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I believe that the Britannia locomotives were simply named after prominent British persons/places/ and commonwealth institutions which were at that time considered to be prominent and important to the history of Britain and they were almost all named after these themes, I don’t think it was any more complex than that - and it cannot be denied that Cromwell was important to British history.

While we are talking about liveries, any chance of the intercity 50 as preserved on the SVR? :)

It will be when someone attempts to actually hand the parcel over or put it through your letterbox. In this case, the tracking seems to function as information only after they have been unsuccessful at delivery

Not the best angle because I was in the public car park, but I managed to get these pics. i had no idea that she was on the line - I was visiting footplate models and heard a steam whistle as I was going into the mainline station. So a fortunate meeting really

On the flip side, (from the seller point of view) I’ve just been accused of ‘scalping’ by a supposed model rail enthusiast becuase I’m daring to sell more than one of the same thing that I bought with my own money. Disgraceful behaviour, I am appropriately chastened. the fact that all of my items start at 99p and have no reserve appears to have escaped this person’s shimmering intellect.

Just so that I can make sure I got it right, this is the fact that it’s supposed to be an LMS plaque from 1865 right? :)

I’m making full use of my 70% off this weekend to slim down on a few impulse purchases. I’ve been quite busy with eBay these first few months of the year, but I think it will quieten down after this lot - I’ve got nothing else to sell :)

Well, out of one NEC show we now have two NEC shows, a new Warley exhibition and a second statfold model rail event. safe to say that I wasn’t expecting that

Hi there folks - clue is in the title - does anyone have one going at a reasonable price? model identity or body condition not an issue. I actually only need the chassis, so if anyone has one with a knackered body then I’ll happily take that too. Thanks in advance c

Nuln oil is good, but Seraphim sepia or agrax Earthshade are probably best for what you want it for. They will tone down the strength of the light while adding a slight yellow/brown tinge. Lots of light layers will work best - don’t try and do it in one or two thick layers

I have found that a wash of a few layers of translucent paint (I use Games Workshop shade paints) does help to dim down LEDs, but that it is very easy to overdo it and make it almost invisible to see that there is a light at all. For my part as I have the preserved number 93, I have assumed/imagined/interpreted that modern regulations require the fitting of high intensity lights, which have in this case been cleverly disguised as GWR oil lamps :)

B9CF95EE-969E-4AF4-B070-DCEE1B4DEBED2024-01-19_19-52-48_000.mp4 It went well, there is a limited functionality (for instance, the internal lights don’t work) but that’s not a dealbreaker for me. Basically, I have sound, motion and directional lighting. There is a vague chance that there might be a bit more for the 69, but it would depend upon the specific functions of the model and how it was all wired.

It’s a neat idea and I’d be interested in them, but currently the only way to get them is to shell out £350 or so for a diesel that I don’t want :) so that stymies things a bit :)

My ‘Bluebell’ has now been added, so they seem to be speeding through them

@Accurascale Fran - a little bit confused. I have an existing account with accurascale - do I need to do anything to tie my pre-order in to my account? Do I just wait for Hattons to contact me? Or should I place a new preorder on your website?