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#11
General Discussion / Re: Childhood model railways
Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 06:28:40 AM
I do have some pics of my childhood layout somewhere, but given my current location I'm not able to look for them. Here, however are a couple of items from that layout from my albums, photo-bombing the B&CE.

Operating helicopter car (note that this model even pre-dates the Battlespace one):



Triang yard crane comes to the rescue of a broken Poole Farish Flying Scotsman:

#12
General Discussion / Re: Childhood model railways
Last post by JulianO - Yesterday at 05:40:49 AM
I thought emjaybee's posts were great too, and that was an impressive OO Gauge railway.

He, and I am sure many others, will remember that the Tri-ang 0-4-0 of his first train set had a top speed of about a scale 200 mph. We had one, plus a diesel on the same chassis, and used to race them.
#13
General Discussion / Re: The angry thread
Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 02:39:40 AM
Oh, they've let me out - unfortunately so I could go to another hospital!

As to when they let me home, you've got as much idea as I have -

Dunno!
#14
General Discussion / Re: The angry thread
Last post by Webbo - Yesterday at 02:10:44 AM
You've been in there an awful long time, George. When are they going to let you out?

Webbo
#15
General Discussion / Re: Get well soon, George
Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 12:18:14 AM
As we slide into autumn here, the Old Pacific Sea (as Barry Mackenzie called it) looks magnificent from Bealman's hospital window this morning. Yes, I'm out of bed in-between visits from the dripalator:

#16
General Discussion / Re: The angry thread
Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 11:16:14 PM
That's so true (said Bealman, propped up in his hospital bed)

Hope it all gets sorted. :(
#17
General Discussion / Re: O Gauge Layout
Last post by Newportnobby - March 28, 2026, 09:38:26 PM
What a wonderful layout :goggleeyes:  And I've only watched 25% of it so far.
Modelling at its best
#18
General Discussion / Re: O Gauge Layout
Last post by Bealman - March 28, 2026, 09:02:57 PM
That is excellent. Like Chris, I've only watched a tiny bit of it, but will watch the rest. Pete Waterman certainly had competition there!
#19
General Discussion / Re: Childhood model railways
Last post by Bealman - March 28, 2026, 08:46:56 PM
All Uber cool. :thumbsup:
#20
General Discussion / Re: Clocks go forward
Last post by Bealman - March 28, 2026, 08:39:58 PM
Quote from: Newportnobby on March 28, 2026, 02:51:00 PMJust a reminder clocks go forward in the small hours of tomorrow so we lose an hours sleep



That is so true, and apart from moving house, that's exactly what I do. But seeing as I'm in hospital, I guess I've even done that this year. I'm not sure it's this weekend here anyway!

Not that it means much to me - in the words of Phil Collins, " Just another day in dripadise" :wave:
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