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To be fair to the warehouse team, they have improved their packaging skills. The air pockets are a big improvement on previously putting a piece of folded brown paper in the box!

My guess, a HEA as allows future CEA/RNA/MEA/MFA variants in different liveries

If you message them, they have said they can resize them to 1/76. I have a 1/72 landrover and it is significantly bigger than an Oxford model

I've had a few models from Elhiem who make wargaming vehicles. The scale is 1/72 but as they are 3d printed they can do them in different scales and have a range of landrovers and other exotics. Some have metal wheels which might not be suitable for rescaling but a loot are just 3d prints. https://www.elhiem.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6970467-VBA11-WOLF-LR-110-latest-version-of-the-Medium-Utility-Truck.html My current work in progress is PSNI landrovers

Possibly of use to anyone building one of Scale Model Scenery's Micro Layouts. B&M are stocking the Really Useful Plastic 77L Christmas Tree boxes for £20 Usually hard to get hold of and those that have them are charging £25+

Beautiful wagons. May have to resurrect my power station layout!

There is the Peco guidebook to the series, which isn't too bad as a "next steps guide"

Enjoyed the show, and more importantly my wife and son also enjoyed it. Hopefully it raises the profile of the hobby in the same way Master Chef and Bake Off saw an increase in home chefs and bakers. Maybe not the format for purists, but the fact they have got a second series commissioned means they are doing something right!

I think it's the nature of the hobby now, if we demand more and more detailed models, with more separately added details, you're going to get more pieces coming loose. In past 2 months 3 out of 4 of my purchases have had pieces lying in the box ( Revolution TEA tankers, Dapol class 68 and Hattons RHTT) but at least they were in the box, but waiting to see how many other pieces are going to be shaken off during running or handling in future months and lost. It would be useful if manufacturers made it easier to buy detailing pieces as replacements.

Wagons arrived today, with a few pieces rattling around in the box, but if we want more and more fine detail its the risk we take when we rely of postal services for delivery! Overall very pleased , a good weighty model and lots of detail

Looking forwards to them but over past two years my layout has shrunk to 6 foot, might be difficult to fit 18 tankers on it! Think they're off to storage until the kids move out.

Just watched the show and thought as family entertainment it was excellent. Was expecting it to be very cringe worthy with all the usual stereotypes. It had a good mix of inspirational modelling and drama to keep modellers and non modellers interested. Didn't go into much detail on techniques, in the world of Google and YouTube you can do more research yourself if so inclined, it was more about showing what can be done. Watched the show and my eight year old son, who refuses to go to model rail shows is hooked and looking forwards to next Friday's show. Anything that raises the profile of the hobby without making fun of it is a good thing.

Any word on Murphy Models, are they still operating?

Almost sold out everywhere. Shows what happens when you make a good model at a realistic price. Unfortunately arrived wrong side of payday so missed the boat on buying a full set.

Looking at the pictures, a lot of the pipework appears to be moulded and combined with the end hoppers swinging off the coupling its a bit disappointing. Still its an impressive wagon and will be buying one, just can't justify forming a rake. If the 500 on sale weren't subsidising Drax's freebies I would have bought a rake @ £40-45 a go, instead I'm going to be investing in a Freightliner HHA rake.