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My order for "Mech Navvies" is being processed
Posted, 48hr tracked...
I go on holiday on Friday.....should be here before then.....
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My order for "Mech Navvies" is being processed
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Well, you've tempted me! Just ordered three from you
They're rather good!
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A big box arrived on the doorstep here yesterday afternoon, and was unpacked this morning to reveal the olive green versions of these! Very nice indeed, too.
Well, you've tempted me! Just ordered three from you
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A few more snaps...
gatekeeper
Essex skipper
six-spot burnet
chalkhill blue - newly hatched and quite beautiful
There were a few newly hatched chalkhill blues on Magdalen Hill Down on my last visit, all looking so very special that I thought I would share the best shots here.
Chaz
We have friends who live in Chandler's Ford, near the Chalkhill site. Had cracking views of them on our way down a few years ago, Stocksbridge Down is also v good.
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I've just checked online that I DID order a 30064. Yes, April 2012. Also noticed that today is 5 years to the day since my Y3 Sentinel was dispatched, which bizarrely had a rare outing yesterday.
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It's even funnier if you try saying it in a Scandinavian accent...........
Cheers,
Mick
Read my comment above
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Customer: " I'd like some deodorant please"
Seller: "Ball or aerosol?"
Customer: "Neither. It's for under my arms"
Which is what I said to my cousin in 1990, whilst Interrailing into Austria from Budapest, after some smelly Swedish people vacated our compartment.
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Finally got some pics of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker thats been visiting the peanut feeder...usually it's very flightly so I've dared not move. Also got some more of our other garden flying friends as well which I'll put in a seperate post
Think that's a juv male Great spotted. Look at the hint of red under the base of the tail, Lessers don't have that. beak looks too sturdy as well.
I would also expect a lesser to be streaked on the chest.
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Purple Hairstreaks and High Brown Frits, I'm envious. Did you take any photos?
Not this time, hairstreaks too high, frits too fast! Have in previous years.
Since then, Small and Essex skippers at the Purple Hairstreak site, a White Admiral and Silver Washed frits in east Gwent (Slade woodlands).
This AM, a few Grayling, loads of Marbled Whites, Gatekeeper at the disused Blaenserchan colliery (north of Pontypool) which is a cracking site for wildlife, Redpoll, Redstart, Bullfinch and Green Woodpeckers very obvious as well. 38 sp so far. Only local additions likely are Wall Brown (Kenfig NNR or certain hilltops) or White letter hairstreak, which allegedly breed at several sites along the Taff just N of Cardiff, but I've spent ages looking without success in previous years, though I did find some in Monmouthshire a few years ago.
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According to the Hornby website, the olive green versions are due at the end of next week (29/07/16)
I'd better find something to sell on ebay to fund some then
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I remember my first trip to Paris, and descending to the underground facilities near to L'Arc de Triomphe. There I was, standing in relief, and over the fairly scant partition between me and the outside world, there were women descending to use the female facilities opposite, glancing over with a smile and a cheery "Bonjour M'sieur" - very eye-opening...
Whilst using the gentleman's facilities at a castle in the Ardennes a few years ago, I was in full flow when it occurred to me that I was able to see out though a large, full length window, onto a children's playground.....arghh
The cleaning ladies mopping round your feet seems a bit tame after that....
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Black bridge.
Black bridge now open, drove over it today, it's now several shades of blue.
james
And Beresford Road closes in a couple of days for a similar length of time....deep joy.....
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A bit of my footage of "Mech Navvies" on a miserable day in May:
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Managed to added a few decent ones last weekend. 2 Purple Hairstreak on the sheltered side of their favoured oaks at Hendre Lake on the East side of Cardiff on Saturday late pm.
At their only South Wales site on Sunday PM, good numbers of High Brown Frits, plus a few Dark Greens and a Small Pearl Bordered. Loads of Ringlet as well.
32 species so far this year, not too bad, as haven't been further from Cardiff than Stroud.
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The roundabout at the sea end of the main street in Penarth has five exit/entrance roads; four of these have pedestrian crossings immediately after the roundabout.
I know, I was there earlier today giving a driving lesson. The pupil asked the question why are they there. The "logic" used apparently is that people would cross there anywhere, so they should be protected by the crossings. However, to see oncoming traffic adequately in several directions there, it is necessary to wait on a crossing, because otherwise you could easily drive into a collision.
The roundabout next to Whitchurch Library, also in the Cardiff area is very similar, and again, I go there most days as an instructor. The crossing at the north end was actually moved closer to the roundabout in the interests of pedestrian safety a few years ago.
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Mine is on order from young Dan in Coleford
Unfeasibly excited 
Need to swap stuff round on the layout, it'll look odd amongst copper capped stuff and hydraulics that are currently clogging the layout up 
Arrived safely today, with a reassuring "tested" slip from Dan. Surprisingly good courier experience from Interlink. Cracking model, had an hour trundling round l/e at first, then v slowly and smoothly with a rake of 16T minerals.
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Well even if you value the loco at a relatively high £120, that makes the coaches over £45 each
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The "enhancements" are so poorly done I'm surprised anybody would want to take credit for it.
The deflector "flashes" should be at the top of the deflectors, the front nameboard should be vertical (and the disc should be above it, not on it!), the "Southern" ring isn't even central on the smokebox dart etc.
Keith
Isn't the driver on the wrong side and sitting on a non existent seat?
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Yes Phil, although it is possible to see a Common Blue this early; they would be much more scarce than Holly Blues which are at the height of their first appearance now.
Indeed, 2 common blues and about 5 holly blues seen on a walk along the sea wall at Peterstone Wentlooge between Cardiff and Newport late yesterday pm. A small copper on daisies and surprisingly a CLOUDED YELLOW flew past me about 10 ft away at head height in full sun, lovely, heading rapidly west. I see them there in small numbers most July/ Augusts and once in a very mild April.
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Seen a fair few blues around over the last few days .... when rain has stopped
None stayed long enough to be interrogated but my assumption would be they are Holly Blues this early in the year?
Phil
Yes, we've got them in the park over the road from us at present, and around the roses in our v small front garden. Dingy and grizzled skippers at Merthyr Mawr on Saturday, but no common blue or brown argus, which I've seen there in April in milder springs.
Will this be the year I finish my resident British butterflies? I eventually found Chequered Skippers, my penultimate species, at Glasdrum between Ballachuilish and Connel Ferry last May, 4 years after a previous attempt........just Mountain Ringlet to find now........
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Someone try to turn a few quid on Hatton's sale stock?
Lets see if makes 87 quid or not.....though with ebay fees I reckon he might be taking a drop.
£74.00.
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...and certainly not after the forthcoming Presidential Elections?
Indeed.
'USA' 0-6-0T models - painted samples
in Other Magazines
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We've got one! It's called "Rosie", which is my daughters name