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Title: Plus ça change...
Post by: railsquid on January 25, 2016, 03:51:49 PM
Sirs,

Whilst perusing the February 1964 issue of Railway Modeller (https://archive.org/details/RailwayModellerFebruary1964) ("For the average enthusiast"), upon closer examination of the letters page I was tickled to see this contribution from Mr. M Hull of Kidlington, from which I surmise that our relationship with modellers of the larger scale (apportioned the appellation "'Orribly Oversized" by some wags) has barely progressed over the previous half-century.
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/8/thumb_34787.jpg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=34787)
R. SQUID,
Tokyo.

Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: joe cassidy on January 25, 2016, 06:46:45 PM
Are you sure it's a real letter ?

"Mr. Westmuckett" sounds very pythonesque ?

Best regards,


Joe
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: Yet_Another on January 25, 2016, 08:49:27 PM
http://www.westmucketthawkes.com (http://www.westmucketthawkes.com)
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: joe cassidy on January 25, 2016, 08:54:08 PM
I wonder how much they charge for N gauge structures ?

Best regards,


Joe
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: MikeDunn on January 25, 2016, 09:03:39 PM
Google the cost of the Wimbledon roof & divide appropriately  :P
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: Pengi on January 25, 2016, 09:19:46 PM
'I think we have better grounds for a grouse than most'  - does he mean the Cairngorm National Park  :P
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: Agrippa on January 25, 2016, 09:50:27 PM
Quote from: joe cassidy on January 25, 2016, 06:46:45 PM
"Mr. Westmuckett" sounds very pythonesque ?

Sounds like a pal of Col Sandy Volestrangler...............
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: Zogbert Splod on January 26, 2016, 01:17:16 AM
Gawd, there are some really strange names around aren't there!
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: MikeDunn on January 26, 2016, 09:14:00 AM
Quote from: Zogbert Splod on January 26, 2016, 01:17:16 AM
Gawd, there are some really strange names around aren't there!
:laughabovepost: :laughabovepost: :laughabovepost: :laughabovepost:
Look who's talking  :D
Title: Re: Plus ça change...
Post by: Zogbert Splod on January 26, 2016, 12:37:06 PM
 :laughabovepost:  :laughabovepost:  :laughabovepost:  :laughabovepost:
Couldn't possibly be referring to me, could he?  :D