The pictures speak a thousand words, my pal Eddie said fancy a pint (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink009.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) out came the bus passes and off we went. Started @ my local 1st pic, then bus to Wimborne 2nd & 6th stop (the bus stop is right outside! we missed 2 on the way back!) 3rd 4th & 5th and finally in our local Legion. My Avatar features the Strong Country so have included pic of the only original window in "The Bell" 4th stop.
(http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2288.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2289.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2290.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2291.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2293.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2294.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb474/minzapint/General/IMGP2292.jpg)
Now for some serious modelling!
I don't have a 'local'. We have to drive anywhere, so generally just get beers from the petrol station round the corner (they have a fine selection). Beer and modelling, how good does it get!
But why have I made slow progress on Reading General lately?...
I have got a bit distracted with Airfix and Revell kits. I got the bug with Concorde, then built a Battle of Britain set, and an SR-71 Blackbird, all in 1/144 (almost N gauge). I have a 1/144 Boeing 707 to do yet. All but the SR-71 will find a home above the layout.
Currently I'm in the middle of a 1/96 scale Saturn V rocket and a 1/48 DC3 with a 2-foot wingspan. And I just took delivery of a 1/24 scale Routemaster Bus. I also have a Space Shuttle and Launch Tower with several sheets of photo etched details to build, but that will be a long-term project.
Plus I just sit and watch the trains going round.
Quote from: Mustermark on March 23, 2012, 01:36:36 PM
All but the SR-71 will find a home above the layout.
Presumably 'cos you don't want all that fuel leaking onto the layout :evil: :o
Meanwhile, back on topic, I won't have my man-cave built until May so all hell will break loose then as I have 38yds of new code 55 + all the other bits of track I have accumulated plus at least 42 points, underlay, switches etc etc ad infinitum but, hey, I can't wait to have something running on a good size trackplan. Not having any kids this is my Christmas present to myself and I'm just like a kid in that the excitement is kicking in NOW! :D
My P.C. is in my railway room, spend so much time reading posts on here I never seem to make much progress with my layout! :o :-[
We spend too much time on N Gauge Forum :D
:NGaugeForum:
Quote from: silly moo on March 23, 2012, 02:48:51 PM
We spend too much time on N Gauge Forum :D
:NGaugeForum:
Ouch!! That hurts! But then the truth always does... ;D :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Got to agree with the last 3 posts spend more time reading about it (forums) than doing it, they certainly consume time do they not.
Guilty as charged ! Most of my progress was when my internet was down.... ::)
Quote from: silly moo on March 23, 2012, 02:48:51 PM
We spend too much time on N Gauge Forum :D
:NGaugeForum:
Tell me about it ::)
My 18 month son seems to take up what free time i have :o
Quote from: hairygit on March 23, 2012, 02:14:39 PM
My P.C. is in my railway room, spend so much time reading posts on here I never seem to make much progress with my layout! :o :-[
Same here :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Marty
I think I must have inherited a load of female hormones from me Mum cause I suffer from the Yes No, Will I or Won't I syndrome and sometimes get headaches (http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/artists/cherna/Cherna-girl_on_weight.gif)
That is to say I have periods of time when I give the layout a rest and spend time with SWMBO and other times I work on the layout to get away from her (http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/artists/phil/phil_24.gif)
Ive done nothing to either of mine since before Christmas. :'(
Not from choice but because of chest problems from the glues, flock dust etc. :thumbsdown:
Now the fine weather is here I can look forward to working with the windows wide open and plenty of fresh air circulating. The 1st moves I think will be to 'air blast both boards with the compressor to clear any dust etc thats settled over the months followed by track cleaning and general maintenance .........Oh and kit building of Z gauge houses
In short, life gets in the way! ;D
But yes, time spent on the :NGaugeForum: is one I'm guilty of too... ;)
Quote from: silly moo on March 23, 2012, 02:48:51 PM
We spend too much time on N Gauge Forum :D
:NGaugeForum:
True and yet time spent on the forum reading advice from others can save mistakes being made and money being wasted. So it probably evens itself out.
Quote from: porkie on March 23, 2012, 07:23:59 PM
My 18 month son seems to take up what free time i have :o
And that's how it should be, enjoy and remember, before you know it he'll be grown up with a 18 month son ;D. Cheers john.
Mine is a bit of a sad tale.......
Just before x-mas I split up with my missus of 4 years. As a result I moved out and lost the railway room. My parents were really kind and I'm currently back with them. I'm saving for my own ' man cave' at present.
Trouble is all of my large items had to go into self storage, including the layout as there isn't enough room at my mum and dads...... Hence no building.
Iam pleased to say all of my locos are with me though but unfortunately I can only letch at them although when I need a fix I set up a set track oval on the kitchen table and run my favorites just like I did when I was 8!
I'm looking to move into a new place by September this year, and then have a dedicated railway room.
The layout will be re-born! I currently am accumulating lots of n scale bits at moment ready.
Just wanted to say a big thanks to all my mates on here you have helped me through the last 5 months (you know who you are guys :thumbsup:) and a big thanks to my mum and Dad. Although I'm in my mid 30's I have really gotten close again to my family and finally no one can beat mums Shepard pie ;)
Things are looking up :beers:
Quote from: OwL729 on March 24, 2012, 07:16:08 PM
and finally no one can beat mums Shepard pie ;)
Things are looking up :beers:
Can your mum do a big one and we'll all pop round! Best of luck and keep on :NGAUGE: ing
Quote from: MinZaPint on March 24, 2012, 07:42:17 PM
Quote from: OwL729 on March 24, 2012, 07:16:08 PM
and finally no one can beat mums Shepard pie ;)
Things are looking up :beers:
Can your mum do a big one and we'll all pop round! Best of luck and keep on :NGAUGE: ing
Always welcome. You bring beer and my mum will make pie with roast potatoes :thumbsup:
Thanks for your kind comments.
Quote from: OwL729 on March 24, 2012, 07:46:11 PM
Quote from: MinZaPint on March 24, 2012, 07:42:17 PM
Quote from: OwL729 on March 24, 2012, 07:16:08 PM
and finally no one can beat mums Shepard pie ;)
Things are looking up :beers:
Can your mum do a big one and we'll all pop round! Best of luck and keep on :NGAUGE: ing
Always welcome. You bring beer and my mum will make pie with roast potatoes :thumbsup:
Thanks for your kind comments.
Am checking the Ryanair flights, will be in touch. There might be quite a few of us!
Great to hear you sounding so positive Owl. Good luck finding somewhere big enough for your layout.
Know the feeling!
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But even at home, heres another couple of reasons...
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Notice what is on the laptop! And yeah, Saturn V moon rockets can be a diversion, too!
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Mind you, I confess to building that in 1971, way before I started my current layout.
Heck, Rome wasn't built in a day, they reckon. Cheers! (by the way, this is my first attempt at embedding images - fingers crossed)
Quote from: OwL729 on March 24, 2012, 07:16:08 PM
Mine is a bit of a sad tale.......
Just before x-mas I split up with my missus of 4 years. As a result I moved out and lost the railway room. My parents were really kind and I'm currently back with them. I'm saving for my own ' man cave' at present.
Trouble is all of my large items had to go into self storage, including the layout as there isn't enough room at my mum and dads...... Hence no building.
Iam pleased to say all of my locos are with me though but unfortunately I can only letch at them although when I need a fix I set up a set track oval on the kitchen table and run my favorites just like I did when I was 8!
I'm looking to move into a new place by September this year, and then have a dedicated railway room.
The layout will be re-born! I currently am accumulating lots of n scale bits at moment ready.
Just wanted to say a big thanks to all my mates on here you have helped me through the last 5 months (you know who you are guys :thumbsup:) and a big thanks to my mum and Dad. Although I'm in my mid 30's I have really gotten close again to my family and finally no one can beat mums Shepard pie ;)
Things are looking up :beers:
Thats a flamin disaster Dave, I know how you feel though as I am on my 3rd Marriage, each time I get kicked out I hook the caravan to the car and move on, I already have my ideas for a caravan layout worked out so if I get told to vanish this time after 25 years I will know what to do.
1st - become trailer trash :thumbsup:
2nd - build an aluminium annexe onto the side of my caravan :thumbsup:
3rd - make a vow to myself never to hook up with another sheila :thumbsup:
4th enjoy what time I have left on planet earth doing my own thing and enjoying this great hobby :thumbsup:
All the best Mate and hope things work out for you in September :thumbsup:
On revisiting this topic, I hope I haven't upset you, Owl, by appearing frivolous. I was actually repying to the pub crawl post by Minzapint, which I thought was hilarious. I was also chuffed that I'd managed to include photos for the first time. I did not realise that it would be tagged on the end of your current discussion.
I too, have had marital problems over the years. I tend to think many of us probably have, but as railway modellers we don't like discussing it. All the best, mate, and keep on modelling! I'm enjoying a resurgence at the moment, restoring and finishing the layout I have not worked on for almost 14 years - and yes, you guessed it... because of marital difficulties. Chin up mate.
Not at all mate :thumbsup: no problems. Believe it or not the worst is behind me and I'm actually enjoying single life with no SWMBO to be obeyed any more. Trains, beer, late nights, junk food, football whenever I want.........
I have had much support from friends on here so many thanks for your kind comments and I think your pictures look great. Just post some more! :smiley-laughing:
Just having one of those can't be bothered times at the moment
and enjoying the nice weather
Quote from: OwL729 on March 24, 2012, 07:16:08 PM
Mine is a bit of a sad tale.......
Just before x-mas I split up with my missus of 4 years. As a result I moved out and lost the railway room. My parents were really kind and I'm currently back with them. I'm saving for my own ' man cave' at present.
Trouble is all of my large items had to go into self storage, including the layout as there isn't enough room at my mum and dads...... Hence no building.................................... :(
.................I'm looking to move into a new place by September this year, and then have a dedicated railway room.
The layout will be re-born! I currently am accumulating lots of n scale bits at moment ready.
Things are looking up :beers:
Very sorry to read this Owl729 but things are looking up it seems so I wish you all the best for the future.
''Onwards and upwards'' is always a good motto I find :thumbsup:
Well I was going to do great deeds and "*****" wonders (platform ledges on a scalescenes kit) the rheumy eyes weren't up to it and desperate for some layout pics I'd not seen before went on to RMweb and found "Torrington" a lovely thread with loads of pics and well worth a look. Ok not our gauge but I just love good layouts whatever their size from Z to the real thing :thumbsup:
Hey all,my reason for not getting the layout done is I'm an olympic silver medallist procrastinator.At the.moment I'm doing the wiring on my layout for dcc,god what a boring job.
Should have enough done over the weekend so I can run some trains on dcc after I've hooked up the Zephyr.Then all work will stop again so I can ask a million questions on here regarding shorts and no doubt dodgy running.
Hey Owl,I split up with a woman in 2009,what a piece of work she turned out to be,let me tell you.Fortunately,we weren't living together or owt,thank god.
Then again,I hadn't got back into model railways then either,so as a single bloke,I don't have anyone chirruping in my head about how we don't have money for daft choochoo's cos this or that needs paying.I still see her occasionally and one of my mates saw her as well once and told her about my train habit,which made her laugh apparently,daft woman.This is where daft choochoo's comes from.Some.people can.be quite spiteful and intensely irritating.
Bealman,you come from Wollongong I see,do you know that your town is quite prolific at making World Superbike Champions,namely Troy Corser and Troy Bayliss and some also rans I've forgotten the names of.Don't know how big a town or city it is because I've never been there,just wondered if you knew this minor fact.
Pete
:Class37: :NGaugersRule:
I used to go out with a lass who worked in a petrol station but she dumped me. I still can't drive past without filling up :'(
(Can't claim originality - it was on Chris Evans this morning)
Aw Nobby your just full of Gas :beers:
Hi there Pete Mc!
Yes I am indeed aware of those two gentlemen. I was a member of a local N Gauge club here in Wollongong during the '90s (drifted away in the noughties - once again sorta related to my marital issues at the time - my heart just wasn't in the hobby then), and a couple of the blokes were bikeheads as well as being trainheads. The discussion would often make me wonder if I was attending the wrong club meeting!
Corser and Bayliss have often been big news in our local paper (called the Illawarra Mercury - check out the website if you wanna get a feel for my neck of the woods!).
Hows old Doncaster doing? It'd wanna be a bit different to how I remember it :thumbsup:
Cheers bealman
Quote from: newportnobby on March 30, 2012, 09:12:58 PM
I used to go out with a lass who worked in a petrol station but she dumped me. I still can't drive past without filling up :'(
:smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Bet you wished you had her hand on you nozzle this week !
(Can't claim originality - it was on Chris Evans this morning)
Quote from: oldrailbug on March 30, 2012, 09:20:09 PM
Aw Nobby your just full of Gas :beers:
Not at the moment, the UK is running short of petrol ::)
When were you last here?
As we all know,things do change,some for the better,others unfortunately not.
I've lived here since being born in 1969,never moved away or even considered it either.
I'll have a look at the website sometime over the weekend.
As a fan of bike racing and a biker myself,I have had the pleasure of meeting both Troy Bayliss and Troy Corser at national and world championship rounds in the uk(Donington,Brands Hatch and Silverstone) and found Troy Bayliss to be a truly stereotypical Aussie,as in very,very laid back.This was the year he won the British Superbike Chapionship the year before he went on to replace King Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty in the factory Ducati team.I had a brief,very brief chat with Corser at Brands a few years earlier when his Old Spice Ducati went bang during practise at Dingle Dell.He wasn't as affable though.Can't work out why.
Pete
:Class37: :NGaugersRule:
Yeah. He wouldn't have been. I don't think it was personal though.
Troy Bayliss Simple the Best (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBbSTt68HsA#)
Currently halting my progress is a foot-high Lego R2D2. The instructions come in 3 books! Could take all weekend.
I've got loads of excuses (reasons) why nothing's happening to my layout at the moment.
1. Too much OO stuff still to get rid of.
2. Still no finescale track bought, just points, crossings etc
3. Broken ribs/ligaments (Had X-ray this morning to find out as has been 6 painful weeks now)
4. Too warm in the loft even when it's raining
5. Spend too much time on various forums (or is it forae?) answering posts asking why I'm not doing anything to the layout...............
Come the Jubilee weekend I thought "Aha, time to build those baseboards!" 4 days should have been loads of time, right? Except of course it rained. Not to be beaten, I bought a cheap gazebo to erect over my work area...so the wind kicked off as well. So right now I have almost three boards completed, at least one almost with legs, too much rain and too much wind!
For me it's simply because I do too much of this when I'm not at work!
DRS 37419 on 5Z37 & 156416 vice 170 - 14/06/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isFVdM0QGWw#ws)
Cab Ride on Black 5 45337 at the NNR - 29/05/2012 (Part One) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Ydz4HrqZg#ws)
North Norfolk Railway "Dawn of Diesel" Gala 27/05/2012 Part 1 of 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZQ1RHtdhik#ws)
(HD) ECML Action - Tallington Incl. 60163 Tornado 1Z43 - 10/05/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_HQlx7Ates#ws)
Some really excellent videos Chris. I've not been to the North Norfolk, but it's somewhere I want to visit, especially after seeing the videos.
Malc
Well if you are in the area at any time Malc, let me know and I'm happy to show you around!
I don't put as much time in on the layout because I am always chasing around after my 5 step kids, the youngest is 39 oldest 47 but their Mum still thinks they are kids and need looking after all the time.
my layout renovating came to a standstill when the baby arrived 3 weeks ago, no time at the moment, however my 5 BEL Unit is progressing slowly.....
Congratulations mate!! :beers:
Paul
Because...........................................................
I need to try and incorperate 2 different gauge tracks - one is code 80 and the other is code 40.
A 45degree cross over at least will be required and my track building skills are rubbish.
Quote from: Oldman on June 17, 2012, 08:38:24 PM
Because...........................................................
I need to try and incorperate 2 different gauge tracks - one is code 80 and the other is code 40.
A 45degree cross over at least will be required and my track building skills are rubbish.
A dual gauge crossing with different track profiles in the real world moves to the heavy profile then crosses then moves back, so its kind of correct to use a code 80/code 80 one and mate the code 40 rail to it
Alan
Quote from: swisstony on June 17, 2012, 08:08:46 PM
my layout renovating came to a standstill when the baby arrived 3 weeks ago, no time at the moment, however my 5 BEL Unit is progressing slowly.....
Producing a babyBel then?
Having a baby, Paul, is very much like.................ah you did that bit some time ago ;)
Quote from: newportnobby on June 17, 2012, 09:25:33 PM
Quote from: swisstony on June 17, 2012, 08:08:46 PM
my layout renovating came to a standstill when the baby arrived 3 weeks ago, no time at the moment, however my 5 BEL Unit is progressing slowly.....
Producing a babyBel then?
In that case shouldn't his name be "Swiss Cheese Tony"............ ;D
Because today while hunting around for railway - related stuff in the study, I re-discovered MYST. I have spent half the day playing Myst 3 Exile. I solved it years ago but have lost all my notes (read, SWMBO probably threw them out), so I am playing again from scratch.
I realise that all I have to do is Google Myst and get complete a walk - through, but that's not the point, is it? Anyone else out there in Forumland a Myst freak? If so, I am happy to put this into the 'General Discussion' section. For example, is Myst 4 Revelation worth getting, or should I get back to my layout?
Signed, Atrus.
Railways more fun :thumbsup:games :sleep:that's my two penneth worth
kevin141
Because I now have to find a DVD player / Hard Disc recorder to buy for Mrs H to replace our old one that has just given up the ghost , I am looking to buy from the UK. We live in Italy so do not have the luxury of getting a Sky Plus Box. This, according to her is payback for a certain Blue Pullman that I may have pre ordered !!!
Hi Jerry,
I don't know what your budget is, but I have one of these and am very happy with it, especially as you can transfer old VHS vids onto DVD.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-RD-XV59DT-Player-Freeview-250GB/dp/B002EEP3HK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-RD-XV59DT-Player-Freeview-250GB/dp/B002EEP3HK)
Quote from: newportnobby on June 23, 2012, 05:17:23 PM
Hi Jerry,
I don't know what your budget is, but I have one of these and am very happy with it, especially as you can transfer old VHS vids onto DVD.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-RD-XV59DT-Player-Freeview-250GB/dp/B002EEP3HK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-RD-XV59DT-Player-Freeview-250GB/dp/B002EEP3HK)
You need to be a bit careful about the TV Standard unless you are using a direct feed ie SCART or HDMI. Also the Freview decoder may not be any use.
Malc
Thanks to Mick but typical for our luck its "no longer in stock ". Thanks , Malc again thanks we do have UK Sky (not officially) so only technically recieve 1 channel the old DVD/recorder had a Scart input from our sky box.
I have been playing with some dmx lighting stuff at the moment
My pal Eddie suggested a cultural tour of Winchester (lovely historic town) with his 2 brothers and a couple of their mates, lovely sunny day, had our 7th pint in the "Wyckham Arms" voted town pub of the year by CAMRA, last pint by the station and let the train take the strain! (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink009.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Friends of mine are planning a "cultural visit" of Bath when I come over in November looking forward to sampling the "sights" :pint: :pint: :pint: :pint:
In a nutshell - THE PARALYMPICS :claphappy: :claphappy: :claphappy:
Absolutely wonderful performances. :jawdropping: :bounce: :admiration:
Knocks general television out of the playing field, however I wish the coverage was as good as the Olympics presentation on BBC. :tv:
Bill
Quote from: Crackerbill on September 08, 2012, 12:48:39 PM
In a nutshell - THE PARALYMPICS :claphappy: :claphappy: :claphappy:
Absolutely wonderful performances. :jawdropping: :bounce: :admiration:
Knocks general television out of the playing field, however I wish the coverage was as good as the Olympics presentation on BBC. :tv:
Bill
Same here. Come home from work, have tea and then sit down and watch some awesome sport. :claphappy: :claphappy: :claphappy:
Have watched more telly in the past 6-8 weeks than I have all the rest of the year.
Alex
It is SWMBO birthday so having to get brownie points to go out tomorrow.
The usual weekend chores, and my 5yr old's ballet classes started again. I'm so proud of how seriously she takes them.. I admit, I'm a ballet dad and I'm comfortable with excessive pinkness!
I have even been known to practice pliés with her in tesco! ( ok ok it's a guilty pleasure, I'm the kid everyone laughed at cause I wanted to be a ballet dancer as a boy!
So that's why :) :)
Graham
Quote from: grumbeast on September 08, 2012, 03:06:47 PM
The usual weekend chores, and my 5yr old's ballet classes started again. I'm so proud of how seriously she takes them.. I admit, I'm a ballet dad and I'm comfortable with excessive pinkness!
I have even been known to practice pliés with her in tesco! ( ok ok it's a guilty pleasure, I'm the kid everyone laughed at cause I wanted to be a ballet dancer as a boy!
So that's why :) :)
Graham
Name Change to Billly Elliot???????????????????????????????????????
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on September 08, 2012, 12:48:03 PM
Friends of mine are planning a "cultural visit" of Bath when I come over in November looking forward to sampling the "sights" :pint: :pint: :pint: :pint:
That's another good spot to enjoy yourselves, bit to far for me but used to have a pal who lived there and always had to stay overnight when I went to see him (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink009.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Quote from: Alex on September 08, 2012, 01:51:50 PM
Quote from: Crackerbill on September 08, 2012, 12:48:39 PM
In a nutshell - THE PARALYMPICS :claphappy: :claphappy: :claphappy:
Absolutely wonderful performances. :jawdropping: :bounce: :admiration:
Knocks general television out of the playing field, however I wish the coverage was as good as the Olympics presentation on BBC. :tv:
Bill
Same here. Come home from work, have tea and then sit down and watch some awesome sport. :claphappy: :claphappy: :claphappy:
Have watched more telly in the past 6-8 weeks than I have all the rest of the year.
Alex
Funny enough I've got more wiring done during the Olympics/Paralympics than at any other time, nowt good to watch on telly if you hate sport :D
Paul
Doing the accounts and tax stuff... :veryangry:
Quote from: EtchedPixels on September 08, 2012, 06:46:48 PM
Doing the accounts and tax stuff... :veryangry:
I know what you mean, it's the end of my VAT quarter and that nice man at HMRC has sent me a reminder.
Quote from: Oldman on September 08, 2012, 03:52:20 PM
Quote from: grumbeast on September 08, 2012, 03:06:47 PM
The usual weekend chores, and my 5yr old's ballet classes started again. I'm so proud of how seriously she takes them.. I admit, I'm a ballet dad and I'm comfortable with excessive pinkness!
I have even been known to practice pliés with her in tesco! ( ok ok it's a guilty pleasure, I'm the kid everyone laughed at cause I wanted to be a ballet dancer as a boy!
So that's why :) :)
Graham
Name Change to Billly Elliot???????????????????????????????????????
I wish! Seriously, but I lacked 3 important things, talent, commitment and opportunity, this what happens when your mum takes you to see Nureyev for your 6th birthday. :D
Banging on a Guitar in a band takes up far to much of my time in practice and performance and its hardly a labor of love as I do it for my wife to balance out my train activities :help: :help: :help: we made a load of money out of it years ago and I thought we were past it ??? :sleep: :sleep:
Work on the layout has halted again. It's taken two years just to complete the baseboards and put a test track (Kato) on it. :thumbsdown: I did start the traverser, but that's still not finished.
So, the reasons why I can't carry on at the moment:-
Full time job, plus having to work overtime, wife who is 8 months pregnant, a 2 year old son, this forum, DIY in the house, trying to finish my workshop, and other general things that crop up. ::) Roll on retirement! :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: Tank on September 08, 2012, 09:40:23 PM
wife who is 8 months pregnant, Roll on retirement! :smiley-laughing:
That's 2 secrets out today, Tank :o :-X
LOL What will be my third?! :hmmm: :D
Quote from: Tank on September 08, 2012, 09:54:37 PM
LOL What will be my third?! :hmmm: :D
Ok, OK - the cheque's in the post :-[
Quote from: MinZaPint on September 08, 2012, 06:20:34 PM
That's another good spot to enjoy yourselves, bit to far for me but used to have a pal who lived there and always had to stay overnight when I went to see him (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink009.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
For drinking establishments I'm afraid it's an absolute walkover if you're after decent pubs with decent ale. Bath wins hands down and it would take me ages to list all the decent pubs there. As a starter try the Green Tree and the Coeur de Lion, probably the 2 smallest pubs you will have ever been in.
Was in Bath for a night a couple of years back and yeah, there are some good pubs. And yeah, the Olympics & Paralympics have been taking up time too. But this weekend was dragged to Sydney Opera House to see South Pacific. "Some enchanted evening......" To be honest it was a good weekend except for the cost of :pint: at Opera House and taking an hour longer than usual to drive home to Wollongong because the road happened to go through a large bushfire. Oh, and I forgot to mention the other traffic jam between Sydney CBD and Bondi Beach to see my daughter. But they were flying all these huge kites shaped like whales and stuff down on the beach, so it was still pretty cool.
:beers:
Quote from: Trainfish on September 09, 2012, 11:35:02 AM
For drinking establishments I'm afraid it's an absolute walkover if you're after decent pubs with decent ale. Bath wins hands down and it would take me ages to list all the decent pubs there. As a starter try the Green Tree and the Coeur de Lion, probably the 2 smallest pubs you will have ever been in.
Gosh is the Couer de Lion still there !. Went there decades ago I remember 2 old ladies ran it and I seem to remember that there were certain beers that they would only sell by the Half Pint !! Will try and see how many I can (a) visit and (b) recall the next day ! :laugh3: :beers:
The wife and I occasionally get the bus into Bath and spend the day shopping and drinking. We went about 3 weeks ago and unfortunately I found that the Bath Model Centre had closed so we had to just do the pub part. Plus of course a visit (well 2 visits actually) to Schwartz Bros for a bite to eat. I think we visited 7 pubs in all including the Coeur De Lion (http://www.coeur-de-lion.co.uk/) which is now an Abbey Ales establishment after the previous owners unbelievably tried to close it down years ago. We often go to The Star Inn (http://www.star-inn-bath.co.uk/) too as I know the Abbey Ales owner very well and a free pint is usually available if Alan is around. Then there's The Bell (http://www.thebellinnbath.co.uk/) on Walcot Street which is great for live music and ale. The Garrick's Head (http://garricksheadpub.com/) is a lunchtime favourite for us as although the food there is expensive you can see Schwartz Bros (http://www.schwartzbros.co.uk/) across the road and we invariably have to go to both. The blue cheeseburgers are fantastic! We usually finish up in The Green Tree (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/5125772/Somerset-Pub-Guide-The-Old-Green-Tree-in-Bath.html) as the bus stop is just around the corner to take us home. Hic!
I've only had that one visit to Bath a couple of years ago, and you are bringing back fond memories, Trainfish. We went in most of the establishments you talk of. It was the time of year when senior school students had just finished up, and they were all in town for their celebrations. The place was full of stretch Hummers and the fountain was full of bubbles! We went of a guided foot tour called "Bizzare Bath" which was heaps of fun. We had a great couple of days. Thanks for the memories! :beers:
If I could afford to live in Bath I would do but I'd need to double my current salary to keep up with both the increased mortgage and the extra intake of beer. It really is a fantastic place, probably my favourite town or city in the UK. :beers:
I'll go right along with that - we were most impressed, and that's saying something from an ex-Geordie boy!
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On my last trip to Bath, on a works training course, we were put up in a hotel owned by the Methodist Church, and so a temperance hotel. No alcohol was allowed, but we managed to smuggle in quite a bit in our stomachs and bladders each night, from the many great pubs in the town. The staff were not amused by our antics, which only proved the point of temperance to them.
I will be taking note of the recommendations by Trainfish. But living in Devizes home of Wadworths 6X must have its concillations.
I will be in Chippenham for a week few decent pubs left there I fear.
6X :thumbsdown: I hate the stuff
Quote from: Trainfish on September 11, 2012, 02:23:52 PM
6X :thumbsdown: I hate the stuff
I like it but that's the great thing about real ales there's something to suit all tastes (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink009.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Waiting for stuff to arrive by Post.
Have currently exhausted all my modeling options till some stuff arrives. :doh:
Eating a la carte in the revolving restaurant in Centrepoint Tower high above Sydney for my daughter's 21st birthday.
:beers: Cheers!
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Lovely picture, pity about the old bloke, oh and the view outsides not bad either. :laugh: :laugh:
Ha ha... yeah, probably would have been better without the silly old sod on the left. Incidentally, in addition to the harbour bridge, you can just make out one of the illuminated 'sails' of the Sydney Opera House on the extreme right of the photo.
Sorta related to the photo but on a model railway oriented note, this was a long weekend here in NSW and the 50th Anniversary Sydney Model Railway Club exhibition was held at Liverpool (a very much western suburb of Sydney). I thought about making a detour on the way home to check it out, but didn't because: (a) it would have been a very big detour (b) it would have meant been stuck in long weekend traffic and (c) I would have only seen stuff that I would have desperately wanted to buy but couldn't because of the cost of the above photograph!
Anyway, just wondering of any of the forum 'locals' managed to attend, and if so, their impressions?
Cheers George
Going to the pictures to watch the latest James Bond movie, 'Skyfall,' to which bealman awarded 5 stars.
Anyway it prompted him to dig around in the desk in the study to locate an old Christmas pressie a young bealman received circa 1965 or so. It was lovingly moved to Australia with aforesaid desk and other stuff upon his parents passing in 1990.
Yep, it's the original Bond DB 5 that featured in 'Goldfinger' and yet again in the latest one! Still in the original box complete with secret documents!!!
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For some reason, Corgi decided to paint it gold instead of silver. Anyway, it still works - machine guns and rammers come out the front, bullet-proof screen comes up at the back, and of course the ejector seat catapults the baddie into the air. There is even a spare baddie in the box!
Unfortunately, it ain't N scale.
He is wondering if there is such a thing - an N scale Aston Martin DB5? If so, a cameo could appear on the Beal & Castle Eden Railway.... a Skyfall house on the moors with flashing lights, smoke generators and explosion sounds! One of the push button animated effects he has discussed on this forum in the past!
Or maybe bealman is totally losing the plot....... :bounce:
One of those Corgi mint DB5's was sold for £265 in 2010 at Bonhams.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18524/lot/60/ (http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18524/lot/60/)
That my just put a smile on your face. ;D
Whooohooo! Might just be enough to pay for a new Blue Pullman set! :laugh:
:beers: Cheers! George
I remember going to buy this model from the local toy shop a long long time ago.
I had save for weeks to get the cash together.
A great model and a classic car :thumbsup:
Thank you for posting your pictures - John.
Busy sorting out what I want to keep and what I want to get rid of. Trying to rationalise my N gauge stock. May also get rid of some of my Japanese buildings.
Need the space as my grand-daughter is now living with us full time.
In relation to Jack's post above about the Bond car, the link to the auction site is awesome- but I always find myself in a catch-22 situation when it comes to things like that.... I've never considered myself to be a hoarder, but if someone wants the thing that badly that they are willing to fork out that sort of money, then I want it MORE!!! Still, that price equates roughly to 500 Aussie bucks.....
::) :whistle:
Except for fitting lights under my top layout so my bottom layout is illuminated I have been doing very little.
Even though my shed is insulated with 1 inch thick refrigeration sheets it is still far to hot to do anything during the day unless you are naked and have a carton of bottled water on hand, outside it is 39C or 102F in the shed it is much hotter (http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/personal/diablo.gif)
I can believe that, Dave - been very warm down south here in Sydney too. Your shed... wood or metal? I'm going to get a shed soon but no way would I consider metal!
George
Quote from: bealman on December 03, 2012, 04:25:05 AM
I can believe that, Dave - been very warm down south here in Sydney too. Your shed... wood or metal? I'm going to get a shed soon but no way would I consider metal!
George
G'Day George, I bought a Stratco steel shed with a green roof, for what I spent I could have built a reasonable timber shed, to late now though its been up for 4 - 5 years, the insulation helps a lot but I cant handle the really hot weather, 39C tomorrow but we have a beautiful sea breeze.
I've not been getting on with my layout because I've been in the poo - quite literally!
I had a ton of manure delivered for the garden. I didn't really know what a ton of manure looked like and, when it was delivered, it was a bit like a total eclipse with what little sun we have being obscured by a mass of brown descending from the heavens. And the torrential rain that followed did not help matters either.
Anyway the mound of muck started out about the size of Mt Everest and gradually I was able to to whittle it down before I was able to sculpt it into something that resembles the Needles (rocks off the Isle of Wight) before the last bits were removed. Luckily neighbours bought some of the manure off me and helped me shift it.
Each time I went out to shovel the, er, poo (this is a family forum), i managed to get myself covered in it including my face. Someone then told me that my complexion was looking lovely - so maybe manure is a cheaper remedy for the face than some of the expensive stuff that the department stores sell!
Oh dear, Pengy. I shouldn't laugh but that did raise a smile :)
It also reminded me so much of dear old Blaster Bates who regularly went round blowing up septic tanks etc
Blaster Bates. The cess pit. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbZsVd7j7l4#)
I'm not getting on with my layout because I'm building a OO (Sorry! :uneasy:) gauge layout for my four year old Grandson for Christmas - and I'm running out of time! Anyone got a cheap single road engine shed and/or goods shed they want rid of?
Quote from: newportnobby on December 03, 2012, 03:40:54 PM
Oh dear, Pengy. I shouldn't laugh but that did raise a smile :)
It also reminded me so much of dear old Blaster Bates who regularly went round blowing up septic tanks etc
Thanks for that, my father in law had alot of his recordings, still has me in stisches! :laugh:
Quote from: newportnobby on December 03, 2012, 03:40:54 PM
Oh dear, Pengy. I shouldn't laugh but that did raise a smile :)
It also reminded me so much of dear old Blaster Bates who regularly went round blowing up septic tanks etc
Oh happy days! Thanks for a great reminder of days gone by. Liserning to Blaster Bates always made good entertainment in the barrack block during those nights leading up to pay day. ;D
Quote from: Pengy on December 03, 2012, 03:32:10 PM
I've not been getting on with my layout because I've been in the poo - quite literally!
I had a ton of manure delivered for the garden. I didn't really know what a ton of manure looked like and, when it was delivered, it was a bit like a total eclipse with what little sun we have being obscured by a mass of brown descending from the heavens. And the torrential rain that followed did not help matters either.
Anyway the mound of muck started out about the size of Mt Everest and gradually I was able to to whittle it down before I was able to sculpt it into something that resembles the Needles (rocks off the Isle of Wight) before the last bits were removed. Luckily neighbours bought some of the manure off me and helped me shift it.
Each time I went out to shovel the, er, poo (this is a family forum), i managed to get myself covered in it including my face. Someone then told me that my complexion was looking lovely - so maybe manure is a cheaper remedy for the face than some of the expensive stuff that the department stores sell!
:smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: That is absolutely brilliant Pengy, you have a wonderful sense of humor, they say a picture paints a thousand words but just a few words from you paints a wonderful picture, thanks for putting a smile on this old dial first thing in the morning :thumbsup: and good luck with shoveling the rest of your dung (http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/artists/just_cuz/JC_you_rock.gif)
Thanks - after the initial shock of the poo descending, all I found I could do was laugh about it!
My back was not laughing though - after all that shovelling!
Oh :poop:
Three cheers for Blaster Bates , still got some tapes of his talks around somewhere.
Just love that..Blaster Bates thanks for posting. Think iv'e got the same tape as you Jerry,seem to remember a story about badgers on them........very funny.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
For those who have not had the pleasure of Blaster Bates;
Blaster Bates. The cess pit. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbZsVd7j7l4#)
Enjoy.
Graham,
I already posted that one on the previous page - I claim plagiarism :-X
Quote from: newportnobby on December 07, 2012, 09:17:18 AM
Graham,
I already posted that one on the previous page - I claim plagiarism :-X
Sorry. I must have missed it. :oopssign:
And then there are the people who do something similar for real
1970 - Oregon
The Infamous Exploding Whale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vmnq5dBF7Y#)
I wonder if the 'beautiful people' on that private beach in California will follow this example ?
Oh, I can dream ... :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Evening all,I haven't had a chance to do anything on my layou tonight due to having been to Sheffield Motorpoint Arena to see Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Alive on Stage.
Bit of a poor excuse I know but trust me when I say this,it was absolutely the most fantastic thing I have ever seen in my life.
As a kid,I yearned for this to make it to the stage and unfortunately due to a whole miriad of reasons have I only been able to make it to this years show.I shall most definately be going should it be staged again next year and perhaps a few more years after that.
Truly amazing,honestly.
Pete
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I broke my ankle in 2 places nearly 3 weeks ago, and am not allowed to put any weight on it for at least another 3, after which I will probably need to learn to walk again before I can climb into the loft where my model railway waits - Merry Christmas everybody!!!
Quote from: Hailstone on December 15, 2012, 12:42:58 AM
I broke my ankle in 2 places nearly 3 weeks ago, and am not allowed to put any weight on it for at least another 3, after which I will probably need to learn to walk again before I can climb into the loft where my model railway waits - Merry Christmas everybody!!!
Ouch! Sounds horribly painful. With a reason like that, you are certainly excused modelling duties until physically capable - no doctor's note required :no:
Quote from: Hailstone on December 15, 2012, 12:42:58 AM
I broke my ankle in 2 places nearly 3 weeks ago, and am not allowed to put any weight on it for at least another 3, after which I will probably need to learn to walk again before I can climb into the loft where my model railway waits - Merry Christmas everybody!!!
I feel your pain, I shattered my Fibula and Tibia and for good measure a hairline fracture of my Ankle last Christmas and I'm only just able to get back onto the loft.
Take it easy, and let everybody look after you.
Yep, take it easy - 'tis the season for christmas cheer sympathy! I broke my wrist 12 months ago and I've noticed I don't heal like I used to. It still hurts and I just live with it.
Merry Christmas! :beers:
Following a couple of YouTube comments, I've been raking over a video game project that's been sitting on my drive for a couple of years and thinking of actually make the thing deployable, the graphic library it uses has been updated and it won't render properly any more... :hmmm:
too busy playing Battle Pirates on Facebook :help:
Now that is just sad ... :confused1:
yeah, I know. But these are the kind of games I used to play on my Amiga in my younger years.
Anyway it was a member of this forum that introduced me to it. :doh:
Alex :wave:
Putting up the Christmas tree has taken all afternoon. My couple of sunday hours have gone.
Just found out that this year I have a reaction to the needles and both my arms are covered in a rash.....Not a good day.
Still waiting for my baseboards to be delivered - See 'The Angry Thread' :veryangry:
Quote from: davidjhope on December 16, 2012, 06:49:16 PM
Putting up the Christmas tree has taken all afternoon. My couple of sunday hours have gone.
Just found out that this year I have a reaction to the needles and both my arms are covered in a rash.....Not a good day.
Sorry to hear about your rash :(
However if you put a green t-shirt on, that along with your red arms - very festive look :laugh3: :sorrysign:
cheers John.
Quote from: scotsoft on December 16, 2012, 08:04:03 PM
Quote from: davidjhope on December 16, 2012, 06:49:16 PM
Putting up the Christmas tree has taken all afternoon. My couple of sunday hours have gone.
Just found out that this year I have a reaction to the needles and both my arms are covered in a rash.....Not a good day.
Sorry to hear about your rash :(
However if you put a green t-shirt on, that along with your red arms - very festive look :laugh3: :sorrysign:
cheers John.
I've decided to self medicate with alcohol :beers:.......it's starting to feel good :)......oh yes.......I feel all warm inside. :goggleeyes: Now that's what I call Christmas. :claphappy:
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After your post I have decided (after due consultaton with Mrs H) to dispense with the Xmas tree and go straight to the Alcohol !
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on December 16, 2012, 08:17:51 PM
After your post I have decided (after due consultaton with Mrs H) to dispense with the Xmas tree and go straight to the Alcohol !
I suppose this is how your lights look as well ::)
(http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq108/Scotsoft/Funnies/lights.png)
cheers John.
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Except the are still in the storage space.... but with more knots...
Quote from: Chinahand on December 16, 2012, 07:58:37 PM
Still waiting for my baseboards to be delivered - See 'The Angry Thread' :veryangry:
Bet you garage shelves are lovely, though! ;) :)
Dave G
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on December 16, 2012, 08:17:51 PM
After your post I have decided (after due consultaton with Mrs H) to dispense with the Xmas tree and go straight to the Alcohol !
It get worse.. we watched the last episode of the West Wing last night. No idea what to do tonight ???
Might just go to bed :sleep: