-missy-

Happy Birthday!

And from me too, Julia... ♪♫ Happy Birthday too youuu! ♫♪♫

Thank you everyone

the best was the military thing though

You should of had a chat with James May, he's one of us... : )

Is there a special handshake?

How did we get from warp-speed snow to curries? Ahhh I get it, it must be the Enterprise's Lieutenant Commander Bhajee driving Julia's car!

or Horsetan...

You can rely on good old Horse to find a curry story in every corner of the land!

no pressure then! the firebox is all over the place! Tapers everywhere...

The only boiler I tried was a #2 based in the plans for Nightingale in GWRJ because I plan to build a Bird series Bulldog at some point. I should really get it printed and see whether it looks okay, or not. If it is okay then I will know how to model and cast the rest. The software I use makes the boiler pretty straightforward but the belpaire fire boxes are not. If we can manage to provide castings for boilers and fireboxes then we will be a long way to creating whatever GWR locos we like :-)

You should have consulted the Captain first. He can roll a tapered boiler on a parsnip without the need for drawings.

Now then Julia -you know you can get it right even if it takes a couple of goes sometimes. Just look at the railcar and how that has turned out after giving you a lot of worries - so don't give and please move the wall before chucking anything at it.

It must be something in the water tonight! I've had a two steps backwards, 2 steps forward kind of evening! Time to stand back and re-group in the morning I think!

Sometimes, a break from it all is necessary... I'm hoping that the new year brings improvement for me... so I hope your troubles ease too and it all starts to come back together very soon.

Better off!

at our destonations...

Not spending money on buying them and then having to keep 'em updated....

think i aggree with you there Missy its no longer fun its work

and you Have to finish some thing on time . no chance to think mmmmmm not happy restart

Aw no that's blooming awful. Hope you find something soon. I agree, never mix work and play.

To be honest, your decision to steer clear of model making as a profession is a wise one. It can be difficult to find a steady flow of work and a steady income.

Enjoy - I'm stuck in Afghanistan, but it a million times better than being on the rock n roll.

Unfortunately not but I'm sure you'll have (more) fun without me.

Enjoy the show, Julia. If it's half as good as the RMweb Taunton meet earlier this year, you'll have a fantastic time!

Thanks guys )

Ooops! A belated happy birthday, Julia. Toot toot!! :-)

And a very belated one, but all the best for it!

...and attached to a lovable tender?

Should that be Elvis boogies? :-)

Or just something unmentionable from The King... eeeewwww!

You'll regret not finishing him off

That sounds a bit wrong!

As a certain tennis star once said..."You cannot be serious!"

Well done

julia well done hunny . take the one your heart tells you .

Excellent! I'll agree with Nigel, in the long term job satisfaction is more important.

Only if she produces Ferrero Rocher in 2mm scale....

When you build the first one, paint one side in lined BR black just for fun....

:-) Takes his place in queue. Will they be early/late/as preserved condition?

mmmm curry

aaaahhh bisto

The Hale & Pace "Billy & Johnny" sketch springs to mind....

Hope Mono Minis on mine. Hope service is brill. The Hope pads are dodgy though. Fibrax or EBC much better

I killed a set of Hope pads once on an extremely mucky ride up in Dark Peak. Fibrax do seem to last longer.

Great to see all this MTB interest. Although of course it doesn't beat road racing ;-)

Ah yes, pancakes. Accidentally bought too much pancake mix...

Boris, doesn this mean you'll be indulging in a fair amount of tossing?

Pancake mix? Cop out!

We may now live in a world that no longer seems to value engineers, but there will very soon come a time when that is proven flawed, and engineering will step in to save the day. Stick at it and don't be taken in by anyone suggesting that engineering is not worthwhile; Engineering as a discipline is so much more than a career ... it's a life decision... and one that I'm so glad that I took over 25 years ago.

hopefully the new year will bring the new job julia

I must be honest and say that I probably wouldn't have become an engineer if I had the chance to choose a career again. I found it to be anprofession which is undervalued and unrewarding.

Hi Julia, have a great weekend. Transglobal are a shadow of their former selves. Boy le monti are great particularly if like to boogie to some great ska. Are you going in the van? Have a good one, Jerry and Kim

Its right on my doorstep Jerry, I can hear the music from my house! Looking forward to it..

The sort of eclectic mix that makes me miss England....

Enjoy, Julia.

Pete.

It will be good when you do do some though.

not the only one me to

Maybe not at home but certainly made progress at the club!

Even better when it is in the right hands

This statemnet somewhat supports the theorem of 'engineering is 10% hammer selection and 90% how you use it'

its also the one you can never find

Hmmm Jules, you have a kinda 'modelling satnav'... "take the next left-hand turnout into the siding". I like it!! :-D

Andy York on the radio? I'd listen.

The captain hasn't really got a car stereo. He's got a gimbal and compass.

Are you in Halfrauds, then?

There was a bracket I needed for the rear derailleur. I found it online but tried two bike shops to try and get it quickly. One said they had one three days ago but was asked today if I wanted them to order one for me, the second told me no such thing existed! I ended up ordering one online!

Any decent bike shop will have a selection of brackets in stock, they are designed to bend or break if knocked to save the frame from damage.

Easy ghirley...

Sit down and breathe...

I'm guessing that someone's just received their copy of MRJ!

I reckon someone's been driving halfway round Oxfordshire trying to find a copy of MRJ....

I think we should be told!

Why would that be then?! ;o)

When's it out? 8)

Close, 320 diesel, average mileage and in silver!

I already have one. It was first registered in February 1983....

Nah, I'm hanging on for S.A.C. Martin's Lotus