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  1. Ah, but you say you find the whisker .... how do we know? Just playing. Seems like a nice and flexible option for these antennae. Al.
  2. I think we'd better be careful here, both with the mention of if we own a cat - I don't - and the practicalities of their whiskers!! I'm imagining several cats getting their heads stuck in railings through incomplete whiskers!! Al.
  3. There seems to be an interest in GWR steam locomotives, when not looking at the many 'industrial' tank engines. How about a County 4-6-0? It would be nice to see a high-quality model of this. I've previously mentioned an interest in: ex LMS 8F 2-8-0. True, Hornby have re-introduced their quite reasonable model, but .... ex LMS Jubilee - many variants. Bachmann's is nice, but old now, and the really interesting variants are of the even older tooling. ex LMS Parallel Royal Scot. Bachmann's is old now. This would be a superb addition for the enthusiast. OK, I'm an early member of the 'please bring out an Accurascale BR Class 40' - still waiting ... !! Other diesels could be the West Country based hydraulics - 35 Hymek, 42/43 Warship and 52 Western. All 3 of these have a disproportionately large following. Accurascale variants could be pretty interesting!! Al.
  4. Said to have been produced to fill in for other 'failing' Type 5 (former classification, but higher power) locomotives, to fill a need for better reliability / higher availability ... 26 years' operation is not too shabby. What kind of mileage is on the 66's now? With them being 'reliable' it must be pretty substantial by now!! Al.
  5. A very fair and correct response from 97 403 - thank you. We all have our 'off moments', both pushing some people's buttons and perhaps being more inconsiderate and impatient than they should on a forum. Operational fans is a nice 'standard feature' to consider on these larger locomotives, but it's still not 100% clear which or how. Does it simply relate to 'DCC selectable' or can it be actuated whilst running on DC only? The 'dip switch option' does seem to be the way forwards - presumably to limit 'spaghetti' inside an already complicated model. Al.
  6. I was going to say a careful pin drive drill and wire, but toothbrush bristle is a good choice - flexible too. Could dye it rather than paint it? Al,
  7. Does that mean they're arriving about the same time as the 66's? There was mention on that thread there would be a few more weeks before they arrived. Thanks, Al.
  8. I read the last post and was wondering how on earth a model could be 7.5" shorter - but Google and Wiki put me right. The LMS Garratt was 7.5" longer than the U1, which I admit surprised me! At least the U1 was 30 tons heavier!! Both fascinating models. Al.
  9. That was quite a fair question to ask, and thanks for the reply! I suppose my poor garage will be in a similar situation - finding an appropriate space for storage! Next will be what length of train I can realistically run on my own layout - won't remotely approach scale operation, but could be fun!! Al.
  10. Has the body removal 'issue' of the H66 been resolved? This was one of the 2 major issues of the H66. 1 was the rotating axle boxes issue - the video looks great, and Dapol had no problems with their 59. The other was the high probability of 'collateral damage' any time the body needed to be removed - steps, etc. Thanks, Al.
  11. As I said in a previous post ..... no, I won't!! There's obviously been some excellent progress - I've lifted out my old H66 in anticipation, still running very well (with the odd little wobble .. !!). Al.
  12. I'm hoping to be a 'proud recipient' of one of these, when they're finally available. I'm currently busy looking for extra squirrels to help me! Don't want to miss out. Al.
  13. This was much better, and entertaining than I had expected. Alisha came across as a very pleasant person - no reason why not, but no element of 'chip on shoulder' or anything - really good video. Thanks for sharing. Al.
  14. Hornby lack of crank throw annoys me a lot. With the plastic-centred older wheels this can be lightly 'tweaked'. The other way is to slightly adjust the profile of the crank, to increase / decrease the throw that way. Al.
  15. Any update? Still 'due Q2 2024'? Al.
  16. Will this have an operational fan as well as the Class 31? Can this be switched on/off via dip switch settings on the DC only versions? Al.
  17. I have so much 'pre-ordered' gear that I just couldn't, but these look absolutely fantastic!! Wonderful job, and that's just from the impression given - no idea what the actual locomotive was like, but I'm sure it'll be pretty close! Al.
  18. Was a 50 ever in Thomas the Tank engine? Probably too new? Al.
  19. Funny, but just to clarify, as a question is Evening Star included in the 1st shipment, anticipated sometime very soon ... please? Thanks, Al.
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