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Most certainly not. After Julia and Statia died, not far apart, Lambe's turned into The Signal Box for a few years and then the licence was sold on and it is a private residence now. The same happened to Phillips's on the bridge after Leslie and Ernie died, again only a few weeks apart. They were great days that seem an age ago now...

I'm sure someone could produce an etched brass kit - and you could tell 'her' it's a special feature, specially for her to admire as she ascends the stairs...

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I once worked with a chap who was the stupidest person that I've ever met. He was so stupid that he didn't have any suspicion that he might not be a genius. He 'discovered' superglue in 1990, when everybody else had been using it for years, but that didn't stop him informing anybody that would listen that it was really called 'cycroanylate' and I still struggle with the word to this day. He must have said it ten or more times a day. The letters actually re-arrange on the page when I see it in print... I'm having flashbacks now. To return the discussion to scalpels, I still have the safety helmet that saved me when he dropped a scalpel from thirty feet - just before his mate electrocuted me...

http://www.heritagehousemuseum.com/model-railway-club-page.html

I see that the MRSI will be exhibiting their O'Connell Street layout this year. The Warley Show is on at the NEC on 24/25th November. Anybody thinking of going? http://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk/ I'm probably the nearest, but I've never been - I think I might rectify that omission this year..

Weird - still, you've found them now...

I see the pictures - maybe try it again..? Or try this - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/824-Slightly-OT-coreless-motors-and-high-efficiency-drivetrains?p=10560#post10560

The traditional handles are great, especially if you're using them at home, but, if they're going to get rattled round in a travelling toolbox, then the retractable ones will stay sharp much longer - and it's a lot safer rummaging round if the blades aren't exposed. If you speak nicely to a nurse, they might be persuaded to let you have some stitch cutters - they can be useful in awkward places. There is also the Veritas scalpel handle, which uses a collet arrangement that will take most of the various blade fittings. The cap in the handle has a strong magnet and will hold around six blades of various shapes.

They are seriously sharp - the risk of a dramatic cut should not be underestimated - it's worth developing the habit of retracting the blade during even the shortest period out of use. A few plasters kept in the toolbox might get used over time.... Also, if you ever do manage to snap a blade, you'll find that they fly off at some speed. I've only ever done it once, but it made me glad to be wearing glasses.

And General Douglas MacArthur said "Have a good plan, execute it violently, do it today" - although that might not be fully applicable to model railway construction..

If you get the leeway at some point you might even consider a single-leaf bascule bridge.. ..there's a few about on railways. You can see how they work by looking at the ones on the North Wall Quay - http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/55484776.jpg - the pegs on the ground locate in the holes in the quadrant, keeping everything in line as it rolls back and lifts the span.

I still think it's meant to say Gubu...

'Tis your status <--- under your name - you turn into a Guru at 500, it seems - it means that can only post when you're wearing nothing more than a loincloth..

It looks like the Model Power tank - http://au.shopping.com/model-power-ho-oil/U-FNPbTlO24YgTe5kTYuxg==/info

It might also be worth closing up the gaps in the nearest track there - any time spent getting the trackwork reliable now won't be regretted later..

I know somebody that booked a visit from Pest Control because of sounds from their attic - only to be told that he didn't have traps for that sort of thing - which really put the wind up them, until he revealed that it was next-door's train set...

I get a warning not to proceed when I click that link..?

Is the Savoy still going in Cork?

Nor me - it has the look of Super-8, so it could well be silent..

This could have been a nasty event, but there were no injuries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19488617 http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/120628_knockmore.cfm

Available via Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/Sanding-Stick-Sticks-Finishing-Kit/dp/B0039ZCQAK/ref=pd_cp_hi_0 Widely available in USA as Excel Sanding Sticks.. They are pointed at one end and rounded at the other, with a flat section in between - covers most requirements.

I'm not sure, I may have picked them up at a fair. I thought Expo - http://www.expotools.com/ - might have been the source, but I can't find them there - Hobby's do sell them, though - http://hobby.uk.com/tools/sanding-abrasive-tools/sanding-stick-belts.html ..

Now that is a good idea! I'll be doing that. I have a set of these.. ..they're spring loaded, so that the belt can be moved round as it wears - and colour coded so you find the right grit more easily - if you can remember which colour it is..