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Any use John? https://www.railexpress.co.uk/category/latest-issue/

Now, here goes... The following is a telephonic exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service in China ...... Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees." Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service." Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???" Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs." Room Service: "Ow ulai den?" Guest: ".....What??" Room Service: "Ow ulai den?!?... Pryed, boyud, pochd?" Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please." Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse?" Guest: "Crisp will be fine." Room Service: "Hokay. An sahn toes?" Guest: "What?" Room Service: "An toes. ulai sahn toes?" Guest: "I.... Don't think so.." RoomService: "No? Udo wan sahn toes???" Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means." RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Uoo don wan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter?" Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine." RoomService: "We botter?" Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side." RoomService: "Wad?!?" Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side." RoomService: "Copy?" Guest: "Excuse me?" RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?" Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything." RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye ??" Guest: "Whatever you say." RoomService: "Tanjooberrymutts." Guest: "You're welcome" Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' ...

I've bought a face mask for my pet duck. It's nothing flashy, but it fits the bill

Worth a few bob more WaYSidE, probably €40 - €50 depending on condition. Earlier version had a cardboard inner, this is the later one with a plastic inner

The paint hardly dry on them and I get these pics The modelling version of speed dating.

Good find there Paul

I think the board was the problem and it had to be rejigged to allow the lok chip to be installed

I told him not to paint it, but he did sort out the valve gear.

I reckon the price will be nearer €200 people Hattons cannot know the price yet as MM has not got his final invoice from China

I just quit my job in the Helium Factory, I will not be spoken to in that tone of voice!

141's still making good money Works out at around €200 when postage is added https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Murphy-Models-Bachmann-Irish-Class-141-CIE-Black-Orange-MM0165-B165-New/333598109271?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Bit of Soldering done last night

Got these pics last night Roughly assembled to check clearances etc Terrible pity our friends in China could not work this fast.

A little bit about it here, scroll down to the middle of the page

I used a Flux Capacitor Joe, but when the loco hit 88 MPH WHOOSH

RAHENY!!!

If you paid via PayPal you should be able to recover your money https://www.paypal.com/ie/smarthelp/article/how-can-i-make-a-formal-complaint-to-paypal-faq2016

An old ad from Monck Place GWR O-6-2 Tank

Troops McGowan brothers who owned and operated The Model Railway Shop in Monck Place manufactured their O Gauge kits under the name of Leinster Models, McGowan kits were a UK based company that did white metal kits, from reading some reviews over the years they were rough with several modellers stating that they were unmakeable , wrong parts etc They were taken over by a company called SEF Car Kits who did white metal and brass kits Possibly now owned by Scale Link Ltd in Dorset

Welcome to the site Yoda My info on John is mostly hearsay, although I did meet with him a couple of times Some info here:

I think another loco is on the way

Becoming a lot cleared now Ernie, possibly one of my top 5 locos

Rings a bell Ernie, I think I bought them on eBay I had the Hazelwood plates made, the loco was unnamed when I got them Cracking models, your friend did an excellent job on them, including rivets!