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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2005Happy Anniversary, Mallard
Happy Anniversary to Mallard. On 3 July 1938 she set the world speed record for a steam locomotive, which has never since been broken. Maybe Hornby could release a commemorative pack to mark the event. Of course, there would have to be *two* locomotives in the pack. Mallard for the down run and an Ivatt Atlantic for the return journey! ;-)  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > -- > Enzo > > I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. errr. As a habitual lurker, I have often wondered what your sig "I wear the cheese. It does not wear me." means? I don't mean to insult or flame - just curiosity finally got the better. regards ZD >> -- >> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > just > curiosity finally got the better. You are going to be really, really sorry you asked that question :o) (kim) >>> -- >>> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > You are going to be really, really sorry you asked that question :o) LOL SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >> -- >> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > cheese. It does not wear me." means? I don't mean to insult or flame > - just curiosity finally got the better. LOL I certainly don't take that as an insult or a flame! I am a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. One episode ("Restless") has the four lead characters experiencing weird dreams while a demon attempts to kill them in their sleep. Athough they have different dreams, all four dream about a little man who taunts them with cheese. In one sequence he turns up with some Kraft cheese slices on his head and proudly proclaims "I wear the cheese. It does not wear me." I think this is some sort of reference to the movie "The Man in the Iron Mask". Whatever, it is just plain weird. In the end, the cheese man has nothing whatsoever to do with the story! Anyway... given my own liking of cheese, I thought it would be a suitable signature... Bet you're sorry you asked now! :-) SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >>> -- >>> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > the > cheese. It does not wear me." The odd thing is I always remembered it as something Xander said. I've been meaning to watch the episode again for some time. "Let the vidfest begin". (kim) > "Let the vidfest begin". LOL SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > >>> -- > >>> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > the > > cheese. It does not wear me." glad I asked!!!! :)) >> >>> -- >> >>> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > glad I asked!!!! :)) There's also a French maid's outfit, a singing cowboy and a lesbian romp in the back of a camper van. (kim) There's also a French maid's outfit, a singing cowboy and a lesbian romp in the back of a camper van. (kim) Is it not an ice cream van? Or was Zander wearing a ice cream sellers uniform ? Hmmm, Time for the Buffy fest again me things - Where's the girlfriends box sets ? Andy >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Enzo [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > There's also a French maid's outfit, a singing cowboy and a lesbian > romp in the back of a camper van. Ice cream van! SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. "Enzo Matrix" <enzo55@hotmail.com> wrote > There's also a French maid's outfit, a singing cowboy and a lesbian > romp in the back of a camper van. Ice cream van! SignatureEnzo Thank you ! I thought I was right ! (Not wanting to sound big headed that is!) Andy "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." <andy@cvmrd44422.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:dac5ae$726$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk... > "Enzo Matrix" <enzo55@hotmail.com> wrote > There's also a French maid's > outfit, a singing cowboy and a lesbian >> romp in the back of a camper van. > > Ice cream van! Of course! The two lesbians are in the back of an ice cream van. Xander can't take his eyes off them. Tara invites him to join them. Anya permits him to go. Xander moves to the back and climbs over the freezer through a narrow space, and emerges in his basement again. Someone upstairs is still trying to get in. As he leaves the basement he runs into the bald man, holding up a plate of cheese slices. It all makes perfect sense now. (kim) > "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." > <andy@cvmrd44422.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > (kim) I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who makes a model of an icecream van??? "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who makes a model of an icecream van??? Langleys? Seem to do most other bizarre items in OO in white metal. ! Andy "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." <andy@cvmrd44422.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:dacdfp$usf$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk... > "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote > I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who > makes a model of an icecream van??? > > Langleys? Seem to do most other bizarre items in OO in white metal. ! I think Greg was referring to railway rather than road-going vehicles? (kim) > "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." wrote... >> "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I think Greg was referring to railway rather than road-going > vehicles? I have a road-going Matchbox Lyons Maid ice cream van, complete with ice cream vendor. SignatureMartin S. > > "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." wrote... > >> "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I have a road-going Matchbox Lyons Maid ice cream van, complete with ice > cream vendor. You didn't get the version with lesbians in the back??? > -- > Martin S. >> > "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." wrote... >> >> "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > You didn't get the version with lesbians in the back??? They weren't 'just' lesbians. They were dressed and acted like they were doing a soft-porn shoot wearing garish make-up and suspender-belts, etc. It was Xander (and most other men's) fantasy of how lesbian couples look and act based on images he'd ssen on video and in magazines. Earlier in the episode he had a fantasy about Buffy's mother in a flimsy red nightgown. (kim) >>>> "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." wrote... >>>>> "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > and in magazines. Earlier in the episode he had a fantasy about > Buffy's mother in a flimsy red nightgown. Sadly whatever happens he ends up back in his parent's basement! LOL SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >> "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." wrote... >>> "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I have a road-going Matchbox Lyons Maid ice cream van, complete with ice > cream vendor. How do we survive without Lesney? :o( (kim) "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who makes a model of an icecream van??? Bachmann did the Class 25 "Tamworth Castle" as a Lim Ed for Model Rail a few years back... It was in Ice Cream Van livery if that counts ??? :-) Andy "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." wrote: > "Greg Procter" <Procter@ihug.co.nz> wrote > I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who > makes a model of an icecream van??? > > Bachmann did the Class 25 "Tamworth Castle" as a Lim Ed for Model Rail a few > years back... It was in Ice Cream Van livery if that counts ??? :-) I was hoping for an L&Y prototype! :-) Regards, Greg.P. Ice cream train by LGBoA......... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19154&item=5950050668&rd= 1&ssPageName=WD1V Craig >> "Andy Sollis- Churnet Valley model Railway Dept." >> <andy@cvmrd44422.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who > makes a model of an icecream van??? Sure, but yanks have different standards to real people! > Ice cream train by LGBoA......... > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > I've seen fish vans, meat vans, banana vans and even sausage vans, but who > > makes a model of an icecream van??? > Sure, but yanks have different standards to real people! Isn't it called the 'oil standard'? ;-) John. > > Sure, but yanks have different standards to real people! > > Isn't it called the 'oil standard'? ;-) I'm not sure about the "standard(s)" bit. >>-- >>Enzo [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > ZD Glad You asked, it has intrigued me for ages. Jim > Happy Anniversary to Mallard. On 3 July 1938 she set the world speed record > for a steam locomotive, which has never since been broken. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. It appears to me that no mainstream manufacturer has ever done an Atlantic (4-4-2) The only exception I can think of, world-wide, is the old kit from Roundhouse MRC. Regards, Greg.P. > It appears to me that no mainstream manufacturer has ever done an Atlantic > (4-4-2) Hornby did four of them! All O-gauge, all pre-war and all having the incorrect number of wheels for the loco(s) represented. Flying Scotsman (which should have been a 4-6-2) Royal Scot, Caerphilly Castel & Lord Nelson (all which should have been a 4-6-0s) John. > > It appears to me that no mainstream manufacturer has ever done an Atlantic > > (4-4-2) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > John. Sorry, I seem to be hard-wired to think in terms of HO and OO! That Hornby O gauge Atlantic would appear from the overall shape, cab etc to be a French PLM Atlantic finished in "British" liveries. Regards Greg.P. I've a white metal kit for an OO scale GNR Atlantic (Large boiler) somewhere in the place, but cannot remember who it was by. Must try and find it one day. Regards, Bill. > > > It appears to me that no mainstream manufacturer has ever done an Atlantic > > > (4-4-2) [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Regards > Greg.P. > I've a white metal kit for an OO scale GNR Atlantic (Large boiler) >somewhere in the place, but cannot remember who it was by. Must try and find >it one day. > Regards, > Bill. DJH, I expect. They do/did a number of kits for Atlantics. Tim No, well before DJH, perhaps Gem or K's. Of course when I find the thing it won't be in its original named box! Regards, Bill. > > I've a white metal kit for an OO scale GNR Atlantic (Large boiler) > >somewhere in the place, but cannot remember who it was by. Must try and find [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tim > That Hornby O gauge Atlantic would appear from the overall shape, cab etc to be > a French PLM Atlantic finished in "British" liveries. Ooops, I forgot about the French 'Nord' and 'PLM' varieties and all of the 4-4-2T versions Hornby also produced. John. > > That Hornby O gauge Atlantic would appear from the overall shape, cab etc > to be > > a French PLM Atlantic finished in "British" liveries. > > Ooops, I forgot about the French 'Nord' and 'PLM' varieties and all of the > 4-4-2T versions Hornby also produced. Ahhh, so it's not just me mentally locked into a narrow modelling scenario! ;-) Regards, Greg.P. A bit further OT, but still on the 'Mallard' theme, when 'Commonwealth of Australia' was scrapped, one of its nameplates, which I understand were the longest of any of the Dominion nameplates ended up in the NRM. The other was said to have been presented to the Aus. High Commissioner at Australia House for onward transmission to Australia. It apparently never left the U.K and seems to have disappeared. My guess is that it was on display at Aus. House for a few years and then was removed ( account redecorating the room or something) and stored down in the basement, wrapped in sacking. Over the years it has had old furniture, discarded diplomats, empty cans of VB etc. piled on top of it, and it's still there, waiting to be discovered. Or could someone have it on secret display in a locked vault? Come on now, confess, all will be forgiven! Regards, Bill. > Happy Anniversary to Mallard. On 3 July 1938 she set the world speed record > for a steam locomotive, which has never since been broken. > > Maybe Hornby could release a commemorative pack to mark the event. Of > course, there would have to be *two* locomotives in the pack. Mallard for > the down run and an Ivatt Atlantic for the return journey! ;-) > A bit further OT, but still on the 'Mallard' theme, when 'Commonwealth > of Australia' was scrapped, one of its nameplates, which I understand were > the longest of any of the Dominion nameplates ended up in the NRM. The nameplates from 60012 were actually in two pieces. Combined into one nameplate I believe they were dimensionally the longest nameplates ever attached to any steam loco. There were, however, longer names (in terms of number of characters). So go on - name them! :-) John. > The nameplates from 60012 were actually in two pieces. Combined into one > nameplate I believe they were dimensionally the longest nameplates ever > attached to any steam loco. There were, however, longer names (in terms of > number of characters). > > So go on - name them! :-) "Pride of LlanfairPG" ? ;-) Apparently the non-ferrous foundry could not cast the 'Comm. of Aus.' plates in one length, so they were done in two pieces. Does anyone know the actual dimensions? I'd guess about 8 ft. long by 1 ft. wide (about 2500 by 300mm) Regards, Bill. > > A bit further OT, but still on the 'Mallard' theme, when 'Commonwealth > > of Australia' was scrapped, one of its nameplates, which I understand were [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > John. > Apparently the non-ferrous foundry could not cast the 'Comm. of Aus.' >plates in one length, so they were done in two pieces. Does anyone know the >actual dimensions? I'd guess about 8 ft. long by 1 ft. wide (about 2500 by >300mm) According to the Green Bible Part 2A, all the A4 nameplates were 8" high, and the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA plates were just over 10' long. They were in 2 parts, with the split just after the 'H'. Tim Tim, Thanks for the info. on the size of 'Comm. of Aus's' name plates. Even in two halves, not the sort of thing one could stick under one's coat and sneak out of Australia House with. If the plates were 5/8 inch thick, each half plate would weigh almost 95 lbs. Regards, Bill. > > Apparently the non-ferrous foundry could not cast the 'Comm. of Aus.' > >plates in one length, so they were done in two pieces. Does anyone know the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tim > The nameplates from 60012 were actually in two pieces. Combined into one > nameplate I believe they were dimensionally the longest nameplates ever > attached to any steam loco. There were, however, longer names (in terms of > number of characters). > > So go on - name them! :-) No-one took up the challenge, so here's one:- V2 60835 was named *The Green Howard, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's of Yorkshire Regiment* anyone come up with more letters in a loco name? John. >V2 60835 was named *The Green Howard, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's of >Yorkshire Regiment* > >anyone come up with more letters in a loco name? 37717 - St Margaret's Church of England Primary School City of Durham Railsafe Trophy Winners 1997 > >anyone come up with more letters in a loco name? > > 37717 - St Margaret's Church of England Primary School City of Durham > Railsafe Trophy Winners 1997 Nice one, I give up! :-) John. |
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