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6 minutes ago, wombatofludham said:

James Bridge Copper works. 

I think Walthers were the building contractor.

It's one of the inspirations why I was after the kit. Just need to change the vent angles.

2 minutes ago, wombatofludham said:

As an (allegedly) 15x great grandson of Baron Dudley, Sir John Sutton, who lived in Dudley Castle, I wholeheartedly approve...

S'pose it would have had a roof on it then and no polar bears or killer whales in the garden?

Coincidentally I've been to see one of the best steelworks scenes on a layout today, again a Black Country flavour to it all. Bostin.

8 hours ago, chickensoup said:

going Teeside or South Wales?

Edge of Dudley. 

47 minutes ago, wombatofludham said:

There again, it's Rugeley, and probably too much bother.

Lived here for four years and never had to go to sorting office for a parcel; they've got the hang of not carrying stuff around all day and taking it back. Not like Stafford where I'd be at the office 1/2 times a week. Mind you, most of the time they only carried 'Sorry we missed you' cards.

Thanks to @jonhall for pointing me in the direction of 1 in stock.

26 minutes ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

I assume you’ve tried Mech Models, who stock US outline. If it's old stock, Model Junction may have some left if they haven't closed down completely by now.

Neither returned any results on their sites when I looked. A shame as Mech are a short, pleasant drive away.

6 hours ago, Krusty said:

Would it help if I installed an adblocker in Chrome?

Nope; sorry.

I have discussed this in a meeting this afternoon and we are awaiting a response from Quantcast, who provide the software, as there appears to be a known problem.

1 hour ago, AY Mod said:

I'll be discussing this with the techies in a meeting this afternoon.

I've discussed the issue and they've been able to replicate it at that end so they'll look to try and resolve it.

I'll be discussing this with the techies in a meeting this afternoon.

18 minutes ago, spamcan61 said:

Appears to be end of line though.

It looks that way. It's not the end of the world; the structure's not a problem and I'll just have to do a Blue Peter job on the mill stand.

10 minutes ago, 49395 said:

Might be worth going direct unless you need it really soon

 

https://www.walthers.com/rolling-mill-with-reversing-mill-stand-kit

 

on sale too…

It'll be the postage and duty from the US that's the killer; they'll make more than Walthers will!

1 minute ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

Available to order from Gaugemaster for £155.

'To order' from Walthers is often measured in glacial epochs. I'll probably want it inside 6 months.

If anyone has one of these kits available, or even just the reversing mill stand please give me a shout.

Thank you!

7 minutes ago, THS92-GWR-NO said:

My apologies, didn't see that

I've just given you Gold access for 24 hours on here so you can see the difference in action.

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

My regular reading of the BBC News web pages invariably has interspersed ads.

I was surprised how many there were when I've used BBC pages whilst abroad as it obviously doesn't recognise the user as a TV licence holder.

RMweb Gold is a lot cheaper than a TV licence and some people spend longer on here.

6 minutes ago, Theakerr said:

Normally it is an add for a local service.

From the description that's just one of the pop-up ads rather than the privacy pop-up discussed in this topic. Just click on the X or the Close button.

40 minutes ago, Markwj said:

Will there be new product announcements??

Possibly. But don't hold me to it.

Disappointment is never a pretty look.

5 minutes ago, OliverBytham said:

as well as occasional extras, like a whistle or safety valve lift I suppose.

Although you will get power-related sounds up and down the speed range you won't get whistles and other ancillary sounds.

Cauliflowers.

36 minutes ago, Swissrail said:

The're trying to rip the a*** out of it.

Fine, you go and make your own but don't insult an established business with premises, staff, overheads and needs to properly detail product safety data and ingredients.

20 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Still need to add the 'Gentleman's Restroom' images

Very good; wouldn't want anyone to think you'd forgotten your heritage.

4 hours ago, leavesontheline said:

Except there seem to be lots of people who do pay for it and still get the ads.

No they don't. And no one has said they have once their gold membership is completed. 

13 minutes ago, Andy Kirkham said:

 

Many, if not all, of the maps would have been out of copyright, so I'm not sure there would have been any licensing costs.

There is if there is a commercial selling of the information/data involved.

8 minutes ago, Andy Kirkham said:

I consulted that site quite often without ever paying them any money. Perhaps too many other people did that too.

Although I don't know of the reasons for closure there would have been costs for site hosting and any OS licensing before deriving any benefits from sales. I have used the site for maps research but maybe the PDF downloads didn't generate enough. It's a shame and has been a useful resource. 

I do see parallels with some of the recent grumbles from some over advertising on here and I hope this hasn't been a victim of more use than support. 

39 minutes ago, Hobby said:

some obscure part of Italy.

Really?

We seem to be missing dioramas of small, dirty rooms. Does this signify a change in artistic period? The end of his loo period?