Quote from: The Q on June 14, 2025, 02:48:40 PMTry a  Border Collie puppy.. currently 9 months old, teeth and paws into everything..
Hence the delay in muddling, daren't leave him on his own and definitely not near a model railway..

Chap I knew had one of those. He had to keep it in a cage if he wasn't going to be in the room for a while - after it ate its way through both plasterboard layers of a stud wall 

Quote from: The Q on June 14, 2025, 02:56:17 PMAnd definitely not at the radar museum on my side.

You have a radar museum on your side??

(When trying to open a door - Bluebottle "Eccles, turn the knob on your side". Eccles "I haven't got a knob on my side ")

A few years ago we wanted some tickets and the only available were from the resellers site.. a little research showed the reseller had the same parent  company as the original ticket seller..,

Mobiles only work here standing upstairs in the bathroom window.
They don't always work at the sailing club https://www.horning-sailing.club/ unless you stand on the foot bridge to the island. And definitely not at the radar museum on my side. https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/

Try a  Border Collie puppy.. currently 9 months old, teeth and paws into everything..

Hence the delay in muddling, daren't leave him on his own and definitely not near a model railway..


Hmm it's gone quiet , what's he up to..

I can't understand why nobody has launched a 2025-standard Yeoman PGA as it's got so many haulage possibilities. I've suggested it on numerous occasions to the main N manufacturers, but maybe we should put it forward in the next wagon poll.

I have to agree, the PGAs are a very old model now, and nowhere near worth (IMO) the prices they appear to command. PTAs, or hold out for JHAs would get my vote. Dapol have implied they'll re-run the JHAs at some point, but whether they'll 'fix' the couplings I don't know, it's a huge weak point, and a shame, as they're very nice wagons, and suitably imposing.

the problem with collecting the pga wagons is that they sell for a lot now on ebay. you might get lucky though or find a job lot of them. i wouldn't pay more than 10 pounds for them as they are an older wagon, but others on ebay will bid more.

so i would probably just order the yeoman pta wagons if i were you because they will be high quality, but will be expensive. collecting 18 or so pga will be over 250 pounds as well though so both expensive options...

alternatively buy a few rtc vehicles and model a test train!  or recreate a charter train?


cheers


tim

How's this for not ancient?


https://youtu.be/S996xfaM8vM

My cousin introduced me to this song. He and I lived in the bay area of California and we would travel to LA to visit one cousin and to Sacramento to vist another. He would bring his tape to play on the trip (yeah tapes) (oh sorry for the ancient again haha).

Oh yeah! awesome!!

Great to see the Peak looking so good..can't wait for the 45/46.

And slowly building up my small collection, i broke my cardinal rule as a stall holder the other night, being opposite a chap with some n guage stock....so I had to investigate
Picked up a farish class158...very nice for a pre bachmann model ,after wheel cleaning and lubricant runs beautifully....and only 30 pounds
Best bargain was the pair of weathered blue grey department mk1's..unboxed two pounds each.....i doubt I will be as lucky ever again.