Yet Another Martin Evans

[Model Engineer EditorModerator @modelengineereditor]

It seems I'm the seventh Martin Evans to join this forum! There's a lot of us about… I've had a sporadic interest in Model Engineering for the last 30 years (depending on time and facilities), which has become more serious since retirement, now that I have more time for it. I have a reasonably well equipped workshop (ML7, Myford vertical mill and a Boxford CNC mill under restoration) which also contains a GWR pannier tank and a GWR 1400 (both almost complete) and an LNWR 'Problem' class loco to Chris Rayward's design (just the chassis, plus an almost finished boiler). Work on these locos is suspended just now as I am busy building a garden railway. All of this is in 5" gauge. Now that the winter is approaching though, I hope to progress the locos a bit and maybe even finish one – probably the pannier!

[Model Engineer EditorModerator @modelengineereditor]

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Ahh another of the Evans clan. I am Chris Evans 6 so plenty of us around. Welcome along.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome Martin,

It is the fate of all those named Martin Evans to get involved in model engineering

Neil

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

Google for Martin Evans and you get thousands of hits, including a scientist of international reputation, and the spokesman for British Carrot Growers! Is there any limit to this talented clan's abilities?

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

We could all change our names to Martin Evans in here, now that would be fun

Edited By Ady1 on 11/10/2017 15:04:28

[Model Engineer EditorModerator @modelengineereditor]

It would be just like the film, wouldn't it? "I'm Martin Evans" – "No, I'm Martin Evans" – etc. etc. It would certainly make life simpler though – then we could all just be numbers.

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

I am just a number even though I am not of the Martin Evans clan, the so called National Insurance Number!!

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Well my Son – Outlaw is a Martin Evans… not at all into metalwork BUT a VERY accomplished woodworker!

( as were my Father and Grandfather -……me? I worked in electronics / management as a career BUT got a retirement job in a mechanical workshop !…. overall a good and satisfying life.

Norman

 

Edited By NJH on 11/10/2017 17:42:44

[Shaun TrewinnardParticipant @shauntrewinnard48432]

Many years ago, at school, we had three John Smiths all in the same class. They were simply referred to as One, Two and Three Smith

[Carl Wilson 4Participant @carlwilson4]

Common in the forces to have same surnames in a unit.

In basic training in the RAF those who had the same surname had it suffixed with the last 3 digits of their service number. I became Wilson 350.

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Of course you could be called Bruce & then you would have different rules to forum rules

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