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I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
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Posted - December 03 2023 : 09:23:41 AM
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Posted - December 03 2023 : 11:53:41 AM
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| Very nice Sir Chops. I see Nessie is out and about on dry land from time to time! For a second i thought there may have been a stunning crash, but no engineers asleep at the wheel or throttle! What inspired you to do European railroading?
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Posted - December 04 2023 : 11:02:41 AM
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My inspiration stems from receiving a wind up OO Wrenn set at the tender age of six, while we
were living in Great Britain. I had already been fascinated by anything on rails, and this pretty
much drove the spike home. My initial resurgence in model trains was intended to be British, and
it was pretty tough finding anything British before the age of the internet, which broke the
whole thing wide open. I had to make use of some Faller kits and a few US based British model
train stores (all long since vanished). The video, below, features a reconstruction of the Wrenn set,
featuring the politically incorrect Golliwog, which was a fixture of my English youth.
I also dabble in modeling Soviet Era model trains, having actually dipped behind the Iron Curtain
on one of Father's peculiar ideas of a "holiday." A visit to San Quentin would have been nicer.
https://youtu.be/HwpDvwsX2vo
Dad, well, had some curious tastes in travel. Lucky we all didn't end up like Griner, and a few others.
Anyways, Tyco was always meant to be a side gig, but I got hooked when a pal gave me a
Tyco Pipe Unloader as a gag gift, and then I stumbled upon the TF some years ago, and
that fuse was lit.
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Posted - December 08 2023 : 02:25:06 AM
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Nessie: Fact or Fiction?
https://youtu.be/KAF_z7ADGxw
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Posted - December 08 2023 : 2:27:05 PM
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Rattling About Henley: 1910
https://youtu.be/cpL7ssohANg
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Posted - December 10 2023 : 4:39:25 PM
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Elbonian Reminices
https://youtu.be/8QyzFKPrucQ
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Posted - December 16 2023 : 8:47:23 PM
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Milk and Olive Oil Thru Henley
https://youtu.be/9KBmnf_Z1is
Busted out some of my favorite Electrotren tonight.
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Posted - December 22 2023 : 02:18:13 AM
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The Hymek Maneuver
Maiden voyage of the Hymek.
https://youtu.be/WBTtUgfeBuc
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 Posted - December 22 2023 : 12:22:39 PM
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cool
still want Police Loco & InterCity 125 
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Posted - December 28 2023 : 02:48:49 AM
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Still want the Lindsey Matchbox Garage  
Moving Milk in Henley
https://youtu.be/JaXhjWUSM40?t=3
(I messed up the end credits. The music is by an extraordinarily talented young woman
by the name of Hillary Klug. She simultaneously buck dances while playing the fiddle. I am
rather fond of folk music).
Edited by - Chops124 on December 28 2023 02:58:39 AM
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Posted - December 30 2023 : 8:58:53 PM
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| Love seeing the European stuff! Don't know too much about it and unfortunately I only have so much space available at home
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Posted - October 05 2024 : 09:02:07 AM
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Finally got back into running Henley, with a kick start from Micro Ben. After a thorough track cleaning,
it sprang back into life. A bit dusty, will have to work on that.
https://youtu.be/A9-ncel3eHQ
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Posted - October 05 2024 : 11:46:13 AM
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yay
didn't see the other Nessie I sent you
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Posted - October 05 2024 : 6:44:02 PM
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She's in the pond near the fiddle (switching) yard.
Next on my to-do list is to go to work on finishing up wiring the yard.
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Posted - January 04 2025 : 10:12:29 AM
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Recent Sightings of the Loch Ness Monster in Henley 1953
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d93hlhvGOcA
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Posted - January 18 2025 : 5:52:02 PM
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Addition to Henley. The statue, etc. is fictitious.
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Posted - January 20 2025 : 12:21:51 AM
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Working on some long overdue scenic bald spots on Henley these last few days.
Ran just one section short of picket fencing!
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Posted - January 20 2025 : 2:37:45 PM
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A few more horses added to the Devington Stables. I will need to do some
re-turfing to cover the glue stains.
Railway fence. A British feature to keep cattle and sheep off the railway
lines.
Edited by - Chops124 on January 20 2025 2:38:56 PM
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Posted - January 22 2025 : 01:05:00 AM
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One of my favorite videos I dun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwpDvwsX2vo
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Posted - March 09 2025 : 12:34:25 AM
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I've been working on a couple of OO videos.
Recent Loch Ness Sightings: 1953
https://youtu.be/d93hlhvGOcA
A Brief History of Henley
https://youtu.be/_Kw984-DC4s
Getting About Henley: Then and Now
https://youtu.be/rFUlRp7c3C0
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