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  1. Pete 75C
    Honestly... Having gone from this... to this... in a relatively short space of time, and some of you still aren't happy... Oh well, each to their own.
  2. Pete 75C
    If this is how the current production looks, just how ridiculously fussy have we become that nothing less than perfection is good enough??? They look pretty damn good to me.
  3. Pete 75C
    I remember Wellington Rd from that track plans supplement. An excellent idea, well executed.
  4. Pete 75C
    Yeah right, and my kitchen doesn't have an oven in it...
  5. Pete 75C
    I couldn't make my mind up between "Agree" and "Disagree" so had to mark it "Funny" instead. Mind you, I'm definitely leaning towards "Agree" for the large amount of imported plastic-wrapped vinyl cr*p blighting the contemporary scene.* *I was going to say "modern image" but half of you would have had a coronary...
  6. Pete 75C
    Agreed. Wife - Living room: Eastenders, Holby, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here etc etc... Me - Dining room: Butchering plastic kits and getting glue all over my fingers... It really is the secret of a happy marriage!
  7. Pete 75C
    No irony or sarcasm meant at all... I am genuinely slightly in awe. You do appear to be a modelling superhero. Loved Star Lane, following Dobríš with great interest and then a couple of days ago I stumble upon Banbury. How do you do it??? Pete.
  8. Pete 75C
    Mentioned before, but I've always been a huge fan of the 70s/80s work of Ian Futers in 4mm. The original "Lochside" in Railway Modeller was probably the catalyst, and I haven't stopped butchering plywood and burning my fingers with a soldering iron since...
  9. Pete 75C
    You're welcome to the 319s... Having spent thousands of work hours driving the damn things, they have to be one of the draughtiest, most uncomfortable, roughest-riding units in recent memory. Hated by the fitters at Selhurst New Shed too. The rather pointless front cab door was so draughty, I know I wasn't the only one to pinch a roll of duct tape from the stores in case I encountered a unit that hadn't already been "modified"...
  10. Pete 75C
    Ron Ron Ron - I have absolutely no problem with you disagreeing with me, but if you're going to do it so often, do I eventually get a £10 Argos gift voucher?
  11. Pete 75C
    Change for the sake of change, no more... no less... I have to agree. I stated a few pages ago that the phrases "Steam" and "Modern Image" have served me perfectly well over the years and I'll wager I'm not the only one. Adding the simple caveat "circa: xxxx" simply refines that. What could be simpler? Feel free to reach for the little circular button with the grey cross, I'm quite used to it!
  12. Pete 75C
    Er.... no!
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  14. Pete 75C
    I've only just begun to work through this thread (all 42 pages of it!) having not noticed it before... where on earth have I been??? Excellent job. Apologies if it's been asked before, but where did you source the fencing etches? They look particularly good. Pete.
  15. Pete 75C
    You're quite right. I could have given him an impromptu English lesson and said "Son, those steam engines are not crap, what you mean is they're absolute rubbish". Are you kidding??? Do you want to get me lynched too...???
  16. Pete 75C
    :no: Can I assume you disagree with me too?
  17. Pete 75C
    Don't be puzzled. We disagree, that's all... What works for me means nothing to you. As I said, I probably over-simplify things but it's worked for me so far...
  18. Pete 75C
    Maybe I'm over-simplifying things, but just 2 phrases have served me well over the years: 1) Steam 2) Modern Image They cover everything. Each to their own though, which is I guess what this thread is about. Just don't sign me up to anything that involves changing the way I think....
  19. Pete 75C
    I kind of agree and disagree, if that's possible. I have nothing but admiration for the skill that went into the building of a layout like that. I don't see why they should introduce a RTR dmu from the hidden storage sidings to complete a lap or two at a scale 120mph just to please my 8yr-old. My 8yr-old, however, didn't give a monkeys about the point rodding or handbuilt track and just wanted to go and look at something he could relate to...
  20. Pete 75C
    A show in Southend in the early 2000s: a beautifully made and fine-running steam era layout... all operators in matching polo shirts with name badges etc. The concentration and pride on their faces was shattered when my son (then seven or eight) announced rather loudly that he thought that the steam engines were "crap" and could we please "go and find some diesels now?"... Having reunited him with his mother and sister, I did pop back to apologise, but the look on their faces told me I'd be wasting my time...
  21. Pete 75C
    I remember watching a fairly crude but busy layout at a show in Croydon years ago. Class 47s in blue and green ran alongside LNER Pacifics. I asked the operator when and where it was supposed to be set and his reply of "I dunno really" was refreshingly honest!
  22. Pete 75C
    I'm just the right age to have grown up with the phrase "Modern Image" used to describe any layout in Railway Modeller, MRC etc that didn't exclusively feature kettles. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say, and I find myself using the term often. To me "Modern Image" describes a layout featuring green or blue diesels and "Contemporary" is a phrase I've taken to mean anything post-privatisation with their bright play school vinyl graphics. My ignorance has now been well and truly accentuated...
  23. Pete 75C
    My wife disagrees with everything I say. I've tried to tempt her with RMWeb membership but to no avail...
  24. Pete 75C
    http://busmietzentrale.de/tour/tour-1.htm I must admit, this one made me smile. Preface it with "Grumpy Old" and park it in a seaside town car park...
  25. Pete 75C
    Apologies if this one has appeared before, I haven't had time to read all 11 pages...
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