Trouble at the Mill! (1 Viewer)
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Those are some odd Cliff Sanderson figures by Monarch (1970-80?) of distraught women from a Royal Navy press gang series. They are stuck in my "homeless" collection w/o a diorama.
The mill is going to be background for photo shoots and displays. I think next time I'll use the roof pieces and the doors and window from the BMC kits and cut the walls from foam. It's much less labor intensive.
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Hi Scott
nice work - you are a real talent and great for new conversion ideas.
In Lancashire where I live its a common (old) saying that you use, but we say:
Trouble at T,Mill! (and drop the "he" ). - it must be said in a firm, broad Northern accent of course! (That is Limey Northern not Yank Northern)
In England there are many accents and local dialects . In fact I cannot understand half of what is spoken in a town just a few miles away from where I live - and I am a local Mank (ie from Manchester)
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nice work - you are a real talent and great for new conversion ideas.
In Lancashire where I live its a common (old) saying that you use, but we say:
Trouble at T,Mill! (and drop the "he" ). - it must be said in a firm, broad Northern accent of course! (That is Limey Northern not Yank Northern)
In England there are many accents and local dialects . In fact I cannot understand half of what is spoken in a town just a few miles away from where I live - and I am a local Mank (ie from Manchester)
Regards
9th
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Thank you. I have to figure out how put on the water wheel. It might be hidden in the foundation.
I heard some British comedy way back where someone would come in and stop the action with "There's trouble at the Mill." It was funny but I don't get it unless in British literature there is always trouble at the mill.
I heard some British comedy way back where someone would come in and stop the action with "There's trouble at the Mill." It was funny but I don't get it unless in British literature there is always trouble at the mill.
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Hi Scott
Trouble at the Mill is usually referring to industrial dispute at a local level when us workers feel put upon by the bosses. It is usually a storm in a tea cup scenario almost like a couple of sparring boxers.
End result - usually the status quo remains in place.
Almost like the General Election we have just had and now with a Hung Parliament
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Trouble at the Mill is usually referring to industrial dispute at a local level when us workers feel put upon by the bosses. It is usually a storm in a tea cup scenario almost like a couple of sparring boxers.
End result - usually the status quo remains in place.
Almost like the General Election we have just had and now with a Hung Parliament
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Thanks 9th! That title just popped out when I shot the photos. I didn't know that there was that much background.
Funny, it's going to be a US mill, somewhere in the eastern US. The "trouble" might be Civil War combat nearby.
The old mills locally go on for 1000s of yards along the rivers in Lowell and Lawrence and up in Manchester, New Hampshire. My little mill is a shed in comparison.
Funny, it's going to be a US mill, somewhere in the eastern US. The "trouble" might be Civil War combat nearby.
The old mills locally go on for 1000s of yards along the rivers in Lowell and Lawrence and up in Manchester, New Hampshire. My little mill is a shed in comparison.