cromptonnut

Just popped into HMV and asked the young assistant if they had anything by The Doors. She looked puzzled and said only their Christmas display of DVD's and a fire extinguisher.

Well any progress is good - and even if it's a straight, single track that's better than nothing as it increases the space between other things. For bus wire, I simply use mains rated wire as you might find on an extension lead. I've got a roll of 2 core with outer which I picked up from an electrical shop, or stripped out 3 core (or ignore the third wire) is just as good. I've used that for some longer runs of cable to "boost" along 20ft or so so if there are 4 or 5 modules all with connectors then you can bypass those and avoid any voltage drop, although I seem to recall at meeting 1 with our 50ft end to end fed from one end there was minimum voltage drop over the entire length.

One day the Zookeeper noticed the Orang-Utan was reading two books--The Bible and Darwin's Origin of Species. In surprise he asked the ape,"Why are you reading both books" " Well," said the ape, I just wanted to know if I was my brother's keeper or my keepers brother.

Good morning all Just wondering if I could get a quick update on everyone's modules, as to ensure that everything is still going to plan and that we will have enough modules available to make the event worthwhile. Progress has been slow my end partly due to the weather and partly due to some family health issues. But I'm plodding on and should have something to contribute somehow anyway. Many thanks 'Nut.

For shows where the famous "Bachmann stand scrum" happens, then getting there at the start is likely to get you the best pick of the bargains. At smaller shows, the second hand stalls might get you a bargain. That's usually why people turn up at the start. Personally I prefer lunchtime as many shows are quieter around that time, and as so many shows are badly laid out with insufficient walkways, this is quite important to me. I know things have to be crammed in so as to make the show pay for itself, however there's been a few occasions where gangways have been so tight they'd have been shut down if there had been a fire inspection.

When the architect was given the job of designing Westminster Bridge, he was told to consider its proximity to Parliament and come up with something that represented the government and the respect due to its inhabitants. Every time the sun shines, we are reminded of this fact.

This morning, the Ludgershall branch saw a visit from 37219 and the Structure Gauging Train on a trip from Eastleigh to Bristol via Basingstoke, Salisbury and various other locations. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get to the branch or my bridge (partly because of it being 6am, dark and pointless trying to film it), however I did head down to Grateley station to film it going through. A 9 car set of 159's departs on the 0616 to Waterloo, then just turn up the sound about a minute in and enjoy a 37 applying the power uphill through the station. Video: https://www.facebook.com/grateleytrains/videos/1042403839271700/ RTT link: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U08372/2018/11/08/advanced

Unfortunately like many such schemes, the benefits are obvious until someone starts number crunching.

There's a new Co-Op distribution centre just off the A303 Monxton turning, behind the "Chalkhill Blue" pub if you look on google maps. That's not quite close enough to the line to be useful.

I popped into Test Valley Models in Andover earlier and they had four of the 38-140IG MOD "VDA" vans on the shelf. They don't any more.

... except for one small problem, I'm crap at building metal kits.

It's the Thomas Hill Vanguard, kit made by Judith Edge … http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/catalogue/judithedge

already being discussed... https://www.spirefm.co.uk/news/local-news/2431425/passenger-train-idea-on-track-for-ludgershall/ … and in my alternate model reality it probably will anyway with either my 170 or a hired in 153 (as happened in Suffolk).

Nice pictures, seem the shunter was a Thomas Hill Vanguard 0-6-0 and available in kit form from Judith Edge. Would be a nice addition, however my kit making skills are second to most.

Had a Game Pie for lunch one day last week. Never again, choked on a tiddlywink.

It's doing the rounds on Facebook at the moment, I've lost count of the tumber of nimes I've seen it.

I suppose at least there's good news for insomniacs, there's only 3 sleeps till Christmas and 5 till Easter.

I've decided to go on the Driver's Diet. Filling the car up with petrol is so expensive, I can't afford to buy food.

Great to see a bit of progress there Zomboid - anyone else got any progress to share? I'm afraid that due to family health issues over the last few months (and not helped by the weather making it 30 degrees plus in the shed every time I had some time to do stuff) my progress has been disappointing to say the least. I'm still trying to find a way to make my single track entrance storage yard a double entrance … but can't seem to find a way to make a crossover as well without having a separate board. I may just leave it as a single and find workarounds where necessary. There simply isn't enough time, space or money to make everything...

I have invented socks with built in Bluetooth. It doesn't make them any more comfortable, however it does make them easy to pair up.

I have just one of those The TMV tank is crying out for someone with a 3D printer to do a barrel, must be a pretty easy shape to do.

I believe it was new tank bodies on refurbished old chassis - probably hence retaining the vacuum braking. There were both 4 and 6 wheel TMV's - https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/mmbmilk

Yes they do, I have an O gauge one for my "when I get round to it" Chard Junction based project. I grew up about a mile from there and visited the adjacent pub nearby with my family as a child. We knew a lot of people who worked at the factory, one of them being Frank Long who was one of the qualified drivers and I had several cab rides up and down the yard in it. Frank had his five minutes of fame a few years ago when he was on "Deal or No Deal" and became a bit of a legend. After leaving Chard Junction, the shunter went to the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway for a while, and it now lives on the Mid Suffolk Light Railway. The 165 replaced a Ruston 48, and I don't know where that went. The milk tanks of the 80's were coded TMV. I believe they arrived, sat in the yard for several years, then got towed off for scrap. The factory now no longer exists, it has been demolished and the land essentially useless due to it being on the flood plain of the River Axe adjacent to it.