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  1. Another of our members lives there!
  2. I don't disagree with your general points but my specific irritation is with the projection of the couplings beyond the headstocks. This seems to be a consequence of a) the aim to replicate as much of the prototype detail as possible without considering functionality; and b) the almost universal use of NEM coupling pockets. The grotesque result is, in my not always humble opinion, a Bad Thing. Regarding compromises, I'd like to see some compromise between producing a model that, on its own, could be displayed in a showcase and one that can perform realistically on a layout.
  3. So, if I were to arrive by balloon would my parking be free?
  4. Should be like Singapore. Everybody gets the main Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist religious holidays off, regardless of whether you are an adherent.
  5. Closed Mondays. On my last UK trip, that was my only day in Eastbourne so couldn't call in. Better luck next time.
  6. In no way is this a criticism of you, Clive, but those photos just highlight for me how far we have gone backwards with tension-lock couplings on RTR trains. That gap between the loco and coach buffers must be about a scale three feet. Even in the good old bad old days of Tri-ang, things were better than that (all the couplings were the same height as each other, too - and they never drooped...).
  7. I had (have) an MTK 18000 and Athearn chassis, which never got built and now never will. My previous 18100 was an ancient Q Kit, which, as I've mentioned before, Mike Cole sold to me at a very low price when I was a student, as the body moulding was defective. This has had a succession of RTR chassis, currently an 80s-vintage Hornby 47, but has never run properly, so it's now been relegated to my "heritage" collection of models that have no use on the MCL but have some personal significance to me.
  8. I used to think that an expert was someone who came from somewhere else and showed slides but now, having retired after nearly 49 years service, I realise that it just means you've been around longer than anyone else.
  9. That's right, John. The long clay train (14 wagons) starts and ends its journey off-stage in both directions, so swapping wagons would be feasible at the cost of building 14 more. You'd have to hand-shunt them both ways between Polperran and Paddington though. However, the three short clay trains (6 wagons each) are loaded at Wheal Veronica, which is of course on the scenic section, so swapping wagons there wouldn't really be practicable at all. I think removable sheets is the way to go - eventually.
  10. Hmm. That would mean building another 32 wagons! Perhaps not...
  11. Can't add much other than to say that when I lived in Eastbourne from 1997 to 2001 it was an Aladdin's cave for second-hand stuff.
  12. It's still OK now, as far as I'm concerned.
  13. Today I fitted a dummy coupling, vacuum pipe and steam pipe at No 1 end, and a dummy coupling at No 2 end of 18100. I didn't fit any pipes at No 2 end, as I've left the tension lock coupling in place so that the loco can haul the occasional train. I was very impressed with the ease of adding the etched stainless steel running numbers, with the "double adhesive tape" doing its job perfectly. I haven't come across that method before but it worked very well. All that's left are the bogie end steps, which were missing from my package. I've emailed Rails to ask whether they can send me a set. I'm not quite convinced by the "grease patches" on the buffers though...
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