RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: 3rd rail init 😜 Lionel? 🙀 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 40 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: Lionel? 🙀 This could get very Messi. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 And now, another "Say What, Elton?" An occasional series of misheard Elton John lyrics. Elton has a go at playing rugby... 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andytrains Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Should a member of the Brethren also be an arm chair modeller? 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, andytrains said: Should a member of the Brethren also be an arm chair modeller? No, because if their opinion is actually questioned they can give the reply "Well, I've been modelling for 40 years and..." Edited November 28, 2022 by CameronL Typo 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, CameronL said: There should be 26 rivets round the outside of that plaque, not 24 and I claim the Honorary Title immediately😁 1 1 3 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, luckymucklebackit said: There should be 26 rivets round the outside of that plaque, not 24 and I claim the Honorary Title immediately😁 Only the EBCR can bestow such a title. You might want to check out their initiation ceremony first. Rumours are that it's terrifying, but it's a very closely guarded secret. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted November 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2022 All personnel. Please notice the changes to Rule 4 in carrying out your general duties. (This has become necessary due to growing external influences. S.H.M.D BOARD Kev. On Behalf of SHMD. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, SHMD said: All personnel. Please notice the changes to Rule 4 in carrying out your general duties. (This has become necessary due to growing external influences. S.H.M.D BOARD Kev. On Behalf of SHMD. Surprised that traction tyres aren't also part of rule 6 Andi 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted November 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dagworth said: Surprised that traction tyres aren't also part of rule 6 Andi Good point. Maybe "ONLY METAL WHEELS PERMITTED" would be more appropriate. (I think I banned "Traction Tyres" well before I banned "Plastic Wheels") Kev. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ardbealach Posted November 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2022 Is tutting allowed? Or is that only gifted to the more senior member? (Alisdair) 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 2 hours ago, CameronL said: Only the EBCR can bestow such a title. You might want to check out their initiation ceremony first. Rumours are that it's terrifying, but it's a very closely guarded secret. One rumour has it that the applicant has to actually admit that they have never had their Vernier Callipers calibrated for accuracy..... 😱 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted November 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2022 58 minutes ago, jcredfer said: One rumour has it that the applicant has to actually admit that they have never had their Vernier Callipers calibrated for accuracy..... 😱 But what about the aspirant who turned up with a metric vernier caliper? Of course, a vernier caliper is just a guessing stick with pretensions to accuracy. Personally, I swear by (and sometimes at) my Moore and Wright Imperial micrometer. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal Digger Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 2 hours ago, jcredfer said: One rumour has it that the applicant has to actually admit that they have never had their Vernier Callipers calibrated for accuracy..... 😱 Also marked to show correction factor due to temperature variation and certificates (past 10 years at least) to show that the angle of the jaws has been checked against a standard. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Hroth said: But what about the aspirant who turned up with a metric vernier caliper? Of course, a vernier caliper is just a guessing stick with pretensions to accuracy. Personally, I swear by (and sometimes at) my Moore and Wright Imperial micrometer. BEWARE... imposter alert!!! Conspirator, spreading theories, but failed in such subtle ways... note "guessing stick" - such a clear, misleading, insult to all those Slide Rule users, including the numerous designers of all those record holding GWR British locos..... however we should note that [despite the OO scale reference to Metric] no rivet counter would contemplate [shudders at the thought] actual measurement of a model, in that odious Napoleonic system..... We should also note the cunning inclusion of the mention of the Moore & Wright Imperial micrometer [ delightful piece of kit ] ........... Phishing, for how to get to count rivets, if ever there was!!!!!!..... 😜 🤣 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 29, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Hroth said: But what about the aspirant who turned up with a metric vernier caliper? Of course, a vernier caliper is just a guessing stick with pretensions to accuracy. Personally, I swear by (and sometimes at) my Moore and Wright Imperial micrometer. I have an adjustable spanner that has marks in imperial measurements. B*ggered if I can get it to fit a 13mm nut...................... 1 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Nick C Posted November 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2022 14 hours ago, jcredfer said: One rumour has it that the applicant has to actually admit that they have never had their Vernier Callipers calibrated for accuracy..... 😱 Surely one doesn't need any kind of actual measuring device? The true rivet counter KNOWS that the model is wrong, even if they've never actually seen the real thing... 9 hours ago, newbryford said: I have an adjustable spanner that has marks in imperial measurements. B*ggered if I can get it to fit a 13mm nut...................... Set it to 1/2". The number of times I've used 13mm and 1/2" spanners interchangeably! Also 3/8" and 10mm. Usually while having to undo a nut and bolt on an old car, and finding both ends are the same size, but you only have one of each spanner, and there's no room to get an adjustable or a socket in there... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 29, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, Nick C said: Surely one doesn't need any kind of actual measuring device? The true rivet counter KNOWS that the model is wrong, even if they've never actually seen the real thing... Set it to 1/2". The number of times I've used 13mm and 1/2" spanners interchangeably! Also 3/8" and 10mm. Usually while having to undo a nut and bolt on an old car, and finding both ends are the same size, but you only have one of each spanner, and there's no room to get an adjustable or a socket in there... Actually - I turned it over to find it was marked in mm on the other side....... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2022 9 hours ago, DavidB-AU said: Realist - the glass is completely full - half liquid, half air. 7 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Stubby47 said: Realist - the glass is completely full - half liquid, half air. Railway Modeller - Another? Oh go on then. 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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