Mayner Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 Saw this on an RM thread on older inspiring layouts. Part 1 includes the ground breaking 2mm scale Chiltern Green. In a way the overall standard of modelling has not moved on since the 1980s 2
Galteemore Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Mayner said: Saw this on an RM thread on older inspiring layouts. Part 1 includes the ground breaking 2mm scale Chiltern Green. In a way the overall standard of modelling has not moved on since the 1980s Dear old Bob Symes! I don’t actually disagree with you, John, but would be interested in further comment from you on what you say….
amdaley Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 Remember Bob Symes programs well. Had the pleasure of meeting him at a rail festival in Budapest back in the early 2000's. A lovely man to talk to & a real gent. RIP. 1 1
dropshort105 Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 I came across his tv programs on YouTube a couple of weeks ago, there are loads of them, very dated obviously, but well worth a watch. 1 1
Galteemore Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 34 minutes ago, dropshort105 said: I came across his tv programs on YouTube a couple of weeks ago, there are loads of them, very dated obviously, but well worth a watch. Incredible man. European aristocrat who served in Royal Navy WW2 and did much to popularise railway modelling with intelligent and accessible broadcasting. His enthusiasm is infectious! 4 1
dropshort105 Posted November 2, 2025 Posted November 2, 2025 Yeah, he was an MTB skipper in the med.I love his TV shows, 1
Flying Snail Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Very nice, it popped up in my Youtube feed this weekend too .. the Lartigue Monorail gets a segment too at 28:29
dropshort105 Posted February 9 Posted February 9 On 3/2/2026 at 11:34 PM, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius I never new he spent time Ireland.
Darius43 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 On 9/2/2026 at 10:18 PM, dropshort105 said: I never new he spent time Ireland. You’d be surprised how many people did… Cheers Darius
Horsetan Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: You’d be surprised how many people did… I'd laugh if the late Ayatollah Khamanei appeared on that footbridge.... Edited March 3 by Horsetan
Darius43 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 42 minutes ago, Horsetan said: I'd laugh if the late Ayatollah Khamanei appeared on that footbridge.... I don’t think that the layout could withstand the collateral damage from the subsequent US/Israeli airstrike… 1
Patrick Davey Posted March 3 Posted March 3 3 hours ago, Darius43 said: You’d be surprised how many people did… Cheers Darius A relative of Berkley Dean perhaps.....
Galteemore Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) They inspire a lot of my kit construction - all the right bits are there but not necessarily in the right order….. Edited March 3 by Galteemore 2
leslie10646 Posted March 12 Posted March 12 On 3/3/2026 at 2:53 PM, Darius43 said: You’d be surprised how many people did… Cheers Darius I'm sure that I have mis-identified these two gents, but I wondered what Gerry Fitt and Ted Heath were doing in Whitehead, let alone transporting? 1 3
jhb171achill Posted March 13 Posted March 13 1 hour ago, leslie10646 said: I'm sure that I have mis-identified these two gents, but I wondered what Gerry Fitt and Ted Heath were doing in Whitehead, let alone transporting? Now, Leslie, the kids that are on here wouldn't know who Ted Heath and Gerry Fitt were...... sure those lads wiould remember the Fintona branch! On 3/3/2026 at 2:53 PM, Darius43 said: You’d be surprised how many people did… Cheers Darius A wise choice for bystanders... More to Combe? 1
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