Hello Newport ,

yourself and many others seem to buy a lot of rolling stock from different eras and regions. What do you do with them as you cannot run them all? I've 6 locos and do not have the time to run them all.

Thanks John @Trainfish , I think that there always has been split opinions over which is the best album DOTM or WYWH. However, it does say something that "we" are still listening to and enjoying both albums some 50 years later.

There seems to be an abundance of tribute bands around. I would guess that nearly half of the live acts at our local venues are so. I am not sure that this is a good thing or not. Some tribute bands such as Leonid and Friends are without doubt very talented and cover many bands and styles.

Let us know how you get on next week.

Tim

The logo is pretty damn cool.

Quote from: Moonglum on November 18, 2025, 09:22:42 PMI always felt WYWH was a bit of a disappointment after DSOM, but it's still a very good album...

Tim

As you are probably aware, there has always been a lot of comparisons between the 2 albums. WYWH slightly edges it for me and is my favourite Floyd album. Whether Dark Side is second or not I'm unsure but Great Gig in the Sky is an absolute standout track for me on there followed closely by Us and Them and Brain Damage. Of course Crazy Diamond and WYWH are 3 standouts on the later album.

Having seen Aussie Floyd a few times and yes, I know they're a tribute band, I'm really looking forward to visiting Bath next Wednesday. If any tribute band can sell out at £50 a ticket and are also asked to perform at David Gilmour's 50th birthday party then they must be good eh?

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Quote from: Newportnobby on November 18, 2025, 09:31:07 AM'Pecorama' only resonates with those who know the tradename 'Peco' i.e. railway modellers.
I wholly concur with the renaming proposal. Make it about the attraction of the gardens and BHLR, have a decent café and tack the inevitable gift shop on the exit as most tourist attractions do. By all means price items with consideration to your dealership but be prepared to sell very little over and above child pressure on parents

Some vendors (particularly in Europe proper) seem to work around this by selling collectors wagons and the like that can only be bought in their official shop. I am sure there's scope for Peco to knock up a yearly BHLR official wagon that you can't buy anywhere else or mail order 

I bought a BHLR 009 wagon this summer. They also do a BHLR coach. They were only available at Pecorama at the time but they may be elsewhere as well by now.

Some old Neil Young - 'After the Goldrush' and 'Harvest'

Attention Pink Floyd fans @Trainfish , "Wish You Were Here" was released just over 50 years ago and a new box set is on it's way (no surprise there!). Included is "Shine on You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-9" remixed by James Guthrie and for the first time as a complete piece at 25m 26s long. As with "Animals 2018", the remix sounds very good through my cheapo Sony headphones. Judge for yourself...


Alan Parsons "Darkside of the Moon" declined to be the recording engineer and Brian Humphries was drafted in. I always felt WYWH was a bit of a disappointment after DSOM, but it's still a very good album...

Tim

Another good idea. I'm a huge fan of that sort of thing, and bought wagons from Minatur Wunderland and the Kyoto Railway Museum, for example.

Quote from: Newportnobby on November 18, 2025, 09:31:07 AM'Pecorama' only resonates with those who know the tradename 'Peco' i.e. railway modellers.
I wholly concur with the renaming proposal. Make it about the attraction of the gardens and BHLR, have a decent café and tack the inevitable gift shop on the exit as most tourist attractions do. By all means price items with consideration to your dealership but be prepared to sell very little over and above child pressure on parents

Some vendors (particularly in Europe proper) seem to work around this by selling collectors wagons and the like that can only be bought in their official shop. I am sure there's scope for Peco to knock up a yearly BHLR official wagon that you can't buy anywhere else or mail order 

Quote from: Mr Sprue on November 18, 2025, 05:25:58 PMAssuming these gears are moulded from POM, which is likely. If so I cannot understand why they were not moulded in POM-C! 

Dave

It would be interesting to know! I could be mistaken, but I believe that gears can also be laser cut in POM-C sheet. That's certainly interesting! The simplest solution as it stands, would be to get my current supplier to make brass gears and then buy in acetal worms if I can get them. Though the 2mm society ones are approximately M0.25 which is curious.