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  1. 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.

  2. Spitfire2865

    Am I the only one in the world who prefered viewing desktop sites on mobile?

    1. toboldlygo

      toboldlygo

      I do to - I hate mobile sites

    2. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      I have been hunting for the 'view desktop' option on the mobile option. It would be a shame if that wasn't available.

    3. 57xx

      57xx

      It probably won't be there, this looks to using Adaptive design, shrink the browser window on a PC worth mobile device size and the display of the content adjusts itself to mobile view.

  3. Spitfire2865

    An L&Y draftsman has fooled me 120 years later.

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Still fighting the War of the Roses?

    2. MarkC

      MarkC

      We still won :D

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      You've found drawings for a prototype HST hidden in the Horwich archives?

  4. Spitfire2865

    Oh how I wish I had a machine shop.

    1. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      gun

    2. Mad McCann

      Mad McCann

      He's only jesting, GCHQ! ;-)

    3. HeeleyBridge

      HeeleyBridge

      I wish I had a silver car

  5. Spitfire2865

    Just spent over $50USD on a book just to see a few pictures...

    1. garethashenden

      garethashenden

      I've done that sort of thing before. I usually find something else interesting as well.

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Hope it's not the illustrated edition of Fifty Shades Of Grey...

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      No, LNWR wagonsVol 1, because I needed a picture of a D13 twin bolster to see how the brakes were...

  6. Spitfire2865

    Anyone know LNWR cab interior colors?

    1. Sir Hadyn

      Sir Hadyn

      I will go and look at Hardwicke and Cornwall. Hang on...

    2. Sir Hadyn

      Sir Hadyn

      Both are indian red from floor to roof

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Thank you. Id assume the LMS wouldnt have bothered changing that.

  7. 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....

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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?

  11. 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.

  12. Spitfire2865

    The only modeling Ive done this week is a bit of painting. And none this weekend either. So much goes on I dont get time to myself.

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      I know the feeling mate

    2. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      So do I

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Its so painful to have the drive to do something but not the time.

       

  13. Spitfire2865

    It seems my London Road Jinty is lost in the post.

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      That's a pain when that happens but hopefully you will be covered

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Sorry to hear about that. Was it in kit form or assembled?

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Kit form jinty chassis.

       

  14. Spitfire2865

    Managed to melt the tip of my soldering iron.

    1. 69843

      69843

      Wow. That takes some doing!

    2. DonB

      DonB

      using a blow-torch for heating?

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Just decided to overhear and melt it. I keep the tip in good shape, keeping it coated and avoiding corrosion.

  15. Spitfire2865

    Still waiting for airfix to respond about replacement parts.

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      They are going to be busy with the amount of people requesting replacement 1/24th scale typhoon cockpits

    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Why whats wrong with them?

    3. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Airbubble in the glazing

  16. Spitfire2865

    Wow...I just dont feel like completing the open kit right now.

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      Put it to one side and start another, your not normal unless you've got four or five kits on the go at the same time

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      How about a closed kit instead?

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Sadly, I never have a large stock of kits at any one time. Money and shipping and all.

  17. Spitfire2865

    Off to London. Not ready for a long flight...x.x

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Have fun mate

    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Thanks

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Meditate.......when you get on the plane I mean, not when you are driving there...

  18. Spitfire2865

    Scratchbuilding a balsa plane. Wish I had a laser cutter. Its so fun to spend 10 minutes cutting and sanding a part just to have it snap in your hand.

    1. 69843

      69843

      Ohhh....I can't begin to feel your pain....

    2. Jol Wilkinson

      Jol Wilkinson

      Can laser cutters do sanding?

    3. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      Oh nooooo !!! I hear the dustbin a calling !!!

  19. Spitfire2865

    Hmm. Need money to buy kits to fill up my free time to stop myself from losing my mind...

    1. Steve Taylor

      Steve Taylor

      conversely - I need to get spare time to stop me losing the will to live under a small hill of kits. The grass is always greener.....

    2. AndrewC

      AndrewC

      losing your mind? Have you looked down the back of the sofa? That's usually where mine ends up. Along with bits of kits.

    3. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      loosing my mind thing I did, as that way I cant think and cant be blamed for things then ha haa

  20. Spitfire2865

    Remind me to never use waterslides again.

    1. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      trunks came of or rubbing burns on skin...1st is funny & 2nd stings like hell

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Maybe the decals wouldn't stay down.

    3. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Haha sorry yorkie, horsetans right. Decals.

  21. 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....

  22. Spitfire2865

    Thats it! I never want to see, hear of, or use waterslide decals for the rest of my life.

    1. class"66"

      class"66"

      They that bad..lol..

    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      Ive tried 3 different times to get them to work. They just flake off while I apply the rest. I caved and bought some pressfix to finally get somewhere with my wagon.

  23. Spitfire2865

    Living in a dorm has made me hate people.

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Hope it gets sorted out soon for you mate.

    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Good experience for the real world I'm afarid. Almost as bad as so called Youth Hostels. However not as bad as being trapped in a B 7 B with stag or hen idiots.

       

  24. Spitfire2865

    Tying down loads to 4mm wagons makes me wish I started in 7mm.

    1. Boris

      Boris

      It's just as bad in 7mm mate, trust me, you just get more pocket pain in the bigger scale.

    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      ... and more people can spot if you don't get things quite right.

  25. Spitfire2865

    Maybe a quick blast of sealer will stop the decals from falling off...

    1. darren01

      darren01

      Get Micro Sol

    2. Spitfire2865

      Spitfire2865

      I want to. I can buy on amazon, so maybe Ill buy it.

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