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  1. thaddeus

    EBay madness

    thaddeus replied to Marcyg's topic in Ebay Topics

    Panto included though. I hear Snow White is on at the London Palladium this year, maybe it includes tickets for that
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    EBay madness

    thaddeus replied to Marcyg's topic in Ebay Topics

    Apart from the EM conversion with a lack of wheels I find the line "Postage will be by Royal Mail, or ParcelForce, this naturally costs a little more but I refuse to use couriers, who lose, or damage items, or leave them in display in your porch." far more humorous (or deluded)
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    EBay madness

    thaddeus replied to Marcyg's topic in Ebay Topics

    **cough** https://www.snakeoilmagazine.com/lois-griffin-and-glenn-quagmire-graffiti/
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    They dont really have a website the nearest they have is the previous proprietors blog http://branchlines.blogspot.com/ the details on the page are still valid and they do answer their emails
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    An interesting resource here - https://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/gallery/52
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    definitely the smaller HO 33 variety with the euro style couplings which someone has stuck Dapol couplings on top of
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    Model Railway Constructor produced a drawing in OO &O with an article in their last year of publication. The same drawing was reprinted in Model Rail some years later. Sorry, dont know the publication issues/dates
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    I do, can supply wheels or complete bogies with standard wheels if you so desire
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    Ball taking over from Evans. Still no reason to listen to radio two.

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    2. Liam

      Liam

      I'll stick to Radio 4...

    3. MarshLane

      MarshLane

      Having been an long time Radio 2 listener back to the Good Old days of Sir Terry when travelling to and from uni - maybe I need to get my coat as I seem to be the odd one out :)

    4. dvdlcs

      dvdlcs

      I like Radio 2 for four shows: Sounds of the Sixties (Sat AM), Sounds of the Seventies (Sun PM), Sounds of the Eighties (Fri PM), and Pick of the Pops (Sat PM?).

       

      Depends on your music taste, obviously, but not all bad. IMO.

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    Nene. Is it nen or neen? heard both on the BBC this morning

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    2. 88D

      88D

      Perhaps it depends on ‘which side of the river’.

    3. Stoker

      Stoker

      FYI "nowt" is spelled "nought". ;)

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      If you're actually navigating the river, what it's called is neither here nor there, you spend your time cursing the guillotine gates on the locks. Lots of inventive names turn up!

       

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    Why is there a market for alcohol free gin and why does it cost more than regular tax/duty paid gin? mind boggling right now

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    2. sharris

      sharris

      A friend likes the taste of gin and is pregnant, so there's a market.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Mother's ruin.

    4. DCB

      DCB

      Is there a market for alcohol free Vodka? as in tap water at Vodka prices?

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    anybody else having trouble getting motors out of China? three orders not turned up in 6 weeks

    1. tigerburnie

      tigerburnie

      Ask The Donald what's happening

    2. davefrk

      davefrk

      So much for the reliable supply chain of these motors, that's why the gearbox manufacturers won't tool up for them.

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    why do ebay scammers start with the phrase "I'm so dissapointed"

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    2. thaddeus

      thaddeus

      smart arse

    3. Mad McCann

      Mad McCann

      Ding-ding! Off we go for another shift! :-)

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    Brush built the Rhodesian Railways DE4 Class with the same engine (ish) I think one might have been preserved. Think they were all out of service by mid 90s but there maybe youtube videos with sound available... maybe
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    Shellac has a shelf life once its mixed, A homebrew mix lasts about a year - year and a half and then will refuse to set hard, you get a tackiness to the finish. Always better to mix up small batches from flake and alcohol. Its easy. Another problem with buying pre-mix off the shelf is that you dont know how long its been there
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    yes, it works alright with very little difference. The alcohol flashes off at about the same rate as meths and importantly for French polishing ipa can be bought without the purple dye - not a problem with natural flakes but irritating when using blond granules for a clear finish.
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    EBay madness

    thaddeus replied to Marcyg's topic in Ebay Topics

    but youre missing: Your order will also include 2 FREE Mystery Gifts!!! maybe its a gold bar and a small pouch of diamonds
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    42 degrees outside the backdoor. East Anglia always rainy and cold

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Probably Kelvin. A toasty warm day with precipitating helium....

    3. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      34c in my shed in Hampshire. Heat stops modelling.

    4. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Damp here and about 68F

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    "mentally challenged" - A little background info http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/man-questioned-over-suffolk-level-crossing-crash-1-5555165 edit, link didnt paste
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    Havent done one in awhile but seem to remember the brushes and springs for Dapol and Hornbys Ex-Dapol models fit. At least in the Castle and 4f having the same parentage, I think the Castle springs were shorter as well. Try searching for x8314 and x8328 for brushes and x8315 and x8329 for springs. Look at the photos and if youre still not sure as the supplier for measurements
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    You missed the different casting for the sound version of the XS suffix refurbished chassis and the red bufferbeam refurbished chassis for the DCR model. Hornby have commissioned and SOLD OUT at least two batches of non-sound refurbished chassis blocks - I bought 4. AFAIK they havent produced a non-refurbished buffer beam cowl fitted chassis block yet for the 5512 and 31270 models - at least I havent seen any.
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    Link please
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    except the locodrive 9Fs have a problem with disintegrating tender chassis. Had another mazac rotten one to fix this week. Its only Easier/ Quicker/ Better to scrap it if you can afford to do so and the item is actually of better quality as Hornby is finding out, not everyone wants or can afford the latest product supposedly better item from China.
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    A1 Models kit is available again https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142726378285 I think Shawpaln do a nice set of etchings as well of the class 73
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    A1 Models are still active. They have a shop on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/a1models-doncaster
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