MartynJPearson

31 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said:

One from the 7-year old daughter of a mate of mine....

 

- knock knock.

 

- who's there?

 

- smellip.

 

- smellip who?

 

- (wafting nose) Urrrr, yuk!! (followed by much childish giggling).

 

🙄🙄🙄😁😁

On a similar theme....

Knock knock

Who's there

Europe

And you can guess the rest

2 hours ago, Nick C said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-lincolnshire-63148321

Am I the only one who had a spilt tea moment when after thinking there was no sound on the video, the train horn sounded?

7 hours ago, 33C said:

It's National Diahorea week, runs 'til Sunday.

Same day as a special event was going to be held for constipation sufferers. It's been cancelled now as no-one's going.

How about the Scalescenes block of flats - https://scalescenes.com/product/t010-low-relief-flats/

At only 16mm deep that would presumably give you a lot more depth to play with.

10 hours ago, 33C said:

I sit on Nathaniel.......

Two spikes would be an extravagance.

I started to play (electric) guitar at the end of 2020, and then built myself a bass guitar from a kit at the end of last year. and seem to be getting on a lot better with the bass. My daughter revising for her GCSEs meant that I took a bit of a break and the only reason my electric guitar ability didn't go downhill was that it was already at the bottom. 

Akin to the car sticker "If you can read this, I've lost my caravan", maybe something similar for the back of the HST power car.... :)

Back in the 70's, two aircraft workers were painting a Concorde one hot, sunny, Friday afternoon.

"You know, this paint smells lovely," said one, "I wonder what it tastes like..."
"Give it a try," suggested the other one. A few tentative sips later, they both agreed that it was quite a nice brew. So nice that they downed the rest of the tin before knocking off for the day, rather inebriated.

Come Monday morning, they were both back at work.
"I had a terrible weekend, my nose grew really long and pointy, it's only just gone down again," said one.

"You think you've got problems," said the other, "I farted and spent all weekend getting back from Bahrain"

Wife's got a full on night tonight at guide camp. It's going to be intense.

White at the bottom, but a note of caution I suffered bubbling with them - used PVA spread thinly onto the target surface, my thinking being that it was less likely to waterlog the paper and hence no stretching. Still got bubbles though. Still looks better than using Blutak though :)

2 hours ago, rocor said:

 

"An energy company has thanked “honest” customers who did not try to cash compensation cheques for trillions of pounds sent out in error."

 

LOL, if you had seriously tried to cash a cheque for trillions of pounds the word to describe it would not be "dishonest" but "moronic".

I'd check their refund policy, if they're one of those companies that when they owe you money say that it will be refunded in 7-10 days etc, then it only seems fair to bank their cheque and repay it under the same terms

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3 hours ago, RJS1977 said:

 

"The Ooh-Ah bird gets its name because it lays square eggs." - The Good Life

 

 

And then there's the Oomagoolies bird which doesn't put it's feet down when landing.

I think it is down the slammer. I have an Octavia and my "touch of an elephant" nearly teenage daughter can close the boot with such force that my ears feel the pressure difference 

Yes, although this is theoretical rather than from experience.

If you imagine a solenoid motor as two electromagnets with one end of each sharing a common connection to ground, what you would do with two pushbuttons (one for each direction) is make the circuit to the appropriate non-common end of the electromagnet. To achieve what you want, you'd need another switch to decide which electromagnet you were energising when you pushed the button. This could take the form of a single pole - double throw (i.e. 2 way) microswitch which is actuated my the position of the points.

So, your push button would route the power to the common terminal on the microswitch, and if your points are to the left, the switch would route the power to the electromagnet that changes them to the right, and vice versa.

If it helps in your quest for a replacement, my none-Railroad Hornby 08 (running no 08402) also measures about 51 mm from rail top.

Ah, the joys of opening a Bachmann class 108 DMU. After checking where the retaining screws are on the instructions, I remember the gumf about it being a detailed scale model for adult collectors that should be handled with care. Quite how you can handle it with the required care to open it beats me, the underside detail has had to be glued back a couple of times.

My other bugbear is bodies that clip onto the considerably more brittle plastic used for glazing.

1) Hornby class 156. I guess I could class it as an impulse purchase at a show, didn't think fitting lights was going to be an issue but didn't realise it was pretty much a Lima 156 with a DCC socket. Still with traction tyres!

2) Hornby class 153. Really growly drive at low speed, sent it back to Hornby who replaced the wheelsets but could otherwise find no fault. Compared to the beautifully smooth running of my Hornby 56, the two are night and day apart.

3) Railmatch spray primer. Shaked it for ages, still had the problems others reported with it making the model glossy and tacky. Disappointed with a brand which I've otherwise got high regard for.

Another suggestion is to look at what you are throwing away. Not suggesting you become a hoarder to the extent that Kim and Aggie would run for the hills, but there are everyday items which can be salvaged saving money. Card is the obvious example but also the clear rigid and semi rigid plastic used in packaging does a good job for windows on buildings. While it's perhaps a little on the flexible side, I've had success with the film from Tunnocks Teacakes boxes (other confectionary is available). Not sure if there is a correlation between making a building and gaining weight....

On the subject of buildings, paying a small amount for a few brickpapers gives you enough to go ahead and create as many of your own with the aforementioned salvaged materials. 

18 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

And a lot of people are convinced they are entitled to something for nothing. 

 I think you'll find that the issue is not adverts per se, it is the fact that the adverts are making the site unusable. It's not about self entitlement at all.

Yes, Bachmann - model number 31-660A. 

I do find some of the criticism of Sam to be sour grapes. We need younger people into the hobby, he has an engaging manner and although his antics are off the wall sometimes, they generate interest. I hate to think what the response would have been if it had been him making a train run upside down, Andy would have been begging everyone to just moan about the advertising in order to take the heat off the RMWeb servers.

I use ebay far more as a buyer than a seller, and used to send feedback once I'd received an item and checked it was OK. I then had a handful of sellers not leaving feedback in return, so my new tactic is that if the seller has left feedback, I will do so in return. If they don't, I'll send a message thanking them for the item and confirming it has arrived safely. That means that they have no reason not to leave feedback; I've confirmed that I am happy with the item via the ebay system so if I were to leave negative feedback they would have grounds to dispute that with ebay. If they don't then leave feedback, neither do I.

My exception to that rule is that if sellers have been communicative during the transaction, going above what's expected.

I have a Badger stirrer, very effective even when the paint has not seen use for some time. Two things to watch though, when there is a lot of solid paint it can attach itself to the stirrer and hence you run the risk of splurging it everywhere, so I always hold the tinlet with a rag wrapped around it, extending well above the top.

The other issue is the on off button which is easy to catch; thankfully I've not done that (yet) when the stirrer is covered with paint!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373799825095?hash=item570834aec7:g:Ba8AAOSwuW9hmnf6

Should have described it as rare, I doubt many people would try to sell it in that state!

9 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

If pictograms are better suited for something like "no (right) turn on red between 4:00pm and 6:00pm" I'm not sure how to imagine that clearly. It would be like reading an emoji sentence.

 

We manage in the UK like this...

The qualifying plate gives more information, which will always be the exceptions so that the default is that the prohibition applies.  Of course in the UK we always have to stop at red lights. (And I won't light the blue touch paper that is the debate about whether that applies to the self entitled cyclists :D)