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  1. Blue Max

    S4 & EM mags arrived here also, as well as Railway Modeller. Still can't find a copy of Feb. BRM locally after a week of trying, given up on finding one in local stores now, will have to order on line.

  2. Blue Max

    Things aren't all bad, just won a Coopercraft coach and Slaters NER Brake van on ebay, just need arm to mend so I can build them

    1. Ozexpatriate

      Ozexpatriate

      Off you pop to Madame Pomfrey in the infirmary. She'll put it right with a spoonful of Skelegrow.

  3. Blue Max

    Fractured arm- just brilliant!!

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      Could have been worse...... it could have been me. Seriously though shite way to start the new year

  4. Blue Max

    First operating session with DCC N Gauge at Peterborough tomorrow, hope I don't get many spads

  5. Blue Max

    I've just met Dick Turpin in the local Vauxhall dealers, £600 for a new air conditioning pump on a car thst has only done 8,000 miles. Daylight robbery

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    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      I always thought Mr. Turpin was the guy who set the fares on most TOCs.

       

      A lot of them seem to be set at expense account distress purchase levels.

    3. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Saying that, car insurance premiums also seem to be set at more than the market can bear.

       

      I suspect there might be a reason for Harvey Keitel (who played a gangster in "Pulp Fiction") advertising insurance - it all seems to be a racket.

    4. Slohcin

      Slohcin

      Isn't it still under warranty?

  6. Blue Max

    I've just met Dick Turpin in the local Vauxhall dealers, £600 for a new air conditioning pump on a car thst has only done 8,000 miles. Daylight robbery

  7. Blue Max

    Just getting the shopping list together for York this weekend,something tells me this could be an expensive day out

    1. Rowsley17D

      Rowsley17D

      yes, me too. List all at the ready. There on Monday.

  8. Blue Max

    Looking for a company to make prints from glass plate negatives

    1. Boris

      Boris

      Unlikely, you either need to make a rig using a flatbed scanner (google) or contact your local photography club to see about contact prints.

    2. auld_boot

      auld_boot

      Or maybe try your local college for evening courses and learn to do contact prints yourself, but wear old clothes if you do as that developer stains anything it can!

    3. Echo

      Echo

      See if you can get them digitised - you can get infinite prints off them and put them on the web if you want to then

  9. Blue Max

    Looking for a company to make prints from glass plate negatives

  10. Blue Max

    After almost 3 months of trying to get a date for the safety mod to my Hotpoint tumble dryer, I am no closer. 4 phone calls to different departments this morning with no joy. What incredibly poor customer service. Help!

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Is there some major product fault, then?

    3. BlackRat

      BlackRat

      I rung, they delivered a replacement which is not quite the same model......called them as I needed to register it to be told......ohhhh that's one of the ones we need to replace......you couldn't make it up!

    4. admiles

      admiles

      Bosch.....:-)

  11. Blue Max

    WCML closed north of Carlisle until February, government needs to find the funding to complete the reinstatement of the Waverley route in its entirety!

    1. newbryford

      newbryford

      Possible change of travel plans for Glasgow Ex if not fixed intime.....

    2. vitalspark

      vitalspark

      Should be ok by then.

      Much less funding and easier to properly upgrade and double the G&SW route from Carlisle.

  12. Blue Max

    So who's going to be first to post 'Where's my MRJ 243, it's late again'?

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    2. Zero Gravitas

      Zero Gravitas

      Can't reply as I am too busy sitting by the letterbox waiting for it to drop through...

    3. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      I still haven't read 242 yet, despite moaning it was late and having to call Cygnet...

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      I've installed a new, wider letterbox specially.

  13. Blue Max

    Backs gone again, where's the extra strong pain killers

  14. Blue Max

    Backs gone again, where's the extra strong pain killers

  15. Blue Max

    Placed bid on Ebay for a NER Carriage Door Key yesterday, pretty annoyed that the listing has been removed.Was prepared to pay a good price for the item, hope the seller has sold himself short

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      you may find it was removed by ebay, i tried to sell a vintage railway key a few years back and it was taken down

    3. Blue Max

      Blue Max

      This is the second tim ethis has happened for a carriage key, so perhaps big jim is right

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Out of interest, why does eBay remove old carriage keys?

  16. Blue Max

    Great day at Toddington, Wadebridge and Wells on one train, excellent

  17. Blue Max

    Great day at Toddington, Wadebridge and Wells on one train, excellent

  18. Blue Max

    Pete Waterman reached an agreement with Peak Rail to move his locos there for restoration - happy days

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      I wonder if the Haddon Estate is still implacably opposed to Peak Rail extending through their land?

    3. Blue Max

      Blue Max

      My thoughts exactly Horsetan,can see Mr Waterman wanting to extend at least as far as Bakewell if he has any say in the matter

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Old money comes up against new money.

  19. Blue Max

    Early start for York in the morning Model exhibition then NRM, perhaps a bit ambitious?

    1. Steve Taylor

      Steve Taylor

      may see you there

    2. 25901

      25901

      Becarefull of Sheffield and yellow 158's lol

    3. Astockfan101

      Astockfan101

      and the fell of doom!

  20. Blue Max

    Had a good look round the WD 2.8.0 at K&W Gala today, can the slush fund extend to a Bradwell kit?

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      I've had one for a while. What I'd like to do is pick up another one and see if it can be converted to the 2-10-0 version...

    3. Steve Taylor

      Steve Taylor

      naughty. Don't give him ideas. Wouldn't you need two chassis though to cut and shut an extension piece in?

    4. DougN

      DougN

      Dave will sell you the bits. no doubt!

  21. Blue Max

    Glengoyne or Glenturret, decisions decisions!!!

    1. Crisis Rail

      Crisis Rail

      Slainte Mhath!

  22. Blue Max

    Glengoyne or Glenturret, decisions decisions!!!

  23. Blue Max

    Kemilway coach etches arrived, took 8 months from order but well worth the wait

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Only eight months?

  24. Blue Max

    So the broadcaster Peter Snow has a 60 metre oo gauge layout in his loft, that sounds pretty impressive

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    2. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      Pics or didn't happen.

    3. BoD

      BoD

      There's an interview somewhere with him showing it to John Humphries. (his layout, not his swingometer)

    4. Adams442T

      Adams442T

      He must spend all his time winding those Hornby clockwork engines up!

  25. Blue Max

    LMS Liveried Beyer Garret imminent from Hattons (in next week?)

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