What a bit of luck?

talisman56 · January 15, 2014, 04:33:23 PM

Well, went along to the Model Railway Club last night, and got a bit of good news/bad news:

Good news: it seems I won a prize in the raffle at the Weston-super-Mare MRE on Sunday.
Bad news: see picture below...

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(Hint: The 'Blood and Custard' Mark 1 wasn't the prize...)

FeelixTC · January 15, 2014, 04:58:53 PM

From the Pete Waterman Collection eh?

Coulda been worse; it could have been a CD

Trainfish · January 15, 2014, 06:38:32 PM

You won an alarm clock?

talisman56 · January 15, 2014, 06:42:13 PM

Quote from: Trainfish on January 15, 2014, 06:38:32 PM
You won an alarm clock?

It's not an alarm clock, it's one of those radio-set clocks with weather station... and it wasn't the prize...

CarriageShed · January 15, 2014, 06:49:03 PM

Looks like a nice fund-raiser for some decent N Gauge stock.

MikeDunn · January 15, 2014, 07:07:55 PM

Quote from: FeelixTC on January 15, 2014, 04:58:53 PM
Coulda been worse; it could have been a CD

I was thinking it could have been Waterman himself

port perran · January 15, 2014, 07:16:29 PM

So....will it be up for sale sometime to raise funds for slightly smaller stuff?

Jack · January 15, 2014, 07:29:56 PM

Nice looking paper weight, quite useful what with all these strong winds of late.

mr bachmann · January 15, 2014, 08:07:54 PM

O' its a Castle - silly me i thought it was F*** Hall

alan

Agrippa · January 15, 2014, 08:08:19 PM

Is there anything in the box ?

talisman56 · January 15, 2014, 08:18:10 PM

Quote from: Agrippa on January 15, 2014, 08:08:19 PM
Is there anything in the box ?

Yes... it's a very nice model, so I'm having mixed feelings about what to to - either put it in a display case or use it to fund more smaller gauge stuff...

If the latter then it will be later on in the year when the impending ex-SR loco and passenger stock is finally released.

AC · January 15, 2014, 09:57:25 PM

I've had a phone call this evening to say I've won something in the raffle aswell. It will be delivered to me on Saturday. I don't recall there being many N gauge items as prizes...
I've been contemplating joining the Nailsea & District MRC, maybe look into it a bit more this year.

talisman56 · January 15, 2014, 10:03:56 PM

Quote from: AC on January 15, 2014, 09:57:25 PM
I've had a phone call this evening to say I've won something in the raffle aswell. It will be delivered to me on Saturday. I don't recall there being many N gauge items as prizes...
I've been contemplating joining the Nailsea & District MRC, maybe look into it a bit more this year.

You'll be welcome... we have a small N-Gauge exhibition layout under construction, but there's only a few of us and it's a struggle to keep it going.

AC · January 18, 2014, 04:47:46 PM

Just received my prize:

As I expected, it's OO Gauge aswell. I'm sure I'll find a use for it though on another project.

Had a quick chat with Keith when he dropped it off, and I might come over to the Nailsea club on Tuesday if I'm not doing anything else (and as long as I can find the place okay

).

CarriageShed · January 27, 2014, 04:50:05 PM

I just received my prize from last November's Rail-Ex Taunton - completely out of the blue. It seems I won two mega-tankers in the raffle. They're huge, though. I can't see them fitting on the track. Or they might be 00 Gauge.