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It could be part of testing underway tonight. Just hang fire if there are temporary glitches like this.

TBC after some technical 'discussions'.

Believe it or not some is still being done! (some tonight) But, I can say... Google Ads will stay. There will be a sensible cost ad-free option soon (I can't say 'imminent' or someone will get upset). Once that's in place ads will be developed further for some member groups.

A quick note to ask traders not to self-promote within the topic please.

Yup; you've annoyed me with that. You may have forgotten what I produced and had to say in terms of content when the 8F came out. I'm even less inclined to ask now; you have more clout than I do anyway as I'm not an N gauge buyer.

Any chance of keeping the topic more towards the subject matter? Feel free to create another topic on the bespoke stuff.

Corgi already has (Bristol Fighter) and Scalextric (JLR Formula E) will later on.

Customers can contact Bachmann directly you know; I'm not an MP.

Now fixed.

I'll investigate tomorrow.

Imminent is an arbitrary or subjective term; liar is not.

Calm down, I'm sure it will have been based on best information available at the time. The flow of containers into the country is still less than entirely predictable. It may be best to consider those things before making strident accusations.

Is the compromise OK?

I agree with the points made Andy. Other than a test run I'd guess 50% of the models won't run in anger and as the tyres don't spoil the appearance and improve haulage I'd guess 90% of the models will never see the wheelset changed.

The previous script for it stopped working after an update last week so I had to install a new one. When I did some liked the larger size. I'll have a look in the week at tweaks.

Shipping overseas has been a nightmare this year. The 2kg limit stems from the Royal Mail, above that there are some eye-watering prices. I was quoted several hundred pounds for a heavy, average-sized box to North America far exceeding the value of the contents. I was lucky to find a broker/freight handling company that could get lower bulk rates from different couriers for different legs of the journey. Their service was excellent and saved me about 75% on quoted rates. However, any small business would struggle to give standard shipping prices on their sites as prices could vary by the day.

Such an error would have come within the update.

Ouch. Very sorry to hear that news. RIP Russ.

I'd think it would elicit more interest if it was a physical display Tim. I'm also wary because of previous fall-outs.

Digging into it the issue seems to follow a software version update this week. It will mean wait for a bug fix update unless I can find a workaround.

You use the past tense there John. There is still a lot everyone can still do to bring levels down and reduce the impact without economic harm. You have commented that you do as others, generally, do in certain situations and that's, generally, why we are where we are right now. We can all do more, better, still.

Please refer to the first post of the topic.

I ventured out of England for the first time today in two years calling in at a superstore in medium-town Wales and the difference was remarkable, 100% masking from customers and staff apart from one elderly couple clearly wearing exemptions. Distancing was far better too. I must admit it felt an awful lot more comfortable than having to have eyes in the back of your head to see who's about to breathe over your shoulder. Well done to all, it's not difficult and it's unlikely to be harming business judging by the carpark.

It's just under 2mm across the width of the tender edge.

I've got the lovely as-built version on the desk at the moment for review. The finish and decoration is excellent; it performs beautifully and it's got a well-balanced weight and quality feel. With regard to the cab handrail it's less obvious on a front three-quarter view and not at all from a side-on elevation. It's designed that way for robustness and that's achieved. Looking at that from the rear three-quarter view you can see where the compromise has to be made. Does it offend when looking from a normal distance under normal light? No, not at all. Moving onto the tender top flare as illustrated in the image above. Does it differ from the prototype? See https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-llangollen-railway-ex-caledonian-railway-812-class-0-6-0-no-828-at-47964815.html Yes. But you can't get that 'thin-ness' with a plastic moulding. Yes, it could be disguised or mitigated but it's difficult with the curved faces around the curved rear of the tender in particular with regard to tooling. Yes, the recent D Class had a finer edge to it but when you look carefully it can be seen that the rear of the tender is actually a separate part from the mould and it can be done that way - less so with curved faces. As the area of concern is all black on all models does it offend when looking from a normal distance under normal light? No. It's more obvious on my image above than it is in reality as it's all black in that area (my lighting is designed to capture small differences in surfaces). And. yes, if it's an issue it will be possible to take sanding sticks to carefully take the edge of the internal angle of it to mitigate it. Anyway; it's a stunner and I hope customers enjoy their purchases.