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  1. 12 hour night shift then down to the circuit for my first marshalling day this season

  2. 3 night shifts then 4 day shifts.

    1. Jon020

      Jon020

      Is that followed by a visit to ehattons?

       

  3. 7mm and 4mm disposed of, Layoutless 1st time in 50years! very sad.

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    2. ianwales

      ianwales

      Hi Bridee, it was a model railways or me ultimatum from swmbo

    3. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      I would have packed her suitcase....

    4. bridee

      bridee

      very sad Ian no one, man or woman, should have an ultimatum like that regarding their interests or hobby hope you can build another soon

  4. A bit warm in the box today, 4 more shifts then hols

  5. A week off now, hoping to get some modelling done.

  6. back from a nice weekend away with the wife and no kids in tow, bliss

  7. Bad baseboard building day, nothing went right at all!

  8. bought a sound fitted class 70 on impulse yesterday!!!

    1. Trebor

      Trebor

      I find it is better to let the women wear impulse rather than sniffing it....

    2. class"66"
  9. Building a Cambrian LMS Steel Van kit

  10. Contemplating changing from 4mm to 7mm

    1. skipepsi
    2. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      Best modelling decision I ever made!

  11. Cooking sunday lunch by the time my wife gets in from work.

  12. Currently putting together a 7mm signalbox detail kit.

    1. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      Must get around to doing mine soon.

    2. steve22

      steve22

      That seems like it might be creative fun.

  13. Cutting the tops and sides of baseboards 2 and 3

  14. Decorating, I HATE Decorating

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      I've always found that half a pound of sausages calms the nerves

    2. 45568

      45568

      Don't do it then!

    3. Stevelewis

      Stevelewis

      Me too, I let my wife do it!!

  15. Dippind a tentative toe in the 7mm water, I've just bought a parkside kit!

    1. MartinWales

      MartinWales

      Oh! The start of a new project?

    2. ianwales

      ianwales

      Maybe, or just a one off. bit fed up with not getting anywhere with my 4mm stuffso selling it all off.

  16. Discovered smooth tarmac isn't very smooth when you go over the handlebars of a bike!!!

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    2. DonB

      DonB

      Ouch! much sympathy from a fellow sufferer (a while back now!) Self-inflicted injury, or a collision?

    3. Adams442T

      Adams442T

      Came off in a big way December 2011 [sober!] and it took me 9 months physio to recover!

    4. ianwales

      ianwales

      Going downhill the handlebars rotated downwards and because I was leaning forward I couldn't recover before going over the top, not sure wether the crash ot my wife's laughter was the worst!

  17. Done some proper modelling for a change, building a Peco 7mm Signalbox

  18. F1 very frustrating

    1. kevpeo

      kevpeo

      Wet Wet Wet!

  19. going to the Welsh Motorsport Festival at Pembrey tommorrow, F1's Saloons & Bikes.

    1. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      In the area but can't go unfortunately as helping parents prepare for a Jubilee lunch on Sunday!

       

  20. Good weekend of Motor racing at Pembrey, just frustration that racing drivers don't understand the edges of the track are marked with white lines and they must stay within the white lines!!

  21. Got a length of track wired on the workbench, the 04 can move 2 feet - 7mm progress

  22. Got the first(small) bit of the layout working

  23. Got the first(small) bit of the layout working

  24. Hooray, I'm going to Telford

    1. steve fay

      steve fay

      See you there

       

    2. Earl Bathurst

      Earl Bathurst

      Also see you there on the Saturday ??

  25. I'm off to Silverstone on Thursday

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