Happy thread

[paulprice]

I'M MEGA HAPPY TODAY

The Domestic Overlord has said I can spend the day working on my layout, an entire day to work on it, how lucky a little boy am I 

That is of course after we have visited the local garden centre, and then the local supermarket so I can buy what "We" would like for dinner, then after I have done that and prepped the meal, I can then work on my layout while the meal is cooking.

Then once all the dishes are done, I can spend even more time on my layout, well before I have to go to bed early so I can get up at 4am to get ready for an early start at work........SOME OF US ARE JUST BORN LUCKY 

Try not to get to jealous

[Sprintex]

Sounds more like Herr Flick of the Gestapo rather than a wife/partner

I'm spending the day doing what the hell I want, so is Clare for that matter, sometimes we both want to do the same things at the same time (no mucky thoughts you lot)

Oh, and a 4am start is a lay-in to some of us!


Paul

[Malc]

When I was working, it was a 3am start on Mondays, to get the 6am flight from Birmingham airport. Now I'm retired, 8am is a lie in.

[Bealman]

Yep, Malc, it would be. And I think that Sprintex secretly masochistically likes his shift. 

[MikeDunn]

Well, I've finally gotten a round tuit & it fits my RasPi 

After quite some time meaning to get JMRI onto my RasPi, it's finally happened.  Got a wireless dongle the other week, and have been experimenting with the build; managed to get rather annoyed with the ProfFalken scripts as that managed to screw up my remote access to the point I formatted the SD card in disgust & tried again - and had the same thing happen   

So I dug around further & found an alternate manual method, and this saw JMRI working and not locking me out of a remote session !  Add to that, I also managed to connect in my Sprog and (after another struggle - I'm not a Linux fan  ) I got a loco running on my rolling road, and also had the sound working 

And to cap things off - Engine Driver on my Kindle Fire works too 

So I'm rather chuffed ( ) with it all    Another step forwards in getting the N layout working    Oh well ... back to my OU project now  :'(

[GeeBee]

Just got back from the The North Somerset Model Show at the Helicopter Museum 2nd long day out since hospital and I did not buy anything     

[D1042 Western Princess]

Just got back from the The North Somerset Model Show at the Helicopter Museum 2nd long day out since hospital and I did not buy anything     

What a shame - I'm sure a 12" to 1' scale Westland Wessex would look great on the layout! 

Seriously though, yes, I think the Helicopter Museum is a great place for any aircraft enthusiast to spend a few hours and, compared to say Duxford, Hendon or Cosford, one of the (almost unsung) air museums in the UK.
As I extend my layout around the coast it is still in my mind to add a small aircraft museum alongside the line.

[dannyboy]

This post should really start in the 'angry' bit and then transfer to the 'happy' bit - driving home from work Wednesday morning, the car started running rough, as though it was mis-firing. The engine malfunction light started flashing, then would stop for a few minutes and then start again. "Oh dear", (or words to that effect), thinks me! So I pick up SWMBO, take her to work and then sit outside the garage for an hour waiting for them to open. I explain the problem and the diagnostic machine shows an unidentifiable problem - so much for modern technology  . I again explain the problem and the mechanic says "Ah, I think I know the problem" He fits a new coil pack and lo and behold, the engine is running sweet gain. The coil pack was corroded  . Bear in mind that the car is only 2 years old and has done 61K km, (about 38K miles). What makes this rant into the 'happy' thread is the fact that it was covered under warranty, so I did not have to pay over Euro300 to get it fixed. The mechanic actually said that modern cars have too much electronics that are not suited to the Irish climate  - might have to move back to Yorkshire  . So if you get a similar problem, suggest the coil pack to save some time!

[MikeDunn]

Just back from Hereford where I spent far too long in Hereford Models 

Saw a nice set of LNERs there; almost went for the A2 Peppercorn, but in the end an O6 3107 grabbed my attention ... an old model, I know, but it fits the bill for a freight loco for me    The number drops right into '46 so given the layout will be a little pre-War through to early Nationalisation it will go nicely with the others 

Mike

PS - didn't think any N Pendolinos were made prior to Rev Trains work ?  Am I wrong here ?

[railsquid]

IIRC there is a BachFar or Dapol model of the other (diesel?) train which looks like the Pendolino but isn't.

[MikeDunn]

Curious ... wonder what's in the Dapol box with the Pendolino label then 

[railsquid]

Curious ... wonder what's in the Dapol box with the Pendolino label then 

Possibly an OO Pendolino?

[MikeDunn]

Not unless someone hit it with a shrink ray    This is certainly N.

Further Googling shows it must be the Pretendolino Book Set ...

[Bob Tidbury]

Do you mean the Voyager which was produced by both Dapol and Bachman /Farish.
Bob

[MikeDunn]

Are they labelled "Pendolino" ? 

See my above post re the Book Set.