MrWolf

The formula only applies if you want to have Panniers though. If Panniers are your bag, then: N = X + 1 Taken as mentioned elsewhere from the Wolf - Spiers Theorem of vintage motorcycles. Speaking of which, I am currently in negotiations for two more. Unlike the stories you hear from the bloke down the pub about how his neighbour's mate's brother found a genuine 1959 Thrapston Flagellator (of which only four were ever made) buried in his garden, blew the dust off and rode it to Cheffins auctions, they're the real thing. A pair of 250cc BSA singles from the mid 1940s that have been thrashed, bodged and neglected, before being dismantled and dumped in a shed for about sixty years. I'll restore one and sell the other once I've put it back together, which should generate a decent amount of pannier tokens for the new superior 57xx. Will I be getting rid of my Mainline relics? I think that you know the answer to that! 🤣

The bits of room are photoshopped in I think. One day we'll have the big reveal and find out that the main line extends a scale mile in either direction. 🤣

There's an awful lot of potential to be had out of upgrading one of the later incarnations of the venerable Hornby 2721 as @Mikkel and others have done (and I've been gathering detail parts for). Just saying.... WKT is looking very good indeed, the pipe connections for the nasty stuff are a work of art.

Which reminds me that I have a nearly finished upgrade to the old Airfix version sitting on the bench. It's on the list!

Those look rather good!

Four that we know about. There's a rabbit hole either end of the main line through Encombe Town, all sorts of locomotives keep appearing through it.

It does, if they cancel their bids, they're out of the running. I don't think that stops them from bidding again before the auction end though.

Hence the 'almost' enough panniers. 😉 I'm presuming that+1 is about to hove into view from who knows where.

The other option was welding his tin legs to a manhole cover and using him for life size Subbuteo... But she hates football.

This was more what I had in mind: You only get a bigger bang with a Dreadnought carriage if 4472 Flying Backwards reverses into it.

I think that I know the word that you desperately seek: It's &*#!!....

A friend of mine used to wear a black Hawaiian shirt with large pink flamingos on it. His wife's opinion is not recorded.

Ah, layout operator's corporate wear. It's much better than the usual corporate polo shirts or sweatshirts that are made of some weird fabric which simultaneously brings on asthma, hay fever and radiation sickness.

She'd have welded his tin legs together and used him for a hat stand.

Bit cruel making him wear one your shirts though...

A 21 gun salute from HMS Victory should be subtle enough... Pity that we don't have any Dreadnoughts left, that would be even more appropriate.

That has to be the most convincing model of a disused signalbox I've ever seen. The crossing boards look nice and rotten too!

You can keep him, I showed the Memsahib that picture, she's taken my shotgun and locked herself in the bathroom...

Jolly damn good show old man. 😎

That's almost enough Panniers!

Sorry, not model railway, but I thought you'd like the picture!

Do you think there's a discount for bulk buyers?

I don't think I dare look. It's impossible to un-see things....

A friend of mine had the estate version, a brilliant car once we'd sorted out the suspension (lots were scrapped because of the cost and availability of parts unfortunately) it gave my BMW 320 a run for it's money. I've not seen one for a long time.

Yes, the Buick version was a cast iron lump that was going to be installed in their "compact" range rather than a six because Buick had a long tradition of straight eights or vee eights. They discarded it because it produced less power than the Chevrolet "Stovebolt" Six but used more fuel than the 364 or 401 cubic inch Buick"Nailhead " V8. Legend has it that someone senior from Rover literally fell over it on a tour of the development shop and was given it by way of an apology. The resultant engine is very different, (and tuned up isn't too slouchy) but it still doesn't have the grunt or the fuel economy of a 3.3 Vauxhall straight six of the period. The little 2.5 Daimler V8 as fitted to the Dart / SP250 is quite something else though.