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Wilfred Mott in Dr Who as well I think. RIP Bernard and condolences do his family Brian
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I remember my school days and a lot of what I was told was a lot of rowlocks just designed to shut us up and perpetuate the myth that the teachers knew everything. The problem I guess with mining all the coal out would I think leave towns etc precariously balanced on what would inevitably be a honeycombed structure which would likely crack and collapse then repeat with the next over weakened area.
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No my money is on Kevin’s bit of elektrikery being in the crate and packing was done by the forerunner of Amazon. Nearest box will do. im actually astonished because I wasn’t aware that Little Muddle had elektrichitty or what ever it’s called. It’ll never catch on Brian
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Welcome back Mike. Glad you’re getting back into things and I share your pain over the 08 as I did the same thing when I bought one. Brian
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We play trains so I guessing there’s a little of the 11 year old schoolboy in all of us still. Thank god.
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My vote is the land grab. It would be sheer vandalism to destroy any of those areas earmarked as potential sites. Surely there would be bye laws to prevent it. Besides if you laid waste to the woods where would poacher Pete get his meat or the derelict building. I mean many little muddle families probably started in the courting couple towers and how could you even think of making all those sheep homeless. Shame on ewe sir. Brian
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Maybe the windmill could stand on piles in the bay. A sort of an early wind farm trial. Brian
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Renovated or Retro Down Grade maybe but I think more deserving of Masterpiece Brian
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Gill Head: Kirkby Luneside's neighbour
Dragonboy replied to Physicsman's topic in Settle & Carlisle LAYOUTS
Given the extreme weather in your modelled area I was wondering if you had considered one or two slipped slates? Brian -
Yes I’m with Shedman on this. Mug of coffee and a visit to Trewithin, Little Muddle and a few other quality layouts is my morning ease into the day. Life wouldn’t be without my morning fix so I do hope you will feel able to continue
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Gill Head: Kirkby Luneside's neighbour
Dragonboy replied to Physicsman's topic in Settle & Carlisle LAYOUTS
I think the way you’ve created the fence starting to show signs of falling down is really superb. Realistic fencing can be hard to portray but failing fencing is even harder. Brian -
Have we unwittingly stumbled on the answer to what’s in the crate? Brian
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The Budoc Bridge Branch to Page 9. Budoc Bridge TMD from Page 9.
Dragonboy replied to Andrew P's topic in Layout topics
There’s some pretty decent buddleia on Kevin’s viaduct on Little Muddle -
My Dad taught me the basics of soldering when I was building my first adult layout when I was about 20. Great hunk of metal with a wooden handle that you had to heat on the gas stove and then leg it upstairs to make a few joints before it cooled down. Happy days.
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Whips! In Little Muddle 😱 and it always seems such a refined place to be.
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I remember being at a preserved railway a few years ago and I asked a volunteer in uniform where the toilets were and he pointed at a building a few feet away with the word gentlemen on it but then said but the volunteers always walk over to use the ones at the cafe. I asked why and he just said Typhoid. I remember thinking as I walked to the cafe that they had maybe taken preserved a bit far.
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Surely you mean Compact and Bijou
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Yes I’m afraid I’m in the not convinced camp Andy. For me it’s blocking the view of trains coming through the bend. Sorry
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My belated best wishes for a speedy and full recovery. Brian
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I can’t conceive how you guys must be feeling and like everyone on here hope you have success in recovering these items. I’m sure you or the police will have circulated traders and auction houses to whom these may be offered already. Brian
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Wasn’t the white coal the stuff they put at the edges of the stacks to spot if some miscreant or ne’er dowell has been nicking the coal ……….. oh. Someone has 😀 Are you going to put some way of accessing the deck of the coal stage in? Brian
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Gill Head: Kirkby Luneside's neighbour
Dragonboy replied to Physicsman's topic in Settle & Carlisle LAYOUTS
All together guys. After 3. “The Hills are alive, with the sound of diesels” Brian -
The Budoc Bridge Branch to Page 9. Budoc Bridge TMD from Page 9.
Dragonboy replied to Andrew P's topic in Layout topics
Can’t beat having more than 1 layout to play with. Helps keep the mojo going. -
Churminster & Stowe Magna, Southern Railway
Dragonboy replied to Tony Teague's topic in Layout topics
That’s taken me back Tony as when I was living at home I painted my bedroom in that shade of brown and if memory serves it was still that colour when I moved out. When I next stayed in that room I was sure I could hear the cursing and mutterings of my dad who had the unenviable task of redecorating. Ooh did I forget to say? The emulsion was over wood chip. Sorry Dad.
