Dog Star
Western Thunderer
The video shows that Mr Gawler is ready to take the next step and build a small shunting loco with S7 wheels, plenty of time until the next S7 meeting at Albury.
Rgds, Graham
Scale 7 Group Spring Meeting 26th April 2025
- Thread starter Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
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Rgds, Graham
Hayfield1
Western Thunderer
simond
Western Thunderer
Don’t recall such things on the bill of materials for the real thing! The whole point of S7 is to get the frames the right distance apart!
(well, I suppose the other point is points…)
RichardG
Western Thunderer
Trespass - with menace.
The poor little thing (it has a certain charm) had been unceremoniously stuffed into the pocket of the perpetrator who had that give-away synthetic look of innocence about him, and when he thought nobody was looking he swiftly swiped it out with one hand and hoisted it over the boundary fence onto the track while the other hand, remaining in the other pocket, operated the covert controller.
A quick-thinking shunter managed to pinch-bar a rake of wagons onto the running line in an effort to lure it into a position opposite the water tank, where the local gamekeeper happened to be hiding from the local Bobby and Inspector (see platform views), and from where the little runt would have taken both barrels before it managed to clamber ungainly over the first point
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Pfft! A most fragile claim of "trespass with menace", a concoction of AI-generated news reporting and this finished off with threatening undertones involving a firearm.
Best not mess with Lady Marion. Charming to most everyone, but I have found her older sister. A clear family resemblance, we can see. Now, some folk may be thinking she is dressed here up for some steampunk remake of Mad Max, but word has it she wears this garb every day. And when she hears bad talk about her kid sister and her minder (of course!), she gets a bit grumpy. Just sayin’, you understand.
Please excuse the tardy reply. I have done my best. Also thank you to Adrian @Buckjumper for the photo, which includes GER two plank wagon no. 2949 for the cognoscente.
Osgood
Western Thunderer
How can there have been only 41 visitors?
There were more than that number queuing for the chairs (for guests, not for rail) at @Hayfield1 's 3-D printing demo each time I tried to get a look in!
There were more than that number queuing for the chairs (for guests, not for rail) at @Hayfield1 's 3-D printing demo each time I tried to get a look in!
RichardG
Western Thunderer
I watched someone count 41 names of people who had paid their entry and signed in.
It was a truly wonderful day, the memories will stay a long time.
Clarence3815
Western Thunderer
I found Freddie to be a most delightful and somewhat shy young man. When I asked if he would like some coaches to pull round the layout he declined in a very dignified but reticent manner.
He was by far the youngest person there and I`m sure I would have felt overwhelmed at his age with such a large group of adults present who share a very esoteric corner of model railway modelling.
I hope we see him again.
Bernard
He was by far the youngest person there and I`m sure I would have felt overwhelmed at his age with such a large group of adults present who share a very esoteric corner of model railway modelling.
I hope we see him again.
Bernard
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
We had 41 pay by cash and 5 by card plus exhibitors, demonstrators, youngsters and helpers, so around 55/60 in total.
Tim
Tim
Hayfield1
Western Thunderer
I hope you made it, I really enjoyed talking and showing Templot 3D to so many enthusiastic people
I think as usual I took too much, and forgot to recalibrate the printer head after a long journey (lesson learnt for Kempton Park)
On the plus side, nothing left behind and I had physical examples to hand covering all discussions
John
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
RichardG
Western Thunderer
I was looking for a cartoon of an initiation ceremony but I found this along the way.
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Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Heath Robinson, possibly from the book of similar cartoons which was published at the time of the GWR centenary celebrations.
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
but you just can't trust the batteries on these EV's.
Osgood
Western Thunderer
That's an interesting engraving - here's a clearer image:
RichardG
Western Thunderer
Yes.
The book is entitled Railway Ribaldry. I bought my copy today. Sitting with it in a bar led to a discussion of matters railway with a complete stranger and their family, a pleasant evening. The cartoons are wonderful.
RichardG
Western Thunderer
To be honest Graham, if I ever try NG modelling I will use 5.5mm scale. I haven't seen much of this on WT. For now, I am happy to stay with 7mm and try out different interpretations of standard gauge.