Yeah, they were good.

Thats good news this morning George. Glad to hear the bribes to the guards worked and you were able to jump the fence while they looked the other way!

All right, bro!

Finally! Welcome out!

            

Enjoy the VB George, you deserve it after what you have been through.

Well, you never know what's next in hospitals, do ya. Nurse came in yesterday morning and said, "You're going home today"  just like that.

Bloody hell, a very fragile Bealman scrambled through a mist of pain and got himself ready for extraction.

Anyway, he is now back home for better or for worse (PICC line hanging out of arm, etc), but at least after six or so weeks is reunited with....



Happy days!

I've managed not to buy very many new toys this year (so far!). I have mostly been spending money on track, which has seen me purchase 2 sets of scissor crossings and 28 turnouts. Another 8 turnouts to purchase and I will have enough to finish building the fiddle yard. Once these are all purchased it will be time to buy the point motors and then it will be on to the boards to control these and monitor the fiddle yard ready for automation.

My job this week is to build the 3 main boards for the fiddle yard and start to lay track. I have managed to cut almost all the ply for this today, so there is hope.

Quote from: madchadbrad on April 14, 2026, 02:13:37 PM

Quote from: madchadbrad on April 10, 2026, 11:30:17 AMMaybe this from Peter's Spares?
EBay.uk item #314587589414

I asked "Peter" of Peter's Spares fame and all he said was that all the items pictured on eBay are included in the item.
Which doesn't tell me whether the Push-pull apparatus is part of the selection!
Not very helpful I'm afraid.

Well... The link shows as invalid, but...
Look at the picture;
Is the Push-pull gear in the picture?
If yes, it's included in the selection. If no, it's Not included in the selection.

Seems perfectly clear to me... 

Quote from: madchadbrad on April 10, 2026, 11:30:17 AMMaybe this from Peter's Spares?
EBay.uk item #314587589414

I asked "Peter" of Peter's Spares fame and all he said was that all the items pictured on eBay are included in the item.
Which doesn't tell me whether the Push-pull apparatus is part of the selection!
Not very helpful I'm afraid.

I have no interest in these coaches, but my experience with the prototype HST was that Dapol had registered my interest, and when the project reached the point of pre-order, I received an email invitation. As others have said, the EoI is just a survey, really.