Bonhoff

Best by a nose was Queen at the NEC in '84 on the "Works" tour - Because Freddie.... Then saw them with Adam Lambert at the O2 a couple of years back - He's not Freddie, but he is absolutely the right fit for them now. Honourable mention for Rush (My favourite band) Saw them on every UK tour from "Hold Your Fire" onwards (Twice on the "Roll The Bones" tour, because I asked my then girlfriend for a pass out to go see them at Sheffield, She then asked "Why haven't you got a ticket for me?," "Because I didn't know of your existence when I got them!..." Fortunately, we found tickets for the NEC show 2 nights later) The Darkness and Terrorvision always give great entertainment, and I always leave with a happy grin on my face. Think I've seen him 3 times now, but I saw Billy Bragg at Rock City back in 1997, on the Wednesday night immediately before the General Election the next day - The atmosphere was absolutely electric at that show, I've never forgotten that feeling. Didn't see Sparks until last year and am kicking myself that I hadn't seen them more often. Other ones that spring to mind - Skunk Anansie, Killing Joke, Skids, Big Country, Quo, Maiden, Iggy Pop. Worst one? - Went to the "Distortion" festival, a one-dayer held at Wollaton Park - Headliner was Green Day but they had two stages and on the smaller stage was a band called "Raging Speedhorn" - I'm not sure what came out of the PA, but I reacted by going "What's this rubbish?" The party I was with looked at me and asked if I was OK? - "Not Entirely, I fear I might have finally turned into my Dad!" IanJ

There you go - I've fixed it for you. You're Welcome. IanJ

Gold Mazda 323 with some TWR tuning bits (Exhaust and the like - Not sure why it needed the go faster bits, but it seemed quite sporty compared with most of the other driving school cars around) in spring 1985, Beeston, Notts. IanJ

Please. IanJ

Go on then - Mrs Bonhoff has decided that my stash has remained hidden in the understairs cupboard for too long, and now the kids have moved out,, it's time we had a music room.... From the left - Ibanez 5-String Bass, a cheap Strat copy in a colour scheme to match my old rally car, a Peavey "Milestone" bass (Although given its weight, "Millstone" might be a better description), "Tanglewood" electro-acoustic 6-string and an electro-acoustic bass. Sorry to say, they've not had much use in the last 5 years after I finished playing in a band, although I've had a couple of tentative goes since they've been brought out into the light again. IanJ

Another possibility - IIRC, Dinky did a diecast version if scale isn't an issue. IanJ

Wondering what a Bibby is... And why they need to be distributed in articulated lorries? IanJ

Oh goody! Is the Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator also available? Asking for a friend. IanJ

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

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

I'd go down the 0n16.5 route too - Use a Dapol Pug with a scratch built cab that suits the larger scale and an extended chimney.

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

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

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

Is it cash or card to enter? IanJ