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  1. Please show me insane price increases for any other manufacturer (edit: for reference Dapol went up by 4% in 2021 and no more vs Hornby up by 10% 2021 and another 10% 2022). I'm fine and happy with my collection of locomotives so no skin off my nose if people can't afford it but do you honestly think it's helping or hindering the hobby? How about all those new people wanting to join the hobby and see the price of a locomotive (from Hornby on average around £200 for a new one) or a train pack (around £350) and are put off? Or does your rich self think that it's fine because you can afford it? It's supposed to be a hobby for everyone and not for the upper class snobs
  2. Hi all, I have recently started planning a medium L-shaped layout to go in the corner of the spare room. It is in 00 gauge (1:76) and will depict the crossover from steam to diesel in the mid 60s. The size of the space is 11ft x 8ft with the scenic board 1.5ft wide and the non-scenic board width yet to be determined. The aim is to create a busy, bustling 1960s inner city terminus with capacity for 5 coach express/semi fast services (4-6-0/4-6-2) and 2/3 coach suburban/local services (2-6-0, 2-6-2T, 2-6-4T, DMU). I have made a plan incorporating what I really want: Suburban/Urban setting Minories style compact throat 3 platform faces (capable of taking a 4-6-2 + 5Mk1s, 5ft 6ins) and centre road (for temporary storage) Pilot siding Parcels platform Runaround loop for locals and parcels/vital freight (e.g. a milk tank) Cassette fiddle yard (4ft cassettes with 5 Mk1s on and 1ft cassettes for the locomotives) In the plan there are the 3 platform faces (red), a centre road (pink), a parcels platform (orange), a runaround loop of platform 3 (yellow), the station throat with pilot siding (green), running lines (white) and cassette area (blue). I would like to build an overall roof and walls up round the station to make it feel even more urban and the trains will exit under a road bridge before the bend (minimum radius 2nd radius - 238mm). The biggest thing I'm trying to do is make the plan as operationally interesting and flexible as possible whilst also trying to use as few points as possible as money is quite tight. The issue I have currently is there is a space at the front right of the scenic section next to the signal box which I don't know how to utilise properly as it's quite short and wide, however as it is an urban area I feel that this should really be filled in to create a more cramped feel. I would like to make sure that the scenic section does not go round the bend as I plan on making a break in the boards and for them to be portable. Any thoughts on the original plan and any ideas for what to fill the space with would be much appreciated!
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