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Hello Bernard Indeed! The company's models span five pages in Pat Hammond's Ramsay's British Model Train Catalogue (although Pat does make the point that it is unknown if some were ever actually made). Brian

Hello Stephen I have forwarded this thread to John. Brian

Hello Rob Milk tankers...crying out for some modern-day quality models! Lots of diagrams to choose from - off-centre ladder, twin tank, 2000-gallon, sloping tank and not forgetting the 6-wheel Milk Tank Trucks with Road Tanker Trailer load. Some will make more (commercial) sense than others and still provide the modeller with the variety that is often so true of the prototype. Brian

Ditto! Ordered! Brian

Hello Phil Would it be possible to 'brace' the lamp iron with something like superglue? (Although I don't know if superglue would be suitable for the rubber!). Brian

Hello Jol I am fully aware of 'statistics' and 'non-statistics' and you will notice that I used the adverbs 'broadly' and 'mainly' in my notes to (hopefully) highlight the fact that I wasn't actually presenting statistics per se. The point is taken that some forum topics will 'hide' some matters, but - equally - there are many RTR threads where people discuss models they have made. A quick look at Modelling & Musings shows a high number of modelling posts in relation to others. The 00 Wishlist Poll 2022 had 1695 voters - down from the roughly 2500 that we had traditionally attracted (possibly due in part to us not sending out loads of Press Releases due to home time constraints). The lower number of voters did not seem to affect the overall results as they have stayed broadly (that word again!) in context over the years, given that items come out and others go in. The Quirky Poll has been fairly consistent at just under 500 voters. Brian

Hello everyone Spurred on by Jol's comment above, I took at look at the Forums page. This is what I found... Products & Trade Area (mainly RTR makers): 661,000 posts Cake Box Challenge: 6,000 posts Layout & Workbench Content: 813,000 posts Scale Specific: 163,000 posts Skills & Knowledge Centre: 467,000 posts Modelling, Musings & Miscellany: 243,000 posts Modeller Blogs: 455,000 posts In broad terms, that's over 2 million mainly 'modelling' posts compared to the 661,000 of the mainly RTR ones. The 00 Wishlist Poll runs in alternate years with The Quirky Poll. I know of maybe two polls that have been open for a while, run by Neal Ball on GWR subjects. At the request of two RMweb thread leaders, I and some members of The Poll Team ran some specific Mini-Polls for them in 2021. Brian

Hello Jol Some statistical evidence would be welcome. Brian

Hello BVMR21 According to Pat Hammond in his Ramsay's Model Train Catalogue, Bachmann re-tooled the 22xx and introduced it in 1998. The loco was first listed in The 00 Wishlist Poll 2018, where it was Middle Polling. It was Middle again in 2019 but when The Poll next ran (2022), it moved to High Polling. Brian

Hello Les Thanks for writing. As I noted in an earlier post, I haven't ever been a model railway show organiser but have arranged similar types of event when I was at work. I have also posted some worked examples of how - in my view - it doesn't add much work to give fuller show details. MKMRS have shown willing (following an explanatory email from me) as have Railex (without me writing). I always support MKMRS as that is my local show (or one of them) but the Railex video has convinced me to attend whereas I probably would not have. I see your point about looking at all the layouts and learning - but I have a disabled wife who has to travel with me as she cannot be left alone. That also means that I have relatively restricted time in any exhibition, so I have to make the most of it. Travelling a couple of miles to a local show and 'not enjoying' the layouts is not much of a problem as I go to support the local clubs. But travelling an hour or more needs focus (as alluded to by Reorte above) Brian

Hello everyone As noted in my earlier post, I was not in any way trying to 'discredit' the pilot; simply trying to understand something I had not seen nor heard of before. I suggest we now cease discussion but thanks for all the contributions. Brian

Hello everyone If we had an ATC recording, it might throw some light on the subject. I'm not in any way trying to 'discredit' the pilot - simply trying to get to grips with something I have never seen nor heard of. I can't see for certain, but he doesn't seem to be following any yellow lines either. Brian

Thanks Scottystitch and Pilotman Paragraph 2 above seems to be the relevant one, and it does say at the end: Pilots must be aware that there may be a blast hazard as the ACFT on the RWY applies power. My son has a PPL and is in touch with a number of commercial aircrew (not BA or Malaysian). One is an A350 First Officer. I asked him if would have 'queried' his Captain if he had been in that plane. He said he would, believing he did not have enough space (but understanding that it was Captain's decision). He felt that not many pilots would get that close. I wonder if paragraph 2 is really relating to 'intersection departures' - there would a very reasonable distance between planes in that situation. Brian

Hello Johnster Exactly right! The 00 Poll Team has tried to make it clear on many occasions that the results are an indication of how a relatively wide range of modellers are thinking. This may - or may not - correspond with what market research makers obtain themselves via letters, email, texts, Whatsapp, Facebook and face-to-face chats at shows. The makers won't divulge their market research to us (except, perhaps, at the moment of announcement) so The 00 Poll is a reasonable method of visualising our collective thoughts. Again, we have often said that even if an item were to regularly garner, say, 10000 votes, that item will never be made unless a maker can see a probable return on investment. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)

Hello Jason The 00 Poll Team would stop running The 00 Wishlist Poll immediately if it was proven to us that The Poll causes duplication. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)

Hello Pteremy The 00 Wishlist Poll Team has done that on numerous occasions. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)

Hello everyone This is how Ivor has fared in The Quirky Poll: 2019 - 2nd 2020 - 5th 2021 - 2nd The Poll now runs every two years alternating with The 00 Wishlist Poll. The next Quirky Poll is planned for December this year. Brian (on behalf of The Poll Team)

Hello everyone Along the same lines as 'good written description' but in visual form. Well done Railex! Brian

Hello MKMRS Well done on this excellent detail! I have mentioned the show on the thread: A plea for organisers - please fully describe the layouts ! Brian (unsure of how to directly link to the thread!)

Hello everyone My local area is served partly by the Milton Keynes Model Railway Society Show. Earlier in the year, the club published outline details of the forthcoming show in the 'usual' fashion of layout name and scale. I wrote to them on the thread and mentioned that we here had been requesting 'more detail' about shows and perhaps they could consider our request in the hope it would bring in more 'out-of-area' visitors. I am pleased to say that the club has just published some excellent detail - so, full marks to MKMRS!🙂 Have a look at their thread (but I'm not sure how to make a direct link!): Milton Keynes Model Railway exhibition 2023 - Exhibitions - RMweb Brian

What!? Your standards are so high that you even model dust!😀 Brian

Hello everyone I would like to know that, too. I always (where possible) take bodies off coaches and wagons to remove ballast weights. It's surprising how much weight can be removed without affecting running quality. Brian

Hello PMP Having re-read the notes on Big Jet, it does seem that that was his 'opinion'. I thought he had been 'informed' by someone with direct knowledge. Agreed that the line-up was not good airmanship! Brian

Thanks PMP My understanding would be that - once the BA plane had actually started rolling - clearance would be given: "Behind the departing BA (type), line and wait Runway Two Seven Right behind". According to Big Jet TV, there was no ATC 'fault'. But I do wonder if it was 'sensible' for the Malaysian to take the action he did. Brian

Hello everyone What do you make of this? Brian