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  1. cromptonnut

    Track plan just ain't gonna fit. No more space available for a layout. Which of the key features I wanted am I going to have to drop?

    1. TheSignalEngineer

      TheSignalEngineer

      NOCH do a model of a chainsaw. That might be useful

  2. cromptonnut

    plans to visit the Erith show tomorrow.

    1. HSTFAN13

      HSTFAN13

      Me Too Lol

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Not been to a show for a long time, £6 is a bit steep for entry IMO but it does look like there's a lot of interesting layouts there. Hoping there aren't many O gauge traders as I'm a bit skint at the moment...

  3. cromptonnut
    So a piece of flexi track made in 2005 is now "vintage"? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-PECO-STREAMLINE-0-1-X-FLEXIBLE-STRAIGHT-TRACK-/300644588076?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item45ffd05a2c
  4. cromptonnut

    is started to get a little irritated with unnecessary post removal.

  5. cromptonnut

    If you can't watch this and smile then there's something wrong with you...

    1. angell328

      angell328

      Had that on my fav list for a while, whenever I'm feeling a little blue I put it on! Also have a look at some of the stationary engines they play music to!

  6. cromptonnut
    An appropriate username for the seller, methinks.
  7. cromptonnut

    is throwing some money in the general direction of Station Road Baseboards for some bits towards my O gauge project.

  8. cromptonnut
    I think it's because so many modern trains are long - apart from the odd rural passenger service of course - and most of us don't have the 10ft spare for an express service in OO gauge, which is why so many layouts are either short "BLT" style operated in steam days where half a dozen wagons or 1 or 2 coach trains were the norm, or a TMD. In any scale the majority of larger layouts are club owned and operated, which also means that buying 20 or 30 of any particular type of wagon becomes much more feasable than for the individual - and, as you've already noted, N is great for that 'train in a landscape' type of modelling rather than shoehorning something in to a space so it becomes overcrowded. As you also note, Banbury is a fantastic example of "how to do modern image in N" and I am very much looking forward to seeing it for real at some point in the future.
  9. cromptonnut
    I like the user name of the seller of this item: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gauge-0-Cab-interior-Kit-Class-33-/280800626171?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item41610585fb
  10. cromptonnut

    Fire alarm went off at work, not sure why, stuck outside for 30 minutes in the cold with no coat. Back in now, defrosting.

    1. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      better than being in the burns unit trying to cool down ;)

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      I do wonder, though, whether some fire drills do more to harm someone's 'health & safety' if they are made to stand outside in low temperatures without adequate coats etc. Whilst not necessarily strictly reflecting 'real life', perhaps those who arrange fire drills in Winter should have a supply of emergency deputy reserve overcoats on standby.... ;-)

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Hah, usual culprit is somebody making toast and forgetting about it whilst they text their other silly friends.

  11. cromptonnut
    It was.
  12. cromptonnut
    I wonder if Mr C is aware of the high esteem in which we hold him round these parts...?
  13. cromptonnut
    I rather like this. Just the thing if you're modelling the line past Sellafield... http://www.ebay.co.u...=item415c5b9f8f I'm also never going to be able to look at a roll of Mod-Roc in the same way again... http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ab2f9e286
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    has discovered the big metal file again. I have no idea what i was doing in the kitchen drawer. At least I can now tidy up my O gauge rail ends.

    1. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      If you should find any traces of nutmeg on it, that might explain matters.

  15. cromptonnut
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Brick-Wall-200mm-x-15mm-Suitable-N-OO-Gauge-/120843257436?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D200697858303%252B200697858303%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5643822589145551605 99p for a length of something covered in brick paper..?
  16. cromptonnut

    has just managed to rip open his finger for the 4th time today trying to extract Peco track pins from the carpet. I suppose it's better than standing on them (which I've done more than enough times already today; the latter triggers the former).

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      What you need is a large magnet.....

    3. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Not helpful when the pins are horizontal and embedded within the carpet fibre loops so the only way out is to pull them out sideways - preferably with a pair of pliers rather than your foot or finger.

    4. Grafarman

      Grafarman

      I open them over the top of a magnet in the first place then they have less inclination to leap off the baseboard...

  17. cromptonnut
    For that price I'd expect it hand delivered by a tribe of vestal virgins...
  18. cromptonnut
    It's the seller that's the idiot then because there's a tickbox to say where you're willing to send, and if you don't want to send outside the US (or wherever) you just untick the relevant boxes.
  19. cromptonnut
    The price for the item isn't too bad but the postage? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAR-BULLFROG-SNOT-TRACTION-TIRE-MAKER-NEW-FREE-SHIPNG-/150678980758?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item23152ac896
  20. cromptonnut
    This one also from the same seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FREELANCE-Hornby-O-M-R-DIESEL-SHUNTER-LOCO-/300554398728?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item45fa702c08
  21. cromptonnut

    asked for a raise at work. So they're giving me a desk on the second floor instead.

  22. cromptonnut

    really should buy an airbrush booth and mask... I have been spraying a DMU in rail blue and look like a smurf.

    1. Debs.

      Debs.

      We need papa-pictures! :-)

    2. St. Simon

      St. Simon

      Which Smurf?

  23. cromptonnut
    If it was a load of tatty old rubbish (as is often the case on Ebay, and often featured in this thread at silly prices) then you might have a point, but that's the sort of price that custom paint jobs go for. Honestly I think it's quite a good deal even if perhaps its not something I would be interested in buying myself as it's outside of my area of interest.
  24. cromptonnut
    Fantastic work that I could only dream of achieving. What are the overall dimensions of the layout please?
  25. cromptonnut
    Now that is a neat idea... will look for a cheap one on Ebay and dismantle it. Depending on the power load I can put a cheap chip on the motor and run it that way. I bet there aren't many DCC powered screwdrivers out there.
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