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Nothing "constrained" about THIS layout?

Hi Paul YES, for once the website is telling the truth, with one important exception - the prices will go up by £2-£3 a wagon as soon as I can update it. The latest invoice from my "supplier" nearly caused a heart attack, so great were the price increases (the speed of delivery has got worse). My sales at Blackrock reflected the older lower prices, so we're too profitable! I DO NOT HAVE ANY UTA BROWN VAN KITS, OR SPOIL WAGONS. IF SOMEONE WANTS THEM, SPEAK UP!!!! I saw Enda's Rank wagon at Blackrock but I must admit, I didn't look very critically. It IS printed from John's files, so they should be pretty close? If John did his wagon as convertible to 21mm, then it should still be? My understanding is that it will be RTR, although Enda does not supply couplings - a lot of you chuck my couplings away and replace them with KayDees or whatever You bet that I'll be stocking it - almost as iconic (and hard to model) as my Spoil Wagon! It'll be a winner - every home (sorry, LAYOUT) should have one!!!!

Just a polite reminder. Enda has been selling my kits and wagons at events which he covers - like the monthly Bray event. If there's something you want, let Enda or I know and we'll get it sorted out for you. I eagerly await Enda's Ranks wagon for sale here in the UK. Also, don't forget his super new 30 Ton Brake van!

The "Inst" one was OK, I think - but, of course, the Fees were more and you get what you pay for! When I was learning to swim, it was Templemore Avenue Baths - and that wasn't very warm! For you younger "Southerners", Templemore Avenue's great claim to fame was its FLUTE Band, where the great James Galway first learnt his trade. Aren't you all amazed that I can remember this stuff in my eightieth year!

Lord, I remember THAT swimming pool. COLD did not describe the Arctic waters!

At last I have worked out how you did this. Apart from the fact that you were a Civil Engineer, a few posts ago was posted at 0617 - THERE ARE THREE OF YOU AND YOU'RE WORKING SHIFTS! It's just brilliant, very well done!

Making an offer may work, there is some good stuff still there, but do it soon before the items go back. That's what I did to buy the painting of the Turf Burner (Ross's in Belfast). I had forgotten to bid altogether, it didn't sell, so I made an offer a little below their "From" price and that was accepted. I still had to pay their commission! In fairness to them, when picked up by a friend (who incidentally bought the "Liffey" plate at this auction) they had wrapped it up very well in good 'oul bubble wrap. Incidentally, I'm delighted with my purchase which was a gift to Son No.2, who named after the Blessed Oliver.

Yes, very sad. It looks like a job for the local model railway club? Perhaps a lesson here - don't make your railway so big that it needs a special (large) building. Let's hope that one of the modelling mags gets in and photographs everything. At least that way, it can live on?

Well done @flange lubricator - a good investment!

Congratulations, Dave, that was peanuts. Well done for spotting it! I assume that you bought the name as well? It was even more unbelievably cheap. Obviously a certain gent in the Isle of Man wasn't paying attention and missed it. He paid £25,000 for a S Class nameplate last month. Also congratulations to whoever got a complete run of the IRRS Journal for about £300!

Ah, yes, the first tool to have in the box, the good old steel rule! Do you clamp it down where you're cutting? If I don't the (blank) thing moves!

No, @Galteemore is an influencer of the VERY best kind!

It certainly works, David. The "other" David used these on the two scenaria which I now own and it's equally effective there. I can see the Portadown Jct fluorescent tubes disappearing ......... But first, there's an engine shed to illuminate the "David" way! Sorry not to have put up photos of my latest acquisition, but I'm busy trying to sell the boxes of books which surround it. More on that shortly.

The catalogue makes interesting reading - did someone REALLY walk off with a Class VS nameplate (Lot 154) for a bit over €2,000!!!! I'm surprised at some of the paintings which didn't sell, for example the Swilley 4-8-0 by Sean Bolan - at €400 (Lot 115) plus the ludicrous auctioneers' fees - it was a steal for an original by this brilliant artist. Not for me of course - it'd xxxxxx gauge ..........

Grovelling apologies for not turning up at Tolworth: Reading to Kingston seemed a county too many (or something). It DOES look magnificent and I compliment you on the "housing" and excellent lighting - can we have a photo taken towards the Sun to see how you have illuminated the scene, which is obviously on a very nice day in Summer!