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  1. The Fatadder

    Finally given in and bought a Hornby

  2. The Fatadder

    finally got my 38xx set up with new wheels, and find another slight foul on the lead axle (resulting the drive gear seperating from the axle (again!) 3rd time lucky.....

  3. The Fatadder

    Finally sourced a Hawksworth all third in GWR. Just need to build a sunshine composite now....

    1. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      How much cheaper than the Colletts are they ?

  4. The Fatadder

    First batch of wagons painted and ready for transfers, if only I could remember where I put them

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Just order some more transfers - the originals will then turn up just after the order arrives!

    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      remember where you put the wagons or the transfers?

       

  5. The Fatadder

    For the first time ever my train is cancled due to leafs on the line...

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    2. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      In the end they were wrong. Sounds like it was actually a DBS freight stuck in a tunnel....

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      ....so it refused to leave the tunnel?

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Horrocksford.

  6. The Fatadder

    Glad to have got 2 extra sheets of ply for free after they messed up the cutting, perfect for the final board that I wasn't planning to buy yet...

    1. bgman

      bgman

      Result !

    2. HeeleyBridge

      HeeleyBridge

      I thought he said extra sheets of two ply.

  7. The Fatadder

    Glad to have got the late train home, after seeing a colas 56 pulling out of temple meades after a driver change

  8. The Fatadder

    Got half way to Devon and thought "did I leave the solder iron switched on" and to make it worse the stand cracked near the base and is only glued together. Fairly sure it must be off, but going to worry all weekend now...

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Did you turn off the gas? Electricity? Cancel the paper?

    3. Ravenser

      Ravenser

      I get that feeling on a regular basis about locking the front door. I think I've only actually forgotten to do it once.....

    4. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      I have forgotten once before...

      I wouldn't be so worried if it wasn't for the high chance that the stand will fail at the glued joint due to the heat resulting I'm the iron (set to 300*c iirc) subsequently falling on the floor

  9. The Fatadder

    Great day at scaleforum, highlight being getting the gwr wagon bible for

    1. Brinkly

      Brinkly

      Your one lucky chap!!

    2. Trebor

      Trebor

      result

       

  10. The Fatadder

    Has been talked into planning a GWR steam layout, now to find a suitable location and spend a train from Bristol to Chester doing some planning.....

  11. The Fatadder

    Hopefully tonight will see the next phase of layout wiring started

    1. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      Managed half...

       

      At this rate I should be installing point motors at the weekend

  12. The Fatadder

    Hornby Horsebox now P4'd, just need to fix the breaks...

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Is it broken already? :-O

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      They would need fixing, if they're broken... ;-)

  13. The Fatadder

    Hornby King's wiring is such a mess of short circuits and shoddy quality. Tomorrow's job is to rip it all out and wire it myself!

    1. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      Send it back to Hornby Rich.

    2. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      And have to remove another set of Great Crest Western logos... I will write to them later and ask for a replacement set of tender wiring I think, hopefully will do the job (assuming the second batch is better made...)

      In future I think all locos will be DCC fitted before I start work changing liveries and fitting new numbers

    3. bgman

      bgman

      Good luck, my loco had been with them since 1st September ( not a King ) . I am now seriously considering other actions !

  14. The Fatadder

    If I have a ticket from London to Bristol, can I get off at Swindon, go round Steam and get back on to resume my journey?

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    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      I'd still double check with the Train Manager or whatever they are called these days

    3. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      Provided it is valid on any service, rather than a particular one, you can break your journey.

    4. brigo

      brigo

      Go to

      www.brfares.com

      Put in your journey, click on the ticket type you want and it will give you all the restrictions.

  15. The Fatadder

    In the garden with a beer and TMS on the radio, good times!

  16. The Fatadder

    Is sick and tired of cutting roof tiles, and thinking about admitting defeat and buying some embossed plastic

  17. The Fatadder

    Just bought my first white metal loco kit, a wills saint intended for my display cabinate

  18. The Fatadder

    Just found a pack of Markits Hall wheels that I lost (and replaced) a year ago

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      You just wait until you start doing this with Ultrascales!

  19. The Fatadder

    Just found my DRS 20 project, now to finish it off

    1. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      Only to leave it in Devon by mistake

  20. The Fatadder

    Just found out we are expecting a baby girl in January

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    2. Ian Holmes

      Ian Holmes

      Awesome! Congratulations

    3. Jawfin

      Jawfin

      Congratulashuns!

    4. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      Thanks for the congrats, will pass the messages onto my wife.

      As for a trainset how well do small children get on with p4.....

       

  21. The Fatadder

    Just got engaged

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    2. Pugsley

      Pugsley

      Dear oh dear, you'll never get that layout finished now! ;-) Congratulations.

    3. Timara

      Timara

      Congrats Rich!

    4. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      Thanks for the congratulations, No worrys about not finishing the layout. The GWR Cheddar project is all Helen's fault anyway!

  22. The Fatadder

    Just had a Limby mk3 roof shatter removing glazing, not hPpy

  23. The Fatadder

    Just had two bids on items I’m selling on eBay removed with no reason given. Not happy!

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    2. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      true, but I have never seen this happen before, must be yet another shift of balance from seller to buyer. Typically everytime in the past I have bid and regretted it I have not been able to retract. in this case both items were as described, with an opening bid at £25. I don't see how someone can retract on that.....

    3. DCB

      DCB

      Better a bid withdrawn than a non payer.

    4. thaddeus

      thaddeus

      bids can be cancelled at any time up till 12 hours before auction ending (I think)

  24. The Fatadder

    Just managed to melt a motor soldering a power wire on...

    1. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      Were you using a blow torch?

    2. Sam Moss

      Sam Moss

      as above ^^^

  25. The Fatadder

    Just managed to put my finger in the glue while working on Brent, only problem being it had just come out of the glue gun! On the plus side I cant feel the pain from my broken finger.....

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    2. Londontram

      Londontram

      Don't mess with those glue guns or you could come unstuck

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      And don't pick your nose afterwards.

    4. westerhamstation

      westerhamstation

      Or go to the toilet

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