Mine is the original release Nobby and the dome is green. As far as I'm aware, that and the recent one are the only two released in that livery

If I try to increase the font size of something I've typed I use the toolbar symbol and am offered a max size of 7.
If I then change that 7 to 20, all I get is [size20]WHAT I TYPED[size] with no change at all to the font size. Grrrrrrr

A huge thanks go to @Train Waiting as John saw my sadness at obtaining a Terrier in SECR livery only for it not to work on arrival. He PM'd me then and there and stated he had one I could have. Not only that, he also promised me a Wainwright C class in SECR livery that had a different running number to the one I purchased from Farish's recent release. Sure enough, both locos arrived yesterday, run extremely well and, of course, look lovely. The aforementioned gentleman refused any money so the forum will benefit instead




(Photos by John [coarse photography at its best?])

THANK YOU, JOHN

I am now in a position to recreate the cover pic of NGS Journal 5/25 except the leading C class in that pic has a golden dome whereas my two are plain green. Was the C class ever released with that golden dome or was that a DIY job?

It take all sorts, George
I don't put mine out if it's too windy as, once it's empty, it just blows around in the cul de sac and chances are I'd never see it again as some scrote would have it away.

I forgot to tell you I sit on top of ours when it's windy 

Thank you, Captain Wheelie Bin

Just received another class 90, in the process of taking the body off to install the decoder, the pan from the pantograph has sprung off and disappeared on the workbench.
Really p*****d off.
Hopefully it will turn up as last time I thought I had lost one Bachmann told me I had to buy a full body shell, just for the pantograph.

Captain Bin.

Me old mate in Cambridge must have been venturing north again. He sent me a picture of 18 Burnside Avenue, Houghton-le-Spring. This was the home of my grandfather.

The poor old sod had dementia, although that was not diagnosed as such back then. He would sit on the steps beside the galvanized garbage bin, and spring into action chasing all the kids that walked past.

I used to cop a kreefull of taunts at school:

"Your Grandad is Captain Bin, isn't he?"

Geez I used to hate that!

Ah, well, that was then, this is now. I'm older than he was when he carked it!  

As a huge Cocteau Twins fan I've recently latched on to Ashen Ringlets, who as well as lovely originals have also produced some great CT covers.


Also a big fan of Mint Julep who create songs in a similar dreamy style to CT