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Yes a big advance compared to the early sound chips, so much more life like with sound changes with no increase/decrease in speed etc. Hopefully these 47's will be arriving soon ? Along with legomanbiffo's latest Loksound 4's sounds, we sound addicts are spoilt for choice.

Just look at this for a "starting" bid ! - perhaps he's hoping "Santa" might buy it for a "little one " http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4abf280d5d

Hattons must have finally come to the end of that "huge" ball of string/twine. One always knew who the parcel was from, the quality brown paper wrapping tied in "string" - the giveaway. Regardless, their first class service continues on !

Hmm - I ask the questions - you get the answers - that's another "pint" I'm due - how many's that now - I've lost count ;-)) lol BTW there's also a photo off this BG with the "Duke" on page 111 of BR at Work (ScotRail) dated Sept 85, although the no is not readable.

Hi Keefer/Flood The 1984 "Jacobite" service - 13.03 x Edin-Inverness was P/P operated using a Blue/Grey Mk2 set, in competition to bus services. HTH Ken

Never mind the BG for a mo ! - just look at that really "dirty" shove/duff - perfect inspiration for a model weathering project ! Cheers

Any chance you got the no for this DBSO ? TIA Ken

Cheers - nice photo of the "Duke" + BG etc - that's two photos - anyone else got any ??? Regards Ken

Hi Peter Thanks for the photo. Photos of these BG's are pretty rare, at least one had the ScotRail branding unusually placed at the far end of the light grey skirt - next to the loco - it may well have been like this on one side only, finding "which" number is the quest ! 92061/92086/92088/92091/92128 according to a Platform 5 booklet all carried this livery. Since the the loss of fotopic :cry:it's not so easy now to find specific photos. Cheers Ken

Regarding Scotrail/ScotRail coach brandings. Found this rarity when sorting out loco photos to add. Unusual to have both Inter-City and ScotRail brandings together. Of note ScotRail has the later upper case R in this example. BTW Anyone have photos of the BG's in ScotRail Exec livery as used on the Glasgow-Dundee-Aberdeen PP services ?

Hi Peter Thanks for the helpful 33 images, will try out the mods on a 27 for starters. Cheers Ken

Many thanks Peter for the photos/info etc. Although I have a couple of 25's I plan to do, I'm more interested in your 33 as it's very similar to my 26/27s. When comparing the bogie sideframes, the 26/27 ones will require the front edges (behind the bufferbeam) cut back (they are longer at that point than the 33 ones) to clear any centre coupling mounting etc on curves. What min radius curves do you manage to use ? Regards Ken

Hereford Models Always had outstanding service. ie Ordered a loco at 2pm was delivered next day at 11.30 am for £3 postage via RM 1st Class. RM can do it well also - sometimes ! Highly recommended

Oops - your correct ;-( should have read the rules so how about Back in Black AC/DC

Catfish - The late great Rory Gallacher RIP

Another 80's odd ball livery was carried by IS 37 146 - half way between std BR Blue and L/L Blue. Blue body/roof , but with the yellow nose ends extended around to the cabs sides - as per L/L. However nose bonnet tops/window surrounds remained blue - not black as per usual L/L. It did however carry large logo no's in the normal place, black headcode boxes, small std sized arrows and Highland Rail Stags. Perhaps it was urgently required for traffic before the re-paint job was fully completed ?

I've used brake fluid "baths" in the past for stripping paint. Some older DOT types of fluid can react BADLY with some plastics - a Replica Railways coach comes to mind - it turned into almost molten plastic leaving perfect finger print impressions on the sides Modern fluids tend to be synthetic based so test a small area first. A safer option would be to use Precision Paints "Super Strip" HTH tractor_37260

"Stunning" is perhaps the best word to describe this photo ! Initially I could not decide if it was "real" or a model - think that says it all - job done More photos please Regards Ken

Andy Yes "life" does get in the way at times. BTW thanks for your kind compliments. I'm a bit confused now, going by later post's, exactly what Olivia's sound files are fitted in your 26 ?, but it still sounds very impressive regardless, better than a Howes fitted 26 I already have. Bachmann's 24 sound decoder is one of their better ones, and worth transplanting into a 26 - as they shared the same power units in reality, with different electrical/exahust and ancil equip etc. I also have a Howes decoder in a HJ27, I just love it and it also proved very popular indeed when displayed at a recent local exhibition, only ousted by a Hornby Black 5 with "big jim's" - Howes recommended CV changes. If I decide to get an Olivia's 26 reblow, I'll contact Neil first and enquire exactly what sound files I can expect/get. Cheers Ken

Andy Your 26 sounds really good and throaty, now tempted to get a reblow from Olivia's for one of mine What functions are included on the chip ? Olivia's reblows do not appear very popular, but your 26 & 4MT both sound impressive, having both what appears to be good driveability/throttle responses etc. Their Deltic rework with the DPS horns etc is also well worth a listen. Convincing layout also, you've captured the era well. Regards Ken

Nice collection of "Duffs" As far as the main body colours go; Inter-City Exec used "Exec Dark Grey" on upper bodysides and roof - Swallow livery uses a darker "Falcon Grey" shade for these areas. Parcels v RES : Parcels livery: PO/RES Red lower body - Upper bodysides and roof - Exec Dark Grey. RES same Red but upper bodyside/a part of the flash and roof - RES Grey. It would appear ? Bach have used RES Grey on the roof of 47 474, when ideally it should have been Exec Dark Grey, as per HJ's Parcel Livery 47. HTH K

Bit of info on the above: Word on the street is: Apparently the bodies had already been produced, before it was noticed that to be accurate for R/F General Livery - the roof boiler port should have been OPEN - as built. That body version is not available at present. Speculation has it, that the resulting surplus bodies (with plated boiler ports) went onto become 47 975 in Dutch livery ? The plated over boiler port body however is suitable AFAIN for 47 145 in R/F Distribution livery, and hence that's how it will probably appear. Perhaps it would have been better to wait until the correct original open boiler port body was available, the R/F General version would then have been possible, and probably more sought after, as Lima & Heljan have both previously done 47 145 in R/F Dist. K

>> No wobbles ! now as stable as any other Bach loco. Latest version also runs very quietly and smoothly straight out of the box. K

Cheers for posting the pics ! Looks very good, apart from as you say the roof weathering. Making it less prominent, an overall dusting, with a bit heavier around the exhaust port would have looked much better. Why do they use a "pure" Black, when a dirty dark grey, will always looks more convincing K

According to Rails - they changed the livery to R/F Dist due to customer feedback ? As both Lima and Heljan have already produced this loco in the R/F Distribution version, I would have thought the rarer R/F General version would have been more popular ? Very few locos ever carried R/F General brandings in traffic, 50 149, 47 145 and 37 104 - being one of only two 37's. 37 403 briefly carried a "mock-up" only version for a R/F Calendar. Still that's another one to cross off the "wanted list" K