lost, she had stuck it in a metal bucket of wet sand!!!
The light bulb was the only part of it that was safe, and I broke it...
Over the last few months , I have been doing a complete inventory of my model railway stuff and I found three controllers over 40 odd years old...........all going the the recycle bin inclluding a H & M Duette whch got quite hot after a couple minutes after being plugged in........not a sparkie so don't know the cause and not game to find out!!
Mike
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On 03/11/2023 at 08:06, roythebus1 said:
As the title says, smokebox door wanted for Airfix 4F 0-6-0. I've just made a replacement chassis fr the loco, it runs very well and with a bit of super-detailing is looking good. But many years ago it was converted to a Thomas style loco and I lost the original! Somebody kindly sent me a replacement about 6 years ago, but the carpet monster has eaten that one.
Going through my box of round tuits and this one came to the top of the pile. Help anybody?
Hi Roy,
I have one, just taken a long time to find it in all my piles of stuff, if you're comfortable to do it, pm me your address and it will be on its way to you on Thursday, I'm in Australia and a fair way from a Post Office.
Rgds........Mike
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Hi Brian,
Found it!!, didn't realise it has been close on 40 years since I last sighted this!, It is a weii engineered item, simple but does the job well, single hole and retracts after punching the sleeper, t is rather heavy though. I have no idea how to send pictures from my phone to here, but if you wish to pm me your email address, I can send them direct.
Rgds.....Mike
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21 hours ago, polybear said:
Hello,
I'm on the lookout for a Rivet Hole Punch at a reasonable price please - with a good action where the plunger fully retracts after punching the sleeper. A single hole punch is fine.Many thanks
BrianI think I may have one, an ex P4 tool ex Studiolith, not sure of the mechanics though. Not really interested in charging for it but would like reimbursement for the postage(from Australia!). Let me know if you're interested.
Rgds Mike
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On 18/10/2023 at 03:40, Stanley Melrose said:
Perhaps the attached image will help resolve what a Standard 2-6-0 2MT looked like?
Stan
PS not sure about copyright so please do nor reproduce - and I will remove it if asked to.
That is exactly how I remember a what we spotters would call a "clean" loco of this and other locos of similar classes, don't recall too much polished brass or copper except perhaps on the Western.
Rgds...Mike
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17 minutes ago, kevinlms said:
Clive Palmer's yacht has run aground in Singapore. Let's start a collection!
https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/clive-palmer-s-40-million-super-yacht-runs-aground-in-singapore-20231016-p5ecsb.htmlI can't read the article as " I am not a subsciber" but I would suspect he he would have been standing on the part of the yacht that hit the ocean floor😀.
Still he was going to build a replica of the Titanic, so I guess this just may have been "practice"😊.
Lovely fellow our Clive.....not!!😇😇.
Mike
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19 hours ago, cctransuk said:
That's my point - having seen plenty of BR-era ex-works steam locos, they weren't out-shopped with all that 'bling'.
Very occasionally, it might have been done for an exhibition, but not for general service.
CJI.
Living in Derby in my yoof!, I agree. I saw many ex-works locos and I don't recall seeing many(if any) with all that highly polished copper and brass.
Mike
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21 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:
And the Tarantula Wasps....
Could have done with one as a mate one day, I was cutting Proteas at the time and I felt something on the back of my neck. Instinctively I put my hand where I felt the movement and grabbed the bl00dy thing.........it was a huge huntsman spider and like a lot you see in these parts it was a very dark orange..........scared the living cr@p out of me, no bite though.🫢
Mike
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On 14/10/2023 at 02:24, APOLLO said:
The spiders will get you !!!!!!
Brit15
Nah.........the snakes et em all😧!!
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My God! Am I glad, I live where I glad I live where I do.
Mike
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2 minutes ago, cctransuk said:
That doesn't constitute a 'collector'.
A 'collector' obsessively buys models, but won't open the packaging for fear of diminishing their rarity / value.
He / she probably stores them in a 'gloat' cupboard, away from artificial light!
I knew someone whose loft was crammed up to the rafters with unopened models - you name it, he had one 'up there'; and yes - I did see them!
CJI.
Sorry CC full post coming up I stuffed up
Mike
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29 minutes ago, cctransuk said:
If it pe*s off 'collectors', it's fine by me!
I know - the market relies on 'collectors', yadder yadder yadder ........
CJI.
Yes I can see what you are saying and tend to agree but I became a "collector" almost 50 years ago, I guess by default as I did intend a layout all those years ago based on the WCML circa 1956-61 which in all reality ain't gonna happen now!. Just got too old, have no room..........all the usual suspects!, so I am cataloguing all of those Scots, Jubilees, Stanier Pacifics etc.etc. to sell. Any more like me out there?? GOOD news is Swmbo has agreed on a small shunting layout in a corner of the house so I am actually going to do something😁😁!.
Mike
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14 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:
This should get a wider audience, it cuts through much of the nonsense on both sides. (Although it is a pro-Yes ad, I'm not trying to push that point of view, I just posted it because it neatly sums up much of what I hear from family and work mates at the moment )
Says it all!!!
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3 hours ago, kevinlms said:
Sorry, I disagree. NO ONE should go to their normal job (perhaps boxers and wrestlers are OK) and get attacked in the street. Vote against politicians that you don't like and/or reasonably persuade others to do the same.
Once again, it's by a nutter that is a Covid vaccine denier.
Seems she has failed her real estate agent 'code of conduct', while it's a voluntary standard, it doesn't look good.
"Resolve all disputes in a professional manner"
Bloody stupid action, if something is pushed into the eye with no warning, (no time to close it ) damage can occur, not from the cream necessarily but from the batter edges which can be quite crispy and scrape the membrane. I KNOW!!, I still have scar tissue on the right eye, which resulted from something similar(not pancakes) which has impacted my vision for over 70 years.
Mike
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11 hours ago, steve1 said:
If that was my car, the next person to park will leave their car right next to it. It happens to me all time!
For heaven’s sake, why do they do that?!?!?
steve
Sheep syndrome!!
Mike
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On 17/09/2023 at 03:50, LNER4479 said:
Yes ... occasionally.
Latest offering, outshopped earlier this year.
But we're way off this thread's topic, aren't we?
Just a question............. Sorry I asked!!
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Heljan Co Bo Class 28 Third Release?
in Heljan
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I have two:
D5710 Hattons
D5700 Heljan
Both up for grabs and when I have taken photos, I will put them on the classifieds here, only test run on the rolling road,prices will be well south of the bay prices. Downside, I am in Australia so postage could be an issue.
Rgds.......Mike