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13 minutes ago, stewartingram said:

Should have kept it on DC then!

Possibly not, for a "Live Steam" loco.....   🤭

I did notice that a shop in Salisbury {are we allowed to mention that it was Staples???  🤐 🙊} had a few Letrasets, perhaps rather basic, sets on sale.  They also had a Dymo machine and some tapes for it, which also surprised me a little.

53 minutes ago, adb968008 said:

A longer version has appeared here

 

there appears to be people on the footplate looking out on the drivers side also, and you hear a call out from the person on the firemans side too as the loco passes… so the crew were watching…

 

looks like 4 on the verandah.

 

 

Is the real story not the impact, but why the kitchens fell down ? Had this been ordinary Mk1’s would this have been news ?

Interesting bit of video editing there.  Timing the appearance of the con rods, the first two shots of the loco reversing, were about twice the speed of the last one.  It's difficult to see whether the first were speeded up, or the third one slowed down.  The smoke and steam looked more of a familiar pattern of velocity and expansion patterns in the third one, but that's not entirely reliable.  Also the speed it actually hit the carriages in the first two, also looked to be such that there would have been more displacement of the coaches, again, maybe just an impression.

Perhaps the journalists were in a hurry to get the story out.....

I think this is one of my sources

https://www.dccconcepts.com/manual/soldering-the-black-art-de-mystified-part-1/  {One of Nine three articles, which I found transformed my soldering from totally agricultural, into recognisable rubbish soldering.}

If you scroll down to page 5, just above the 3 pictures at the bottom of the page, there is a reference to a coating, which should remain intact.  I can't find the other reference, but I seem to remember that it also said that there was a coating to prevent the iron tip from getting oxidised and should not be abraded with anything harsh enough to remove / damage the coating.  I think that keeping the tip "tinned", as you mentioned, is good practice, too, for the same reason.

I might be talking through the wrong end of my digestive tract, but I have a vague recollection that solder tips are given a covering / finish, which should remain intact.  I think it was part of some advice, not to use an abrasive file to try to clean the tips.  Hence the use of wet sponges, brass-wool cleaners  I'm going to have to Google that one, as the memory of it is very vague.

To misquote someone far greater than I could hold even a shadow to...  I may be gone a while.....

Blimey, you're going to need a week at work..... for a rest!

Sad about the Solder Iron tips, are there no other makes, with compatible tube size tips?

22 hours ago, Not Jeremy said:

A train today..

 

 

The not entirely real train

 

Simon

 

When we used to go to various hill slopes, to fly r/c model gliders, People out for the fresh air and exercise, quite often stopped for a while and watched the flying.  One of the comments, amongst many others, about weather, radio control and such like, was - "That's / they're just like the real aeroplanes."  To which the most used response was, "It is a real aeroplane, just a smaller version of the full size ones."

It would seem that your picture may fall into the same reply category.  🤭 

13 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

In our theatre car park this afternoon.

 

The owner seems to want to keep the entire authenticity, as the Tax Disc is still displayed in the holder, on the windscreen.

3 hours ago, Rugd1022 said:

 

Rover MD William Martin-Hurst spotted the Buick V8 block on the floor of the workshop during a meeting over there in 1964 there and very quickly realised that it would fit into the engine bay of the P5 and P6 models, he asked for it to be shipped over to Solihull and within a few weeks it had been fitted into a P6 test mule. It was due to be launched in the P6 shell first but for some reason the 3.5 litre P5B Saloon and Coupe were launched first, in September '67.

It also turned out to be lighter than the Rover 2000, engine - win win.

Mk 1 eyeball is more accurate than electrics, as it gives immediate feedback from the scenery. {no matter how limited that might be}.

I used to take the A-level PE and D of Ed Gold candidates to the Brecons for their training and assessments.  Not far from Crickhowell there is an area near the top, which is fairly flat, which contains a number of smallish pools.  They were tasked with 8 figure references, for a couple of these and had to arrive at the correct side of the pool.  It didn't need mist, fog and blasting rain, as the water in the pools doesn't stand up enough to be visible, {well, not normally} until a few paces away - by which time it's too late for a quick dodge to the left or right!

Nearby, there is a Cairn marked on the map.  Away they go - and I just wait, for them to tell me that there is a mistake on the map and the Cairn simply doesn't exist {Some interesting comments {!?!}, from them, as they recheck, re-pace, take bearings etc!}.  I think it's quite possibly / probably one of the wild country equivalents of the "Trap Streets", OS use to catch people who may be attempting to avoid copyright.  That one is quite near Blaenonneu Quarry and one of the caves, which I was informed was where Welsh Chartists had taken refuge, so worth getting them there for a lunch break and explore, with a bit of real life history.  {Good for those less than friendly weather days, too.}

This looks like it, from the Free Car Check website - Minor.  I was puzzled about the vertical ribs at the top of the radiator, ut they are there on the picture.

https://carcheckfree.co.uk/cardetails/PXS758 

1 hour ago, Northmoor said:

Sacrilege.  If I (a) had the space to store/renovate it, (b) lived about 150 miles nearer and (c) thought there was the slightest possibility Mrs Northmoor would agree, I'd be round there with a trailer and a bundle of used notes for the owner.  My first car was an 1850HL and I loved it.

 

Sadly it's probably it that location/condition because, as a friend once very bluntly put it, "The owner's given up either driving or breathing".

Possibly where someone left it, having run out of fuel, having taken it for a "Ride".  Either way, an enquiry at the local Police station might solve the conundrum, to the advantage of the owner, or someone willing to take it on, perhaps other benefactors.

Seems odd that the Police haven't picked up on it's "Off the Road" Tax status and actioned it.

12 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Photoshop, a couple of versions going around, with different wording.

2 hours ago, alastairq said:

Currently in the process of finding, and eventually, buying, a replacement modern car for my last Ex-missus.  Mum to my son [who is on the autistic spectrum] and with whom I share day-to-day care and taxiing responsibilities. We do get on still....despite being divorced...[I get on with all my Ex's very well...],,,,,,,,,Anyway, she recently changed her old car [ A well used Puma]...for what turned out to be the lemon of the century.! Yup, a Citroen [what else?]..one of the C3 Picasso type....a 1.4 petrol, which essentially had been run out of oil too many times by the previous [first] owner, who relied too heavily on the desktop screen, rather than a dipstick regime. decent very old motor to spend my munny on!.........

  

.........

.........     I guess it'll be 'welder out' time, to get yet another year's usage out of the Suzuki GV?

 

Sorry about length of this epistle...

 

Just a tale of recent happenings, and how things can change, and what steers the way we end up going?

 

 

Interesting read on the thought processes for preferences - vs - availability, with sufficient quality, makes for a good, enjoyable, read. 

48 minutes ago, stewartingram said:

YUK !

Oh, be nice now, that's harsh.....

It may be somewhat lacking in modern safety collision zones, understandable perhaps with such a vintage car, rather lacking in aesthetic replacement lines to the original, also the chrome bumper bars, or, indeed, proper alignment of the engine mounts so the bonnet might fit it's original place on the car body, perhaps the result of improved breathing features for the A-Series engine and seems to have an extended steering lance (with bracing to reinforce it in place)...  however, on the positive side, it is quite, bright, shiny paintwork, with matching interior colour, retaining the central Speedometer and has that handy lollypop dispenser, in place of that old fashioned gear stick.

Shame on you.....  lovely paint finish and with alloys, too, any of the other Minor owners would l love to have that much money lavished on their chariots.

Much more important than everything above - the owner must really love it.

1 hour ago, big jim said:

I’ll just let the various authorities and agencies do what they need to do

 

 

That's a very wise route to go down, as you remain as the "adult in the room" and can't possibly be accused of any provocation. 

The school is responsible for providing education for pupils who find normal schools challenging, so they will be very well aware of what the parents are doing to support / influence their child.  The actions they take will be noted by the School and will be taken into consideration by all the relevant authorities, from both the view of the pupil and also of the parent's behaviour.  Information will be considered from many sources, of which the School and yourselves will be two.  It would be totally inappropriate to speculate on the outcome of those many considerations, however, the information from you and the School will certainly be relevant in decisions which will be made.

I appreciate how much of a nuisance they have been and you have my every sympathy for the trouble it is causing you.  Please remember that the child and parents are already getting support from various authorities, who will be looking in detail at the circumstances and what support is needed.  They will be keen to ensure that those circumstances are in the best interests of the child and those others who may, also, be affected.  It may not be obvious, but, you will definitely be part of what they want to keep safe.

Best wishes

9 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

I thought politics was banned on here? 

 

I apologise if I was not clear in my intention.  I was not intending to make a political statement, just how much of a joke Trump might be, with no political statement intended, just his personal behaviour.  Rather similar to when he was at his first Heads of Gov't{?} meeting and stated that he had achieved more in 6 months than any other President had ever done in any complete Term, in the history of the USA.  It was such a ridiculous claim that the whole meeting of Heads of International Governments, broke out into open scornful laughter.  

1 hour ago, RANGERS said:

 

I’ve experienced the reverse. I’ve always had a hankering for a Range Rover and had been on the look out for the right car for a while, something 6-10 years old was in the frame.
 

Seeking the knowledge of one of my senior colleagues who is a big LR fan and has a wealth of knowledge in them, which he’s only too happy share, word had reached the upper echelons of the company and I was left in no doubt that it was considered inappropriate to be travelling on company business in such a vehicle!

 

 

Not quite sure why such a vehicle should be inappropriate, too "County wealth" / too far second hand / high fuel expense claims, a car like that is hardly likely to be a rusting wreck.  Any idea of what their angle was?

2 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

I'll float a conspiracy theory: Trump is a deep state plot to reduce the populace to imbecility. (Seems to be working.)

Maybe not the only one to be floated, how about - 

https://newrepublic.com/article/150646/young-trump-went-russia#:~:text=On July 4%2C Trump flew,wife had stayed in 1917. 

... and a few Top Secret Gov't documents kept after he left the White House.

1 hour ago, Hroth said:

 

And mugs to Mugs....

 

Don't think this is the genuine Trump merchandise he was selling, but it'll do!

 

 

Not quite yet, maybe, but give it "time".....

.....  Please!!   🫠 

Sadly, the US system doesn't have a great track record at getting proper justice for multi-millionaires.   🤐  

2 hours ago, big jim said:

This is what I don’t understand, the way they acting get have a lot to lose as it’s totally irrational behaviour, the fact it’s got to point where child protection are involved stemming from a simple request to turn some music down is beyond me!

 

even this morning after being reassured there will be no further incidents she pulled out of the school, looked directly at and smiled at one of the cameras, It may only be minor but it’s still quite intimidating

You have every right to look at it from the viewpoint that you are the adults, with the self control and maturity, that they demonstrate they are unable to manage.....    And you might well feel a deal of satisfaction for being able to do so.  Their repeated provocations are not achieving the reaction that they intended and that's a failure, in their eyes, particularly in view of the official attention they have now drawn to themselves.  

2 hours ago, alastairq said:

Big bank balances on show as well?

If you have to think about what you pay for one of those beasties.....   you can't afford it.  😄

23 hours ago, big jim said:

And on it goes, this mornings school run involved them quietly dropping off the kid in the school yard before leaving the gate and winding down the back window and getting the other 2 kids in the car to scream at our house! 
 

From that and the previous events, it looks like they are considerably more rattled than you and lacking in maturity.  Your patient reporting and stepping back for results keeps you well out of any claim that you are in any way being threatening to them, leaving their behaviour out in the clear, without any opportunity for them to blame you.  {Edit  and clearly, highlights you as the "grown-up in the room".}

7 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

Crossroads?

 

I thought we had moved on from Birmingham!

 

 

Well, indeed, I rather hoped that we had.....   🤔  😊

1 hour ago, kevinlms said:

So it is you in the photo!

Not quite, I prefer 4 wheels and a box round me.  My Bro did - but not a Mod, which he came off enough times to make me think I was right about 4 wheels.  🙃 😊