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Absolutely delightful Tony though Bloodnok would have had a seizure at the sight of all those 'Parus caeruleus caeruleus'.

All you need now is the dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler knocking Fred off his perch. Maybe you could even model the Robbery of the Hastings Flyer though that was in a blizzard so might require some drastic scenic changes.

Joking apart, your modelling is superb and the storylines bring it even more to life. Thanks for sharing your layout with us.

Expat.

QUOTE (dwb @ 21 Feb 2009, 15:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I seem to remember my father telling me of a UK cartoon character from the 40s named Chad - the character was similar to Kilroy in the US?

Yes Chad was a wartime character who was particularly associated with rationing. Here is a pic of him.


One of his 'sayings was "Wot no Meat" My my parents named one of their cats, who hated biscuit type food, after him for obvious reasons.

Hi Tony,

Yes. Nurdling did occur to me as a possible event.

But others to consider might be Beer Swilling, Jellied Eel Eating (as it's in the East End of London), Wellie Throwing (gout permitting) or how about track ballasting.

Interesting that you are from Whangarei. My father was offered the job of Harbour Master there about 45 years ago but Mum vetoed it on the grounds that it was far too uncivilsed a place.

QUOTE (10001 @ 11 May 2010, 18:46) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Now can someone please tell me the year of manufacture of the bus and any other details of the company.



Hi 10001,

Been doing a bit of digging and found that Greenslade Tours were formed in 1912 by brothers William and Gilbert Greenslade Greenslade

The Bedford Vega was first produced in 1950.

Extract from Wikipedia.
In 1950 a range of full-fronted coach bodies named the 'Ambassador' was produced, but with the change in maximum permitted length for coaches to 30ft and the maximum width to 8ft, a series of new designs was prepared. Many were given names, such as the Roadmaster and Vega, all intended for use on specific chassis. The Roadmaster was particularly unlike anything Duple had previously produced, with its high, straight waistline and small windows. It earned the nickname 'Iron Duke' and was intended for underfloor engined chassis, hence the higher waistline. The Vega was intended for the new production model of the Bedford SB, and the bodywork featured a gentle curving waistline typical of Duple.

Hope that helps.

Hey Tony. Good to see you're still keeping an eye on proceedings.

Have there been any new developmennts on the GVR. How did Rodney & Charles react to the F1 result on Sunday ??

Incidentally, did the scouts ever get their ornithology badges for their study of that family of Parus caeruleus caeruleus ??

QUOTE (10001 @ 17 Nov 2010, 01:36) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Rodney and Charles did not react very favourably at all.

I suppose the only consolation is that the car is built in Milton Keynes and Alonso didn't win the championship.

QUOTE I'm still working on some new developments on the GVR. It may have something to do with sheep and you know how New Zealanders are fond of their sheep.

That did worry me a little but I look forward to it with eager anticipation. Just so long as there are no penguins.

It's nice to see a touch of Summer. Everything in UK gardens is dead now.

Seeing how healthy your plants are I think I know where all those elephant droppings ended up.