DJD's Running Sessions

[DJ Dangerous]

14 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Mmm, I do like the clear coffee table thing.

A good piece of design - single component forming the entire product.

And easy to check if there's a rabbit stashed under there.

Wasn’t that easy to find. Was waiting a few years before Conforama had them on sale, but I had known what I wanted, and that somebody would eventually sell something similar. It’s lasted a surprisingly long time, must be at least seven or eight years on the go, now.

[DJ Dangerous]

Getting there but the clock is ticking. 45 minutes and I have to leave!

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Finished with seconds to spare.

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Looooooot of scrubbing to do before the Billy’s can slot into place!

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

One side well and truly scrubbed, one Kallax moved to a temporary home, apparently with the boss’s seal of approval, now onto the other side.

 

 

[Broithe]

The staff need uniforms, like Tama.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama_(cat)

[DJ Dangerous]

The stainless steel lips that we used to support the Kallax units on the walls did a stellar job. Scrubbed up almost like new, too,

Both lower Kallax units removed and the corners scrubbed and bleached and scrubbed again.

Off to IKEA Sur in the morning to collect the feet for the Kallax, then we get the big one off the wall, and then start slotting the Billy’s into place.

Have a special parcel here from @murphaph that has been waiting for these units a long time!

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

The little and large pairs:

 

 

[Rob]

Just wondering, will you have enough items to go in those new cases???

[DJ Dangerous]

2 hours ago, Rob said:

Just wondering, will you have enough items to go in those new cases???

 

Cats or models?

[DJ Dangerous]

Here we go again:

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

The good old glue ‘n’ screw.

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

The bases of the cubbyholes were in much worse condition than the ceilings, so I’ve flipped them to see if they last another few years.

The management team seem to approve so far.

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Got to where I wanted to be yesterday, but shouldn’t have lifted that Kallax off the wall alone.

Not sure what they weigh with the doors in, but it felt like lifting a person off the wall. I’m too old for that lark.

Billy’s now need to be fixed to the wall and everything needs to be spaced out to de-clutter, but there’s no heavy lifting left for this weekend.

 

 

[ttc0169]

Looks great DJ-a nice selection of models, well done

[Sea Breezer]

1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Got to where I wanted to be yesterday, but shouldn’t have lifted that Kallax off the wall alone.

Not sure what they weigh with the doors in, but it felt like lifting a person off the wall. I’m too old for that lark.

Billy’s now need to be fixed to the wall and everything needs to be spaced out to de-clutter, but there’s no heavy lifting left for this weekend.

 

 

Very nice DJ.

Mind if I ask where you got the bin truck circled below. Cheers

[DJ Dangerous]

1 hour ago, ttc0169 said:

Looks great DJ-a nice selection of models, well done

Thanks, @ttc0169. Just trying to lay it all out better, today. Wasn’t happy with how tight it all was, but hadn’t the space to do any better.

 

1 hour ago, Sea Breezer said:

Very nice DJ.

Mind if I ask where you got the bin truck circled below. Cheers

No probs, @Sea Breezer. It’s a Best Choose Hino cement mixer with the body removed, and a Tiny City body sitting on the bed instead. The Best Choose ones appear on eBay once a year or so, but usually stupid money.

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Happier with the way it’s all laid out, now. Have to unbox a few goodies now that I have the space for them!

 

 

[Sea Breezer]

5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Thanks, @ttc0169. Just trying to lay it all out better, today. Wasn’t happy with how tight it all was, but hadn’t the space to do any better.

 

No probs, @Sea Breezer. It’s a Best Choose Hino cement mixer with the body removed, and a Tiny City body sitting on the bed instead. The Best Choose ones appear on eBay once a year or so, but usually stupid money.

 

Ahh very good, thanks. Looks deadly!

[DJ Dangerous]

And that’s it for today, the colonies are calling.

 

 

[murphaph]

That's mega

[DJ Dangerous]

36 minutes ago, murphaph said:

That's mega

Did you notice the two placeholder locos beside 113?

[DJ Dangerous]

Care package received last Monday night...

Not lasting as long as I had hoped, though...

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Sitting back and enjoying the Mk2’s and friends:

 

[leslie10646]

John

I hope that you have a good alarm on your place!

[Flying Snail]

52 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Sitting back and enjoying the Mk2’s and friends:

 

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I think you're gonna need a bigger bookcase ... I hope IKEA have enough Billys 

[DJ Dangerous]

1 hour ago, leslie10646 said:

I hope that you have a good alarm on your place!

 

The best!

Also paid the local IT guy to hack the IRM database, get everybody's details, build his own database, and install FRS cameras around the area. Like a digital tripwire. I'm watching all of you!

 

1 hour ago, Flying Snail said:

I think you're gonna need a bigger bookcase ... I hope IKEA have enough Billys 

 

Already have the remaining ones bought and stored, ready for "some day"...

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Flying Snail said:

I think you're gonna need a bigger bookcase ... I hope IKEA have enough Billys 

They’ve lots of them in Porteedown, Sandy Row, Korrikfergus and Bollameena, if you’re running short…..

Edited February 5 by jhb171achill

[Mayner]

On 16/9/2024 at 7:09 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

And that’s it for today, the colonies are calling.

 

 

Are you opening a Toy/Model Shop for British and Irish expats to the Canaries?

Last time I saw so many model trains and die cast was a Model Shop in Cologne Germany about 20 years ago.

I never really got into the collecting lark apart from American N & Large Scale though largely given up.

Edited February 6 by Mayner

[LNERW1]

On 15/9/2024 at 8:09 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

And that’s it for today, the colonies are calling.

 

 

That is a very good way to show off insane wealth. Do you have any OO wagons?

[Flying Snail]

9 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

They’ve lots of them in Porteedown, Sandy Row, Korrikfergus and Bollameena, if you’re running short…..

Edited February 6 by Flying Snail

[DJ Dangerous]

10 hours ago, Mayner said:

Are you opening a Toy/Model Shop for British and Irish expats to the Canaries?

Last time I saw so many model trains and die cast was a Model Shop in Cologne Germany about 20 years ago.

I never really got into the collecting lark apart from American N & Large Scale though largely given up.

Brilliant!

I work too much, so this way, I get some sort of enjoyment from my passion, while thinking that “one day” I’ll actually get to run them.

4 hours ago, LNERW1 said:

That is a very good way to show off insane wealth. Do you have any OO wagons?

LOL, you must be joking! A month’s wages here are a week’s wages up in Ireland - it’s just working and living frugally.

[LNERW1]

21 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Brilliant!

I work too much, so this way, I get some sort of enjoyment from my passion, while thinking that “one day” I’ll actually get to run them.

LOL, you must be joking! A month’s wages here are a week’s wages up in Ireland - it’s just working and living frugally.

By my guesswork there’s 18 grand worth of models on those shelves. You could buy three working, reliable cars for that. Maybe four a-tiny-bit-shite ones at a push. 

 

On 24/10/2024 at 10:43 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

Care package received last Monday night...

Not lasting as long as I had hoped, though...

 

 

Ah, I see. Money is not the issue for you, you are clearly a man of impeccable taste. I’m sorry for ever doubting you.

(That’s a mad amount of sausages, you’ll have a heart attack if you eat all them within less than a year-but in fairness I’d say we’re all as bad anyway)

[Mol_PMB]

4 minutes ago, LNERW1 said:

By my guesswork there’s 18 grand worth of models on those shelves. You could buy three working, reliable cars for that. Maybe four a-tiny-bit-shite ones at a push. 

(That’s a mad amount of sausages, you’ll have a heart attack if you eat all them within less than a year-but in fairness I’d say we’re all as bad anyway)

I do like the concept of a 'a-tiny-bit-shite' car!

I've never had a car, but I live in the suburbs of a big city and I can get by without. It does place limitations on what I can do, but saves a huge amount of money which can be spent on toy trains instead. Though I don't have as much orange as DJD does, and mine are mostly stacked away in the 'cupboard of shame' rather than displayed. I tend to just display the stuff I've made myself. But I have to say that DJD's wall of display cases is mighty impressive!

Maybe you need to get yourself written into DJD's will before the sausages get consumed? 

[Flying Snail]

54 minutes ago, LNERW1 said:

By my guesswork there’s 18 grand worth of models on those shelves. You could buy three working, reliable cars for that. Maybe four a-tiny-bit-shite ones at a push. 

And there's plenty of people into cars that would do just that ...

The other thing to remember is that for most of us a collection like DJ's is collected over a long period of time.

For the sake of argument, lets imagine that once you leave school and start working that you can save €500 per year to spend on models - thats not a small sum of money, but thats not a crazy amount either ... now imagine how big your collection will be once you reach DJ's age!