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  1. We're looking at a printed illustration reproduced on a computer screen, so perhaps not authoritative. Having said that, it doesn't look too dissimilar to Precision LNER wagon oxide. Were you expecting a bauxite shade? That wasn't introduced till 1938, with the change to small lettering.
  2. A re-tooled N2 would be good to celebrate the centenary of the preserved loco (with a £5 donation to the overhaul fund for each one sold?). Similarly, a retooled J13/J52? More examples of long-lived pre-grouping rolling stock would provide scope for numerous livery variations. I'm not a great fan of sound-fitted locos but there has to be scope for some form of Synchro-Smoke if the market for steam locos remains large enough and can afford the likely prices. Remote uncoupling for DCC fitted locos? Semaphore signals as robust and reliable as the old Hornby-Dublo ones but with more detail and working lights.
  3. The Hornby con rod nut spanner I ordered from Amazon last night following Ian's post was delivered this morning and I was able to replace 10000's lost crankpin successfully. She has completed a number of circuits on my layout and, as previously reported, is quiet and powerful. Dan at Derails had offered his usual assistance but fortunately it was not required on this occasion.
  4. I agree - I guess any service is as good as its staff. We are lucky enough to live in a village and hence have got to know the local Hermes girl and her predecessor quite well. Polite and helpful, and uses her common sense about what parcels may be left where when we are out. She's just been on holiday and both delivery and collections went awry in her absence but following her return are now back on track.
  5. Thanks, just ordered from Amazon for delivery tomorrow.
  6. I spoke too soon. On the second circuit this afternoon, the loco suddenly stopped dead. I spotted a small screw on the track next to it which, on investigation, revealed itself to be the crank pin from the RH front driver, releasing the coupling rod. The first two pairs of driving wheels had locked solid (cause or effect?) but I did manage to free them. The crank pin appears to be undamaged and about 1.6mm in diameter, with a hexagon head. Unfortunately I don’t have a nut-runner or spanner small enough to fit. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
  7. My Hush-Hush was delivered this morning. I had ordered from Derails and asked them to delay shipment until I could be at home to receive it, which they were happy to do. Well packaged by them for Royal Mail shipment, excellent customer service and a competitive price. The model has a little bit of a tight spot at low speed, which I am sure will disappear with running in, and seems to be powerful. It is certainly an impressive beast and looks almost sinister in it's dark grey livery. But best not to look at the rear carrying wheels too closely, especially on a curve - Hornby could have done better here. What a shame the LNER did not persevere with the original locomotive. I must re-read the William Brown book.
  8. Sounds interesting but plse can the sources (Roger Amos/NGF) be identified?
  9. sounds more like a hopeful Princess than a Duchess!
  10. Thank for the photos, humour and continuing tales of South Devon in the last year of the Gone Wet and Rusty. May I express my best wishes to you for Christmas and the New Year, hopefully better than the last two!
  11. The way the middle figure has turned to look at him, I suspect a bad case of flatulence.
  12. I much enjoyed watching the Team Grantham layout on the web exhibition yesterday. The use of identical trains to present a "mirror image" and instant change of height was innovative and would keep a child guessing, and the gallopers and "Ring the Bell" sideshow were fun. I sometimes think we take this hobby too seriously and view operating features as toy-like, and I am encouraged by the introduction of motorised road vehicles and the potential horse and cart on Grantham itself. How about a shunting horse? If it hasn't been done before, maybe a motorised wagon permanently attached to the horse?
  13. The train, signals, track and telegraph poles are so convincing. The only improvement might be some form of background?
  14. We moved from Trix track, through Wrenn, to a PECO product using fibre sleeper units on which a FB rail sat and was spiked every 4 or 5 sleepers. I can't remember what this was called, but the sleeper4 spacing was better than code 100 or 75 Streamline. Our Brit and class 5 were re-wheeled by Trix to the finer standard, whilst the EM1 had a rubber or plastic deep tyre/flange pressed onto the finer wheel profile - I think the Western 0-6-2 tank came with this profile. The EM1 is not happy with code 75 and I think the Ruston-Hornsby shunter would need something like code 125!
  15. I should still have ours somewhere, so I need to check. Sadly, I don't think it will take to code 75 BH any more kindly than the Ruston-Hornsby shunter!
  16. The German-styled 2-4-2 tank was also sold in this country with a modified version of the Peco/HD/Trix coupling fitted at each end, with reverser controlled uncoupling. It actually worked quite well and shunting could be good fun. However, a break in the supply due to dirty track or excessive speed resulted in the train becoming uncoupled - the same circumstances would cause a non-fitted loco to stop. I'm rather disappointed that features such as this have never been more widely available.
  17. I am assembling an old McGowan models' kit of a GN brake van, and am tempted to fit a Train-Tech rear light. However, this could call attention to the absence of working red and white lights on the sides. Has anybody fitted such lights to their brake vans?
  18. Just as long as they don't slip in a further delay to the V2!
  19. You youngsters! My sister had a set. It was quite good fun making various buildings but didn't actually do anything when you had finished. I think my Mum preferred it though, she got fed up with extracting Meccano nuts and bolts from the Hoover.
  20. Assuming there was no "calldown" for the Bovis money, has it been ringfenced or swallowed up by other council expenditure?
  21. I'm surprised you're drinking Budweiser, especially where you can be seen!
  22. I raised this issue with Bachmann, who advise that the V2 is fitted with a 5 pole motor. They are not aware of issues when using such motors with most proprietary analogue systems but their recommendation is that all Bachmann products are used with a controller giving a smoothed output to provide a single, consistent message irrespective of product/components. They do not envisage problems with the new V2 but suggest contacting the controller manufacturer for total peace of mind.
  23. I have just read the review in Model Rail, which states that the Bachmann manual for this loco recommends the use of a smoothed supply when using analogue control, and speculates on the possible fitting of a coreless motor (not mentioned in the BRM or RM reviews). My layout is an oval with hidden storage sidings, so has gradients at each end. I therefore use Gaugemaster feedback controllers to maintain reasonably constant speeds. I have had a V2 on order for many months and have not previously been aware of this potential problem. Please can anyone advise?
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