Ian J.

I know it doesn't suit most, but due to my financial constraints at the moment, the longer SLW take to start sending out sound versions, the better. It gives my finances a bit more time to recover.

The main stacks look great, except, they're just a bit too tidy, maybe?

That last pic seems to be of the orange stripe-less Large Logo edition for Rails? If so, nice to see it get some publicity 🙂

How do you know when there are two elephants in your fridge? You can't close the door. 😏

I'm in no rush at all, finances still being an issue for the next couple of months 😔

Agreed re more, but they need to fix some of the design flaws first (cab roof with visible slide for the cab back, should have just been a separate roof; rear bunker and extended coal rails to proper size without a moulded on lamp bracket; and any more if there are any).

I can see one of these useful for working oil storage on the Penmouth docks 🙂

If you look at the linkage at the front of the bogie, it's directly under the forward cab door handrail on both the model and the real thing, so I think it's most likely right on the model.

Obviously very early days, and much info still to be given, but I do wonder if the balance that Warley did of layouts/exhibits/traders can be maintained? Aside from that, I'm very glad that a national show will still happen each year. I thought we might get it back, but didn't think it would be this year. Many thanks to Warners and Andy. 😊

I wouldn't mind guessing that they're just trying to clear the decks now, and working through different piles of things as they do so, with whatever delivery materials they have to hand. Being highly efficient in the final days is not going to be top of their agenda. Edit: Just to add, this is sad to see this actually happen. RIP Hattons, it was good knowing you.

Things that make me smile: This thread is 5 posts short of 1,000 pages 🙂

As with the SLW 25, I'm stuck for cash for a couple of months so am having to ask the retailer if I can pay a bit for them to hold to until I can fully pay. Not great, and really could have done with them having come through last year when cash was a bit more available. 😔

Very in-tents... 😏

Arthur Smith has already been sacked due to inconsistency with play calling and indecision at QB. His approach was a run-heavy offense and I don't think that's Belichick's style, so if he comes in the team will be getting some changes, which it needs anyway, just I don't like or want BB.

In my experience of attending shows, the small traders have been slowly pulling out for around ten years or more. I used to go to the small traders area in the Ally Pally exhibition, it was one of the reasons I went, but as they thinned out then practically disappeared from the show, it made going less appealing. I noticed 2022 and 2023 at Warley that that area was less well populated, and I did get me to thinking that the proprietors were pulling out, probably due to costs and age. The hobby's old guard is changing, I think.