MooseMan
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Look what came in the post - thanks James!Well, here's something you don't seem everyday - a Northerner and a Dutchman exchanging gifts.....Jim and I decided, without consultation, that a bit of moral support was in order....you can see what I sent him in another thread, and unbeknown to me he had posted me this - the tube pattern you see in the picture. I already had a pattern I swapped with him some months ago, and they go together very nicely! I've done little to them, just cleaned them up , bit of wax on the paint and a bit of peanut oil on the wood - came up lovely....
And, can you guess what the fluffy stuff is?? 
I love these patterns....they're nice to handle, it's a very direct link with your (I'm a foreigner, remember) industrial past - feels like I'm holding history.
So a big thankyou to our Jim....it's the small acts of kindness that really teach you who your mates are.
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Nick
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The patterns are in great hands, but why did James cut his hair?
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Rob
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nice one moose. would the red pattern be for a boiler fitting? im not too sure about the barbie doll hair  
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IndianaRog
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Very nice Moose...they may have gone to a "foreigner"...but one with firm roots in the country they came from and surely to be loved and cherished in one of the finest toy steam collections in the country. Sure beats letting them turn to ashes.
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James
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They've cleaned up really well 
No probs mate, a pleasure 
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Mamodman123
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Wow they sure scrubbed up well Moose!
They look great, would have been such a shame if they'd have gone up in smoke 
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MooseMan
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | Wow they sure scrubbed up well Moose!
They look great, would have been such a shame if they'd have gone up in smoke |
Aye, I agree. I love them, I'll treasure them and in time will pass them on to my kids, whom I will teach to do the same.
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johnreid
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Wow, those are nice! Too bad they had some lint caught on them
Real nice examples and I bet they will be displayed with pride.
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MamodFan
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Re: Look what came in the post - thanks James! | MooseMan wrote: | | Well, here's something you don't seem everyday - a Northerner and a Dutchman exchanging gifts |
I know i'm a southerner but i also do my bit for Anglo-Dutch relations, I have some very good friends in Rotterdam.
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James
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Sounds great Moosey! Good to hear you'll be passing them on 
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MooseMan
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Re: Look what came in the post - thanks James! | MamodFan wrote: |
I know i'm a southerner but i also do my bit for Anglo-Dutch relations, I have some very good friends in Rotterdam. |
Nothing wrong with Rotterdam...
I was hinting at the reputation the Dutch and the Northern Brits share for being tight b*stards.
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MamodFan
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Re: Look what came in the post - thanks James! | MooseMan wrote: | | MamodFan wrote: |
I know i'm a southerner but i also do my bit for Anglo-Dutch relations, I have some very good friends in Rotterdam. |
Nothing wrong with Rotterdam...
I was hinting at the reputation the Dutch and the Northern Brits share for being tight b*stards. |
Notherners yes Dutch really, not one I have heard before.
I love going to Netherlands and I have always received a very warm welcome there, one of the few places in Europe where the Brits are still liked?
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MooseMan
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Oh yes, the Brits are still liked in Holland (apart from the stag parties). The liberation in '45 is still very much living memory, so Brits and Canadians are generally appreciated.
The thing about the Dutch being tight comes from Belgium.....it's OK, we say the Belghs are thick....here's a typical Belgian "Dutchman Joke"
Q: "How does a Dutchman puke?"
A: "With his teeth clenched to keep the big chunks in"
Yum!
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Steve_S
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Those patterns are beautiful and real pieces of history. They just beg to be picked up and handled!
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Sandman
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| Steve_S wrote: | | Those patterns are beautiful and real pieces of history. They just beg to be picked up and handled! |
Yes Steve, but being a tight Scotman I intend to pick mine up personally.
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James
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LOL And you'll be most welcome Sandy!
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flywheel61
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That'a great swap, love the tresses from James' wig. James I though you were a Victorien not an Elizabethan,
Cheers
Chris
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johnreid
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| flywheel61 wrote: | That'a great swap, love the tresses from James' wig. James I though you were a Victorien not an Elizabethan,
Cheers
Chris |
Maybe he is a Magistrate
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Wallace
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Lovely patterns there. Just wish postage to OZ wasn't so dear
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Steve_S
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| Sandman wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | Those patterns are beautiful and real pieces of history. They just beg to be picked up and handled! |
Yes Steve, but being a tight Scotman I intend to pick mine up personally. |
And there was I thinking that you're the type of Scotsman who disproves that old chestnut!
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