RMweb Premium figworthy Posted March 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 hours ago, great northern said: What's 'e on about, I hear you cry. Well, I want to redo the sequence display. Why? Because Windoze has very belatedly realised that my copy of Office is unofficial, and won't let me amend it. If I pay for a new programme, I'm then going to have to transfer it to something portable. The choice lies between an ancient laptop, which is now too big for the space I have left, or a cheap tablet which is in use at present. Its battery life is appalling though, and I don't know how to make amendments on it. If I understand your comment correctly, then you are in need of an Word Processor or Spreadsheet program. In which case have a look at Open Office or Libre Office, both of which are free and should be able to handle Word and Excel (amongst other formats). Adrian 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 Light today, lots of it, so a clean Top Shed V2 with the Delaval Sidings - Holloway ECS comes out rather well. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Yippee! First time I've been first to 'like'!! You can tell I'm locked up, can't you! Thank you, Gilbert, for keeping your wonderful thread of 'real' life going amongst all the abnormality of these days. Do hope you keep safe and well. Anthony 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Anthony said: Yippee! First time I've been first to 'like'!! You can tell I'm locked up, can't you! Thank you, Gilbert, for keeping your wonderful thread of 'real' life going amongst all the abnormality of these days. Do hope you keep safe and well. Anthony I think RMWeb becomes ever more important now. Apart from the virus possibilities, we are going to experience social deprivation we haven't encountered before, and have a lot of very long days to fill. This therefore becomes a major means of interaction, and of course I'll keep posting the images if I'm able. I'm very concerned about this, as I'm sure many others are, so let's widen the area of this thread to whatever we feel might be of assistance. I hope others will take the same view with their threads also. We need to keep safe, but ensure we look after mental health as well as physical. 5 3 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted March 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2020 That V2 looks great Gilbert - the colour seems just right to me. Very best wishes, Alastair M 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
380John Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Absolutely beautiful finish on the V2. Tone, Hue and the way light reflects on it look superb. Fantastic looking model. John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 16, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, A Murphy said: That V2 looks great Gilbert - the colour seems just right to me. Very best wishes, Alastair M 5 minutes ago, 380John said: Absolutely beautiful finish on the V2. Tone, Hue and the way light reflects on it look superb. Fantastic looking model. John That's an Ian Rathbone paint job, on an engine scratch built by Mike Edge, two wonderful craftsmen of the hobby. 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 G'Day Folks The 1950's were so much more civilized. I can remember a Smallpox outbreak, in North London, in the 1959-60's, we all had to queue outside the Doctors for our jab, but no panic buying, and no-one worried. I think you need a signalbox type book for all your train movements, stay safe. manna ( in permanent self isolation in the Ozzie Outback) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I got the order to stay away from,well just about everywhere, yesterday, and I’m only 64! one silver lining though is that SWMBO is going to have to give up seeing her dragon , sorry mother, which will bring much more peace to the manor. Hmmmm manor? Isn’t that some strange green and coppery creature from the western swamps? 1 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, bigwordsmith said: I got the order to stay away from,well just about everywhere, yesterday, and I’m only 64! one silver lining though is that SWMBO is going to have to give up seeing her dragon , sorry mother, which will bring much more peace to the manor. Hmmmm manor? Isn’t that some strange green and coppery creature from the western swamps? I thought that was the Grange,Hall or Castle. Hat,Coat,etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I posted the following under it's own topic on here,however I believe people such as Lord Clive of Louth will be able to help with thiis enquiry,so Gilbert excuse me using your topic for my benefit. I wonder if anyone can suggest the best paint colour and name/number hence manufacturer to use on the Corridor partitions in a BR MK1 coach. This is for a Bachmann Brassworks O Gauge coach which unlike their OO Gauge cousins don't come with plastic ready coloured partitions ,but require brass or plasticard ones painting. I just want to be able to enter a retail outlet and pick up the right thing rather than spend ages looking as I am a vunerable Old Git of 1946 vintage.I realise from travelling in the coaches in the 50' & 60's that the corridor partitions were made from varnished unpainted wood,but I have forgotten which colour I use to use to represent it. An age thing I assume. Thanks in anticipation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 12 hours ago, figworthy said: If I understand your comment correctly, then you are in need of an Word Processor or Spreadsheet program. In which case have a look at Open Office or Libre Office, both of which are free and should be able to handle Word and Excel (amongst other formats). Adrian Gilbert I use Libre Office, and it is fine with Word and Excel documents. The only thing to remember is that when saving a document to be shared, you need to save it as a Word or Excel document, or those on Microsoft will not be able to open it. There are some slight differences, but a lot of similarities. If you do decide to go down that line and are having problems, I MAY be able to help you. I trust that you make the best of your isolation and keep the rest of us well entertained as usual. Lloyd 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 17, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2020 That V2 kept attracting the photographers. By the time I took these, only a few minutes after the first two, the sun had moved round so far it was blocked by buildings. You can see the difference it made, particularly on the first of these. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold fishytrains Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2020 Some lovely images as usual Gilbert. The one under the roof is probably one of the best and certainly my favourite. It just exudes power and class. Thank you for the constant supply of images. Mike 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 55 minutes ago, CUTLER2579 said: I posted the following under it's own topic on here,however I believe people such as Lord Clive of Louth will be able to help with thiis enquiry,so Gilbert excuse me using your topic for my benefit. I wonder if anyone can suggest the best paint colour and name/number hence manufacturer to use on the Corridor partitions in a BR MK1 coach. This is for a Bachmann Brassworks O Gauge coach which unlike their OO Gauge cousins don't come with plastic ready coloured partitions ,but require brass or plasticard ones painting. I just want to be able to enter a retail outlet and pick up the right thing rather than spend ages looking as I am a vunerable Old Git of 1946 vintage.I realise from travelling in the coaches in the 50' & 60's that the corridor partitions were made from varnished unpainted wood,but I have forgotten which colour I use to use to represent it. An age thing I assume. Thanks in anticipation. Hi Derek According to Keith Parkin's wonderful Mk1 coach book the compartments were lined with light coloured veneers, with a small sign stating what timber it was and where in the world it came from. From memory smoking compartments always seemed darker wood, internal weathering. I am sure some later builds had light coloured plastic interiors. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 17, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, CUTLER2579 said: I thought that was the Grange,Hall or Castle. Hat,Coat,etc. No, you're not allowed to go to any of those. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said: Hi Derek According to Keith Parkin's wonderful Mk1 coach book the compartments were lined with light coloured veneers, with a small sign stating what timber it was and where in the world it came from. From memory smoking compartments always seemed darker wood, internal weathering. I am sure some later builds had light coloured plastic interiors. Was that the material of the time...Melamine was it? P 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 57 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: Was that the material of the time...Melamine was it? P Yes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 17, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2020 Next is the 8.05pm KX- Newcastle, in its Friday incarnation, seven end door cars topped and tailed by four compartment brakes. Walter K Whigham leads the way. I remember we were rather scathing about poor Walter, as we thought it a silly name. Of course we didn't know that it was one of Top Shed's best engines. Here he waits for the off. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 Have to go out, though I'd rather not, so one hasty image for now. Shabby local V2 with ECS from Doncaster, but going no further than Nene Sidings. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Ah V2's very nice.i am becoming more acquainted with the breed at the moment as l slowly work through 2 Finney kits concurrently. The more I do on them the more they grow on me. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 54 minutes ago, great northern said: Have to go out, though I'd rather not, so one hasty image for now. Shabby local V2 with ECS from Doncaster, but going no further than Nene Sidings. What a difference to the previous V2. It's be intersesting to see how the new Bachmann v2 compares. I hope their lining doesn't look too much like a bubble bee! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 53 minutes ago, DougN said: Ah V2's very nice.i am becoming more acquainted with the breed at the moment as l slowly work through 2 Finney kits concurrently. The more I do on them the more they grow on me. Do you have pictures of the build Doug? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 As the builds have been passed by Glaciers recently, not really I don't move fast enough, how ever you can find my goings on over onthe scalefour forum. The one thing as you notice over there is how much like the real thing they look like. Below is the last one I took. 10 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, davidw said: What a difference to the previous V2. It's be intersesting to see how the new Bachmann v2 compares. I hope their lining doesn't look too much like a bubble bee! New England's V2s were almost all in this kind of state externally, though some if not most were OK internally, I believe. New RTR is getting so good that hopefully the lining will be up to the standard of the rest of it, but unfortunately I reckon we are going to have to wait even longer to see it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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