Looking Glass


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVx8L7a3MuE

More like mildly annoyed:

Finally pulled the trigger on an order at TMC which included this beauty:







Only to get an email saying it was then out of stock! It was just in stock moments before.

Sadness. 

It needs a strategy, rather than a piecemeal approach. It seems at the moment they're not fussed by having a meaningful digital footprint, not an inherent problem, but it does perpetuate some of the stereotypes. Creating a Discord server to appeal to 'the youth' isn't the answer IMO, unless you have a committee and a membership base pushing/supporting that. What proportion of the membership base are under 30? Single figures I'll wager. 

I know you're hugely motivated by encouraging younger members, personally I don't think that's as much of a challenge or a threat; the hobby will always attract those with disposable income and time and, as we've discussed before, whilst it's a bit 'chicken and egg' I don't want to see the market cannibalised in pursuit of the cheaper 'toy' market.

I'm also a lot more curmudgeonly than my 39 years may suggest, mind!

This popped up as a suggestion on Spotify this morning and rather caught my eye, or should it be ear.

It's pretty certain not to appeal to everyone - a sort of Middle Eastern/African jazz fusion ensemble.

Quote from: njee20 on May 08, 2026, 04:45:36 PMI'm perhaps being unkind, but the NGS doesn't seem the most forward thinking on such matters. That the 'official' forum is hosted on groups.io speaks volumes!

That's a good point. I might talk to Robin and Arthur about perhaps setting up an NGS discord server, as especially for the younger members that would be perfect as we all already use it for gaming and hobbies.

Will.

In 2025 I drove up to and onto the Isle of Skye, using the ferry to reach Skye and the bridge to leave. The road from Kyle of Lochalsh to Spean Bridge was glorious scenery all the way.
Sadly I'd bought a cheap USB stick which corrupted and 3 days of dashcam footage was lost.
So, this year I retraced my steps with much more success and better weather, too
I drove straight to KoL, stayed overnight and then came back to Spean Bridge before turning east for Dunfermline. I took some pics of Kyle of Lochalsh station but the stupid system turned them all on their sides so I'm not going to post them.
Instead, here's a couple of pics of the Commando Memorial just outside Spean Bridge

Quote from: port perran on May 08, 2026, 07:50:00 PM

Quote from: Nbodger on May 08, 2026, 06:47:43 PMRumoured he has taken refuge in Macdonalds. 

No, that can't be right. They don't serve VB in there.

One would need lashings 'N' lashings of VB to recover from a visit to McDonalds. Might take several days.

Check for sold prices on Ebay - some are going for over £100.

There's a whole lot of them. If you can't see it from my post, check it out on YouTube

Groups.io is awful! It has no redeeming features I can think of.

I did volunteer to help with what I think is a credibility issue with the NGS. I got a perfunctory acceptance on one occasion, then nothing. Got the impression they were happy with how things were and didn't want to resolve issues. That's not an inherent issue of course, but I didn't bother renewing my membership.

Given the NGS makes/commissions their own models it begs the question about whether they would be the right organisation to 'lobby' the industry at large, although again I'm not sure how much lobbying Peachy does.

That said when I started 3D printing TT:120 he got in touch with encouragement and he offered to link to a website some centralised repository he has/had of TT:120 suppliers.