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I wouldn't worry about whether you have to sheet it over. Not worth the hassle of removing planks. It will look fine and you can get really thin plastic card and emboss a few tiny rivets onto it. This is the way I work. Doesn't matter if you make a few mistakes on one, as you can make another easily. Glue on with super glue.

They do, but it's not the problem you describe, any more than it is for modellers of yesteryear. There were long trains during the steam era too. There are countless examples of short formations and creative ideas for modelling modern or todays railways. Too many to list here.

They are discounting because they need to clear their shelves for the next lot of releases. There is so much about to come out now, 0 gauge has never had it so good. And you can bet they wouldn't be doing updated re runs of so many locos if there was no demand. I did see the Dapol 66 at Stafford. It's been running in its grey unpainted form on one of the modern image layouts. As for then rest, the Dapol Mk1s are a work of art in a relative RTR way and more versions are about to appear, as well as Heljan Mk2s very soon. Also soon the HAAs (re run) HEAs TTAs and Ellis clarks Seacows and Sharks etc etc. You make some really excellent products for detailing RTR David, I've used them many times myself and find your products superb and invaluable. Maybe this is where to concentrate. Vin at Protoneo has sold out of his class 50 conversion kits for the original locos, I'm doing a 57 with his parts, also a 47/7 with his fuel tank and connector kit. Detailing RTR can be as much fun as building a kit for some of us, and I have built JLTRT and MM1 loco kits too.

Yes its no longer 60s and 80s thats popular; the main interest is currently 80s and after, if social networking is to be believed. Dapols forthcoming 66 will change things significantly. RTR doesn't mean lack of detail, at least that you can see, and the after market interest is significant, from weathering and detailing to complete bashing. The RTR guys follow demand, so many of the new Heljan liveries are 80s + And people still refer to 'modern image' because thats what Cyril Freezer called it. It's just a term like 'modern at'. Like that, it will probably wear off and become 'post modern' when we get 0 gauge models of trains made in this century!

If I'm to be frank your best bet is the two main Facebook groups MIOG, 'Modern image 0 Gauge group', and '0 Gauge Modern Image Group'. Both have like minded people and much RTR interest. The Guild does have a lot of general interest but vey little modern image banter. Just that class 195 which is an exception. Best of luck anyway.

The Peter Clark kits are difficult even to an experienced modeller as they are a bit old now, but to be honest some people have made good models from them. This is a good place to start for traders but you will have to filter out those who do modern although allot of stuff is cross eras: http://www.gaugeoguild.com/traders/Traders_links.aspx

It's been an issue for a while because 0 gauge modelling has been dominated for so long by steam era modellers perpetuated by their society being run by elderly gentlemen on the whole who have that pre 1968 interest. There is a lot of good RTR now in 0 gauge and it's beginning to change with MIOG promoting modern image, and we will soon have the forthcoming Dapol class 66 out next year, and there is the more recent liveries applied to some Heljan diesels. You can buy a lot of modern infrastructure, colour signals, portacabins, concrete sleeper track base etc but not modern units yet. Modern RTR wagons is another issue. Although there are some kits of wagons and units they are not for everybody. The more of us that ask and enthuse about real modern the better!

MM1 are the very best and accurate diesel models in 0 gauge with out doubt. They are not basic, which is what a lot of other kits are. I have several and they are a delight to build, no soldering, and extremely comprehensive, that's why they are priced the way they are. Other kits do not come close. There are very few kits for main line locos in 0 gauge, and most of them a challenge to build, because RTR dominates the market now. Unfortunately MM1 has been closed due to ill heath for a while and today I've noticed the web site has got off line. Sincerely hope Laurie, the owner, is okay as his service and products are second to none. The only way you will get an MM1 kit at the moment is second hand. You will find a few loco kits here at P R Model Railway Products http://www.prmrp.com but be prepared to have to solder and improvise.

All you need here: https://www.modellingtools.co.uk/little-lenses-26-c.asp Takes a bit of research and sometimes the one you want is not in stock.

He didn't actually 'do' them. He got them off a Cararama mini model.

From past experience if the roof looks like that at this stage, then nothing will change. Just hope factory fitting and livery application will tidy it all up. Glazing looks a little surprising, old fashioned RTR quality for this scale.

Its a great shot, iconic. I wonder if with a few 3D printed 7mm scale enthusiasts doing arm thing, you could repliacte this. Would be entertaining thats for sure!

I Know! I was thinking of new people discovering it.

Following this thread with great admiration. Awesome project. Would it be seen more if it was under 7mm+Modelling, rather than Scenery, Structures & Transport heading? Put me straight if I'm wrong on this but I always have to search for it.

Really nice, what a beast that will be. The faults with the cab don't show up in that livery, one of the best they wore. Next to an MM1 kit built one you can see the faults but on their own they are fine, because its mainly dimensional issues.

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It's an EP and that's the whole point of posting it to the public. It doesn't look that bad to me, and the unpainted window rubbers give the wrong impression of width. Its pointless drawing lines around it because each picture is taken at a slightly different angle and with a different focal length to the lens. I'm sure Dapol will get this right because they did with the Mk1s where the end corners were incorrect. Now we have the best Mk1 ever produced.

No you lost yourself I was replying to you, where you said to me, 'They did but they've run out again since then.' Easily done though! I wasn't referring to the unavailable spare gears, I was suggesting Heljan could have potentially sorted this years ago with full run, and replacement of the gears. Now it rumbles on even though it is only the first four locos. The problem is actually bigger now, as all the gears in one of these locos have the potential to split, not just the odd one or two. It's almost a bit of a Ratners as far as public relations go..

Obviously I know that!

If there are 26 gears in two bogies, and they all have the potential to split, the potential cost of replacement at £10 a throw is scary to say the least. Heljan could have sourced a new production run long ago and supplied to all those who could prove their gears had split by sending said gears back to them for a new set by return. The lack of empathy with owners of their locos that cost several hundred pounds is disgraceful. And now they have the cheek to say its only the older locos so nothing can be done, as if it doesn't matter any more. They are basically doing a Ratners on this one.

. I don't think so! The fact that many people desired a new society has been mentioned many times. Planning has been underway for many months. Best we leave this alone now as things have moved on anyway. In any case, no one is regurgitating the same old stories, as you say, where do you get this from? They weren't stories in the first place, they may have been things you disagreed with for sure, but not stories. Since you ask, I meant, on line policeman. Someone who attempts to tell others how to say the things they want to say, and what not to say.

. 'Knock it on the head'? And most certainly nobody is trying to change history! Where did the come from? Are you the one line policeman? I can not see where anyone has been arguing and going round in circles. And I can not see any arguments for or against the Guild here, just a few answers and the fact that most people have indeed put it behind them, and have taken action to change wherever that future would have been.

I think it's very important to point out here that people were not, unhappy being members, but unhappy with the way the Guild is run with its old boy network, style of management. Accusations were not exclusive to so called unhappy members, it came from both sides. The Guild forum has places to discuss the running of the organisation, and its politics, and if anyone didn't like it they didn't have to read it. The new place is a web based on-line society, and will be teaming up with all sorts of other modellers groups and organisations, and as such does not need a printed magazine that costs a lot to produce. Other people like BRM do that very well already. This is for the future, and is just the start.