Dagworth

34 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

These experts that can solve them quickly just remember the sequence which works no matter how messed up the cube is. It only takes something like 20 moves.

Not so, they will look at the cube and work out which sequences need to be performed, there is no universal sequence as every solution will depend on the starting point 

Song For The Lonely - Loud

1 hour ago, cctransuk said:

Prejudice only becomes a problem when THINKING is translated into ACTIONS that affect others adversely.

 

I will openly admit to being prejudiced against certain groups / persuasions, but I avoid any actions that might offend those persons.

 

I do not feel the slightest guilt about the opinions that I hold, and I am entitled to hold them, despite loudly voiced opinions to the contrary.

Great post from someone who runs a business in this hobby...

i trust all those that are likely to be on the receiving end of your prejudiced thoughts now know to spend their money elsewhere.

Andi

18 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

It is so reassuring, from all of the response on here, that 'we' seem to be of a like mind about this incident, regardless of any allegiances we may have. THAT is reassuring, but mark my words, our hobby has its bigots, phobes and haters. The I'm not racist BUT types ate easy to spot as they inevitably actually announce they are!

Often the bigots manage to out themselves in topics such as this. Just look for the ones who get defensive rather than supportive.

Racism, homophobia, transphobia are still too widespread in this hobby, hopefully over time these dinosaurs will become extinct but it may take a meteor impact to make it happen. We can all help by being that meteor and calling such behaviour out when we see it.

Andi

36 minutes ago, DaveF said:

Kegworth Class 47down ballast Aug 83 C6149

 

One for the "When the real thing looks like a model" thread

Andi

...knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet
Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back if you...

4 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said:

The Air That i Breathe - The Hollies

I think CC missed the two entries at the top of this page so getting back on track:

Take On Me - Aha

A brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the

1 hour ago, Phil Bullock said:

10 screws to get body off on the new Bachmann 37!!! 

Probably only four needed, six spares to replace the ones eaten by the carpet monster?

Andi

1 hour ago, Philou said:

Whilst I have yet to lay any track, I'm going to try neat PVA, and hold the track with again mapping pins while it sets.

My personal preference is to use dilute PVA for gluing track down, exactly the same formula as for ballast glue. I have found it better to use a building grade PVA with some level of waterproofness when dry so that ballasting doesn't cause the whole lot to move. That said I ballast in six inch stripes so as to leave a dry section between each area of wet ballast glue, then a second pass to fill in the gaps once the first areas are dry, again to prevent the track moving if the glue holding it softens.

Andi

On 06/05/2024 at 17:34, The Pilotman said:

 

“see bord”

Because the Commencement Board used to be a Letter C

https://www.railsigns.uk/sect14page1.html

Andi

On 07/05/2024 at 13:50, The Stationmaster said:

TRS

TRS has two totally different meanings in the live entertainment industry, one lighting and one sound. For us Lampies it means Toughened Rubber Sleeve and is/was 15amp extension cables, now also expanded to include 16amp extension cables, for the noiseboys it is Tip-Ring-Sleeve, a type of jack to jack signal cable. Neither seem to be as common in usage as they were a few years back though.

Andi

On 09/05/2024 at 16:38, DaveF said:

Bottesford Class 114 Grantham to Nottingham and Class 47 47453 Glasgow and Edinburgh to Parkeston Quay  July 83

I have noticed that you seem to photograph the Parkestone boat trains a lot, when I was spotting it was a train that we would go to the station to see most evenings as it regularly brought a foreign loco into Anglia. 
 

Andi

On 08/05/2024 at 13:26, Phatbob said:

The big 'ommer, otherwise known to those of us not blessed with a west midlands upbringing as a "Birmingham screwdriver"

Known here as an "Editor" for 'ittin' 'eds

Andi

11 minutes ago, Bloodnok said:

Hmmm.... if a Metal Clarinet is a Saxophone, does that make Metal Bagpipes an Accordion?

No it makes it a 33/1!

20 minutes ago, John M Upton said:

 

Of course it is identical, they are both of the same prototype!!!

Little Johnny's teacher said, "Johnny, your essay on My Dog is exactly the same as your sister's."

Did you copy hers?, she asked.

Johnny replied, "No, teacher, it's the same dog!"

Blue 03s! Shut up and take my money!!

Very happy with that, next can we have another run of freightliner flats please?

Andi

For a loco without lights you don't even need the blanking plug, two short U shaped pieces of wire can be used - inserted into the top two holes as one link and the bottom two holes as the other. Solid wire such as fuse wire is ideal. 

Andi

2 hours ago, kevinlms said:

Setting it to record something was pointless anyway, because the TV stations started/finished a few minutes out from the published times. Even if you allowed a bit of overlap, chances are that you would miss the start/finish of a show!

Having watched a movie on TV and finding that your recording stopped short, 2 minutes before the end, meant that you had wasted the time.

My wife used to go to see if she'd caught the end. My view was NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That was MUCH worse, seeing the end of a movie, before you'd seen any of it!!

PDC was your friend

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_Delivery_Control

Andi

6 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

The camera is in the toaster that also talks to the washing machine and kettle!

 

 

As long as the toaster itself can’t talk to people, holograms, robots or cats! 
 

Andi

7 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

Usually not set up properly.

 

They should be able to resist quite a few tons of weight at the front of a music gig or similar if used correctly.

 

 

Jason

It’s car park barrier aka ped barrier. It’s designed to guide people not contain them.  It is lethal and should NEVER be used in the front of a gig. They are not designed for a pushing load. If they go over the feet are sharp and will kill. 
 

There is a case on record where they were used as a gig barrier and someone got excited and jumped up and down on the lower bar which became detached from the rods. Some of the rods became detached at the top however and entered the rib cage of the person jumping.

Pit barrier is a significantly better design with a large plate under the feet of the audience so they weigh the thing down, and diagonal bracing behind it to resist pushing forces. It also has a step in the back of it for the pit crew to assist people over it if needed. Each section is firmly bolted to the piece next to it. It will still move in case of surges though. (See video of the Manchester gig crowd surge

Andi

Is it some variant on the “Swedish scrubber”?

Andi

10 minutes ago, Ramrig said:

Again only 4 ,999 available so best get in there quickly for more exclusive Tat!!!

5000 were made but number 4472 is to be ceremonially thrown into the firebox of FS!

Andi 

A sound engineer friend had a punter at a gig say to him "what happens if I touch that button?"

The answer "Your nose bleeds" wasn't what he expected!

Andi