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  1. Claude_Dreyfus

    loving the little King John/Magna Carta cartoon on Google!

    1. Ozexpatriate

      Ozexpatriate

      I wonder if they will do a Waterloo bicentennial one? (The Magna Carta doodle is not on the US site.)

  2. Claude_Dreyfus

    Kato look to be re-releasing the Eurostar intermediate carriages.

  3. Claude_Dreyfus
    I have an indifferent video at present, but yes, once the running has been refined a little more I'll post a video or two...
  4. Claude_Dreyfus
    Just by way of a further update - the first of the bridge sides have been fretted and test fitted. Picture taken by a colleague on a work day the other week - one of many work days I could not attend! The original thought was to use the silhouette cutter for the side, but a slightly sturdier option of wood was chosen. Lots of work to do on the bridge - but at least it's some tangible progress!
  5. Claude_Dreyfus
    A frequent issue surrounding exhibition layouts is a lack of activity - sometimes due to a rigid adherence to operational practice, a total lack of adherence to something called organisation, or simply a lack of bodies. Part of a solution to this is the automation of some aspects of the layout - namely the trams. Friedrichstrasse has a simple tram circuit controlled via laptop, which is divided into sections. This enables a number of trams to follow one-another around the circuit, bunching up at the various trams stops. It takes some fettling, towards the end of the evening, our electronics lot managed to get it running quite smoothly. Our resident tram collector has a really nice selection to choose from, including a number of the Kato 4-wheelers. This one has had a minimal amount of modification, mainly involving a fine wire brush and the addition of new decals; make a huge difference to the appearance. Testing in full swing. The intention is to have four trams operating simultaneously - which we managed to do for a while last night. In other news, a full test was carried out the other week on the main line, which highlighted some running issues across the board join from the end boards to the main layout. Our track gang have been hard at work over the last couple of weeks relaying across the joints. Some sections of the track has been painted and is now awaiting ballasting. The track on the right in the second picture is the S-Bahn line, which like the trams, will be automated - this will have a shuttle unit fitted; all we need to do now is conjure up something suitable to run on it!
  6. Claude_Dreyfus

    Hooray - Springwatch is back!

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Are springs particularly interesting to watch, then? Presumably a long spell of gazing at 'em can pay dividends?

    2. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      Are they left or right-hand coiled springs ?

    3. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      Oi you lot, don't knock it. Watching springs is considerably more entertaining than a lot of what's on TV.

  7. Claude_Dreyfus
    A few of 50015 on my various trips to see the in-laws in Lancashire. Arriving at Irwell Vale on a Santa special - Christmas-time 2013 At Ramsbottom - Easter 2015 Rawtenstall - later the same day
  8. Claude_Dreyfus

    has aquired a rather alarming souvenir from his holidays in Ireland. The taste for Poitin...

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Vodka, with a frisson of paranoia.

    3. Accurascale Fran

      Accurascale Fran

      You also seem to have kept your eyesight which means you made the right choice.

       

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Poit

  9. Claude_Dreyfus

    BBC Headline: Millions Vote In UK General Election. Well, fancy that! Next week: The Pope is not a Protestant and bears deficate in the woods...

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    2. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      I bet more voted on the x factor final in this country.It should be obligatory.

    3. Jinty3f

      Jinty3f

      Deficate? You mean they shot?

    4. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      Defecating is more delicate than ****! Or should that be shat in the past tense?!

  10. Claude_Dreyfus

    Lancashire Hotpot, red wine and Star Wars - a good way to spend an evening...

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      I generally prefer whisky, but otherwise I'm allwith you!

    3. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      Too early for the scotch...yet.

    4. AndyB

      AndyB

      More power to your elbow. Or as they say...."May the force..." I'll get me coat.

  11. Claude_Dreyfus

    Happy International Star Wars day...

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Model, you must. A worthwhile pastime it is.

    3. Castle

      Castle

      Do not try, do (build an etched kit).

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      May the stodge be with you

  12. Claude_Dreyfus
    I'm sure someone (in a chairman-like capacity) asked to be judged at the end of the season. Well, after a record low-points score and general chaos throughout the season, culminating in yesterday's protest, I suspect judgement is pretty clear. Here's hoping for a new chapter for Blackpool soon...
  13. Claude_Dreyfus

    An exciting parcel of German goodness has arrived!

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    2. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      Hmmm. What this conversation has done is set off my craving for Currywurst. Time to dig out a recipe...

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Try ajvar as the basis for the sauce if you can get it!

    4. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      As opposed to tomato? That sounds like an interesting alternative.

  14. Claude_Dreyfus

    Is it too early to congratulate Bournemouth on a stunning achievement?

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    2. rembrow

      rembrow

      Yep they will be joining Watford. Now which one will win the league, I'm for the Hornets

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Is anyone opening a book on which one will be going straight back down at the end of next season?

    4. rembrow

      rembrow

      No need for a book, Watford have been there and got the 'parachute payment' before. The only time they stayed more than one season in the top tier was with Graham Taylor, who did a similar meteoric rise with the Hornets as Eddie Howe has just done with Bournemouth.

  15. Claude_Dreyfus

    Fr. Hiroshima Twinkie, Fr. Stig Bubblecard, Fr. Johnny Hellzapoppin , Fr. Luke Duke, Fr. Billy Ferry, Fr. Chewy Louie, Fr. John Hoop, Fr. Hairycake Linehan...

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    2. bgman

      bgman

      Fr.Deep House

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Father Todd Unctious!

    4. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      YES!!

  16. Claude_Dreyfus

    I have a stick...I have a nest...there are hornets. Email sent, now time to leg it before the s**tstorm!

    1. Jenny Emily

      Jenny Emily

      If it's a nest out in the open get one of those foam insect nest killers and spray it on - they're quite good.

    2. Trebor

      Trebor

      or a paint ball gun is worth a hoot

       

    3. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      Fire is quite effective. Plus if any survive, start flying, and are on fire it makes them even scarier.

  17. Claude_Dreyfus
    You get two helpings of this in one concert! On a more practical note, I am pleased to see there are not as many 6:30 starts. Its a little awkward getting from work (near Monument) to the hall via the District and Circle in time...I go to either the arena or gallery. 7:30 means I have a better chance of getting in!
  18. Claude_Dreyfus
    The Proms 2015 program has been launched. Nielsen? Check - although not vintage sadly Sibelius? Check Scriabin? Check All 5 Prokofiev piano concertos in one concert? Check!
  19. Claude_Dreyfus

    sometimes feels like going 'Wild West' on his computer as well.

    1. SHMD

      SHMD

      An 8 shooter!

  20. Claude_Dreyfus

    Hmmm, according to Photobucket "This video will not interrupt your upload". B******!

  21. Claude_Dreyfus

    Now on BBC1, the Director's cut of Jussaic Park; with extra dinosaurs

    1. thaddeus

      thaddeus

      No clues! I

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Dougal! We are NOT watching Aliens!!

    3. thaddeus

      thaddeus

      Award! Award!

  22. Claude_Dreyfus
    Some excellent pictures here; thanks for posting!
  23. Claude_Dreyfus
    It was last mentioned a few years ago... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15336398 I also seems to recall a similar type suggestion being made by Bolton's (look where they are now) Phil Gartside. A recent supporter of the 'closed shop' Premiership was none other than Dave Whelan...see League 1 for his team next season.
  24. Claude_Dreyfus

    Are we nearly there yet?

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Would you like to be nearly there yet?

    3. Castle

      Castle

      The other classic back seat pestering I heard was:

      "How many more corners?!"

    4. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      I am there now! Yay!!

  25. Claude_Dreyfus
    It is something that a number of Premiership teams (unsurprisingly those currently in the Premiership) have suggested over the years, and I'm sure would dearly love...a form of protectionism that should never be enacted. There will be those teams who are unlikely to be relegated, but what makes the likes of West Brom, Swansea or Sunderland (to pick on three teams) any more deserving than, say, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds or Nottingham Forest? I also suggest this would never be acceptable for the TV companies - sure seeing who will win the league can sometime be exciting, but the relegation battle is always more interesting. The lack of competition would be the death of the league, and more than likely be challenged by League teams.
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