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I second the suggestion of sub titles. i am 50pc deaf in one ear and lost everything in the other 8 years ago after a virus. subtitles are the answer - and after a few weeks they are not noticeable at all (except live broadcasts where the lag can be tiresome) but still worth it to catch key words i miss (albeit 5 seconds later). my family got so used to "my subtitles" they now all prefer watching with them on as so many shows have background music and noise that drown out the speech. and then their is the mumbling. we even go to cinema screening with sub titles. or you could try wireless headphones - but unfortunate they mute the sound to the room - so only good if watching alone. stuart

What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo..........? The Hippo is a great big HEAVY animal.............. The Zippo is a little LIGHTER (please don't groan - "dad jokes" are an art form)

Great layout Stu. Thanks for sharing. The back scenes and perspective photos make a huge difference and are well worth the effort. Stuart.

very nice layout. full of atmosphere. at the time we had no idea just how grotty the 70's and 80's were. thanks for sharing. Stuart

I leave you alone on RMweb for 2 years Andy - and you go over to the dark side. A move to the Irish forum AND ........ Buses. In my day there was only one thing worse than a DMU ....... Buses. Seriously good modelling though. You have been cracking on at a good pace. Roof and all your wee cameo scenes look fantastic. I will help you lobby Linda for a move out the loft to a bigger railway room. You are too lanky to be bending over in the loft for hours. I am planning to get some spiders evicted over the coming weeks and may run my first train in over 2 years - soon. Stuart

Firstly a big THANK YOU to those who took the time to post on here and an aopolgy for not responding sooner. Very rude of me - sorry. Thanks to Andy (Hunslet102) on here for nudging me to get back in the room. I will try and re kindle my Mojo over these dark winter night sin Sunny Glasgow. A quick update - and 4 photos. The 37 I wrecked a few months back is now shown in the scrap yard where it can Rust In Piece. Then a slightly fuzzy photo of my pal John's visiting St Paddy. Decided to include this as most of my Deltic photos from 1979 - 1982 are blurry - they did go a bit fast for my old Practika camera. So I consider this to be bank on prototypical Lastly a Google earth view of Douglas Depot - I always like seeing track plans and overhead views - hope others enjoy this. Maybe next time I will have photos of NEW modelling and not have to go back to page 27 to find this thread. Although I see that new topics can drop down to page 3 and 4 after 2 days now. When I started this Topic - you could stay on page 1 for a week. Well done all at RMWeb - you are doing something right. Till next time then.and thanks for viewing Stuart

In my local Tesco cafe today I was asked if I wanted anything on my burger .............. .................. so I said £5 each way. boom boom

it has been scientifically proven that the urge to sing the song ........"The lion sleeps tonight"....... is never more than just a whim away a whim away a whim away

I too still have the original article from Model Rail and have to say "thank you" for being one of the first layouts that proved to me that fun can be had in a small space. I waited 12 years visiting shows and collecting boxes for a "some day I may have enough space for a train set" layout. Your layout in Model Rail was a bit of a Road to Damascus moment for me and I realised - I should have ( could have ) found a space and just got started years earlier. top quality and oooozing atmosphere and period detail. this is nothing more than a shunned " me too" post - but your layout is a piece of modelling history and I for one wish to say I appreciate seeing it again in digital splendour.

evening Retroman hope you feel better about your posts being followed now. I have been watching ( and I commented) do I win a prize......? Just read your other thread tonight - how late am I.......? I tend to dip into RMweb and go to the "content I follow" tag on the pull down menu beside my name. Then I can see ( over just a few pages) if any topics I follow have been updated. every now and then I look through layout topics to see if there are new layouts or look in the BR Blue section - but it is a big site and as others have said - it is easy to miss whole layouts. Keep an eye on the views total though. When I update my thread ( every blue moon) I can get 1000 extra views - yet often no new comment. I take the view that it has been read - but comments did not need to be made. some posters are better at making "leading posts" that invite responses. Yours come over as statements of progress and maybe not questions? your layout, weathering and composition are right up there with the best (IMHO) so please do keep the updates coming

Time for a wee update. Started Playing trains again - and quite enjoyed myself. But since that is not very photogenic - I decided to "murder" a Class 37 I picked up 2 years ago and to share the foaties with you guys. 3 crime scene photos showing.............. EXHIBIT : A Cut cab + hole cut for doors on top of nose + Smashed windaes EXHIBIT : B Then I made new doors. I had no idea the plastic on these old things was so thick. Used up 4 scalpel blades and nearly two fingers - but made it in the end. New doors in situ made from old card scraps. EXHIBIT : C Then another "attack of the 5 foot paint brush" to complete the grizzly scene. Faded BR Yellow and Blue watered down with white. Then Rust streaks and then some general frame dirt grime. I think it looks OK when viewed from a distance. (I hope so anyway). Lastly another view of the scrap yard which is slowly filling up. I will make a space for this cab soon. I think the rest of the body will either go at the back with a tarpaulin over the missing cab - or may be cut up into large pieces to scatter around as general junk. Hope nobody is offended by me "killing locos" - for some reason I find it quite calming. Now....... if only I could make a model of a Hedge Fund Manager or Investment banker...........! Stuart

Well done Andy - good to see you back on the model again. Photos are looking great. I went down to the Ayr show with John today - Falkirk show next. Do you fancy another night at my Blue with Yellow Faces some time soon? Stuart

if you have seen one Out of Town Shopping Centre............... You have seen ....... 'em all.......!

Angela Merkel lands at Athens airport and gets stopped by customs on the way through. Name? ........ Angela Merkel Nationality? ..... German occupation? ......... "no just visiting" Boom Boom

Nice start Andy - now we know you can type ........... We need some photos so we can all see your talent for recreating 1970's Belfast Looking forward to seeing this - congratulations on opening a topic ( at last). Stuart