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  1. sir douglas

    currently got 666 posts

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    2. Welly

      Welly

      Well done you old devil!

    3. Claude_Dreyfus

      Claude_Dreyfus

      A devil of a job!

    4. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      That's a hell of a number.

       

      Sorry - couldn't resist that one!

  2. sir douglas

    i shouldnt have read that thread about the wrecked layout this morning, it made me start my day angry

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    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      "Layout damaged at openday!" in the musing and misc section

    3. Catkins

      Catkins

      This one, stevepurves -

      http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/84938-layout-damaged-at-open-day/

       

      I think that it's a good thread because it shows how modellers will rally round when things go sour.

    4. Steve Purves

      Steve Purves

      Thats shocking...

  3. sir douglas

    gonna try to make some wagon bodies out of the steel sheet of a sweet tin

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    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      Ready the plasters first!

    3. DonB

      DonB

      Will the decoration on the steel be on the outside or inside of the wagon?

      Welding, soldering, glueing or riveting?

    4. Tim V

      Tim V

      I've heard of some excuses for eating all the sweets, but this is a good one...

  4. sir douglas

    i have now for the first time seen Scotsman in steam and in motion in person

    1. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      And did it make you want to buy a Hornby trainset or just go meh another steam engine that isn't a Stanier, don't know what all the fuss is about?

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      i dont model mainline stuff anyway, just noting something i havent done before

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      Sounds like a report from a "Believe it or not!" book!

       

      TBH  The only time I saw it in the flesh, it was in the workshops at the NRM when they were trying to fix it. Eventually they gave up and sent it to an outside contractor.

       

  5. sir douglas

    for some reason ive only now got notifacations for comments made on my blog 8 years ago

    1. AY Mod

      AY Mod

      I have just been clearing loads of stuff which had been left in approval queues for years. They were there for you to approve before they appeared.

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      thanks, i dont remember ever getting notifacation about them at the time, i didnt know they were thre

    3. chuffinghell

      chuffinghell

      better late than never :blink:

  6. sir douglas

    cleaning u under my workbench looking for something dropped, found a bag of haribo probably from last christmas, now eaten

    1. locoholic

      locoholic

      Waste not, want not!

    2. 2mmMark

      2mmMark

      Big mistake. The floor will now eat dropped components now the Haribo have gone.

       

    3. bbishop

      bbishop

      So now a type 2 diabetic! Bill

  7. sir douglas

    is nobody bothered about my kirkgate thread at all?

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      How do we find it without any links?

    2. bgman

      bgman

      Wat he said !

    3. black and decker boy

      black and decker boy

      Over 90 people have viewed it so it's not been ignored, perhaps just not seen by anyone with knowledge. Try bumping it back up to page 1

  8. sir douglas

    slip coaches on the NNR? https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.9313514,1.1327327,292m/data=!3m1!1e3

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Whatever was going on in that photo, I'm sure there is a logical explanation for it.

    2. 69843

      69843

      Due to the fact that it is 1 1/2 coaches, I'd say it's just the time lapse between photos

    3. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      probably

  9. sir douglas

    missing out on york show this year to save up for a holiday to wales in the summer

    1. Trains&armour

      Trains&armour

      Can't find fault with that!

    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      "We'll keep a welcome in the hillsides."

    3. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      Where about's in this Beautiful country are you heading to ?

  10. sir douglas

    just bopping around to some soul & motown

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Careful now, watch that hip......

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      hey, im only 19

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      OK; watch that mosh pit

  11. sir douglas

    BBC Crimewatch last night, conwy model shop has been burgled

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      North Wales Constabulary say that they are following a particular train of enquiry...

    2. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Heh. On a serious note I read there may be links to similar robberies elsewhere. I hope they are traced and the stock returned intact!

    3. steveb860

      steveb860

      This thread discussed in back in June http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/39617-keep-your-eyes-peeled/page__hl__+conwy++models__fromsearch__1

  12. sir douglas

    currently scratch building my first O gauge loco

    1. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Good luck! Being an OO and N gauge modeller I've always been tempted to try an 'O' Gauge loco kit.

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      this is now my third gauge but still only one scale

    3. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      go for it your narrow gauge stuff was inspiring!

  13. sir douglas

    just had a nice dog-walking arond oakenshaw south

    1. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      sorry, "around"

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      nice, i walk around old wakefield shed all the time

    3. scots region

      scots region

      One of our old ones just died

  14. sir douglas

    had a great day today at middleton railway

    1. mozzer models

      mozzer models

      I was there playing with my On30 trains there all weekend

    2. mozzer models

      mozzer models

      I was there playing with my On30 trains there all weekend

    3. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      that was a nice little module layout

  15. sir douglas

    where has the gallery gone?

    1. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      It hasn't 'gone' anywhere. If you mean "How do I find it?" try the new drop down menus under Content.

    2. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      under forum index

    3. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      thanks

  16. sir douglas

    the flame thrower on time team last night was awesome

    1. scots region

      scots region

      Damm! missed that

    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      Catch up TV - and yes it was !

       

    3. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Mind blowing brings a new idea for a BBQ of the high speed variety

  17. sir douglas

    apllied for an engineering apprenticeship with TSG ferrybridge

    1. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      Good Luck with that proper steam?

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      thank you!

  18. sir douglas

    shouldnt we also have a group for pre 1820 railways

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Cue endless arguments about finescale standards for plateways?

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      :-)

  19. sir douglas

    what is the "reputation" thing all about anyway

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Little green '+' button bottom right of each post. When pressed increases posters rep. by one. Used to say 'thank you', 'thats usefull', 'thats good', 'I agree', 'thats funny' etc. Added as a way of thanking someone without clogging up a thread with 'me too' posts.

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      does that also increase the "reputation" bar in my profile page?

  20. sir douglas

    just realised that 16.5mm gauge is closer to 1' 11" in 1:32 scale than 1:43.5

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      It's also close to 3'6" in 1:76!

    2. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      But closer still to 4'0 1/2" (Saundersfoot Railway, Padarn Railway, Glasgow Underground)

  21. sir douglas

    sat at the computer right now listening to a class 20 ticking over at the end of the street

    1. 25901

      25901

      One of the York ones?

    2. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      Ro-Rail version?

  22. sir douglas

    wheres the templot section

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/forum/160-handbuilt-track-templot/
    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      thanks

  23. sir douglas

    got a nice video of the west coast railway's "compass tour" at goosehill with two 47's top & tailing, it sounded brilliant

    1. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Have you posted to Utube yet

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      when i get to somewhere with a good enough connectionn

  24. sir douglas

    finished the R&ER book but still no idea what a "chancery" is, and now i'm reading a book about the wagonways of chat moss

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Google or Wikipedia should be able to help with the definition of 'Chancery' - could this be the legal subject - 'Court of Chancery' by any chance? However, not much connection with Chat Moss, apart from the fact that both begin with 'ch'...!! ;-)

    2. sir douglas

      sir douglas

      the "chancery" is in the R&ER book not the chatmoss book

  25. sir douglas

    currently reading "the ravenglass and eskdale railway" by W.J.K. davies

    1. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      Well worth a visit, go by rail and sample The Ratty Arms Pub on the main line station, real ale and good food. If you travel back towards Barrow and get off at Foxfield The Prince of Wales is across the road, its a brew pub, and the food is super.

    2. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      PS; there's a good pub at Dalgarth as well about a 1/4 mile walk.

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