Bucoops

10 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

A friend found this.

The Rev wouldn't have made this up without there being a back story would he?

P

That's the story I was referring to

Sounds like the inspiration for the Thomas story when Duck ends up in a barber shop so it wouldn't surprise me if there was a loco ending up in a barber shop somewhere so could well have been at Hull.

Duck first appeared in 1956 so definitely feasible. Not sure when the actual story was written.

10 hours ago, Bucoops said:

Good evening
 

One thought I have on newcomers to the hobby versus, shall we say, seasoned veterans. Over the decades the detail and quality of kits has improved drastically - in the 1970s or even earlier, kits weren't particularly detailed and frequently used a RTR chassis. I won't say it was EASIER to build kits then, but I think it fair to say they were less complex and it was acceptable to be of lower detail that would pass muster today (a common phrase for older kits is they were good for their time).

 

So someone who has been building kits for many years has not only built up that experience, but likely started with relatively less detailed kits and as advances were made, found it fairly straightforward to up their game with their builds as they already had the basics mastered.

 

A newcomer doesn't have that luxury and unless they build a few older kits and accept the lower detail and accuracy for practice then they have to hit the ground running as it were.

I don't like to quote myself but one thing occurred to me this morning that counters my thoughts a bit - some of the older kits were a steaming pile of **** that were utterly unbuildable. There's still the odd howler about but the accuracy of part fit (as opposed to prototype accuracy) has improved significantly over the years.

Good evening
 

One thought I have on newcomers to the hobby versus, shall we say, seasoned veterans. Over the decades the detail and quality of kits has improved drastically - in the 1970s or even earlier, kits weren't particularly detailed and frequently used a RTR chassis. I won't say it was EASIER to build kits then, but I think it fair to say they were less complex and it was acceptable to be of lower detail that would pass muster today (a common phrase for older kits is they were good for their time).

So someone who has been building kits for many years has not only built up that experience, but likely started with relatively less detailed kits and as advances were made, found it fairly straightforward to up their game with their builds as they already had the basics mastered.

A newcomer doesn't have that luxury and unless they build a few older kits and accept the lower detail and accuracy for practice then they have to hit the ground running as it were.

10 hours ago, Phil Parker said:

 

I feel a BRM project coming on. 

I think you and @AY Mod should both have a crack at it.

However, I suspect for the most part you'd be neck and neck.

5 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said:

Transporting a stuffed one....

 

"The other extraordinary thing is about how a stuffed giraffe once went through Manningtree. It was on its way to Ipswich Museum, and it's still there. The plaque says 'lent by John Hall of Broughton.' I hope he doesn't want it back!”

It was some year, 1909. That's when the giraffe travelled from London to Ipswich - concealed under canvas, sadly. It wasn't an easy task.

There were fears that, even when loaded onto the lowest rail truck and tilted semi-horizontal, the ears of the 16ft 10ins cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadruped would poke up too high. The lowest bridge on its route stood only 13 feet from the ground.

Experts were consulted and trials conducted before they decided it would be all right - “ . . . but to guard against possibilities,” reported Great Eastern Magazine with levity, “the inspector was instructed to see the load through and the suggestion made that he should travel jockey fashion on the animal's neck.

“The inspector, however, successfully pleaded age, weight and non-training against that method, and was therefore allowed to enjoy the usual need of comfort obtainable in the brake of a goods train”.

Canterbury West c1995

Now tarted up to be a cafe bar type of thing apparently.

I thought most KM products were now in the Alan Gibson range?

Here we go - https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/infilling-historic-bridges-is-so-unnecessary-an-alternative-solution-for-highways-england-07-07-2021/

£5k to repair, £124k to desecrate.

Any idea how long it will take to index? Tried searching for the lottery numbers and it couldn't find them and the draw is in 15 minutes.

Desperate!

52 minutes ago, Reorte said:

Not easy, but harder things than that have been done - some canals have been restored that were filled in with concrete when closed.

 

To be fair a bridge with no actual function any more still carries a maintenance cost, so filling them in is understandable, although it's a crying shame that it can't be done in a less hamfisted fashion. It's not unreasonable, although I can't say I like it or have any enthusiasm and see it as yet another (small) practical yet depressing change.

Off the top of my head the estimated cost to repair and repoint to take normal weight was about £40k and the amount spent to make it look like an avelanche was about £200k. Madness.

And two grab handles near the radiator fillers

Any use?

Surely money claimed for furlough goes (via the employer) to the employee? So whilst it saves on the wages bill it can't be diverted for any other expenses.

GCR(N)

https://www.125group.org.uk/depot/

5 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said:

 

Nor even 4 foot one and a half inches.  If you are going for the silly gauge jibe, do the maths and get it right.

Thank you for narrowing it down.

2 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

Liverpool Riverside 1984 by Jamerail

 

 

 

Ooh back end of an Allaggro.

24 minutes ago, Pre Grouping fan said:

 

Why would they pass the price increase onto their retailers and not their own website? 

Because this is the same company that has put their retailers in "tiers" causing many of them to have to cancel customers' pre-orders?

Never model a model or a preserved rebuild but...

There are 3 reasons why I am unlikely to buy any of the built kits - 

Firstly I haven't noticed any that would suit my era and locale (having said that, @Tony Wright is it possible to do an updated list of what is left? I may have missed something of interest)

Secondly, I prefer to build things myself. The irony there of course is I still haven't had time to actually finish anything and

Thirdly, I can't afford them, for good quality builds with a portescap motor I would expect to pay quite a bit - the motors on their own go for £80+ on ebay. If there is something of interest to me i might be able to stretch to one however.

13 minutes ago, Blandford1969 said:

What category have you reported it under. I wanted to but could not see something obvious? TIA

I couldn't find "no idea what actually selling and nor does the seller" so reported it under this:

17 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

 

Ditto Mr B.

 

PS, like your avatar, I have a mate that everyone calls Penfold. I suspect that everyone over forty does though!

Ha ha yes I was very much known as Penfold growing up

Also reported (also for whatever good it will do) - something very dodgy there.

3 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Scratchbuilt? I daren't ask what he was scratching when he built those.

A fair bit of scratch and a lot of sniff.