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  1. Bulleidboy100
    A surprising win on eBay - only six bids and left my bid until the last ten seconds - and I won - £92.00 plus free P&P. described as "As new - never run" - box still had factory tissue around it. Average price of others on eBay £167.00. 2/1/2024 - I would add that I have now fitted the loco with a Hornby 21pin TXS Sound decoder, speaker and power bank. It runs very well and sounds tremendous.
  2. Bulleidboy100
    Engineer came back today, but could not resolve the problem - says we need a "super booster" - gas meter as comes, is fitted with a booster, which obviously can not transmit through two brick walls and the passageway between the walls. I am not duly concerned, but it does seem pointless have a visual display sitting in the kitchen which only gives electricity usage. The gas meter does give usage details when you push the buttons on the meter. So I will still have to give monthly readings with regards the gas usage - not a problem.
  3. Bulleidboy100
    We are currently with Octopus and have no complaints. However they have just changed our old smart electricity meter to a new one, and the very old gas meter to a smart gas meter. The gas meter is in the garage, and the visual display module which sits in the kitchen will not pick up signals from the gas meter. anyone else had this problem?
  4. Bulleidboy100
    I was in there back in July and the adjoining shop was closed and looked empty. Great service though - I bought a Bulleid coach from their eBay shop and they sent me the wrong one, rather than go through the hassle of posting it back, I rang explained the problem and said I can be with you in twenty minutes - the correct coach was waiting by the till when I walked in. A well lit and well stocked shop.
  5. Bulleidboy100
    A quiet Sunday afternoon at Wykeham Shed.
  6. Bulleidboy100
    I'm not aware of any upgrades coming for the Elite - currently on 1.45. Don't forget if you have an "old" Elite it will have two xpressnet ports - so you can add more than one dongle.
  7. Bulleidboy100
    I don't think it will be around for awhile, there are still a few teething problems. However these problems are being worked on constantly by the test team.
  8. Bulleidboy100
    I too saw it at GETS - today, it looked superb - no news though as to when the Collector Club model will arrive.
  9. Bulleidboy100
    Perhaps he will do a few weeks as a voluntary tax adviser for the CAB?
  10. Bulleidboy100
    I'm surprised nobody appears to have downloaded the Hornby Turbomotive sound - and commented.
  11. Bulleidboy100
    Simple remedy - don't run it with sound😀
  12. Bulleidboy100
    Just to update you The Royal Wessex Train Pack (R2599M) was introduced by Hornby in about 2008/9 with rebuilt M/N Lamport and Holt Lines with a 6000gallon tender and three green Mk1 coaches (there was also a coach pack available). Later, in 2011 Hornby introduced the loco with a 5100gallon tender (R2967). I seem to recall the "M" suffix after the "R" number meant it came from another source???
  13. Bulleidboy100
    The Hornby Rebuilt Merchant Navy Class loco's do not have cab doors. Having watched numerous videos, they appear to be a centrally hinged plate that is mounted to the tender. Has anyone tried making these and fitting them?
  14. Bulleidboy100
    Having sent the email Hornby will hold the model for fourteen days. I received an email a few weeks ago - my card had expired date wise, and I was able to update new card details online, and I received a further email minutes later to say the model was on its way.
  15. Bulleidboy100
    On the Hornby site, in the shop, two models are available to buy, whereas two are still listed "pre-order".
  16. Bulleidboy100
    It was taken out of service in 1949 - I was only two - so never heard it🤔
  17. Bulleidboy100
    There is a separate Class 66 on the list, which I assume does not have the National Anthem.
  18. Bulleidboy100
    You wait until you have heard the sound!!
  19. Bulleidboy100
    Some earlier (older) Elite controllers have two Xpressnet ports, so you could plug two dongles into the Elite, however the maximum number of dongles is still seven per Elite controller - you cannot have two sets of seven dongles daisy-chained into each port.
  20. Bulleidboy100
    According to what I have just read, you can be a director of a company without being an employee?
  21. Bulleidboy100
    The current edition of Cavallino magazine lists the 250LM at $25m, Series 1 GTO at $80m and the Series 2 at $75m. The car shown is a 1960 Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina rebodied by Drogo.
  22. Bulleidboy100
    According to Toto - both parties (Mercedes and LH) signed back in May. Toto said it all added to the suspense of the situation.
  23. Bulleidboy100
    Perhaps he is short of money?
  24. Bulleidboy100
    Bernie said this......................... and then he cannot remember saying it. This could run for ever.
  25. Bulleidboy100
    35020 Bibby Line ran with a high rave tender in 1956 (see page 40 of A.J.Fry's Bulleid Power - The Merchant Navy Class). I borrowed the as built 35028 Clan Line tender for this picture - hence lining is a different colour.
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