heirflick

2 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

I was going to ask the mods to move this to the joke thread but then I read it  

....what was that you said about no sense of humour Dave?😂😂😂😂

Mick, from Dublin , appeared on ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ and towards the end of the program had already won 500,000 pounds. You’ve done very well so far,’ said, Chris Tarrant, the show’s presenter, ‘but for a million pounds you’ve only got one lifeline left – phone a friend. Everything is riding on this question……will you go for it?’ ‘Sure,’ said Mick. ’I’ll have a go!’ ‘Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest?’ A: Sparrow B: Thrush C: Magpie D: Cuckoo I haven’t got a clue,’ said Mick, ‘so I’ll use me last lifeline and phone me friend Paddy back home in Dublin ’. Mick called up his mate, and told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him. ‘Well, Mick’ replied Paddy. ’Dat’s simple……it’s a cuckoo.’ ‘Are you sure?’ ’I’m 100% sure.’ Mick hung up the phone and told Chris, ’I’ll go with Cuckoo as me answer.’ ‘Is that your final answer?’ asked Chris ‘Dat it is, Sir.’ There was a long – long pause, and then the presenter screamed, ‘Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you’ve won 1 million pounds!’   The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink. ‘Tell me, Paddy? How in Heaven’s name did you know it was da Cuckoo that doesn’t build its own nest? ‘Because' says Paddy  'sure everyone knows he lives in a fecking clock!’ 

18 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Since I put up the pic there have been only 50 views whereas the Lima/MM thread has over 400

So I am right, no sense of humour hereabouts, with the exception of the few regulars

....sad Dave- but the chosen few will still make the best of it!

1 hour ago, BosKonay said:

Enough pericombobulation, back to the viaduct!

2 minutes ago, Noel said:

You are quite correct.  Apologies I got into the habit of often referring to the green livery as the flying snail livery which is technically incorrect.  May I extend my most frosmodic contrifibularities to you on brining this to my attention.  

1 hour ago, Noel said:

Fab photo find Stephen. I'm weak at the knees looking at that photo of the C class hauled train, which might have been green livery flying snail judging by the cars and the Caltex logo at the filling station.

If memory serves (and it often fails!) The C class in green without the whitish band didn't have the flying snail, just numbers ....can't make out the band on her....

Thanks all!

52 minutes ago, Weshty said:

that's my photograph, taken through the windscreen back in '04 :).  You'll note that the small filling station building at the base of the middle pillar is still extant at the time, though long closed.  It has been demolished since.

Fair play ...thanks Des!😉

Thats brilliant Stephen - thanks for taking the time to help ...much appreciated !

Sure we're always wrong Dave - trick is not to talk out loud!

Lads, anyone of ye learned ones know if the Chetwynd Viaduct in Cork was a single track or double when constructed? Any info appreciated as always!

For me lads I'd stick with 1:76 - in years to come 'twould be difficult to do handle the N stuff not to mention seeing the detail !

Ahhh 'G' lads....what do ya do when you're running  low in the black stuff?

18 minutes ago, RedRich said:

Voted today men. I actually believe that you will do very well in the polls, you have raised the bar with both models. 

Rich,

Agreed!😉

Beautiful!

3 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

I think it was two pints?!

....ya know Bos - you're dead right!  Quick calculation here...1057 members @ an average of 6 euros per tibble (midland prices) X 2  = 12,684 euros!  Start saving Fran!!!

19 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

Thanks for all your votes so far everyone! Means a lot!

....And you did say Fran that if ye win,  you will buy everyone who voted for ye a pint of their favorite tibble...remember?

The deed is done - should have been a 'bubball' category to cover both wagons!

14 hours ago, Glenderg said:

I'm nearly sure there's a Feldgrau shade that will tickle Shem and Nelson's elbow, exactly to that in the Vallejo range. Will dig it out once I get back to feld HQ....

You  mean this?

20 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Now that I've mastered the dark arts of uploading pictures on something that isn't steam-powered, the attached is ACTUAL GSWR / GSR / CIE loco grey. The model was made by HJA, i.e. Jhb171Snr.Snr., about 1915, not exactly sure when. It's "0" gauge coarse scale, and unpowered. He graduated from making this model to doing the draughtsman-work for the 800 class!

186, as presently seen at Whitehead, is in this livery, and apart from the fact that they've deliberately let the smokebox get "blacker", in a thoroughly misguided attempt to make it look "more normal", the shade is absolutely correct.

Lets hope they never repaint it black, as the RPSI had it some years ago - completely unauthentically.

For those interested in correct grey as seen under all three administrations 1915/8 - 1963, the attached should be of interest. I have deliberately shown the model both in full light and shadow. As you can see, the grey is in between wagon grey and extremely  dark grey.

I might add to the above that Seniorx2 took a small jamjar into work with him one day, went to the paint shop and filled it. Several locos were in for painting.

Senior recalled seeing, on a single occasion, a J15 sitting outside the paint shop at Inchicore with the paint hardly dry. Unusually, it was in noticeably lighter wagon grey all over. Probably a bit like an 071 today.

Once in use, it wouldn't have looked too pristine for very long!

Excellent Jhb -- that's the grey livery truly put to bet once and for all!  Many thanks for taking the time!

16 hours ago, popeye said:

Here are two pic's taken at RPSI Whitehead showing the grey livery.

 

Thats deadly Popeye - funny that different shades appear in both pics of that beauty!   thanks for posting 

Many Happy Returns lad!😉

1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:

You took, Heirflick! Have a good one!

...someones on the sherry early!!!!!

Deadly!....keep 'em coming!

Roll on 2018 - it cant come quick enough!!!

55 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

I will look for a pic if my grandfather's model (from about 1915).... it has genuine paint in it. I posted it here somewhere years ago.

The above isn't actually too bad, considering it's weathered; very very slightly lighter, maybe, but not much.

Happy new year to all here!

Go on ya good thing!.. and many Happy Returns!😉