Rich_F

So Accurascale have done 31s AND modern liveries AND keep the price "down"? Is the only reason these are so extortionate is because of the auto-coupler thing? The price of that bogie tanker has me worried that large rolling stock will soon be approaching £100. That's simply unacceptable for something that isn't a loco.

Withdrawn BR Waterloo and City Line Class 487 MBSO S52 and TSO S82 on their way for scrapping at Stratford:

Last day of job today! I was expecting it, but the director who gave me redundancy hasn't even showed up! Definitely better off out even if it wasn't my decision!

Suzanne Vega vs DNA - 'Tom's Diner'. STILL an absolute banger!

Hunts Point Local shoves through the clutter with just the caboose. Hunts Point, Bronx, NY: South Shore freight runs down the middle of E 11th Street in Michigan City: RSSX SW1200 802 pulls a cut of outbound tank cars down the alleyway of AdvanSix Chemical Plant in Philadelphia, PA: PVRR CF7 2647 and GP9 7030 lead the train with only two empty scrap gons past trucks and traffic down Water Street:

Butter makes lots of things better....

I often get the urge to have boiled or fried egg for breakfast the night before. Then I wake up & think "nah boring old Malted Wheaties" are quicker 😆

Have class 20s & Class 43s ever worked together on a freight?

Is that pipe bridge the Kibri kit? Would love to have something like that over the hidden fiddle yard entrance on my WIP layout!

I've watched a couple of your micro O gauge layout videos, ironically before you posted a link to your channel on here. Being someone with an interest in American outline & cameo layouts in general, I'm looking forward to seeing it progress!

St Blazey wagon shops: Southampton Maritime FL repair depot: Burton repair depot (Nemesis Rail): Doncaster wagon repair depot: Ellesmere Port repair depot:

I've got some N gauge track & stock in a drawer. Very tempting with a Mosslanda as you say!

Still job hunting here after my shock (overnight) redundancy: Sparing the details the company directors no longer want to invest in the product I was headhunted for 18 months ago 🙄 Anyway, I've managed to do some more modelling using my spares box & creativity while we limit spending & to keep the mojo up! For those with niche, electronic music knowledge I'm off to see The Orb tomorrow night. Hopefully I'll again soon be feeling happy & on "Little Fluffy Clouds" 😉

Having a family relative in Texas & being a "window" fan who would support the Texans (with the ridicule that comes with), I'm genuinely amazed how well they've done this season. Don't need a star QB, just one who is consistent & the team gels with!

Connaught Tunnel before Elizabeth Line

Very sad. I've been big a BIG user of Hattons preowned section for nearly 3 years & bar a very rare example they've all been great. The fact that a big retailer in the hobby has had to cease trading is sad & eye opening. I do hope the employees can find similar jobs soon.

Little Ruston hiding in the corner...

Happy Christmas all! Hope those who have railway related items on their Xmas lists get some of their wishes 😁 Hope 2024 is a good year for all as well! 2023 has been a great year personally & I'm passing on some of those positive vibes to everyone else!

For my micro layouts I usually put a layer of thin ballast on the wood, then tack track & then fill in the ballast between the sleepers. For something <80cm in length & running slow trains there's very little noise produced so I don't need to cork or underlay the track for running at speed.

From Flickr: "Blue Circle cement works, Bishops Itchington spring 1985"

More inspiration for some layouts...

Think I might have mentioned before, but where I live Evri is nearly 100% reliable & Royal Mail is 💩. We have a new postie every month. The latest one is so lazy he cba to even go up to upper apartments & just leaves letters & parcels (including bills/brown govt) on the steps in the open foyer to get trodden/mashed/stolen by all the people coming through the front door. This combined with the fact the post never arrives before midday despite living 700 m from a delivery office! Evri will actually attempt to deliver it to your safeplace.

I wouldn't trust someone who runs the track on carpet, without even cork underlay, with dead frog points & has quite an obvious hidden vendetta to give you an accurate review.