Maunsell Green Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Nellie, in the new forum? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Not on your Nellie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (Thinking of the line from the movie Poltergeists: "They're heeere!")It's baaack!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Please, not the 'N' word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Sounds like a sheep!!!!!Don't take any notice of WTD, he likes Nellie and he's thinking of fitting XO4 motors to all of his locos!! Ozexpatriate said:(Thinking of the line from the movie Poltergeists: "They're heeere!")It's baaack!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maunsell Green Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Awful formatting in the thread title, Hornby.However, I'll overlook it if R355 arrives in the post. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maunsell Green Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Mmm, WTD, fancy retro-fitting some terriers with XO4s? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 PP is a trouble maker. XO4's are only good for picking up track pins. As for Nellie, if I tell you what I think of that ancient loco, I'll be struck off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaj Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I remember Nellie on the old forum, it seemed like it went on for ever, it was on their from atleast when I started the forum before it closed and the thread had just 'dampend down' a bit when it closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Me, a trouble maker??? Never!!After all, I ignored the item on the Dean goods thread about Great Bear. If you are GW inclined you might like it, but it's about as likely as me getting all the numbers in the lottery, this weekend.Go on, admit it. You think Nellie is wonderful. I won't tell your wife!!walkingthedog said:PP is a trouble maker. XO4's are only good for picking up track pins. As for Nellie, if I tell you what I think of that ancient loco, I'll be struck off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The worst thing about Nellie was those dreadful loose wheel tyres. It was not every model, but those with 'see-through' spokes usually shed a tyre and it was the very dickens to get them to fit again. I must have replaced all the wheels on my half dozen over the years.That said, I still buy them if I see them being offered for less than £12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 You're obviously putty in between the buffers of a 'Nellie'What with your love of Nellie and adoration of Southern electrics several people are beginning to wonder about you!! What happened to what was the voice of reasonable thinking on here?LC&DR said:The worst thing about Nellie was those dreadful loose wheel tyres. It was not every model, but those with 'see-through' spokes usually shed a tyre and it was the very dickens to get them to fit again. I must have replaced all the wheels on my half dozen over the years.That said, I still buy them if I see them being offered for less than £12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maunsell Green Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 bocaj said:I remember Nellie on the old forum, it seemed like it went on for ever, it was on their from atleast when I started the forum before it closed and the thread had just 'dampend down' a bit when it closed.Of course it went on for ever, just like the loco itself. ;)Come on Hornby, time for a 50th Anniversary special, 3 loco presentation set of nellie, polly and connie, complete with X04s of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Any excellent idea good sir an anniversary 3 loco set. If they did bring back the good old X.04 could we have the nice smooth five pole version they did for a while in the early 1970's, it was a good powerful quiet motor with the five pole armature.Never had any trouble with wheel tyres on the wheels on these locos but I know they were a problem on some of the ealry see through wheel batch.(Early Nellie's had solid cast wheels, later ones had proper wheels with daylight between spokes). The loco was a decent little tank loco and I have seen an example with caledonian star adornment around the smokebox handle, was Tri-ang contemplating a caleydonian version, who knows?It would make a nice Railroad range model.Kept maintained and lubricated the Tri-ang R.355 will run forever, every steam yard should have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 There's also an excellent O gauge kit of the loco out there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 It went on for ever - mainly fuelled by WTD saying what rubbish it was, and the XO4 motor and SOT saying the opposite!! And now you've started. Poor old WTD is outnumbered!!(Shouldn't have joined if he can't take a joke!!)Maunsell Green said:Of course it went on for ever, just like the loco itself. ;)Come on Hornby, time for a 50th Anniversary special, 3 loco presentation set of nellie, polly and connie, complete with X04s of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I think Hornby should make a 3 loco presentation set as suggested by Maunsell Green.Just the one set and offer it as a competition prize, then one of the 3 people who likes it could win it, get in touch with the other 2, and share it. END OF!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I assume you won't be entering the competition??walkingthedog said:I think Hornby should make a 3 loco presentation set as suggested by Maunsell Green.Just the one set and offer it as a competition prize, then one of the 3 people who likes it could win it, get in touch with the other 2, and share it. END OF!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 No, the 3 people who like IT can enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 IT - information technology??walkingthedog said:No, the 3 people who like IT can enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 walkingthedog said:No, the 3 people who like IT can enter.Aaaaugh! Aaaugh! Augh! Ohh! Don't say that word.What word?I cannot tell, suffice to say is one of the words we cannot hear.How can we not say the word if you don't tell us what IT is?Aaaaugh! You said IT again!What, 'is'?Agh! No, not 'is'. ... etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hi WTDYou are right about Nellie. Look at what's happened. Over the last few months SOT has shown symptoms of Severe Instability with his obsesions about Nellie and that motor, and now, poor old Ozexpatriate has gone totally round the bend as well.I think the world should be warned!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 We shall say 'Nelly' again to you if you do not appease us.Well, what is it you want?[i]We want... a reproduction of an ancient Triang 0-4-0T, first produced 50 years ago, which appears to be only loosely based on a LSWR C14, with an X04 motor that's no longer in production![/i] [dramatic chord]A what?Nelly! Nelly! Nelly! Nelly!Ow! Oh!...One that looks nice.Of course.And not too expensive.Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Postman Prat said: and now, poor old Ozexpatriate has gone totally round the bend as well.:) Long ago since I'm afraid!Perhaps if I left in the references to the speakers: 'Arthur' and The Knights who say "Ni" (or is it "Nelly"), the reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail would have been clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 It would not have helped. I can't stand either Monty Python or The Goons. Far too sensible for me!!That's probably why WTD and I get on so well!Ozexpatriate said:Postman Prat said: and now, poor old Ozexpatriate has gone totally round the bend as well.:) Long ago since I'm afraid!Perhaps if I left in the references to the speakers: 'Arthur' and The Knights who say "Ni" (or is it "Nelly"), the reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail would have been clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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