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It's a weekend with a bank holiday following.
Isn' t this the usual time for the forum
to throw a wobbly??? :)
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Thanks for all the responses.
It sounds like for the period I'm looking at,
I could probably get away with either
raised white on black, or cream on brown.
White on black wold be an advantage for me as
I only have an electrostatic monochrome printer.
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I am (very) loosely modelling part of my layout
on Plymouth Station around 1960.
Would the station name boards still have been
raised white lettering on a black background.
If so what was the font used on these?
If not, I'm assuming they would have been steel signs, but
what colour lettering and font, and what colour background?
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1 hour ago, Craig1989 said:
does anyone know what’s on this I’ve heard it’s a suped up pacer or 153
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:S73184/2023-12-24/detailed
cheers Craig
The souped up Pacer is known as a Dasher.
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Just struck me that this thread title is a bit of a contradiction:
FS usually causes a lot of "commotion",
rarely is there "low-commotion" about it :) :)
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Does this mean she's earned enough to cover the cost of the last overhaul. :)
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13 hours ago, Darius43 said:
Looks like a conversion of the Triang Ambulance Coach - with home made RM markings. Definitely not decals and definitely not kit built.
Cheers
Darius
Aren't the corridor connections in the wrong position for a mail coach???
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10 hours ago, MrWolf said:
I remember izal in the outside toilet at my grandparents house. Two sheets to wipe and one to polish.
There's no way that stuff would have stuck to axles, although it might have been worse than leaves on the line.
You were lucky to have IZAL; in my grandparents
outside loo it was torn up sheets of newspaper,
(cue joke about the print coming off).
Thinking about it, newspaper was probably
a luxury compared to IZAL
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1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said:
But is said modelled sh** finescale, or corse scale? Asking for a friend.
Coarse or not? Wouldn't that apply more to the toilet paper.
Who started this particular thread drift anyway?
Do we need another offering from Gostude,
or is his stuff to similar to the current discussion?
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7 hours ago, Porkscratching said:
What about some authentic poo in the 4ft..?
Just trying to work out how that would scale down
(well someone had to I suppose) ):
OO gauge would be less than 1 mm (40 thou)
which makes N gauge less than 0.5 mm (20 thou)
Hardly worth bothering :)
No doubt there will now be comments about
what prototype size the calculations
should be based on.
Someone please find some new Ebay madness quickly
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19 minutes ago, MrWolf said:
Wasn't that one of the common jokes in the YouTube series Taff Wars that set Star Wars around Cardiff and Splott?
"We have to get in the night club before midnight, otherwise there'll only be Merthyr girls left..."
Reminds me of one from my area,
about a local night club:
Wednesday was Grab a Granny Night
Friday was Cop a Corpse night
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2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said:
Yea well, got to cover the fee they pay to the Thomas people. :)
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I spent a very enjoyable couple of hours at this exhibition and was quite impressed.
For a small show in an out of the way location, there was plenty to see and seem to draw quite a crowd
I felt sorry for the guys manning the carpark as they tried to find spaces for everyone, but they seemed to be taking it in their stride.
Yes it was mainly narrow gauge layouts but that was how it had ben advertised.
The modular layout, like the exhibition itself, packed a lot into a small space:
the highlight for me was the narrow gauge GWR Pacer!
The organisers had managed to squeeze in some OO & N GAUGE layouts, as well as one where kids could "have a go". There was also a railway themed kids play area, which appeared to be well used, including by some dad's, and mum's.
Then of course there was the main part of any exhibition, the catering, and that too did not disappoint.
I met up with none other than Captain Kernow (aka Tim) and had a chat.
Also made another friend, not only a model railway enthusiast but also with a similar health situation, we compared notes on cancer treatment, after effects etc,
I was also able to get some useful advice on a particularly troublesome turnout I have on my own layout, which has featured elsewhere in my ramblings.
As has already been said, I hope this event becomes a regular in the exhibition calendar, and perhaps the success of this one will give the organisers the confidence to look for a bigger venue for next time
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16 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said:
Ebay, but not model railway. What can I say - what can anyone say!?
You could say it looks a bit fishy!
Well you did ask
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8 hours ago, adb968008 said:
You cant’ say that.
ooooohhh you just did.
Faceplant.
One advantage of being half asleep most of the time; I can't be accused of being "woke". :)
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57 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said:
Oh gosh…
But not as we know it…
The “madness” is (currently) in the state of the paint finish.
However, I predict some bidding madness before too long - after all, it has a face!
Steve S
UPDATE
It has a stablemate!
Is that what is meant by custom repaint???
(And of course as it is listed under the
Thomas and Friends title it is no doubt
being sold under licence)!!!
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6 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:
I do hope this thread isn't going to degenerate into the standard of communications apparently to be found on NYMR recently.
There does seem to be a trend on RMWeb
that threads on controversial subjects
do themselves become controversial.
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2 hours ago, MrWolf said:
Then offer you £2. (And have you got change for a 20?)
To which the seller replies, "No, but I'll give you £2 change from a £20".
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Well if it was a rail replacement bus service, there would have been ghost trains
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Having decided to change to Kato track, and disposed of most of my Peco Setrack,
I'm left with some full (915mm) lengths of Flexitrack.
The length puts it outside Royal Mail limits, and Parcelforce price looks like around £10.
What RELIABLE methods have others used for fleixtrack delivery please?
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1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said:
Although, IIRC, there are worse women to be chased around the garden by!
Mike.
Nora Batty ?????
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12 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:
I think we managed to survive the New Millennium OK !
My comments were based on experience on my time working in a company manufacturing central heating thermostats. The twice yearly time change was programmed into them but there is no way of changing/removing it. No doubt newer models will be capable of being updated but will be a lot of this older kit out there. The only option is to replace it
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14 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:
Personally, I don't think it makes a lot of sense as it is - suddenly giving us an extra hour of dark in the evenings ....................... ☹️
One of the problems we face now
if we decide to abandon the change
is that there is a lot of electronic equipment
out there set up to cater for the changes,
and while some of it can be updated,
a lot of it can't, so would have to be replaced
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On 27/10/2023 at 16:37, Rich_F said:
Would love to see which Network Southeast train this was in service with?!
'Tis Gostude, init.
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Five volunteers SUSPENDED from NYMR
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Posted · Edited by rab
I think your reference to "being overtaken by events" is important in a situation like this.
You can plan as much as you like, you can consult and discuss with no end of experts,
but the outcome will only be as good as the information and knowledge available at the time.
Very often, when listening to someone ranting about "wrong"decisions that were
made 50 or so years ago, I am reminded that hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Without wanting to take this thread off in an alternative direction
in my opinion the Beeching plan is an example of this.
Decisions were made based on the situation at the time.
Yes if those decision makers knew then what we know now,
the outcome might have been very different.
(Of course if the outcome of Beeching had been different,
there might not be preserved railways today,
and we wouldn't be having this discussion)!