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  1. cromptonnut

    Met my first RMWEBber whilst at work today.

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    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Nope, won't embarrass him by the fact he recognised me unless he wants to :)

    3. 3 link

      3 link

      How did he recognise you? Where you wearing a pink carnation ?

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Certainly wasn't me. But who had the bigger shock?

  2. cromptonnut

    Must remember "less is more" as I redraw my track plan for the umpteenth time. It doesn't need to be overcrowded as it won't look realistic. But if I can just fit in one more siding...

    1. Pete 75C

      Pete 75C

      Stuck in "Planning Hell", 'nut?

    2. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      Two long sidings always better than three shorter ones!

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      NO !

  3. cromptonnut

    I've just watched "The Last Passenger". Ok film but why was an electric slam door unit masquerading as a 3 car diesel unit, which also had a buffet/bar in one scene. Sometimes being knowledgeable is a disadvantage.

    1. LH&JC

      LH&JC

      Ignorance is bliss

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      I'm usually very happy :)

       

    3. Dad-1

      Dad-1

      No worse than the howlers in some aviation films.

  4. cromptonnut

    I go away for two days and you guys leave me 150+ notifications to trawl through. Good grief, I'd hate to be offline for a week.

  5. cromptonnut

    Back to the drawing board... wondered if this paint was safe to use around polystyrene, as I watch the test piece slowly melting...

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Sounds like powerful stuff.

  6. cromptonnut

    Planning a trip to a wedding. Getting the last train (at 5.30pm) that can get us home at midnight - nothing via any other route that I can find except the one National Rail suggests. Literally no other trains I can get from anywhere on that one's route to get me back to London. Too risky?

    1. newbryford

      newbryford

      Have a night away. Travel back the day after at leisure

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Unfortunately I can't come back on the Sunday as I'm due to be working and don't have any holiday available. Otherwise I wouldn't even be considering this.

  7. cromptonnut

    Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to ExpoNG I go ...

    1. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Went with an empty bag and a full wallet, returned with a full bag and an empty wallet. Mission accomplished.

  8. cromptonnut

    is now the proud owner of a Kernow NSE Thumper, which is sitting burbling away on the table behind me. Better build a layout for it to run on I guess.

    1. NXEA!

      NXEA!

      Lovely. I'm still waiting for mine!

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      It's worth the wait ... although the horn sounds a bit strange it is apparently taken from the real thing.

  9. cromptonnut

    Someone was asking about a FGW 57 not long ago, can't remember who but if it was you, Hattons have one in stock http://www.ehattons.com/152044/Bachmann_Branchline_32_752_U_02_Class_57_6_Co_Co_diesel_57602_in_First_Great_Western_livery_Pre_owned_imperfec/StockDetail.aspx

  10. cromptonnut

    Sleep well my furry friend, farewell to one of our hamsters who crossed the rainbow bridge some time today.

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    2. bgman

      bgman

      We sent ours to Holland for some Ampsterjam !

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      I'm sorry to hear that :-( .

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Me too, also sorry to hear your news.

  11. cromptonnut

    Well.. I got the job. As of monday morning, I have a job on the railways.

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    2. trisonic

      trisonic

      Well done! Hope you enjoy your time. Report back, you hear?

       

    3. Pete 75C

      Pete 75C

      Great stuff. Jealous, me? I still miss it. Good on ya.

    4. irishmail

      irishmail

      Congrats mate, hope it all works out for you. Like Pete 75C, I still miss the job too.

       

  12. cromptonnut

    If all goes to plan it's a trip to Worcester behind Mayflower tomorrow morning.

    1. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      She looked good going through Chippenham yesterday.

  13. cromptonnut

    Waiting for an Amazon delivery so I can finally play Elite: Dangerous properly ... trying to use the mouse is a disaster waiting to happen (and it has several times - who put that meteorite there?)

    1. BigAndy

      BigAndy

      I've been toying with the idea of getting Elite: Dangerous. It certainly looks the part, Is it any good?

       

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      I'll let you know when I can actually fly well enough to get out of the training mode to feel competent enough to achieve anything without crashing.

  14. cromptonnut

    We're off to the Isle of Wight tomorrow - got the steam railway, Upstairs Downstairs, model railway exhibition and model village covered, anything else essential? She's not too impressed that she spent 5 minutes trying to find information about the Isle of Wight Sausage Museum though...

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    2. petethemole

      petethemole

      White Tigers at Sandown Zoo, and lemurs.

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      I think that the museum mentioned has the largest sausages in captivity, although they were born there.

    4. waggy

      waggy

      Love the Beatles song. I've got a ticket to Ryde

  15. cromptonnut

    I knew offering to help my local model shop with an advert for ModelRail was a mistake. I'm now making them an advert for Hornby magazine...

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Nice one (two)

  16. cromptonnut

    I appear to have been responsible for my local B&Q revising their wood cutting policy to no longer cut anything smaller than 21" x 9". Oops. Annoying though, how else are you supposed to cut baseboard endplates?

  17. cromptonnut

    A birthday with no railway related presents. Glad I treated myself last week at Hattons :)

    1. bcnPete

      bcnPete

      Happy Birthday - my wife said it was highly unlikely she would ever buy me anything train related...so no harm in treating ones self in that case!

  18. cromptonnut

    Threading Peco IL-120 on to Peco IL-1 ...15 down, 165 to go (and that's just 8ft of double track... what about the rest of the layout???)

    1. steve22

      steve22

      It will look nice when you've finished though. "I did that," you'll be able to say.

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      yep, until probably the first time I go to take the layout anywhere and rip a length out trying to fit it in the car... need to pin down and weather the track first though before I glue the third rail pots in, and wonder if I can find my NS Carrs Black?

    3. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Can you even still get Carrs Black? Can't find anyone that stocks it.

  19. cromptonnut

    Wired up to a blood pressure monitor all day, keep catching the tube on the door handle. Been 2 hours and fed up with it already.

    1. Stubby47

      Stubby47

      Did that one day at work - damm thing went off in the middle of a presentation....

    2. DonB

      DonB

      swmbo had a 24-hour session too, woke ME up (but not her!) when it kicked off during the night

  20. cromptonnut

    Happy wife, 1603 1614 and 1625 ex London Bridge trains home are cancelled...

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Are you nearly there yet?

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      She ended up on the 1642 Brighton and got off at Gatwick, to come back up again as it's an acceptable "alternative route" apparently. The 1659 was also affected, only going to Horsham and not splitting at Redhill for half to go to Tonbridge as well. Not a good afternoon really, apparently there were issues at Victoria then a trespasser at Balham (gateway to the South) about 7pm.

  21. cromptonnut

    Third needle lucky on the blood test. Mission accomplished but my arms hurt. Interferes with my modelling.

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      I know the feeling - they usually have trouble with my veins moving from left arm to right and then back again.....

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Mine just all disappear. Strangely enough when I'm modelling my body has no difficulty in giving up blood yet it doesn't when it's supposed to.

  22. cromptonnut

    So my Tim Horn boards are all assembled ... but what do I do about legs for them? Being only 10 inches wide it doesnt give a lot of capacity.

    1. mozzer models

      mozzer models

      Mine are been cut but 14inch wide

       

    2. tractionman

      tractionman

      how about some of these: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10118971/

  23. cromptonnut

    Having fun with my first proper set of Tim Horn boards... two built, three left.

    1. newbryford

      newbryford

      They are good though - aren't they?

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      I made the mistake of doing the curved boards first which appear to be harder than the straight boards ... but I guess that means the rest will be much easier. The use of some Peco track pins to hold bits together whilst the glue dries made a big difference.

       

    3. newbryford

      newbryford

      Clamps - you can never have too many clamps.

  24. cromptonnut

    Interesting scam from the Royal Mail on something I ordered from the US on Ebay where they want to charge me

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    2. Ryde-on-time

      Ryde-on-time

      Your lucky it was RM as their handling fee of

    3. Graham Walters

      Graham Walters

      A lot depends on which state the goods are supplied from, some states have local taxes and some don't. As someone who works for Royal Mail I can testify that the system to us seems a little hit and miss, I've seen packets with goods worth

    4. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Graham Walters, I agree with you on your statement.

  25. cromptonnut

    Awesome. My package, which I've been waiting for to be delivered from the US, was apparently delivered at 7.11am this morning. Even if that's taking into account the timezones, I certainly haven't received a parcel. Harumph.

    1. PaulRhB

      PaulRhB

      New Royal Mail computer system? Two packets I've had delivered from the states this week were 'delivered' two days before I got a customs card. Then it updated again to show delivered when I picked them up with the correct time. It can't distinguish between arriving in the UK and actual delivery!

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Delivered to another address?

    3. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Who knows but $80 of impossible to get otherwise in the UK Woodland Scenics stuff is not going to just be ignored missing!

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