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  1. 28XX
    Dramatic sunrise over the Vale of Am this morning. Tried to interest baby Thomas in it but he was more interested in the ornaments on the window sill.
  2. 28XX
    Birmingham Division but Derby registered XCH 711M through to 719M some of the first vehicles I ever drove.
  3. 28XX
    A. J. Smith (B'ham) Ltd. J. B. Holden Ltd. Got the style right!
  4. 28XX
    Its not that old, inter-war probably, how about an electro-platers? Fred Spoons EPNS no, enough Goons already, something utilitarian, unsullied by 21st c marketing idiocy, a quick Google round the Jewellery Quarter gives, A. J. Smith (B'ham) Ltd. "If you're in the trade, you know us, if you're not in the trade, you don't need to" is probably their approach to advertizing.... You could put a leaky bulk tank of something smelly and toxic in the yard at the back.
  5. 28XX

    Before txtspk we had: Swedish for Beginners Ron 1: L O Ron 2: L O Ron 1: R U O K ? Ron 2: S I M O K, Ron 1: R U O K ? Ron 2: S I M O K 2. F U N E X ? Ron 1: S V F X Ron 2: F U N E M ? Ron 1: S V F M Ron 2: O, U F M N X Ron 1: S V F M N X Ron 2: F U N E T ? Ron 1: 9 V F N 10 E T

    1. will5210

      will5210

      Classic!

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      S.I.L.L.Y.C.O.W.

    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      I was just thinking about this the other night and could only recall the FUNEM-SVFM easy bits!

  6. 28XX
    <Teach-Your-Gran mode = ON> Don't forget all the laid-brick hard surfacing was put down when the canals were resurrected in the last 20 years or so. In the BCB timeframe it was mud and weeds. <Teach-Your-Gran mode = OFF>
  7. 28XX

    Can't belive I need a 50 lever frame for Stourhampton North.

  8. 28XX
    I too am building a super-detailed EM2. I want to convert to 10 wheel pick up, but I can't get the plastic wheels out of the non-powered bogie for fear of breaking it. Has anyone got any tips?
  9. 28XX
    This is what I do for a living, Stubby. Its now the New Roads & Street Works Act. BT are the only utility to fully automate the inquiry process, hence access to the above. Most of the others want paying or at least retain details of the projects and correspondence so I can't use them to do foreigners. Before anyone asks me for a map for their project, I'm afraid the answer is 'No'.
  10. 28XX
    These sometimes come out with a much clearer base map, unfortunately this area has not been converted yet. Included anyway fwiw.
  11. 28XX
    Accessing some large scale mapping at work. Watch this space.
  12. 28XX

    EBay madness

    28XX replied to Marcyg's topic in Ebay Topics

    An un-original frankenstein model (made from spare parts, mismatched body and roof), in a tatty CKD box, worth as much as a week in Ibiza ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-TRI-ANG-RAILWAY-No-388-CKD-KIT-BUILT-BR-CLASS-77-EM2-PANDORA-VN-MIB-/300676062992?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4601b09f10
  13. 28XX
    Fog on the top of the Lickeys this morning on my way to work in Halesowen from Borsetshire. Decidedly Autumnal.
  14. 28XX

    I think'Morris Minor' is a statement of class. Minor means younger, smaller or less significant. If you had a Morris Minor you knew your place, you knew you wern't good enough for a proper Morris.

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    2. coachmann

      coachmann

      Beast just beat me to it...Off to shoot a Gresley minor engine now... ta ta..

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      There are performance upgrades too, so you could look as though you knew your place, but with the capacity to beat your betters with a big stick!

    4. Jim49

      Jim49

      Do you mean the MGB engine shoe-horned under the bonnet type conversion?

  15. 28XX
    Have a browse in Maplin then buy the same things cheaper on eBay.
  16. 28XX

    No work today so I spent the day reading up on thw Woodhead line on the web. I have never felt so angry about a closure as this one.

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Letter to The Telegraph next?

    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Not even the GC London extension?

  17. 28XX
    I think you can have a Western on the clay. The service was often 'lying by' in Worcester while I was waiting for my train to Brum around 07:25 am in 1976.
  18. 28XX
    Black Country insult: Yow d'ay know the diffrunce 'tween a sponner an a screwdroiver - yow puts nails in wi' bowth! With acknowledgement to Fred Peach.
  19. 28XX
    Surprised no-one has mentioned 'Hansons' beer. Made by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries, and having the same tombstone shaped logo and typeface as Bonks's but only available in the BC proper iirc.
  20. 28XX
    Can I add my belated but wholehearted support to this project. This was the backdrop to my youth, you have already evoked many great memories. Rather than offering a wish-list of features to be included (although sorely tempted), I'll wait to be asked, I was there, I hope my memory won't fail me when called upon. Steve Student Technician Engineer Trainee BR DS&TE, Birmingham 1976 - 1982
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    3 emails from anonymous. Interestingly there is no entry about J for Justice on BBC, ITV, Reuters or Wiki, surely its newsworthy if several forums were hacked as well as this one.

    1. Debs.

      Debs.

      I`m feeling left out; even the spammers don`t write to me! :-)

       

    2. KevinWalsh

      KevinWalsh

      Never mind Debs, we like you

  22. 28XX
    Pleasant Valley Sunday - Monkees
  23. 28XX
    Another mapping source is http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/ as well a being a sub-set of an interesting website.
  24. 28XX
    The day they shot the jesus egg - flaming lips
  25. 28XX
    On My Radio, Selecter
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