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BMacdermott

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  1. Hello everyone Congratulations to Rails and Dapol on this announcement. We wish them every success with the project. The Class entered The 00 Wishlist Poll in 2019 and came in very High Polling and only just outside The Top 50. When we next ran in 2022, the Class climbed up and went into The Top 50. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  2. Hello everyone If you go to the 'Events' heading on UK Model Shops, you will find a box in the top right hand corner where you can sign up to get the Newsletter every Friday. This gives details of exhibitions for the forthcoming two weeks. It's free and you can 'unsubscribe' anytime. Brian (I have known the owner, Adrian Hall, for many years but have no other connection than 'satisfied customer')
  3. Hello everyone Many thanks to Rapido for making the SR 8-plank Opens - they look very good and run even better! They feel as though they are sturdy enough to withstand the occasional accidental drop or knock but still retain very good detail. I have four BR Grey examples in a mix of diagrams and running numbers. I look forward to the GWR Opens and Vans! Brian
  4. Many thanks to Rapido for making these vehicles - they look very good and run even better! They feel as though they are sturdy enough to withstand the occasional accidental drop or knock but still retain very good detail. I have four examples in a mix of diagrams and running numbers. Brian
  5. Hello Tony The B2 was listed as: LNER Gresley B2 4-6-0 (in range 61603-61671, but many are B17). So, yes, it was the Thompson version. The purpose of The Poll is: To provide railway modellers and collectors with an easy way of indicating to companies making or commissioning 00 ready-to-run models which models they would realistically buy if made at some time in the future. Our cut-off date was the end of 2005 - so, anything made before that went it, whether still in maker ranges or not. Items made from 2006 did not go in. Having a specific cut-off dates precludes us making selective judgments of quality as to what to list. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  6. Hello Tony and everyone In a post or two above, Tony commented: Speaking with my old teacher training chum yesterday, we mused over whether anyone what produce the A1/1 RTR. I thought not, but who knows? I don't claim that The 00 Wishlist Poll is in anyway a crystal ball of what will or will not be made, but it's interesting to note the bottom eight positions out of 42 LNER locos listed (with number of votes shown to the left): 61 - B2 4-6-0 58 - GNR A1 4-6-2 58 - LNER A1/1 4-6-2 58 - LNER A4 4-6-2 56 - GCR 04/8 2-8-0 52 - LNER A1 4-6-2 52 - LNER A2/1 4-6-2 (60507-60510) 43 - LNER A3 4-6-2 Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  7. Hello everyone My Diags.O33 and O59 arrived yesterday, and fine models they are too! Certainly a quality product! 👍 Did someone say they had trouble going round first radius? I tested mine on my reverse loops (in my hidden sidings) and all was fine. As noted by me in an earlier post, I like to keep the weight of rolling stock to a bare minimum. My first job with any new vehicle is to take the body off and - hopefully - remove the ballast weight. More easily said than done with some stock! I'm pleased to say that the bodies popped off very easily (but not too easily). The internal floor seems to have been dab glued to the ballast weight. I wedged a thin screwdriver under the floor and gingerly lifted it - millimetre by millimetre. I found it helped to run a scalpel along the edges first. Once the floor was up, the same technique was used for the dab glued ballast weight. The bodies snapped back easily - although it might be advisable to help them stay put with a dab of glue if you are likely to be handling them regularly. Overall, this reduced each van by 60 grams - a good saving on a rake. I look forward to the Outside Framed version! Brian
  8. Hello Nick A great pleasure to meet up with you, too! All the best and I look forward to following your progress. Brian
  9. Many thanks to all for a very enjoyable show! Brian
  10. Hello Glenn It has been in The Top 50 of The 00 Wishlist Poll since 2013 and was the overall top steam loco in 2022. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  11. Hello everyone Many congratulations to Dapol and Rails on this announcement! The vehicle has been consistently Middle or High Polling in The 00 Wishlist Poll over the years. We wish Dapol and Rails every success with the project. Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)
  12. Hello again John & Phil 1961 Loco Rosters show a WC weekdays. On Saturdays, the loco returned from Axminster, went to Exmouth Junction shed, then worked the Surbiton-Okehampton Car Carrier forward from Exeter Central. Brian
  13. Hello John & Phil This might be one of things that happened on the railway to suit local circumstances. I have looked into the workings for many years but have never found a definitive answer. I can't find anything in the 1960 Loco Rosters. In 1954, the weekdays train was booked for a Std Class 3 2-6-2T and a WC on Saturdays. I know the photo Phil is looking at. Brian
  14. 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
  15. Hello Stephen I have forwarded this thread to John. Brian
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Hello Jol Some statistical evidence would be welcome. Brian
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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)
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