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  1. Horsetan
    Minnesota, by chance?
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    Those days are gone. Ireland is in sovereign wealth fund territory now, assuming they don't spend the tax surpluses on bicycle shelters. EU needs to reserve money for those hoping to join the EU, like Serbia (good luck with that), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania (major cannabis source) etc.
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    Britain has nicked loads of Filipinos over the decades for the NHS and care home staff. Luxury cruise lines such as Cunard are substantially crewed by Filipinos, who have a lengthy maritime tradition
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    Might it be possible to swap roofs and correct the ends accordingly?
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    There might be some Russian ones available
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    There must be some way of measuring up the doors, panelling, etc. to see if those bits could be adapted into actual designs. I'm thinking cut 'n shut...
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    I reckon that call centre is in the Philippines - native Tagalog speakers sound very much like that when they switch to English.
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    Would that be near where they dump the oul glow-in-the-dark?
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    As a side-note to the Genesis generic coaches, it looks like Rapido are getting in on the act by producing their own "Evolution" range of generic pre-group style 48ft non-corridor carriages. As ever, the question is: what are they based on? Is it a mix of different prototypes and, if so, which ones? Have they been compressed or stretched in any way?
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    Forever.
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    If the logistics can be sorted out, why not? The venue would need to be centred on a tram/rail hub, though, as it's not exactly easy to move that kind of infrastructure around.
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    Because the competition was only meant for trams.
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    The J26 bare etch would be an Alphagrafix thing as they already do the 7mm kit, rather than Worsley Works.
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    In that case, it may be time for a scratchbuild in the correct size....
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    I worked in Ealing for nearly nine years, and I'm struggling to work out what went where compared to how the place is today.
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    Given that the kit is reputed to be 1:87, it would be more HOn3½ than OO9, on 12mm gauge track.
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    In the years before CAD became a thing, Kemilway used to pursue anyone who pirated / plagiarised anything from their range. I seem to remember they took someone to Court for copying their etched footbridge kit. Not that this had any effect on the late Dave King, who ran Crownline and later PDK. He happily used most of Kemilway's Bulleid Light Pacific chassis design in his own kit for the same engine. PDK still uses the Kemilway twin-cradle compensation feature in many of their kits today. I don't think they ever paid a penny in licensing fees to Kemilway!
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    Hmmm, the J15 appears not to have any brakes on the engine.....
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    Are any of the Alphagrafix proposed etches anywhere near six yet?
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    It has been said in the past that reduction in scale may also reduce any errors....
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    Live, from Frankfurt, it's this year's European Tram Championships. There's a team representing Luas Dublin, so that will be a gas....
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    Given that the archive is for narrow gauge kits, would the Doxford Crane be relevant, being standard gauge?
  23. Horsetan
    Be careful what you wish for....
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    I think the Spanish had a similar problem a year or so ago, when new stock built for a particular route was found to be too wide....
  25. Horsetan
    I wonder whether the seller of that bus will reflect the proceeds in his income tax assessment?
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