Pontifications of the Merioneth Railway Club
After the last sixteen 12BA screws have been removed from the cab roof of a model it will be discovered that it is the boiler that should be removed. Don Boreham.
When you drop a small component part on the floor the likelihood of finding it is inversely proportional to the length of time it took to make. David Newham.
The probability of a model failing to work is directly proportional to the number of people watching the test. Anon.
After a model has been completely assembled extra components will be found on the work bench. Stuart Baker.
Any wire or tube cut to length will be too short. Pete Harris.
Once a model is fouled up, anything done to improve it will only make it worse. Duckhunter.
Everyone has a model that has never got started. John Kimber.
A model will always fall so as to do the most damage to itself. Tony Jenkins.
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. Dave Bradwell.
After years of research have been written up proving something does not exist, a photograph will be found proving it does. James Boyd.
Any machine or tool purchased to make parts quicker and more accurately will simply result in more scrap. Stuart Baker.
The first 80% of a project takes 80% of the time. The remaining 20% of the effort also takes 80% of the time. Graham Stowell.
Just because I admit I’ve got too many models it doesn’t mean I’m going to dispose of any. Graham Stowell.
When you drop a small component part on the floor the likelihood of finding it is inversely proportional to the length of time it took to make. David Newham.
The probability of a model failing to work is directly proportional to the number of people watching the test. Anon.
After a model has been completely assembled extra components will be found on the work bench. Stuart Baker.
Any wire or tube cut to length will be too short. Pete Harris.
Once a model is fouled up, anything done to improve it will only make it worse. Duckhunter.
Everyone has a model that has never got started. John Kimber.
A model will always fall so as to do the most damage to itself. Tony Jenkins.
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. Dave Bradwell.
After years of research have been written up proving something does not exist, a photograph will be found proving it does. James Boyd.
Any machine or tool purchased to make parts quicker and more accurately will simply result in more scrap. Stuart Baker.
The first 80% of a project takes 80% of the time. The remaining 20% of the effort also takes 80% of the time. Graham Stowell.
Just because I admit I’ve got too many models it doesn’t mean I’m going to dispose of any. Graham Stowell.