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Lidl have "mix" gas in from time to time, £2.99 a can IIRC.

I have some of these - they are excellent.

MoelygestLR wrote:... i wish i could build something like that ...

Me too! The problem I have with wood is that you can't solder it...

That is an interesting set of model building tools hanging on the wall in the second photo...

Ivan = Top Bloke

Very nice.

Shingles is horrible. I hope you get better soon. I had shingles on one side of my face a few years ago. The initial diagnosis at the local hospital was a "skin infection" and I was given some cream to rub on it. Needless to say, this did nothing and it was a couple of days before I could ...

The IMS licence application form is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/16mmngm/files/meths/

My local chemist supplies it to me in 2ltr bottles.

It definitely burns cleaner and hotter.

I put a drop of food colouring in mine.

Many thanks everybody for your support. I shall stay! Brian: I remember those days and I like it to be fun now too, whether its Will's Mamod double-heading with my Garratt or watching the latest Gag Torton video (the rescue using the winch was brilliant!). Will: There is no need for this to continue...

I am 51 years old. I appreciate that the vast majority of forum members are much younger than I am. I like to think that the knowledge and experience that I have gained in my 20+ years of 16mm scale modelling may be of use or interest, and so allow others to enjoy this wonderful hobby even more. I d...

Methanol is meths ethanol is a solvent and will kill as all chemicals will if ingested, but we are not talking about drinking it here. Its about the efficient burn and its safe use. I think if we all took your advise or listened to it we wouldnt dare steam an engine up. Well, thanks for that vote o...

METHANOL IS TOXIC: drinking 10 mL will cause blindness, and as little as 100 mL will cause death. MY ADVICE: DON'T EVEN OPEN THE BOTTLE! Meths is based on ethanol, not methanol. Ethanol is the "alcohol" in beer, wine and spirits. Methanol burns with only three quarters of the heat of norma...

mhlr wrote:Ah well, I ordered mine in November or something, so it looks like I won't be affected by Roundhouse's 'new prices'.

That is correct. On behalf of a customer, I ordered a Taliesin for delivery next summer and RH confirmed that it would be at the 2009 price (excl. VAT) when delivered.

All Roundhouse prices go up from 1st January too, in addition to the VAT increase. In red...
http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/rhprices.htm

here are the pictures TonyW has emailed me and we are both very pleased with the outcome .... I'm glad that you are pleased with it Paul. I've tried to make it as authentic as possible, right down to repainting the section of the boiler visible under the saddle tank from green to black, as it shoul...

Another one:
http://picturegallery.imeche.org/viewImage.aspx?ID=81

I always wanted a Capri for my first car. Then I had a drive in one.

I bought something else....

I think the Isle of Man system was longer than FR/WHR when the whole system (Port Erin, Peel, Ramsey and Foxdale) was in operation.

It would be better if the train ran on rails, but it is actually attached to the end of a rotating piece of plastic pipe.

So, when is a train not a train? How about when it does not run on rails...

Errr.... 143 is MEANT to make that noise! It would be in trouble if it didn't. What you can hear is the snifting (anti-vacuum) valves opening and closing. These are situated behind the circular cover on the side of each cylinder. When the regulator is shut they open and close with each movement of t...