davefromacrossthepond

Having built one of these, I also was surprised that when I looked to get another I discovered that it had been discontinued. At the time I thought that it was being upgraded like the mainline station and that it would soon be available again. If it does come back, I'm getting two!

Comedy - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Silly, immature, mindless. We watch it every year! Musical - Another vote for Albert Finney in Scrooge. Always puts me in the holiday spirit. Documentary. Any of the History Channel's "History of Christmas/Santa Claus" shows. Hard to find...but so very interesting. Documentary- I forget the exact name...but perhaps "The Christmas Truce-1914" ?

Well, somewhat related, and yes from the U.S. The day after Black Friday is also known as "Small Business Saturday." My understanding is that the day is not meant to have all kinds of bargain prices, but rather a day for folks to support local businesses. I would think that most model shops probably fall under the title "small business." I'll be at a show (exhibition) on Saturday so hopefully I'll be supporting a number of small businesses. Crowded, yeah, but with a whole lot more of fun things to look at!

After looking at the Tesla pick-up, my initial though was "not for me." That being said, each time I look at it, my inner opinion meter moves closer and closer to the "way cool" side of the meter.

Rich The person you are thinking of is, I believe, Joe Fugate. His layout was the Siskyou (sp?) Line. He founded (or was one of the founders) of the online magazine - Model Railroad Hobbyist. Here's a link that while different than the one John posted is to the same online magazine. https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ While I am not 100 percent sure, I believe there is a forum available. The publisher of Model Railroader also has a forum. I believe registration is free, but I could be wrong. Here's a link: http://cs.trains.com/ Dave

Wow. Seems to be quite the locomotive for the price. Does it fit with my Dapol Terrier and Jinty? Hmmmmmm. Does it matter?

From this side of the ocean . .

Actually, in all seriousness. I do think perhaps the best way to explore O gauge is to start with a wagon kit - Parkside, Slaters, etc. - and a single piece of track. This would allow you to "explore" O and if you decide it is not for you, you'll not have yet gone "all in" and have a nice display piece. I have to say that although I've been an HO/OO guy for more than a few decades, I found working with O a whole "new" experience. Not better, not worse, but different. Yes, each kit will cost more, but the time I spend on each makes the dollar per hour cost about the same and even perhaps a bit less expensive (your milage may vary). Bottom line, if you are wondering, then try it. Stay simple at first and go from there!

Whatever you do, do not, I repeat, do not get yourself a Parkside kit. I did that. The next thing I know I got a second. Then, just a piece of track for the wagon to sit on. No big deal. I can quit at anytime. A couple of more pieces of track so that wagons can be pushed back and forth. Then a Dapol Terrier so that I don't have to push them. Now I'm planning a layout on Anyrail. Yeah, just one kit . . . .

While my father and I have between the two of use subscribed to Model Railroader from 1960 until just a few years ago, I have switched my main source of U.S. modelling to Railroad Model Craftsman as it seems to have more content that matches my interests.

I think that is a phrase that covers nearly everything Scalescenes comes up with.

OK.... Took me a while...but I finally got it!

I said the same thing about the terrier . . . . . . and then the jinty. Both are way to big for my OO wagons . . .. but yeah, I got one of each anyways . . . . what is Dapol gonna make me buy next? This time I'm gonna stay strong . . . yeah right!

So you Brits are reusing our stamps from Nov. 2016?

Nope, in my experience it is nearly always me no matter who or what I try to blame things on.

It's working for me in Rhode Island.

Not sure if there is a British equivalent, but my wife just got herself a Toyota Rav4 hybrid. She loves it. Has more "oomph" than a gas model and she's registering about 50 percent more miles per gallon than her previous gas Rav4. In doing the math, the increased mileage will pay for the higher price of the hybrid in about a year and a half. Of course . . bottom line is that she loves it.

Not to get off-topic, but the Yellow Pages advertisement . . . . way cool. I can remember hoping to have enough to get my dad something for his layout.

Well, according to the administration, the Chinese are paying the tariffs so it shouldn't affect the prices we see.

I've always said, there is a huge difference between "ignorant" and "stupid."

"Grammer"? Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Ain't got no problems with grammer over here . . .we speak english real good. Kevin, just some giggling at your expense. I hope I didn't offend as I think you and I are in total agreement.

It is my understanding that if you are seeing/hearing an ad, the platform (TV station/YouTube etc) has already been paid to run the ad.

I was thinking . . . "Hello Mr. [George] Soros or Mr. [Carl] Icahn." On the more serious side, electrical lineman varies between the 2nd and 4th most dangerous job here in the U.S. when it comes to work related deaths.

Well, I live in the U.S. and I can see the humor in it. Given how much y'all pick on yourselves in this thread it would be a bit "one way" for me not to be able to laugh at myself right?

This might seem silly, but here goes. A couple of years ago my wife and I were in an elevator with a young family. The little girl had a Peppa Pig suitcase. My wife asked "who is Peppa Pig?" The girl was very animated in describing the show. That night, just for heck, my wife and I watched an episode. It has become perhaps one of our favorite shows. Is it silly? Yes. Is it for children? Yes. But, the show is about a family that seems to have lots of fun together. Two kids who help out their friends, learn hot to get along and laugh alot. Sure is a whole lot better than watching other shows - even the news! Perhaps a 12 step program? Hi, I'm Dave and I think Peppa's pretty cool.