Hroth
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I've a black plastic Dapol branded Drewery Shunter from the Northwich era. The plastic seems to be more rigid than that used nowadays, and it seems flash free*. I haven't built it so I can't tell how it goes together compared with more recent Dapol kits. I think the current plastic is a compromise to reduce wear on the tooling. * I actually bought it from our favourite Mendacious Chiseller. It was cheaper than the current Dapol kit!
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They say that today is Blue Monday. This should cheer you up!
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Hi Dave, good to see you back! ION I've just had some "salted drinking chocolate". It wasn't just salted drinking chocolate, it was M&S salted drinking chocolate. It was most unpleasant. IMON And the inhabitants wonder why the rest of the country think that the inhabitants of the fenlands are more than just a little bit odd... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67969675
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@Dave Hunt Good to see you back!
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Avro Shackleton. A descendant of the Lancaster, via the Lincoln. It was a maritime patrol aircraft. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Shackleton
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HS take a two-pronged approach. Sit&Twirl... Don't ask, and be thankful it's not you!
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At one point, Skoda dealerships handed out a large Yeti soft toy when a new vehicle was bought. A friend of mine has two Yeti soft toys that sit on booster seats in the back of their Yeti....
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A key plot device in "The Mayor of Casterbridge"!
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Served the bounder right!
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The "Cold Scene" is remarkably similar to the opening of "Winter" by Vivaldi! Purcell got there first as "The Four Seasons" was published in 1723, a little under 30 years after Purcell died.
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Thats why I always have Kendal Mint Cake in the car... Also some bottled water and fleece blankets. Never had to use them since I bough the Yeti 12 years ago....
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Imagine if Fujitsu had implemented Horizon on iPads for post offices.
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Would that be a three cord trick? 🤪
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It is indeed well made, going by the photos. If its a Dapol kit, it must be a fairly early one as the one I tried to use for a similar exercise was made that flash-ridden cheap grey stuff that is distorted due to the tooling deteriorating with age. I gave up after a while. If I wanted a Deltic prototype, I'd grit my teeth and get either a Bachmann one or the Hornby "collectors" version.
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How about both? Sit on 'em, then give the groaning remains a twirl!
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For 60 quid more, you can have it sound fitted https://www.themodelcentre.com/32-443sf-Bachmann-oo-gauge-class-24-1-d5094-disc-headcode-br-green-late-crest
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I think he just wanted 3/4 as an advance... Similar to my Amazon delivery last week, which was in an Amazon paper bag... It was improved by Amazon NOT sending the item ordered. Sent back for a refund.
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Just googled a couple of the visible engine numbers. The Crab 42814 was withdrawn in autumn 1965 and 46238 City of Carlisle in autumn 1964, so it's not just "60s" but it's "early 60s"! An enjoyable film!
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Its worse than that, he's trying to decode using the rotors from a Naval Enigma in an Army machine. Either that, or the Geheimschreiber is on the fritz again...
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With ketchup.
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How do you appreciate your budgie, rare or well done?
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Someone at the Paper of Blue Ink must be a closet railway modeller....
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We're not all going to have to wear kilts now?
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All the clues are in the last photo. R759 is for "Albert Hall", for example. It looks like its from a tender powered loco. There's hooks at the front for an X04, but no tapped hole for the fixing screw at the back. It makes me think that its repurposed for a tender drive loco like "James the Red Engine" but Hornby didn't bother to change the bottom stamps and left out the finishing for loco drive.
