Hi All
- Thread starter WellThatDiddntGoToWell
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I love this fourm it never fails to brighten my day 
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Not me, one of those Blue Brigade trying to get used to the idea of diesels in green, maroon, ochre.... either singularly or in rainbow style.
marsa69
Western Thunderer
Wash your mouth out matey! Diesels are like a packet of Smarties. Blue IS the most sort after colour as it gives you the biggest rush
adrian
Flying Squad
There must be some dark psychological reason why you picked a sweet where blue is a notable absence and black is the best flavour!!
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Isn't that dimming headlights when trains meet?
[QUOTE =Tony]..the only model railway forum with padded walls !!!![/QUOTE] and straightjackets are de rigueur.
Welcome to WT.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
So true... every colour in roughly the same proportion
.Not so sure that WT can convince Nestle to rename the product as "Western Rainbow".
Tony West
Western Thunderer
....and we all know what COLOUR Heinz beans cans are !!!!!At least the are not like a can of Heinz beans 57 varieties and full of Wind
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
There wasn't... I just thought that such a long User Name needed shortening, and was reminded of a line in an episode of Blackadder....
mickoo
Western Thunderer
ROFLMFAOOr, quoting Blackadder... " "Bob". It's short... for "Tom" "
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Hey, speak for yourself.... most of us are not strange at all, just plain nuts.
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
If having a wide-ranging amount of interests (Pre-Group to Post-Privatisation and "Foreign" as well), a huge variety of layouts (from Micro to Garden) and encompassing everything from R-T-R-ish standard 7mm through S7 and the larger scales, all liberally sprinkled with plenty of good advice, first class modelling and great banter makes this Forum "Strange", then I for one am all for it...!!!Welcome to possibly the strangest railway forum in existence since year...... never mind
WellThatDiddntGoToWell
Active Member
Bet you all thought you had scared me off! Very nearly but not quite, a few sniffs of the cellulose thinners and I think I'm ready for more, keeping the bottle handy just in case though. Ok I'm going to try and cover all but be warned, I did loose the plot halfway down the 1st page!
Scale:
Now before I go any further, please turn off any hot soldering irons and put down or move any sharp instruments you may have in or to hand. Courser than course would be the best way to describe it, 1/32 - 1/22 running on G scale track in both LGB and Tenmille form. It's a very long story how this came to be, which starts in the mid 70's, continues with a tragic family accident in the late 90's and into the early 2000's, by which time it I had accumulated a mass of trackwork and it was deemed to late to make a change. There's not much call for second hand 1.5 metre length's of bent Tenmille G Scale track and I have plenty of it! To cover the scale discrepancy I have a cunning plan (Opps, did I mention Black Adder there?) which is that no one else gets to see it in the flesh, therefore avoiding the hanging, drawing and quartering I deserve. Lineside wise I have settled around 1/24 except for platforms which are a compromise. Personally, I look upon it as no different to running dual scale but with a twist or two.
Locos & Stock:
Best I dont go into that for fear of my life but I am working on improving things, which is what drew me to this dark place of insanity in the first place.
Interest:
Varied to say the least but mainly all things Diesel with a hint of steam. Growing up, I was lucky to have Ealing Broadway close by, which meant I used to see a huge variety of DMU's, loco's and stock but being close to all the London termini, I'm not fully restricted to the old Western Region in my interests.
The profile pic:
I have a particular penchant for the humble class 121, I grew up with them and even went to and from school on them. The image in this instance is at South Greenford Halt (the halt word is no longer used), my old local station and apart from the NSE livery, Blue and Grey was the best, it's just very apt for me.
So there you are, that's about it really and now I shall put on my blindfold, stand against the wall and await the 1st volley of copper and lead.
Scale:
Now before I go any further, please turn off any hot soldering irons and put down or move any sharp instruments you may have in or to hand. Courser than course would be the best way to describe it, 1/32 - 1/22 running on G scale track in both LGB and Tenmille form. It's a very long story how this came to be, which starts in the mid 70's, continues with a tragic family accident in the late 90's and into the early 2000's, by which time it I had accumulated a mass of trackwork and it was deemed to late to make a change. There's not much call for second hand 1.5 metre length's of bent Tenmille G Scale track and I have plenty of it! To cover the scale discrepancy I have a cunning plan (Opps, did I mention Black Adder there?) which is that no one else gets to see it in the flesh, therefore avoiding the hanging, drawing and quartering I deserve. Lineside wise I have settled around 1/24 except for platforms which are a compromise. Personally, I look upon it as no different to running dual scale but with a twist or two.
Locos & Stock:
Best I dont go into that for fear of my life but I am working on improving things, which is what drew me to this dark place of insanity in the first place.
Interest:
Varied to say the least but mainly all things Diesel with a hint of steam. Growing up, I was lucky to have Ealing Broadway close by, which meant I used to see a huge variety of DMU's, loco's and stock but being close to all the London termini, I'm not fully restricted to the old Western Region in my interests.
The profile pic:
I have a particular penchant for the humble class 121, I grew up with them and even went to and from school on them. The image in this instance is at South Greenford Halt (the halt word is no longer used), my old local station and apart from the NSE livery, Blue and Grey was the best, it's just very apt for me.
So there you are, that's about it really and now I shall put on my blindfold, stand against the wall and await the 1st volley of copper and lead.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Copper and lead? Much too expensive, maybe an used Earl Grey tea-bag.... or an empty bottle of Birchwood Casey (the blue bit of the response). Seems to me that you are just like the rest of us so no need for lessons or admonishment, just get going, post pikkies and ask questions as necessary.
ceejaydee
Western Thunderer
Nothing wrong with that. My 45mm gauge track (albeit temporary) which is a mixture of Tenmille, LGB and Trainline 45 sees everything from 1/32 through to US 1/29.
My 32mm sees O Gauge through to 16mm as I have an oval of Peco SM32 that I put down on occassion.
Variety is the keyword here