Allan Jordan

 Hi Eric, I'm with you on this one, sticks & glue every time my friend, when we build them we know how to repair them don't we !!!

 Eric, to get an answer to that question you will have to ask a forumite even older than me mate !!  PS. Do you ever wonder what the " newbies" on this forum make of us ?

 Mr. Sam, I am confused, if you have welded the diff. and intend to use it soley for drag racing why bother to spend £53 -10p on an MOT for it ??

 Eric & Timbo, I have solved the problems on my computer at last !! I re-formatted the hard drive and re-loaded everything, it now works a treat. I know it may sound a little drastic but who cares !! Many thanks to all who tried to help. Regards to you all, Allan J

 M'Lud, Get yourself a copy of the plans handbook... you will see that the plans are all rated for skill levels by the stars on the right hand side of the entry, the more stars that are shown the more difficult the model is to build.. is this any help ? 

 Eric,no one has ever beaten BR except possibly the builders of the pyramids etc.

 Hi Owen, Nice to find another model eng. on the forum, If i'ts any consolation to you a traction eng. is one of the most time consuming projects..all those gears etc. keep at it. regards allan.

 M'lud,do not worry about this situation..we all suffer from it at one time or another, I've got two steam locomotives in my workshop partly built... I started them in 1976...is this a record ??

 Hi Ken, This sounds very interesting, are we going to see photos. of the biuld ??  

 Hi Al, Best of luck with your claim, glad you provided us all with the name of the company, now we all know not to deal with them don't we !!

Hi Shaun, Tell her that this is an educational exercise !!! Regards Allan J.

 Hi Timbo, Don't bother with the PC police, my granddaughter's teddy bears are on their way to Pete as I type !!

 Hi Kit, Ihave the plan for "Twirl " If you wish I could post it to you, just contact me by e-mail with your address and I'll post it to you. Is this any help ??

 Thankyou Eric & Timbo, I think I shall do as you suggest and see what happens. I'm running XP with SP3 at the moment.

 Bob, I like your idea best... perhaps it could have other uses too !   Just think of the morons we could dispose of !!

 Is there anyone on this forum that can help me with a computer problem  ?? well two actually  No 1. I can't un-install my old McAfee security programme ( now that i'm with BT I don't need it !  No.2  Although I have downloaded Internet Explorer 7 to my computer the stupid thing keeps telling  that I can't do certain operations as I need Internet Explorer 7.  Please help me before I start eating the furniture.

 Hi David, Two tickets for the show of the year  YES PLEASE... sorry about the shouting..I got over excited. If I win you will be on mt wife's " homemade cake list....grovel grovel .

 Hi Shaun, Why bother with a kit to start with ?? If you have a free plan why not start with that ??  Go on! go mad and give it a try..There are plenty of "forumites " to help you if you get stuck..

 Hi Shaun, May I suggest that you contact the Royal Navy Assoc. Or SSAFA...perhaps they can help you ??

Hi Eric, I told you ben could be on holiday, I saw it in the tea leaves...

 Hi Ernie, Have you ever been able to ascertain why trees have the ability to move around any open space ? At one time I thought it might be a good idea to consult Alan Titmarsh on the subject. What do you think ?

 Hi keith, My posting re. the instruction book was serious, my 50 odd years dealing with the public taught me many things.... so many people only read the instruction book as a last resort. my wife is one such person !! ( for god's sake don't tell her about this posting) hope you get it sorted soon. Regards Allan

 Andy, do not concern yourself with profundiy. I'm sure that you have something to post that will either enlghten or entertain most of us on the forum. Just keep typing !!

 Hi Eric, certainly can be !!

 I only visit one shop.... Addlestone Models... great place to go shopping... fun type people there.  Just a little story to illustrate what Addlestone Models is like if yoy pay them a visit...  Two years ago I was on crutches after an illness, my wife drove me Addlestone Models to get some bits and bobs, as we were entering the shop a chap on crutches came out and smiled at me, when we got in the shop there was another chap on crutches. the chap behind the counter  thought that this was rather amusing and said  " what is this.. a convention ? we all stood about wetting ourselves with laughter !!  Some shop eh.