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Wondering what a Bibby is... And why they need to be distributed in articulated lorries? IanJ
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Oh goody! Is the Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator also available? Asking for a friend. IanJ
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A copy of the epic Shacklady/Morgan tome on the Spitfire, which impressed the missus no end, as she isn't a fan of my habit of buying books and stashing them for reference - In my defence, it was a good price. And an Airfix Brewster Buffalo, I was given one as a birthday present as a small child which I handed to my dad to build, as I didn't think I'd be able to do it. I'm 57 now, hoping to manage it on my own this time. IanJ
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Sorry Mike, That's not what I meant - "0n16.5" is O Gauge Scale, using OO track to represent narrow gauge - Dapol still produce the Rosebud/Kitmaster/Airfix L&YR "Pug" as a 00 gauge kit - https://www.dapol.co.uk/products/c026-0-4-0t-br-pug You could produce a new cab and chimney with your 3D printer? Kind regards IanJ
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Funnily enough, with the sudden subject lurch to panda cars, I was out with my retired policeman mate at a Billy Bragg gig the other weekend (and that's a 40th anniversary tour, so I was already feeling old) when he commented that, when he'd retired, he'd got young police officers under his wing who hadn't been born when he started on the beat in 1988! IanJ
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Could be worse, Had a roll of masking tape that advised me that I should be aged 14 or over to use it without parental supervision. IanJ
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Well, I've been in a state of denial over the fact that I appear to have become a railway modeller in my own right again, rather than just cheerleading / roadieing (sp?) for my dad for the last few years. So here I am, my name is Ian, and I'm a railway modeller... You can add me to the list (No idea what I'll be doing yet though) IanJ
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Is it cash or card to enter? IanJ
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Newcastle City Centre - Yesterday. In my eyes, the second best estate car in the world.... An M-Plate Austin Montego (Best, most sensible estate, IMO, is the Skoda Octavia) IanJ
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Birstall, Leicester. Austin Maxi, T-Plate in pageant blue. Very tidy.
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1:48 Phantom FG.1 (Royal Navy) - was there only the Hasegawa kit?
Bonhoff replied to bootneck's topic in Aircraft Cold War
Hi, https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234915745-phantom-fg1fgr2/ KR's IanJ -
Hi all, One of two projects for this GB that I actually started a week or two ago - I've seen someone else do the same sort of thing with a 9F on the exhibition circuit, so I can't claim that it's an original subject, but it should be an interesting exercise for me. For our more remotely located members who may not know the story, one Dai Woodham owned a scrapyard at Barry Island in Wales. When BR finally stopped steam operations in 1968, the locomotives were sold off for scrap, Mr Woodham bought a goodly number to break up, but for some reason, didn't break the engines up straight away. This fleet of engines now form a large proportion of the available steam locomotives on preserved and heritage lines up and down the country. Some of them were in a right old state by the time they'd been rescued though, and it is to the credit of all those enthusiasts who have spent time and money in their restoration and upkeep. So, the model will represent a 9F, quietly dissolving in a siding somewhere, awaiting salvation, or further cannibalisation to keep one of its sisters going. I'm using the Kitmaster/Airfix/Dapol kit and will be hacking bits off it, painting and then weathering/rusting. Don't know why, but I can't find the picture of the opened bag, so here's one of the chassis partially completed. Sinkmarks on the wheel centres have been filled. Footplate/bottom of boiler have had chunks removed. Top half of boiler has had moulded on handrails and various steam pipes removed - Brass handrails will be installed as the project progresses. Will hopefully catch up tomorrow. IanJ