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  1. Spitfire2865

    Spent a good bit of today watching old railway short films on youtube.

  2. Spitfire2865

    Burnt my thumb this morning. Any tips on burn care?

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    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Its currently forming a boil so no chance of infection yet. Though if it pops, Ill definately clean it, rub any and all burn cremes I can find on it, and bandage it up. Though it was a very minor burn to begin with.

    3. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      It should not be a boil (a yellow filled zit) if it is get to a doctor PDQ. It should be a blister that is only filled with water, this normal. It will pop in a day of two and the skin under it will be a bit red but nothing to worry about.

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Sorry, yes Ozzyo, its just a blister. Got my words mixed up.

  3. Spitfire2865

    Decided. Cauliflower it shall be. Just need to actually buy it now...

    1. black and decker boy

      black and decker boy

      With cheese?

    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      No, with Nickel silver and brass castings

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Available in most supermarkets.....oh wait, hang on....

  4. Spitfire2865

    Stuck between an LNWR special tank or Cauliflower as my next kit.

    1. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      This sounds like a Problem - or should that be a Puzzle?

       

      Whatever the score, I hope you have a Whale of a time ... .

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      As long as we see it on the Webb he'll be able to Beame(s) with pride.....(sorry)

    3. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      I take it the new loco will also have a Crewe ...

       

      As you might have gathered, humour has never been my Premier Line.

       

      Seriously though, this model sounds very interesting.

  5. Spitfire2865

    Thank you RMweb. Your antics always cheer me up after a day of work.

    1. Astockfan101

      Astockfan101

      I agree.

  6. Spitfire2865

    I haven't managed to injure myself yet this week. Thats an achievement as of recently.

    1. LNWR lives on

      LNWR lives on

      It is only Thursday......

       

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Famous last words?

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Thursday and Friday I spend 0 time anywhere near knives or sharp objects so Id say Im pretty safe now.

  7. Spitfire2865

    Customers need to take a lesson from us modelers on patience. Yes, Im sorry your food is taking so long, but there are clearly a dozen people ahead of you.

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    2. Catkins

      Catkins

      You need a sign -

      "Good food is NEVER rushed!"

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Please wait. Your stomach is important to us. ....You are twenty-ninth in the queue.....

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Boris, you are more correct than you know.

      Its amazing how peope shoehorn in getting food into their commute. Then get mad when they arent first.

       

  8. Spitfire2865

    Back on Amtrak heading home, an hour late boarding, and expecting more delays.

  9. Spitfire2865

    Is riding Amtrak today. Been stuck for almost an hour due to trackwork.

  10. Spitfire2865

    Could someone explain what splitpins are used for in loco kitbuilding?

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    2. Indomitable026

      Indomitable026

      Holding 3 link hooks in

    3. Jan

      Jan

      ABS use them as handrail stanchions in their GWR shunters wagon. Very useful. Lovely things.

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      These are some big split pins though, bigger than any handrail knob in 4mm. Also I only got three of them. Kits from LRM for those curious.

       

  11. Spitfire2865

    Is contemplating designing an etched kit.

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Go on.......

    2. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      Etch A Sketch ? haha

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Something....different.

      Maybe the damn D59 bogie open. Though I dont know the half of designing etches. Anyone have a good online guide for drawing designs up in say Autocad?

  12. Spitfire2865

    Well thats great. Just get a Cambrian underframe painted and I get up, it falls off the desk, and under my foot...

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      Join the club mate we've all done it

       

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      ooh reminds me of carrying a freshly painted whitemetal bodyshell from garage to house. Never made it. dropped, landed on a corner and was immediately trodden on. Went in the bin by the door, still wet from the spray booth....

  13. Spitfire2865

    is waiting for kits to arrive in the mail.

  14. Spitfire2865

    I want to do more modeling, but I cant get in touch with any buisnesses to buy kits. Resorted to building a ship in a bottle.

    1. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      wow, do a thread on that please ?

       

    2. ian

      ian

      Makes a change to building a railway in a shed.

  15. Spitfire2865

    Packing up my dorm for semesters end. Have almost as much modeling things as clothes...

    1. rs4

      rs4

      Lost the clothes and be at one with nature. Ohmmmm,

  16. Spitfire2865

    So pissed off at the USPS. Package held in sorting facility for close to two weeks and customer service refuses to assist me.

    1. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Ah, 'customer service'. I bet their adverts claim it's their top priority :-(

    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      No. "We cant help you. Its not our responsibility yet"

  17. Spitfire2865

    Does anyone sell individual 1/76th bricks? I think it would be a fun idea to either inlay track or build a structure realistically.

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    2. loickebros

      loickebros

      http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-1-72-Scale-100-TINY-REAL-Miniature-Bricks-/390729188979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5af9464673
    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      wibble

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Why are such tiny things so damn expensive. I thought I could find a pack of say 500 or 1000 for less than

  18. Spitfire2865

    I hate shipping times, especially estimated 2-4 week shipping times...

  19. Spitfire2865

    My order from markits finally arrived. Sadly, my chassis is uneven...

  20. Spitfire2865

    Thankful my least favourite day of the year is over

    1. 69843

      69843

      Imagine a Groundhog Day scenario on April Fools day.....'I Got You Babe' takes on a whole new meaning.

    2. admiles

      admiles

      Prostate Exam day?

    3. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      Wednesday? Hate to tell you but there's 52 of those each year.

  21. Spitfire2865

    Amazon says tomorrow, USPS says today, and I say it should have been yesterday. How long does it take a box to ship half way across the state?

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      It probably has to go via their hub in Armpit,Nebraska

    2. N15class

      N15class

      Your lucky Correios in Brazil take from 10 days to 4 months to get a packet from the SP to the north.

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Now Thats a shipping time. So youll get it between when you want it and when you forgot you ordered it.

  22. Spitfire2865

    I may be crazy, but Im now stringing a biplane with my own hair.

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    2. Kylestrome

      Kylestrome

      If you can find a microfilament that is elastic, it is much easier to get the stringing tight.

    3. KalKat

      KalKat

      Stretched sprue...

    4. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Id rather a filament which slightly shrinks under heat.

      And stretched sprue and me dont get along very well. For some reason, Airfix sprue just burnt rather than melted, and Im all out of otner sprues,

  23. Spitfire2865

    Watch repair, $250, Jinty kit

  24. Spitfire2865

    The P51 kit hanging from my ceiling rocks satisfyingly at the slightest breeze.

    1. 69843

      69843

      Very nice

    2. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      If it's a kit is it still in it's box?

  25. Spitfire2865

    I hate not having a plan. Not sure what I should put on a MR 8T or RCH 1923 underframe.

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