MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 I'm not a pheasant plucker. I'm only a pheasant plucker's son I'm only plucking pheasants Until the pheasant plucker comes 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 No, I can't say it three times fast. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2022 26 minutes ago, MrWolf said: No, I can't say it three times fast. ItItIt. There. Easy-peasy. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Benbow said: Don't know why they call them Wood pigeons most of them live in our garden! The ones in town are feral flying rats like squirals. A true wood pigeon you can eat, defintly not a town version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) On 20/02/2022 at 02:09, St Enodoc said: ItItIt. There. Easy-peasy. Edited April 17, 2022 by MrWolf 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) As it's too cold wet and windy to play outside, the last unballasted patch has been dealt with and some ash / gravel has been applied along the fence line between the foot crossing and the goods yard. I'm hoping that it will lighten as it dries. If not, it's out with the paint. The pin drill marks the position of a gate post! Edited April 17, 2022 by MrWolf 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) The question was asked as to the purpose of the drill and the ballasting department immediately pointed out that the grass verge should not continue across said gateway. I think I got carried away when applying the static grass. Remedied. Edited April 17, 2022 by MrWolf 9 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 If that's the biggest scenery c0ck up I make, I will be more than happy. I'm not holding my breath though... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Well I suppose that's one way to keep the maintenance bill down, but I can't see the lads of the verge gang liking it. There down at the Kangaroo at the moment, something about a darts competition with the Stuka crews was mentioned so there be there some time. If your lucky it'll be dark when they get chucked out so they won't see it till the morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrWolf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Whilst everyone else was goofing off, I put up a fence between the road and the railway. The livestock yard will be separated from everything else with a more substantial fence - when I've finished painting it! Edited April 17, 2022 by MrWolf 29 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrWolf Posted February 21, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) A small but heavy parcel arrived today. No, it's not another loco. It's a vital piece of equipment. A model makers / jewellers vice. It's not as rusty as it looks in the picture! I bought a used item for several reasons. It was cheaper than a new item at £6.50. It's undamaged and still perfectly serviceable. (Repaired and reused NOT recycled.) Although it was probably a cheapie back in the 1950s, the casting is vastly superior to anything you can buy new. Even the big names such as Record are now made in China and are no longer made of such close grained cast iron. There's no slop in the pinching screw, so it won't come loose ( unlike new cheapies) and the jaws close evenly. You're doing your bit for the environment and not contributing to the economies of countries with dubious human rights records. Old tools are nicer to use and far less toylike! Edited April 17, 2022 by MrWolf 24 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted February 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2022 And it will last forever, unlike it’s modern throwaway counterpart. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted February 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2022 That looks a great old vice. They don't make them like they used to! The faces on the jaws look excellent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21, 2022 5 hours ago, MrWolf said: A small but heavy parcel arrived today. No, it's not another loco. It's a vital piece of equipment. A model makers / jewellers vice. It's not as rusty as it looks in the picture! I bought a used item for several reasons. It was cheaper than a new item at £6.50. It's undamaged and still perfectly serviceable. (Repaired and reused NOT recycled.) Although it was probably a cheapie back in the 1950s, the casting is vastly superior to anything you can buy new. Even the big names such as Record are now made in China and are no longer made of such close grained cast iron. There's no slop in the pinching screw, so it won't come loose ( unlike new cheapies) and the jaws close evenly. You're doing your bit for the environment and not contributing to the economies of countries with dubious human rights records. Old tools are nicer to use and far less toylike! I bought my Record 70 over 50 years ago and it's still in perfect working order. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Down in the Profanium, there's a Record No25 and a No4. Both were scrounged from scrap piles. The 25 was virtually like new but missing a jaw (probably why it was thrown out. I spent £40 on a pair of new jaws and screws. That may sound a lot, but a brand new No25 (Made from Christmas tree chocolate pennies) will set you back over £500. Due to the table top being a bit too thick, I had to cut a little trench in the timber for the vice body to sit in. It also serves the purpose of stopping the vice twisting and having to rely on the single thumb screw to keep it clamped to the table. No, that isn't our dining table. It's one of those 1970s "knotty pine" breakfast tables. A neighbor had it in their garage and was throwing it out. A good cleaning and regluing the joints and it's the perfect height for bodging trains on. Edited April 17, 2022 by MrWolf 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2022 Similar setup over here. The vice is a stanley Fatmax. Not great but fine for modelling. The desk I found on Etsy, made from reclaimed timber. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Once more with image. Edited February 22, 2022 by Gedward 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Not only is that bench slightly tidier than mine, the fishing boat is looking very nice indeed. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2022 My Mother recounts that when I was a teenager I asked for a modellers vice for a birthday gift, and so my Father (who has a rather mischievous sense of humour) completely embarrassed my Mum by walking into a hardware store and asking the young lady behind the counter if she had any vices... Al. 1 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 That could have backfired on him if the girl had replied "Yes, lots, would you like to review them over breakfast?" 1 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: That could have backfired on him if the girl had replied "Yes, lots, would you like to review them over breakfast?" Which presupposes that to be a problem in any way… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 15 minutes ago, Regularity said: Which presupposes that to be a problem in any way… There's no way that Al's father could have responded due to the fact that his mother was also present in the shop? That's just the first thing I thought of, there are other possibly more important moral dilemmas.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2022 Yes, his hands were tied... Metaphorically speaking only, of course, my mother isn't that sort, really... They are still married after 61 years, so neither of them could be that bad... Al. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Yes, his hands were tied... Metaphorically speaking only, of course, my mother isn't that sort, really... Maybe the shop girl was? We'll never know now. My parents were married 56 years until my father passed away. I don't ever recall them having an actual row. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrWolf Posted February 22, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) I felt like I needed a morale boost so here's the station buildings temporarily back in place and 2579 sitting in the loop with a few wagons. Edited April 19, 2022 by MrWolf 26 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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