Mac

Thanks to everyone for the information they provided. I was pleasantly surprised at the number of people who replied.

The name of the person I was looking for is (I think), Roland Arzul.  I recall seeing his carriage drawings and his contribution to the book on

'Railways of the Baie De Somme' ... though wether he's a railway modeller, I'm not sure.

Once again, thanks for all your help.

Can anyone recall the name of the French modeller who was a friend of Mike Sharman?

The reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to get details about the early (1850s-60s) double-decker/imperial's

which ran on French railways.

Thanks for the information Darryl. 

That's the layout I was looking for, though I didn't realize it appeared in RM over twenty years ago.

Can anyone remember a layout that appeared in the Railway Modeller ten plus years ago.

It was a 4mm NER set during WW1, and had snow for it's scenery.

has anyone seen "Young winston", a film about the younger days of winston churchill. there are a few bits from his army days with railway scens that are supposed to be sudan and south africa. but a good film though

Saw this at the weekend. Still a great film.

The Boer War armoured train ambush looked like it was filmed in Yorkshire. (KWVR perhaps).

Mac

Kat.

Thanks for the interesting introduction to 3mm scale.

It's certainly made me reconsider the benefits it offers.

I've sent you a PMail re' some points I'd like to ask you.

Mac.

This is one of my efforts, an electric kettle. It's pen and ink, colour is a mix of watercolour and indian inks.

 

Carl

Very good.

Shades of LS Lowry.

Mac

Reply to enquiry arrived Nov 5th.

A4 page with colour images of 18 of Paul's models(as at July 2011).

Price List (Sept 2011) for Complete/Body Only Loco's. These range

from approx' £110/£80 respectively.

The colour image is poorly reproduced but gives a fair idea of what's

available.

Fortunately I'd seen some of the models at Shows so can vouch for

their quality.

Mac.

Paul doesn't 'do computers'... If you want to contact electronically, best way is an e-mail or PM to either me or PeterL

I don't want to contact electronically.

That's why I've sent a letter to his address.

Mac.

Yes they are. I think Paul is due to be at ExpoNG this Saturday.

 

Contact details are available on several threads on http://ngrm-online.com

Thanks Tom. Found details on the site you mentioned.

Will contact him by mail.

Mac.

Re' Paul Windle Loco's.

Does anyone know if his models are still for sale to the public?

I managed to find this on the internet... but no contact information to request catalogue/commission work.

Paul Windle specialises in ready-to-run 009 locomotives handbuilt on N gauge chassis. He has a catalogue of standard designs but will also undertake custom work on chassis supplied by the customer.

Mac.

Can I have a light for my fag?

I have taken a few cruises over the decades, admittedly all specialist small ship type by operators like Swan Hellenic, and such things never needed to be said. It was like a trip to the past for good manners and general civility, return to the UK was something of a shock every time...

Good point about the small ship operators...though from what I've seen from TV 'documentaries' the big floating hotels look like hell on earth.

Mac.

Caught this YouTube clip by chance.

I know it deals with good manners; but I couldn't help but find it unintentionally hilarious.

Never, Ever throw a smoker over the rail: It litters the ocean.

Mac.

Gordon,Eddie and Kenton.

No offence taken and thanks for the tip about making the font larger: I'll have to take a note of that.

My monitor is set up for 1920x1200 resolution;so I imagine to someone reading my messages on a

smaller screen, it must look like Gigantor typed it.

I'm thinking about replacing my PC with a laptop next year, but I'll keep the 24" monitor as it's great

for displaying images.

I'm off to Beamish tomorrow to see what their special show is like. I'll try to put some photo's up at

the weekend.

Mac.

 

At least he wasn't 'playing with his own gadget', which might well have totally different connetations!! (PS where has the basic smiling smiley gone, I can't seem to find it on the selection?

Belsay.

Before you shoot the boy down in flames:he does come out with some good reviews (notably about a camcorder I'm looking to buy).

Unfortunately he seems to hold some odd views about certain groups of people.

Maybe he's a closet bus enthusiast and that's why he hates train nerds...though I've never heard this phrase used in the UK before.

Must be an Australian thing.

Mac.

Any reason for the large, bold font, Mac? Seems like you are shouting at us....

Gordon.

The reason for the bold large font is because I'm half blind...Sorry; but normal font looks like mouse scratchings to me.

Mac.

If you found it annoying why not just ignore it rather than post in somwhere where there us a good chance that it might annoy others too?

BoD.

Because when you examine his rant, you'll see he condemns himself out of his own mouth.

Mac.

I saw this on a YouTube subscription I take for gadget reviews.

To test out a mobile device(A GooseBerry?) the reviewer takes an 11hour train journey from

Sidney to Melbourne. For privacy; he buys out the three seat day- cabin in an empty carriage.

He gets progressively bored with the journey until at point 13.18 minutes into the clip; he goes into

a rant about Train Nerds!

...

I thought it was both very funny and annoying. Have a look and see what you think.

Mac.

It's the Game of Thrones main theme, brilliant series of books, but that chap is wonderful!

Nick.

Is Game of Thrones the new Film/Series starring Sean Bean?

It looks like it may be worth watching.

Mac

pH

I think you're spot on about the title being 'War So Terrible'.

Thanks for posting the Links to a film I've never heard off.

Brian Kamerrer: who does great CIvil War artwork thought the clip came from this film

...

me think your answer is the right one.

I'm very pleased at finding not one; but two quality films that I hadn't heard of and will buy

both films.

It will make a welcome change to watching Gods& Generals.

Thanks again.

Mac.

Ive not looked at the link yet, but it could well be Gods & Generals ... that was made in 2003, and is a pretty good film IMO

Mickey.

No: It's not that film either.

If you like G&Generals, there's a Directors cut version with added scenes.

It's approx £18 at the moment; but I might rent it from Blockbuster should it

become available.

Mac.

Mac you can contact the brass band at , contact@nationalcivilwarbrassmusic.org and ask them for the info you require !!

martin

Martin.

Thanks for the contact address.

Someone suggested the film was from a Civil War re-enactment group; but I think

the clip shows real actors (though I don't recognise any of them).

Mac.

Jack.

Thanks for the Links you sent. It's not North&South as I've got the DVD set.

The YouTube clip Original Poster states the film was so memorable

he forgot the name of it!

I'll probably post the FBBand's Bandmaster and ask if any of his

bandsmen recall any details.

Mac.

I think it's probably the 1990 TV mini series 'The Civil War', the DVD is available from Amazon. It was one of the most successful series ever made for U.S. TV.

Arthur.

No: the award winning series you mention was a documentary using black & white images from the war.

Mac.