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It occurs to me that if the Great Western could convert hundreds of miles of track from broad gauge to standard over one weekend, how long should it take to change 8 feet of Peco to 18.87mm? Ed

Or get Peco to increase the gauge of Streamline a bit each year until it gets to 18.83 mm. Ed

I like Andy's plan. We could call it 00/H0. Ed

Surely all of us "old farts" rode our bikes on tram lines, got stuck and fell off, lesson learned? In my case it was the line to the gas works in Dumfries in 65 or 66. Ed

Age of consent in Austria, Germany, Portugal and Italy is 14. Ed

Martin, I agree that your posts have always been positive (even if I don't understand it all) and you have not descended to the carp bickering of some others. I appreciate your input. Ed Gordon posted while I was typing

Thanks for that Bill. So it would seem that the inside (longer) leg is radius 2 and the outer (shorter) is radius 3? That is helpful, but are they both true curves from the toe of the point? and also I repeat my question does the Peco point conform to the same geometry? Thanks to all who have shown interest in this. Ed

Chris-I hope to see you at tonight's talk, but I am turning into my Aunt who ended up never going out. Hope to see you later Edx

Jock-all the very best for today. Take care Ed

Dave, a "like" isn't enough for this morning's superb (even by your standards) set of photo's, but a definite heart for Is. Best wishes Ed

Yeah but no but that's not true is it? I think that what Andy was saying is that the distance between the outer face of the wheels and the rest of the loco IS important-filling the splashers and looking from anywhere but side-on. If the wheels etc were dead-on for 16,5 mm gauge, but to P4 standards then the loco may look more unrealistic. Ed

Talking of aeroplane hijacking, how did the guy in Egypt manage? I was under the impression that the cockpit doors were all firmly locked from within after 9/11 to prevent precisely this sort of thing. Ed

Can someone please enlighten me as to how these work please? Are both legs true arcs? What radius are they and are they "tangential" for want of a better word? I'm sure the answer is in Templot, but I'm not clever enough for that, so need words of one syllable (or pictures). Is the Peco setrack one the same? Thanks in anticipation Ed

Did anyone see Bear Ghrylls getting his people to squeeze water out of elephant dung and then drink it? Ed

Can I suggest that as "scale"00 track is an oxymoron then we may as well use scale HO track as it will look better when there are no trains about, and won't get looked at when there are trains to see? Ed

The 42xx tanks don't look 100 years old to me. Ed

Good morning and condiments of the season to all. I can think of several things that hurt a car more than not being used, but I know what you mean Neil. I was surprised to receive a parcel a while ago. A very presentable young lady, but no indication of uniform and I couldn't see a van or a strange car, so I do wonder if she walked. Apparently she was from Hermes. Ed

Morning all. I believe that closure on Easter Sunday is compulsory in the UK, like Christmas Day. Not sure how long these Christian holidays will last in these enlightened times. Ed

Is it done to wave at trains in Japan? Ed

Well I certainly thought it was a "real" model. May I point out that you appear to have omitted the drawbar equipment on the trailer? Ed

I loved Caroline, and hated Radio 1 from the start. And yes I did hear Blackburn playing the Move. I liked John Peel, but didn't care for much of the music he played. I really enjoyed his Saturday morning show on Radio 4, but can't remember the name., Does anyone remember the Mike Raven rhythm and blues show? Ed

Good morning all. Clifford T Ward. That is all. Best wishes Ed

And then there is Emmylou's work with Mark Knopfler, and the "Trio" collaborations with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton-exquisite 3 part harmony singing. As Pete said, her voice seems to mature. Ed

OK, apologies, I got a bit cross. I do wonder about the "involvement" of parents. In my experience the parents of the kids who needed help never showed at parents' evenings and were not seemingly concerned with the kid's education. When I were a lad(!) I don't recall parents being involved with schools at all apart from an annual parents' evening, and the opening of reports and exam results. One thing that does/has concerned me is the shift away from external exams to teacher assessment. There was a sense of unity with you and the students against the common enemy of City and Guilds or the other exam boards. I appreciate that some students struggle with this system, but surely you can't get much more "fair" than all students across the country and further sitting the same, unseen exam at the same time and being marked by external examiners? I know that as a teacher on BTEC courses it was difficult to maintain standards across our college, never mind further. All the HoD wanted was "successes" and with unlimited reassessment the end results were fairly predictable. Anyway, enough of that particular hobby horse. Ed

Tsk tsk, non-standard colour. Good lad, she looks lovely. My '72 RWA Midget has been in my possession since 1977. Unfortunately SORN'd at the moment as I can't drive her with the big slipper (hospital shoe). My dream Spridget is lowered, no chrome or bumpers but with gills (A la Big Healey) behind the front arches. However, I wouldn't have wire wheels-already been down that route. Ed