Drink Up Thee Zider!

ZiderHead

ZiderHead

Western Thunderer
Hello WTers!

I've been lurking around WT for a while now as I feel the need to do a little railway modelling (after a brief gap of about 30yrs!) and this time round want to try my hand at 7mm in brass, so I thought I should introduce myself.

My railway interest is based on my railway experiences as a kid - early '70s from temple meads to; somerset, south/mid/north wales, birmingham, oxford, motorail to cornwall etc. mostly blue, smelling of diesel and sounding like thunder!

I guess I'm in the right place ;)

As my first kit has arrived in the post this seems like a good time to say hi, not least because its an MMP kit and I have a feeling I may need some advice ...

Regards, Jon
 
adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
Hi Jon,

Welcome, it certainly sounds like you're in the right place. Anyone building stuff gets my vote so plenty of photo's please.
 
ZiderHead

ZiderHead

Western Thunderer
thanks for the welcome chaps :)

trust me I am a long way off a loco of either colour or transmission choice, I'm a modelling noob. Ive never built a brass kit, although I did solder for a living a few years back so I'm hoping that will help. was going to start off with a simple wagon kit, but managed to snag an unbuilt, but complete, dogfish kit for £20 so in at the deep end it is! Mr Parkins should probably look the other way for the next month or so ...



PS if you're wondering, Bill Lumbergh is a character in the excellent movie Office Space. if you've ever worked in IT and/or had a dull office job, you may appreciate how funny this film is :)
 
Osgood

Osgood

Western Thunderer
I was fishing from a boat off Red Wharf Bay on the east coast of Anglessey a while back - caught nothing but dogfish :headbang:


What?
 
iploffy

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
I was watching Dave at 2100 and saw RED DWARF V and didn't think of DOG STAR:)), Hello mate welcome to this wonderful place your gonna like it here we do.
 
lancer1027

lancer1027

Western Thunderer
Hi Jon,

Welcome to the forum.:thumbs: Sounds like you will fit in here just fine.

Is the MMP kit a 47 ?.

I see you remember from your younger years that you like Westerns and Motorails........... Mmmmmm me thinks we will get on well:D
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These are my scratch built motorail flats. But unfortunately as you can see from the first pic at the moment my garden railway is under construction, although i have some track down now.

Rob:)
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi Jon,

welcome to WT, enjoy yourself, oh by the way, we like to see lots of pictures of your modelling

cheers

Mike
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
Welcome Jon:thumbs: ,

If it's from the same place I nearly snapped up that dogfish kit myself but it doesn't fit with what I model so I ummed and ahhed.....
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Dog Star said:
...recognised as one of the two Mad Members of WT
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Jordan said:
That's just your split personality...
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Now please stop that Jordan, you know just what I mean... Ploffy is going to be so upset if he is denied credit as one of the WT-official-Mad club, after all he is President, Vice-President, Chairman, Secretary and General Factotum whereas I am just a card carrying minion.

regards, Graham
 
ZiderHead

ZiderHead

Western Thunderer
lancer1027 said:
I see you remember from your younger years that you like Westerns and Motorails........... Mmmmmm me thinks we will get on well:D
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These are my scratch built motorail flats. But unfortunately as you can see from the first pic at the moment my garden railway is under construction, although i have some track down now.

Rob:)
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ooo I like that :thumbs:

I'm looking for a house at the moment, and trying hard not to be too influenced by wondering how a western with a rake of 8/9 coaches and the same number of flats behind em will look in the garden :eek:
 
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