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Sadly I'll not be going to Railex, so I'll just have to keep ringing until they answer as the email is not working. Thanks for the replies :-)

I have sent an email to sales@branchlines.com But it keeps bouncing back as "permanent fatal errors"

I am :-) Thank you

Hello, Can anybody tell me if branchlines is still in business? Many thanks.

Hi, I know Static grass has been done to death here on this forum, but I have a slightly different use for it. I am building a portable routed MDF slot car (Scalextric) track that will be well detailed and modelled. I am only days away from needing to add some sort of grass affect. Being a slot car track, it is fair to say the grass is going to receive some level of abuse with crashing cars and 'Hands of God'. I understand the reasonable use of the 'proper' static grass glue (WWS) in as much as it is conductive (better than PVA), dries quickly, and dries hard to better hold the grass vertical. I'd only be using 2mm as a base and 4mm for a little extra depth. So my question is, if I static grass my track and bolster it up with more thinned Basing glue once finished, does the grass have a chance of staying vertical with cars and fingers? Thank you for any help.

Thank you for your help. So is it safe to assume that a 10ft WB would have been more common from the fifties onwards across the board?

Hello, A bit of an odd question if I may? Box vans came in 9 and 10 foot wheel bases. Were there any other wagons built on the same 9 and 10 foot wheel base chassis and if so, how numerous were they? Thank you.

Thank you very much Jeff, that was VERY helpful 😀

One more question if I may, does anybody know which of the two wheels basses were more numerous? Thanks.

Hello, I have looked everywhere and can not find the answer to my question, hoping somebody can confirm what I'm thinking. Can anybody tell me if the Peco W-606 GWR 10t Ventilated Box Van kit is 9' or 10' wheel base. I have measured and scaled it all ways, and as far I can tell it's 9 foot. Am I right? Many thanks.

I have to run the batteries on a trolly or in a wagon, so I have options for larger Ah, maybe a fresh pair of 50Ah AGM's 😍 Good to know the mobility cells are OK to use, thanks.

Hi, I ran Ride On electric locos years ago and used car batteries and leisure batteries, I always managed to kill them after a few years. A few years ago I bought a pair of 12v Yuasa REC36-12i AGM batteries to run some LED lights, these worked well, but sadly since covid (2 1/2 years) I've let them go so flat they are totally trashed. I got to thinking they would have been great for 5" gauge and now I've seen that there are many types of 12v batteries these days that may be better than the old car battery:- Flooded, Sealed, VRLA, AGM, GEL, AGM, stop go, lithium etc Does anybody know of the best 'go to' battery type now used to run 5" gauge and what sort of amp hour is common (I know it depends on many things, but what is a minimum?) Thanks.

I live fairly close to Carmarthen and been on the Gwili a few times. I really like the road crossing there and how everything is all very close, crossing, siding, signal box, platform, shed etc.

Well It seems I should have looked closer !! The bit of railway I'd like to take inspiration from is the road crossing at the Gwili Railway, hence the Peco signal box. It's close enough to work with, and it had the box on the side all along !! ☺️

Hi, I am looking to buy a Peco LK-715 GWR signal box (O gauge), but want to mod it a little. I have seen some signal boxes have a small wooden room jutting out the side like the Metcalfe P0330 card kit (00 gauge). Can anybody tell me what the little room on the side is and could it have been feasible for a prototype like the Peco kit to have had one fitted? Thanks.