4mm Chris' Trainsets

Bob

Bob

Western Thunderer
Fantastic link there Chris. I love pubs like that but never went to that one.
One in the Malvern area was a classic "parlour pub" with no till, just a sweet jar for the change.
Beer was taken from the wooden barrel by way of (somewhat rusty) taps...added to the taste!
 
queensquare

queensquare

Western Thunderer
Tuckers Grave in Faulkland near Radstock is similar and still going as far as I know although I've not been over there for a couple of years. Cloudy cider...........apple madness:thumbs:

Jerry
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

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Combining interests .... firstly photography; then on the left, some apples that didn't make it in time for my trip to the cider making co-op down the road, so will most likely end up in pie and crumble. Followed by the guitar, something I'm learning to play, but I can perform chords ACDEG one after the other without looking at a book now, and then toy chuffers of course. They're all OO, but if I'd used an EM gauge hopper wagon followed by a brake van in P4, I'd have had less of a problem with them falling in between strings 2 and 4. The smoke; just because I can, and I love Marmite.
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Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

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Classical, defo analogue for me, which means if we get power cuts again like the 'good old days' I'll still be able to upset the cats and wife making funny sounds. And there's the guitar as well....
 
Phil.c

Phil.c

Western Thunderer
Obviously an "acoustic" guitar so no wireing problems at all, except for what gauge strings to use:)

Chris, you should have mentioned that you were learning to play when you visited me!

Phil
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

Western Thunderer
queensquare said:
Tuckers Grave in Faulkland near Radstock is similar and still going as far as I know although I've not been over there for a couple of years. Cloudy cider...........apple madness:thumbs:

Jerry
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I recall suffering rather badly after a good knees up in there a few years ago. 5 or 6 or maybe 7 pints of the Kiora Orange lookalike stuff. Must go back, but stick to the ale instead!
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

Western Thunderer
Phil.c said:
Obviously an "acoustic" guitar so no wireing problems at all, except for what gauge strings to use:)

Chris, you should have mentioned that you were learning to play when you visited me!

Phil
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I'd not started then, a new thing. I recall your collection! Wow!
 
queensquare

queensquare

Western Thunderer
Chris Nevard said:
I recall suffering rather badly after a good knees up in there a few years ago. 5 or 6 or maybe 7 pints of the Kiora Orange lookalike stuff. Must go back, but stick to the ale instead!
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Six or seven pints of the cloudy stuff - its a wonder you remember anything - truly apple madness!

Jerry
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

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I don't remember the walk back to Norton St Philip where we were staying. Apparently we went into the Fleur De Lis as well and downed 6X.... so I've been told...
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

Western Thunderer
CME & Bottlewasher said:
Hi Chris,:)

A standard acoustic or electric would have been easier to start with - easier to fret steel strings than 'cat-gut' (dont tell your charming little furry friends that I used that word and that you are strumin away on one of their relatives!:eek::))).

I have just looked again and it appears that you have cat gut (nylon) and wire-wound:oops:;)

You may have found that EAB was an easier key/progression to start with:);)

Good luck:thumbs:

Kind regards,

CME:)
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This one was free, it's strung correctly for it's era and build - it's around 40 years old ;)
In time I make consider classical with electric option and of course metal strung. Happy with this for now though.
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

Western Thunderer
Actually the wooden mineral wagons might place it slightly earlier than '61. Maybe '58? Fanrrrr fnarr and it's a long way off to April 1st.
 
Phil.c

Phil.c

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I was thinking, that must have been some camera to produce a shot like that, also with the sky and smoke, you must be a dab hand at dodging and burning :)

Phil
 
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

Western Thunderer
Phil.c said:
I was thinking, that must have been some camera to produce a shot like that, also with the sky and smoke, you must be a dab hand at dodging and burning :)

Phil
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Not much; like you, I have a high backscene. But I couldn't get it all in, so had to take a shot looking upwards a little to get the top of the chimney in, and then merge the two shots as well as dropping just a little 'sky' to cover one of the built in light which you'd see top right otherwise. Cheating? Yes, but not too much...

Here is the shot 'in colour'....
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Phil.c

Phil.c

Western Thunderer
Did you have a problem merging the two chimney shots because of the different angles?

"Cheating"...as you know, I never "cheat" with my pictures :))

A great detailed/scaled tractor by the way, it fits in well, also the path colour;)

Top stuff Chris!

Phil
 
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