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My local* model shop in Stafford has had a delivery this morning - so, I've pinched the picture off Facebook. * Well, it would be local, if I was there... https://www.facebook.com/289396587829410/photos/a.2919399044829138/2919398924829150/

https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-of-ireland-michael-d-higgins-on-the-death-of-diego-maradona

Who knows...?

For those who may wish to upgrade their sound package.

The cars would suggest later than 1963, I think.

There may also be an extra prodigal son...

He used to have an arresting personality.

Saved by a fluke...

https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/02/train-which-crashed-through-barrier-saved-from-disaster-by-giant-whale-tail-13519809/

A few others were mentioned here.

He is definitely the best impression that I can manage. "You are a shite... ...for shore eyesh."

The original Royal Mail pillar boxes on all of these islands were green*, but were changed to red for exactly that reason, apparently. * a 'Brunswick Green', rather than the current An Post colour.

Excellent @Joe Keegan- I knew I'd seen one. Odd that there's not even a trace of the BICC log on the casting - I would have got it quicker if that was there. I now have the great opportunity to call in this statement "If that isn't meant to take chain links out, i'll eat Paddy Ashdown's hat."

As it stands*, there's nothing to stop the pipe being pushed away, as far as I can see. * There could, of course, be bits missing...

I rescued a few nice tools from a garage clearance a few weeks ago. There was a good mix of nice stuff, this may have been in the 'plumbing' pile. I initially thought it was some sort of olive puller, but it isn't. The steel plate with the three spikes slides up and down. A 10mm diameter is a rattle-fit all the way through. There is no identification on it anywhere.

I would love the idea of a model shop a few miles away. As I did when Graham's was there in Port Laoise. But, it needs to work for you, before it works for us. I often look at rents for retail outlets and work out how much an hour you would have to make before you got anything for yourself. Shops where there's a huge variety of potential products are more of a problem to run than places selling a limited range of 'standard' goods. This is all mere conjecture from someone who has never worked in retail*, so take it all with a sack of salt. * If I had worked in retail, I would be in prison for assault by now...

There was a truly monstrous pole by the signal cabin at Ballybrophy - with a good lot of wires along the line and a fairly large side-load, it was around 18" diameter at the base. I was greatly disappointed when it disappeared. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000304509

Oh, now, that's really unfair. Should be at least two months, even for a first offence.

It's vaguely in the style of what Dunamase would have been like before the alterations..

I think it might be a bit more frequent than that - I seem to remember a photo with a submarine 'shopped' into it just a few years ago. I was thinking that it would make a nice diorama for someone who doesn't like wiring or making 21mm track. Here.