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5 hours ago, andythenorth said:

I think UK stock won't have so much presence as the German stock - more on this another time.

I look at this from a different angle, for me the use of 1:120 has always been about making a "railway within the landscape" rather than cramming a lot of track in, whilst keeping the stock and buildings "easily built". That's why N, for me, never worked, it's just too small, especially when you model narrow gauge where the stock is even smaller. 1:120 worked very well on the three layouts I built in TTe and "A Taste of Alber", probably my favourite, shows what can be done in 6x2...

Or this (what you can see is only 8ft long!):

That looks like a throwback to petrol/diesel/LPG pumps where you an see how much fuel you've put in... Is there a need? I wouldn't have thought that anyone would be stood watching the electricity flow(!) but surely just a printout would suffice, if that?

Bit of a sneaky question, but as this thread is by people who like them, does anyone have an N gauge model of one and can tell me the bogie centres and bogie wheelbase please? I need a chassis with fairly long bogie centres for an H0e railcar and the 156/8 might be suitable!

Thanks Luke, I used Ballast Bond on the last layout and would agree with you, it is better than the standard PVA mix, better grip as well, will go back to it next time.

47 minutes ago, steve1 said:

Form an orderly queue and I will set the time machine…

 

steve

 

 

Ooo! A Morris 1100 Auto in Beige, that'll probably be be the rarest car out of that list if brought back now!

Does that fit between the rails? If so I assume you have to modify it for narrower gauges (i.e. 9mm)? What do you use to get the glue into the ballast? Thanks!

57 minutes ago, boxbrownie said:

 

Yuck!

41 minutes ago, Jeff Smith said:

My concern with a manufacturer trying a new scale/gauge is the lack of experience, ie Heljan 009!

In mitigation I don't think the choice of prototype was the best for a new scale/gauge combo though. All the others chose more wisely!

And therein lies the problem, too many models competing with each other from the same company!

(Reply to Michael) I didn't say it was, it's still the same basics but the programme said that it was starting to adapt to a domestic human-made diet which is different to what they would get in the wild. It's the same principle as domestic cats adapting their behaviour to get the best out of their interactions with humans. Evolution!

52 minutes ago, luke_stevens said:

Most modellers don't seem to like ballasting but I quite enjoy it.

You can come and do mine any day, I hate it! 😉 🤣

2 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said:

Plus we always gave our cats milk to drink but now it's harmful so just water!!

Didn't seem to harm them either, our's lived to 17 on such a diet! Snowy licks plates clean if given the chance so has milk and cream from time to time. I'm sure i read somewhere that one difference between a domestic cat and wild one is that a domestic cat's digestive system has adapted to suit the diet it gets, i.e. fewer, if any, fresh raw meet with bones in it!

That sounds about right, late at night when we try to get into New Street after a long trip north or south, we've always felt that the baddies are in the 'box! ;)

Flat beer can be caused by many things, though, and some of them are out of the control of the brewer, such as how they are stored, even the best publican can make mistakes.

I'd have thought the opposite, it's a small self contained railway where everything can be concentrated in one place (even the production if they use local hydro power). Automotive use would be far larger if it was done on a national scale, surely?

2 hours ago, jjb1970 said:

Hydrogen seems to be more suited to large applications.

Not all, the narrow gauge Zillertalbahn in Austria are converting to hydrogen after ruling out electric for several reasons.

1 hour ago, 30801 said:

Where exactly are you planning to get all this hydrogen?

Re the above I assume they'll be using hydro electric power to make it?

Thought that might be the case. So how does the swap work in China?

Perhaps, I'd put their bottled stuff on a par with any of the ones you mentioned, and better than many as they are bottle conditioned! Mind you I have some dire Saltaire beers in pubs before now.

Are they of a standard design or is every car got a different shape/size?

If they do then they deserve to fail. The team needs pruning of the deadwood before they even think of getting rid of the manager.

Perhaps you need to tell Bertie! ;)

58 minutes ago, Balgrayhill said:

• People leaving cars all day plugged into fast chargers

I don't get this, surely the owners of the charging point could put a limit on the time and if the car owner does that charge them a fortune for doing it. It's just the same as overstaying in a car park, you get penalised for doing so. Or is that beyond their capabilities?

1 hour ago, MarkC said:

A trip to my local brewery (Durham Brewery, a few minutes' walk from my house) 

Lucky you! I came back from a holiday up there with a case of their bottle conditioned beers, very nice!

11 hours ago, BR traction instructor said:

all windows open to give plenty of ventilation in the scorching heat.

That sort of comment, as I've said before, completely puts me off an EV, there is no way, in this heat, that I'd consider doing that, Climate Control is on and running and doesn't go off until I leave the car. I'm not going back to my early motoring days of sticky and uncomfortable motoring thanks. We've come a long way since those days i see no reason to turn the clock back.

12 minutes ago, Ian J. said:

That's why my personal minimum BEV spec is for 500 miles regular driving style range, 

I'm with you on the increased range but 400 would do me if it was realistic and not the manufacturers/Gov test figures.

8 hours ago, melmerby said:

The Welsh Slate hills stand in for China!

Just round the corner from the Khyber Pass! ;)

12 hours ago, Dick Turpin said:

Any advice on cheaper cat meat (in tins) that is popular with your moggies. 

 

11 hours ago, Andy Hayter said:

Cats can get very fussy over their food and there is no right/wrong answer.  

9 hours ago, Nick C said:

Or, indeed, chuck an extra chicken breast in when you're doing something in the oven. Just bear in mind that it can't be their main food

Ours has always liked the cheapest Sainsburys brand, sachets with jelly, not gravy! When I am cooking meat, doesn't matter which, I leave some raw meat with the juices in the plastic container and she spends the next ten minutes pushing it round the kitchen to make sure she's had every drop!