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by Phred
Mon May 13, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: The North Circular - Austerity & Nostalgia.
Replies: 60
Views: 3755

Re: The North Circular - Austerity & Nostalgia.

They've even snuck onto my layout disguised as Thomas the tank engine's friends, Annie and Clarabel!
by Phred
Sun May 12, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: The Workbench
Topic: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works
Replies: 1441
Views: 215996

Re: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works

The build thread makes a very interesting read. Thanks for that. :)
by Phred
Sat May 11, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: The North Circular - Austerity & Nostalgia.
Replies: 60
Views: 3755

Re: The North Circular - Austerity & Nostalgia.

Dad-1 wrote:
one shorty coach (I hate them really,
I have a few of those. Not rushed on them but they're the only thing that will fit more than one at a time in my station!
by Phred
Fri May 10, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Brockbank mainly Southern
Replies: 30
Views: 5732

Re: Brockbank mainly Southern

The 'between the platforms' track level image is particularly effective.
by Phred
Fri May 10, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: The Workbench
Topic: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works
Replies: 1441
Views: 215996

Re: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works

Bigmet wrote:
There's always something of an observable 'drop off' when spring finally arrives in the UK
Railway modellers have much in common with hedgehogs...
by Phred
Thu May 09, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: The Workbench
Topic: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works
Replies: 1441
Views: 215996

Re: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works

Looking at those basic styrene sheets, I wondered how you would produce anything even slightly convincing. But I thought: "wait and see.' Well, I have waited and I have seen and it's jolly impressive. If I had attempted to cut all those bits out with a craft knife, the household would have run ...
by Phred
Wed May 08, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Rapido.
Replies: 2
Views: 96

Re: Rapido.

whufcfan wrote:
you can’t do anything with it
Sure you can. You can roll the dice and move the little sticks around. :P
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by Phred
Tue May 07, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Clackwick Circa 1955
Replies: 169
Views: 26681

Re: Clackwick Circa 1955

Roger (RJ) wrote: I have all my passwords in a Word document that is itself password protected with a password that I can easily remember. Now that's handy to know. I have a Word doc listing all my hundreds of passwords, user names, etc, etc, which I have no hope of remembering. I didn't realise it...
by Phred
Sun May 05, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Narrow Gauge Model Railway
Topic: Bachmann's New 7mm NG Venture!
Replies: 1
Views: 126

Re: Bachmann's New 7mm NG Venture!

They look very good. Being able to run on OO track would certainly be a big selling point.
by Phred
Sun May 05, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Seaton Junction
Replies: 125
Views: 32386

Re: Seaton Junction

markS&D wrote:
The station building is scratch built
Lovely work. :)
by Phred
Sat May 04, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Seaton Junction
Replies: 125
Views: 32386

Re: Seaton Junction

Some very nice locos there.
I like the station building. Is that a kit?
by Phred
Sat May 04, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: New / Old - Little Weldon
Replies: 454
Views: 84862

Re: New / Old - Little Weldon

The two blokes inspecting the hole in the ground is a nice touch. :)
by Phred
Fri May 03, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: DPD fail...
Replies: 5
Views: 113

Re: DPD fail...

Gawd that is so annoying.
I'm glad we don't have that 'leave it with a neighbour' nonsense in Australia. I wouldn't trust most of my neighbours as far as I could fling them.
by Phred
Thu May 02, 2024 11:26 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Planning
Topic: Failure and restarting
Replies: 41
Views: 810

Re: Failure and restarting

The images look good on my PC.
by Phred
Thu May 02, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: New Record
Replies: 3
Views: 126

Re: New Record

Bufferstop wrote: Not allowed to frighten the horses you know! :lol: When my brother was serving as Wing Commander at one of the RAF bases in the UK (I forget which one) he was constantly being berated by a local dowager because his aeroplanes were too noisy. Back on topic, I just watched this vide...