[modeleng] Re: New Member Profile
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:41:37 -0800 (PST)
What? No mention of Grits or Chitt'lin's? LOL!
Al Messer
--- Dave Beaman <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Paul and Peter, welcome to the madhouse!! A real
> decent bunch of chaps
> here who have helped me out, never be frightened to
> ask. Some of the answers
> contain uses for Black Pudding, Real Ales and Yaks
> milk but all will be
> useful. Hope you enjoy yourselves.
>
> Dave.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Sherriff" <Paul.Sherriff@xxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 4:24 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] New Member Profile
>
>
> In response to the request to know more about new
> members, here goes...
>
> Have been a model engineer since 1979, started with
> a Tich and have built 5
> more locos since. These include an Ajax, Maid of
> Kent, Speedy, Charlatan
> (Blackgates Battery loco) and a Sweet William
>
> Divorce curtailed the contruction of my 6th loc, a
> 7.25" Sweet William,
> which was finished my my very dear friend, Geoff
> Starbuck of the Nottingham
> SMEE and can be seen hauling passengers regularly at
> their Ruddington site.
>
> My son retained the Tich and I kept the Maid of Kent
> (I love that
> loco)...only so much you can keep in a one bedroomed
> flat!!
>
> I was Hon Gen Sec of the Nottingham SM&EE for 3-4
> years
>
> Workshop in store and 4 locos sold on after the
> divorce, I moved to
> Birmingham where I have joined the Kinver&WMSME
> where I first met IP (from
> the list) Hi Ian... Have sent you some dates for our
> next curry!
>
> Workshop has been fired up again and the new lady in
> my life has demanded
> that I build her a Sweet Pea, cos she likes the
> shiny bits, and I am well on
> with that at present as a 'quick build' Well that
> was the theory but its
> taken 4 months to get some of the castings so
> far....
>
> She has announced that she will be turning up at the
> club with her 'L'
> plates in Summer (not if Blackgates have anything to
> do with it but thats
> another thread)
>
> Main interest has been 5" gauge but I want to grow
> up now and play with the
> big boys (7.25" Gauge)
>
> As you will already know, for a while, I played with
> the bigger boys on the
> 15" gauge Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway where I
> was in the main a
> signalman at Hythe and have had quite a bit of
> footplate experience in the
> 2-3 years I went there. Even did some 5.00am in the
> morning firelighting in
> on high season...A wonderful railway...
>
> Hope this tells you something about me anyway
>
> Rgds
>
> Paul
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