Quote from: The Q on December 17, 2025, 05:10:51 PMWorked Christmas for about half of my working life..
Not any more....
I'm retired..

Our concession to Christmas day is no house work.
The turkey and everything else for the meal is cooked sliced and waiting in the freezer..


That will be walked off by a stroll on the beach with the dog..

Merry Christmas to you all..

That sounds like an ideal day, I hope you enjoy it. Sadly, my old dog can't walk on the beach these days, but we are also after a minimal effort meal with a short walk with her afterwards.

I'm looking into creating an imaginary train running from York to Penzance in the mid 60s travelling down the ECML to Sandy, then across to Oxford for a loco change before heading off to the west country. Initial loco maybe a Deltic or Brush Type 4, changing at Oxford to a Western for the remainder of the journey. I've estimated times based on distances between locations.
What does the collective think, and would someone like to suggest a formation of MK1s please?

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 05:36:37 PM

Quote from: The Q on December 17, 2025, 05:10:51 PMThe turkey and everything else for the meal is cooked sliced and waiting in the freezer..

Sliced gravy. Mmmmmmmmm

That's like that line from Hancock's Half Hour from many moons ago:

"I thought my mother was a bad cook, but at least her gravy used to move about!"

  

Cheers,

Chris

Quote from: Bazza on Yesterday at 10:07:34 AM

Quote from: Bealman on December 17, 2025, 09:25:51 PMWot is it?

Looks like a box of anaemic cheesy wotsits with a hidden free toy.

I was just going to say "a box, but that's not important right now"*
Yours is much better

* courtesy of 'Naked Gun'

Quote from: Bealman on December 17, 2025, 09:25:51 PMWot is it?

Looks like a box of anemic cheesy wotsits with a hidden free toy.

Thanks!

Quote from: Bealman on December 17, 2025, 09:25:51 PMWot is it?

Former Midland Railway 20t brake van in early BR grey

thats ok when you are only paying for local shipping, but when they do this for international shipping where you pay by volume it can be really REALLY annoying.

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 02:52:51 PMSpotted this little beauty on the Bure Valley Models website for £19 so into my cart it went.
Ordered Sunday and arrived today so great service, although they are open 7 days a week



but look what it came in

Wot is it?

Quote from: port perran on December 17, 2025, 04:54:53 PMLooks good.
Is it factory weathered?

And yes, the size of packaging is a big bugbear of mine. Not sure what can be done about it though.

Order more than 1 of everything. It works for me