All I have recieved so far.
2 boxed sets of dvds from my eldest granddaughter.
titled British Railway Journeys covering Weymouth to the IOW,The North East, East Anglia, The Lake District,North Wales and Northern England.
Nothing yet. Apparently I have to wait for the rest of the family (read Nieces) turn up tommorow! :veryangry:
A Blue Pullman without the dodgey yellow ends from my kids, the 122 which arrived a tad early ;) .....I wonder who will give me socks !!!! :D
I received a watch,headphones and a DVD set.
Very happy
Bart
Spent the day building a trampoline,tee pee, train set, among other things
Had a great day!
Nothing yet.
Walk on the beach first (and it's not raining !!).
Pressies will be later.
Happy Christmas.
So far.................
Heavy rain (which wasn`t on my 'wish list') :hmmm:
Nothing yet, waiting for grandson to arrive so festivities can begin!
Gerry
Santa's not doing trains this year... :(
Have to wait until this afternoon, when the parents arrive.
'War of the World' 'The New Generation'
and she won't let me put it on yet.................................
:goggleeyes: Just been given my first really useful present- a new pair of wellies.
Hopefully won't need them yet, but if this rain carrys on definately. Popped out to see a friend and the road at the end of ours is flooded. :help:
Train-wise, a SIGM-20 and a dual-head 3-aspect signal from CR. I can't believe how tiny this is, or how thin the wires are. Hope I can install it without some kind of fat-fingered disaster!
Non-train, books (Terry Brooks), a board game about tin-mining in Cornwall, and goat-milk chocs (can't have cow-milk).
Hope everyone gets something they love and has a great day :)
The wife must have been in a good mood with me as she got me a dapol hst repainted in GNER livery.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj53/porkie1978/model%20stuff/DSC_0461_zpscb033cc8.jpg)
Some Langley gravestones, Langley swans and ducks, Union Mills D20 , a vintage hay barn (make unknown), and a Dapol ^ wheeler milk wagon...pretty good haul!
A load of WWII dvd's
A Maglite torch
2x 1/35 scale kits - a halftrack and a panther, both tamiya.
Family Guy annual
Avengers assemble dvd (awesome film !)
enough smellies to start my own pound shop....
Baileys x2
Lots of tools.
No train related stuff though... :( The sales can't be far away though - so i'll buy me own !
Quote from: Pertinax on December 25, 2012, 11:27:16 AM
Some Langley gravestones . . .
:welcomesign: Pertinax!
There can't be many people that get a gravestone as a Christmas present :laugh: :laugh:
railway books
Head phone
jumper
chocolate
Update:- four skips and some 33ft trees!! A gravestones still winning the wierd present stakes!
Not only did I get gravestones but instructions on correct graveyard layout (east to west facing the Holy Land).. I just need a figure of Jack Hargreaves fishing for the pond now.
ps the Union Mills D20 runs very well.
Only opened one prezzie so far, got to go to No1 Daughters house near Pirbright. It is train related, it's the Flying Scotsman Desk Lamp, from my lovely wife :D :D
Still no BP though and I doubt I'll be getting one from Santa this year :( :(
Oh well will have to hurry and sell all the rest of my 'Orribly Oversize stuff and buy it myself.
Merry Xmas everyone.
Neal.
As it is now officially christmas I've been allowed to play with my Blue Pullman :o)
As a joke present SWMBO bought me a bell with 'ring for tea' written on it. Initially I thought it was a superb invention/present as it worked perfectly the first time I used it but unfortunately it seems to have boken as subsequent vigourous ringing as resulted in threats of having my clapper removed!
Gareth
Heartburn ..... overdid the port at a pub party night yesterday.
A weathered VGA van, 2 MK1 carriages blue grey (going to be slightly modified) and money for an 08 and the new metcalfe station building. O and the usual underwear ;D
AC/DC cd, New watch, Cadbury's chocolate.
Then last night went on Rails of Sheffield website and ordered 8 out of 9 tracksetta gauges (1 out of stock will buy it later) and a 3 car 101 DMU in blue/gray. Also went to Ehattons and ordered 5 Freightliner wagons and 14 MK1 coaches in blue/gray. Merry Xmas :)
Merry Christmas one and all :)
Railway wise i got 10 DVDs (a 4 and 6 boxset), Vouchers for work and this lovely beast from Dapol/Osborns :D
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii309/olliereading1123/N%20Gauge/WP_000195_zps7bbf871d.jpg)
Oh plus some socks, yay :D
Ollie
Nice loco!
No railway related presents for me except an Oxford Diecast van as a cracker present.
That Osborne's Hall does look really good. I've been tempted a few times by that but so far have resisted !
Off to Bodmin & Wenford Railway tomorrow for a birthday train ride !
Four steam DVD's, two Toad brake vans and a lovely three car 108 in blue. Plus some money which has been swiftly spent by pre-ordering another Deltic and a class 22 :claphappy: I think I must have been a very good boy ;) :)
Marty
Shaun The Sheep Series 2 boxed set and a book on the six axle pullman cars.
Alan
ps: whats the cornish tin mining game ?
Friend sent me an Atlas B23-7 loco in UP paint already DCC fitted runs like a roller ;)
Took some pictures of her but didnt come out well .......... so heres the real thing only difference is my loco is #137 :D
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii377/upnick/B23-7_zpscf292934.jpg)
A nice 3 car class 101 in green with whiskers. A samsung digital slr to take decent photos
Jon
well im a lucky boy, i got membership to the N gauge society from the father in law, a lovely new work bench from my wife with lots of chocs stashed in the draws and some RAM for my home built gaming pc :D
8 Rams is good for Christmas day but turkey would have been better maybe :P
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY X X X
Dapol MSC liveried 66709 arrived, hasn't been run yet as the layout fiddle yard is covered in the wife's floral table arrangements!
Happy Christmas everyone.
Pete @ EGLM
Loadsa Rails vouchers to help offset my January pre orders from Dapol
Baileys chocs
Hobgoblin beer :pint:
Other vouchers
Ted Simon book about his second round the world ride on a motorbike
Finally managed to get a drink down my neck at around 18.00 today so the Southern Comfort has been bashed a bit (hic)
Quote from: EtchedPixels on December 25, 2012, 08:34:36 PM
ps: whats the cornish tin mining game ?
Tinners' Trail (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35570/tinners-trail). It's a Martin Wallace / Treefrog economic game, if you've come across his previous in the the likes of Brass, Age of Steam, or Automobile. Board-gaming is my *other* expensive, time-consuming, other-half-exasperating hobby :-[
Bottle of Jack Daniels single barrel (very nice)
Ted Baker wallet
Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds - The New Generation CD
Farish gulf red bogie bolster wagon
Farish grey BR brake van
Led Zeppelin Celebration Day Blu-Ray book set
Dad's Army & Pointless books
Homemade sweets
New workbench for the garage, a Farish WD Austerity 2-8-0 and four Farish Mk1s (two Maroon and two Choc / Creams) - I'm amlost getting like Ollie3440! ;)
Wife got an iPad, so I may get to inherit her laptop which I intend to use with JMRI (if that plan comes off!).
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!
The boxed set of all the game of thrones boxed set which I've really wanted to read.. And rail related stuff, a steam world magazine, and a while ago, Mrs Grumbeast was at a show with me in stroud and picked up a bunch of 2nd hand continental coaches for a great price :)
Graham
I got a Dremel 3000 in a gift box with loads of bits and a stand. Brilliant!
Plus a jumper and chocs.
kibri gottwald crane
bottle of whisky
some farish buildings
another bottle of whisky
books
and best of all, I didn't win the redundancy lottery, so I've still got a job to support my layout :claphappy:
Quote from: class37025 on December 26, 2012, 09:25:20 AM
and best of all, I didn't win the redundancy lottery, so I've still got a job to support my layout :claphappy:
Excellent news :thumbsup:
The usual clothes, all nice though this year :) £25 pounds worth of vouchers for my local model shop where i buy my thinners and paints etc from my grandfather in-law,
and my main present which happily turned up Christmas eve despite the delivery quote of the 27th-28th an oil less 3lt tank airbrush compressor 2 airbrushes all the gubbins to go with it and a vacuum filter spray booth that's on order too but didn't get here in time,
no trains but im hoping ron lines is at the local model show again so i can expand my stock a bit,
A new stereo for the car, My test print for the Drewry Car ( :beers: datajammer), monster slippers, and lots of beer/Spirits (people think that i drink)!!!
A very merry christmas to you all!
.....and wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year!!!
Quote from: JonHarbour on December 26, 2012, 01:16:16 AMand four Farish Mk1s (two Maroon and two Choc / Creams) - I'm amlost getting like Ollie3440! ;)
Well you can never have enough Mk1s :P
Ollie
Railway related I got...
Farish Class 31 Network Rail 'Driver Dave Green'
Dapol EWS Class 67
Dapol EWS Class 67 (Dummy)
NGS Inspection Saloon EWS Livery. (Very Impressed)
Farish VBA Van
NGS PNA Wagon Kit (Twin Pack)
Farish Trackside Workers
P&D Marsh Fork Lift
Parkside rampus Wagon Kit.
Not a bad Christmas..
I did buy it all myself for the kids to give me.
Non railway stuff..
Chocs
Whisky
Port
Leather gloves
David
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/mrmagnolia/Snapbucket/th_8EFC63E2-orig.jpg)
What a fabulous model. Not got it on the track yet, but fab looking detail.
A new grafar blue-grey 3-car class 101 dmu. Doesn't sound that exciting, but will trigger the withdrawal of eight old Poole-built cars, so my 101 fleet will be smaller but more reliable.
Nothing train related :veryangry2: but I am finally getting my passport sorted courtesy of the other half...
Same here, nothing train related though I do have a freind to visit yet so you never know! :)
I did get a nice coffee grinder so I do have a new toy to play with! :laugh:
Quote from: moogle on December 26, 2012, 11:57:38 PM
I did get a nice coffee grinder so I do have a new toy to play with! :laugh:
Do you keep your beans in the freezer?
Straight out of the freezer into the grinder, whiz whiz, into machine, wait, then - yum :P
Quote from: scotsoft on December 27, 2012, 12:09:28 AM
Quote from: moogle on December 26, 2012, 11:57:38 PM
I did get a nice coffee grinder so I do have a new toy to play with! :laugh:
Do you keep your beans in the freezer?
Straight out of the freezer into the grinder, whiz whiz, into machine, wait, then - yum :P
Not yet! Griding my own will be a whole new phase of coffee
addiction making for me.
Have had a play and ground some. Coffee tastes so fresh! Yummy :thumbsup:
I got a Farish 150/2 regional railway sprinter from the wife
couple of farish blue circle cement wagons
and a Farish steel coil wagon in rail freight red
don't know how they managed it, but parents got the lydle end station and side extensions.
plus lots of bob the builder toys, Thomas take n play, cars, bath toys, rattles activity centres and cuddly toys. although I think they my be for my boys
:smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
off to the local model shop later for a decoder, and to see if he has any goodies. This afternoon am allowed to get the board out and get the trains running, might even have the chance to test out the new controller that arrived crimbo eve
Quote from: kaiwhara on December 26, 2012, 10:44:56 PM
Nothing train related :veryangry2: but I am finally getting my passport sorted courtesy of the other half...
How much does it cost in NZ for a passport?
In the UK it costs £85 for a renewal :veryangry:
Quote from: OwL on December 27, 2012, 09:27:58 AM
How much does it cost in NZ for a passport?
In the UK it costs £85 for a renewal :veryangry:
Probably about the same actually, $150 normally but $300 if you need it urgently, or $600 if you need it on the spot...
It doesn't make it any better for both of us, but it's good to hear that both prices are similar, if you were to tell me it cost $10 NZ, I would have started a petition against the UK government for being a rip off.
Hope you get it sorted mate, then you can come over and see us all :thumbsup:
Happy New Year :beers:
OwL
Quote from: OwL on December 27, 2012, 09:39:07 AM
It doesn't make it any better for both of us, but it's good to hear that both prices are similar, if you were to tell me it cost $10 NZ, I would have started a petition against the UK government for being a rip off.
Hope you get it sorted mate, then you can come over and see us all :thumbsup:
Happy New Year :beers:
OwL
Make sure you put the kettle on! And I mean all of you lot too! :NGaugersRule:
well, Santa brought me a book on the Wemyss Private Railway, an assortment of Peco wagon kits and 10 lengths of flexi track.
Also got a stearing wheel for my Xbox 360, couple of DVDs and a couple of CDs, oh and a new camera.
Quite a haul for this year.
Alex
Quote from: kaiwhara on December 27, 2012, 09:40:06 AM
Make sure you put the kettle on! And I mean all of you lot too! :NGaugersRule:
Kettle rarely has the chance to get cold round here (http://www.sprintexnet.co.uk/Images/sipping%20tea.gif)
As far as the fat git in the red suit is concerned I got:-
Railway Stuff (so far, got family pressies to come yet :D ):
HST Enamel Pin Badge
Classic Countdown Diesel DVD
"Beeching Legacy" Book+DVD Set
Plenty of non-railway stuff too :)
Paul
Only thing railway related was a DVD of Polish steam trains! :D
But SWMBO isn't too keen on watching it with me (she doesn't mind trains but draws the line at watching them on TV... :( ) so I will have to wait 'till she goes out before I can watch it.
send her off to the sales :D
I was given a hardback book (not railway related) and yet the person knows I have a Kindle :headbutt:
Quote from: Pengy on December 27, 2012, 04:22:25 PM
I was given a hardback book (not railway related) and yet the person knows I have a Kindle :headbutt:
Need a doorstop ???
Only railway related stuff was a rather interesting "British Steam Engines" book (looks like a M&S special reprint) - intro by O.S Nock
and non-train related bits included
1/48 Mig 21 Profipack Eduard kit + reference book (I arranged the purchase to make sure I got the right Mig variant)
and big surprise was a Lego R2-D2 (bit of a 3-D puzzle that will keep me quiet for ages). On stage 3 of 10 so far - keeping to one stage per day at the moment.
kester
Quote from: Alex on December 27, 2012, 03:32:01 PM
send her off to the sales :D
She has been at her mums this afternoon! :bounce:
My good lady got me a Farish Class 101 3 car in blue, and my daughter and her boyfriend got me a DVD/book set of Flying Scotsman.
Very happy, my fiancee always said to me 'I'm not buying you trains!!', and after 10 years she's relented.
Happy modelling, Timmo
Well I was going to have a rest from the hobby for a while but its hard to do when the family spoil you with railway related gifts, it seems my mate was also involved by choosing 3 second hand locos off the internet for my wife to buy.
A set of N Gauge roadside notice boards.
A very nice British Steam loco Coffee Mug.
various 2013 calenders.
An AE Williams Pewter Pocket Watch on a Chain with the Flying Scotsman on the front.
Farish BR 2.6.4T, BR Black5 and BR 94xx
Also decided to change my forum name from oldrailbug to longbridge1957, Longbridge being the new layout that I will recommence building.
Happy New Year everyone, hope your 2013 is full of happiness and good health.
My Christmas presesnt is still en route thanks to the SA post office, it's a Dapol class 67, fingers and everything else crossed that it gets here. Our posties get caught unawares by Christmas every year and chaos ensues. :(
I also hope that none of them decide to keep the parcel, this does happen even if parcels are sent signed for.
I should probably not have risked getting a loco in the first place but the price at Model Trains Direct was irresistable.
Regards
Veronica
Hope your loco arrives soon, Veronica.
Happy New Year to you. :beers:
Dave G
Quote from: OwL on December 27, 2012, 09:27:58 AM
Quote from: kaiwhara on December 26, 2012, 10:44:56 PM
Nothing train related :veryangry2: but I am finally getting my passport sorted courtesy of the other half...
How much does it cost in NZ for a passport?
In the UK it costs £85 for a renewal :veryangry:
Another reason for lack of Blue Pullman was I needed a new passport.
You are lucky Owl. Cost me E200 to get mine. Had to send it to the British onsul in.... Paris (I live in Italy), then they send it to the UK !. :headbutt:
They returned it by courier (DHL) and the day after it arrived another courier delivered the old used passport.
Move to the angry thread.
I also need anew xmas keyboard as this one keeps missing out letters, or is it the wine ?
:hmmm:
That'll be the wine then, Jerry :beers:
Blu-Ray player. Pain in the butt is though, there's only one HDMI socket on my TV, so it's a hassle switching between it and the HD box. Now why can't they make them with an HDMI-in socket so you can daisy chain HD stuff?
Quote from: Calnefoxile on December 25, 2012, 02:54:53 PM
Only opened one prezzie so far, got to go to No1 Daughters house near Pirbright. It is train related, it's the Flying Scotsman Desk Lamp, from my lovely wife :D :D
Still no BP though and I doubt I'll be getting one from Santa this year :( :(
Oh well will have to hurry and sell all the rest of my 'Orribly Oversize stuff and buy it myself.
Merry Xmas everyone.
Neal.
Time to update this list, courtesy of my good lady wife again is a Flying Scotsman wrist watch, basically a wrist watch with an open mechanism made look like gears (If that makes sense!!)
I also got a box set of DVDs about the Flying Scotsman, from No1 Daughter and Son-in-law I finally received something to run on my layout, the triple Weathered Shell Black TTA's and a DVD Boxset of Great World Railway Journeys.
So no BP, but never mind I've sold enough of my OO stuff to warrant a purchase from Rails :D :D Just don't know when they're going to despatch it though, or even if they have any in stock :worried: :worried: as it only says 'current item' alongside the photo on their website. Maybe Ollie can enlighten me??
Regards
Neal.
Merry Christmas everyone, I know it's late lol. I got the normally smells socks and chocolate, plus wife thought it be funny to buy me a the Olympic velodrome scalectrix as a joke because I won a Scott racing bike in the Cpls Mess Xmas draw (£750 quids worth) so she thinks I'm Sir Chris hoy and Sir Bradley Wiggins lol.
She was unsure what to get me for the choo choo so I'm getting money at a later date. The in-laws gave me 100 quid which is going on a Flying Scotsman. However to my sadness I went into my LHS in Dereham to find out its closing down :-( so they are not sure if they will be able to get it for me by end of Jan when the shop shut. And the parent shop is in Kings Lynn to is to far for me to travel. So I'm not with out a LHS that deals in Ngauge. Gutted isn't the word.
Neil
Quote from: Neonoodle on December 30, 2012, 11:16:54 AM
so she thinks I'm Chris hoy and Sir Bradley Wiggins lol.
:o Sir Chris Hoy please ;)
Quote from: scotsoft on December 30, 2012, 12:14:44 PM
Quote from: Neonoodle on December 30, 2012, 11:16:54 AM
so she thinks I'm Chris hoy and Sir Bradley Wiggins lol.
:o Sir Chris Hoy please ;)
Lol indeed. I has a five year old wrestling the iPad off me lol
Quote from: Neonoodle on December 30, 2012, 12:51:37 PM
Quote from: scotsoft on December 30, 2012, 12:14:44 PM
Quote from: Neonoodle on December 30, 2012, 11:16:54 AM
so she thinks I'm Chris hoy and Sir Bradley Wiggins lol.
:o Sir Chris Hoy please ;)
Lol indeed. I has a five year old wrestling the iPad off me lol
Been there - give in - resistance is futile :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
cheers John.
I was apparently a good boy this year and was rewarded with a couple of "surprises" (as they were on a list I left around, they weren't too much of a surprise!) under the tree:
One of the 'new' G2000 loks from Hobbytrain, which from all the evidence of having compared them to the Mehano version, are indeed the exact same locomotive as provided by Mehano a few years back. This is a good thing as the Mehano G2000 is extremely well done, the main draw back given the extremely difficult task of removing the shell to install the decoder:
(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv96/quinntopia/DSC04202_zps44c6ef35.jpg)
Also from Hobbytrain/Lemke/Kato is the new HLE 18 - which I think is the same as the Vectron with printing and livery changes (don't know if that's correct for the prototypes at all). I really like the sleek, elegant paint scheme of these Belgians. The only downside of this locomotive is the use of printing or decals to represent the side drivers window and front vents, which seems like a very 1970's standard, not up to contemporary:
(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv96/quinntopia/DSC04219_2_zps56d60934.jpg)
And finally (and off topic for this thread), is a MicroAce Kiha 261:
(http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv96/quinntopia/DSC04256_2_zpsdbdae5f3.jpg)
So...anyone else have anything to share?
Thanks Paul, I have merged the post :thumbsup:
cheers John.
Having dropped a few hints over the past months I was very pleased with what I was given. Some interesting rolling stock, but the highlights were:
Hobbytrain H2960 BR 193 Vectron
I was particularly happy with this engine. Hobbytrain initially released 5 versions of the Vectron with the DNA version having 4 pantos so it can run on the various European systems. The extra bit of detail on the roof is fantastic. This variant is no longer in production so can be a bit tricky to find. I find the Vectrons rather nice. As I understand it Amtrak has ordered a variant of the Vectron for serivce on the Northeast Corridor that would be a nice engine to have someday.
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Piko 40202 BR 442 Talent 2 - 2 Car Variant
Piko has released the Talent 2 as 5 and 4 car variants to which the 2 car one was added this year. According to the new catalog a 3 car version will be out in 2013 so they come in any flavour desired. So far it has proved a great little EMU, good amount of detail, interior lighting, and interior details.
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Marcus
Well it wasn't really bought by Santa just exchanged by me forgone Santa cash ;)
As they say... You dont get many of these about!!
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/churcp/8E748F25-FB4C-41A5-AB88-B150E8E32D4A-3562-00000567B940BFA3.jpg)
And yes im not going senile....it's 'N' not 0rribly 0versized :)
What is it? Not a diesel I've seen before ???
Paul
Quote from: Sprintex on December 30, 2012, 09:10:36 PM
What is it? Not a diesel I've seen before ???
Paul
Have I finally outfoxed old Sprintex :toot:
Google LMS Twins - they only made two, both unfortunately scrapped in 1964!
:D
Looky here too http://youtu.be/XQV2TnsE-eA (http://youtu.be/XQV2TnsE-eA)
A pair of Dapol 153's in Northern/Northwestern livery, 1 powered, 1 dummy. Very happy with them too!
Quote from: swisstony on December 30, 2012, 09:14:41 PM
Have I finally outfoxed old Sprintex
Firstly, not so much of the 'old' :slap:
I know very little about trains away from the East Coast, so it's not difficult to show me something I have no clue about - up until about two years ago I had no idea what a Blue Pullman was either :D Whatever these LMS things were they must have been rubbish if they only built two and scrapped them so quickly? :whistle:
Paul
Touché my friend :D hope my new one is not too slow lol!! It'll look good on a blackstock railtour with full Pullman mk1's ... sometime soon I hope ;)
I bought the Black 5 and here is what santa brought me, well from my son.
(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b597/lilchris261/DSCF4255_zps08c249cf.jpg)
Can't wait to run the black five must finish wiring the track now.
Quote from: swisstony on December 30, 2012, 09:14:41 PM
Quote from: Sprintex on December 30, 2012, 09:10:36 PM
What is it? Not a diesel I've seen before ???
Paul
Have I finally outfoxed old Sprintex :toot:
Google LMS Twins - they only made two, both unfortunately scrapped in 1964!
:D
Looky here too http://youtu.be/XQV2TnsE-eA (http://youtu.be/XQV2TnsE-eA)
Rails of Sheffield are advertising a twin pack! https://railsofsheffield.com/lms-twins/
Dave G
Quote from: daveg on December 31, 2012, 08:55:50 AM
Rails of Sheffield are advertising a twin pack! https://railsofsheffield.com/lms-twins/
Dave G
Dave,
Unfortunately for us, these will be in that other scale 'Orribly Oversize ;) ;)
There is an N Gauge version but it is a kit, by Knightwing I think, if you can find one that is :hmmm:
Regards
Neal.
Quote from: Calnefoxile on December 31, 2012, 09:13:01 AM
Quote from: daveg on December 31, 2012, 08:55:50 AM
Rails of Sheffield are advertising a twin pack! https://railsofsheffield.com/lms-twins/
Dave G
Dave,
Unfortunately for us, these will be in that other scale 'Orribly Oversize ;) ;)
There is an N Gauge version but it is a kit, by Knightwing I think, if you can find one that is :hmmm:
Regards
Neal.
Sorry guys, I'd missed that vital bit of info! :dunce:
Dave G
Happy happy happy... spent my Amazon vouchers on a sensibly priced copy of Dow's Great Central Railway 3 volume set
LOOK WHAT SANTA HAS JUST DELIVERED TO ME courtesy of SWMBO :claphappy: :claphappy: :claphappy:
(http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd369/Calnefoxile/DSCF1618_zps6b96e470.jpg)
(http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd369/Calnefoxile/DSCF1615_zpsab572ecd.jpg)
I know it won't qualify for the 1st purchase of 2013 but does it qualify for the last purchase of 2012 :D :D
Regards
Neal.
P.S. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE ON :NGaugeForum:
What a wonderful surprise!
Quote from: Calnefoxile on December 31, 2012, 07:26:18 PM
I know it won't qualify for the 1st purchase of 2013 but does it qualify for the last purchase of 2012 :D :D
Regards
Neal.
Only if it was purchased today, maybe :D
Congrats to SWMBO for having great taste - I bet you love that BP (and SWMBO of course!)
What a great pressie !
:NGaugeForum:
Better late than never.
To my great relief, my class 67 turned up today after running the gauntlet of our postal system, a month after being posted from the UK, it was worth the wait and is a very nice smooth runner.
Thanks to Model Railways Direct who listed it as a gift on the customs slip so I didn't have to pay any duty.
:claphappy: :claphappy:
Regards
Veronica.
:hellosign:
Santa brought me for chrimbo
A brand new GBRf class 66 in Medite livery ( Thanks Santa )
And a farish 37 in EWS livery.
Thanks Santa.
:NGF:
Plus a couple of Stobarts for the window sill.
Late visit from Santa ;)
Just met up with my sister and bro-in-law for the first time since November, so I have Christmas pressies from them, my nephew and my niece.
Among a mountain of CDs (I don't do this download rubbish, I like my music to be tangible and take up shelf space :D ) I got two packs of replacement coach wheels to continue my re-wheeling exercise, a rather big full colour book "Britain's Scenic Railways", and a nice polo shirt which for some strange reason just might become a favourite of mine . . .
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/60/thumb_3749.jpg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=3749)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/60/thumb_3750.jpg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=3750)
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Paul
Great stuff Paul, every Brother should have a Sister like that, as for the Shirt :drool: :heart2:
Hey Paul, can you tell me where the shirt came from mate
Cheers Bart
I want one as well.
I already have one with the BR logo on and one with the Fastline logo on which Charlie Petty gave me the weekend of the Doncaster show for nothing,although I had,since December,spent over £300 at his stands at exhibitions for sound decoders,back issues of Modern Loco's Illustrated and sound decoder reblows.
Pete
:Class31: :Class37: :NGaugersRule:
Polo shirt came from Ebay:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intercity-125-logo-Polo-Shirt-/200895866120?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&var=&hash=item2ec653a508 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intercity-125-logo-Polo-Shirt-/200895866120?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&var=&hash=item2ec653a508)
Must say it looks pretty good quality :thumbsup:
Bart, doesn't say they post overseas but might be worth asking them anyway ;)
This is the book on Britain's Scenic Railways:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Times-Britains-Scenic-Railways/dp/0007478798/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361706570&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Times-Britains-Scenic-Railways/dp/0007478798/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361706570&sr=1-1)
Had a quick flick through and it's VERY comprehensive, as well as geographical maps it also provides a vertical-relief map of each route, lengthy descriptions and some great full colour pictures :)
Paul