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Pixie last won the day on May 7 2011

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  1. I'm following because I have an EFE Class 17 on order and I can't resist tweaking models and I want to learn from Pixie's tweaks.

  2. Whilst it's against company policy to talk future plans, I can quietly share we're working on the 'DEMod Yahoo! Group - 20 Years On' commemorative pack to celebrate this scene. A world first in capturing every detail of two decades worth of weathering, decay, battle wounds and odd livery choices... ...and that's just the Accurafolk figures. Pix
  3. I believe it’s their Product Manager’s favourite class, make of that what you will. Pix
  4. They both get an outing from time to time but the former isn’t the most efficient prototype measuring. Pix
  5. How it started… …how it’s going! I feel a mega update may be looming. Hope you’re all well, Pix
  6. Changes are afoot… As some of you may know and mentioned a few times in this thread; I’ve worked in the fine art supply industry for the last 10 years. I’ve never stated who explicitly, not that it was a great secret, but Daler Rowney has been my professional life since I graduated. It was never the plan to stick around for that long; originally I joined with the intention of staying a few months whilst I worked out what to do with my life. But things worked out and, at 29, I found myself managing the largest fine art colour factory in Europe and small army of staff. It’s been a family throughout that time. Collectively we’ve dealt with everything but murder, made half a billion tubes in that time and filled just over 8 Olympic swimming pools with colour. I enjoy the art industry. It’s fast paced, you meet some colourful people and it’s easy to like the product. And there’s never a dull day in production. But, my time has come to move on and the displays you see here are my gift to the team I leave behind. A small, personal gift that has been on my workbench for the last couple of weeks to say thank you for the warmth, friendship, achievement and memories that we’ve built together. So, what’s next? I’m joining Accurascale as Product Manager. I couldn’t be more excited.
  7. Hi all, Long time sub-forum lurker, first time poster. There's a very interesting clip on Youtube that appears to show 1630 in GFYE but retaining the lower green band on the front end. Link is here, 1630 appears at around 2:50. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRZ09mgjJOU&t=1s I suspect it's wear on the yellow painted over the lower band, rather than being purposely painted that way, but a new one to me at least. Does anyone have any photos of 1630 that show if it was on both ends or which end had this feature? The video cuts out at just the wrong moment. Cheers, Steve
  8. A long shot, but here goes. Does anyone have a Chinese-tooled Farish 31 body up for grabs? Livery, box, glazing, handrails, damage, weathering is all irrelevant really - I just need the overall shape. BR Lines and Farish can’t assist; does anyone have one lurking in their Gloatbox? I can promise it a good home and death by a thousand cuts; whilst offering a potential seller remuneration by all typical means. Thanks, Steve
  9. I’d love to know more about that! Wasn't the Bristol Blenheim that was converted into car was it?!
  10. Lovely stuff! The Hymek isn’t strictly rule 1; D7043 made it to Parkend and the Marsh Sidings in 1971. It arrived with a couple of brake vans and moved a few bits of DFR stock around in preparation for an open day. I have no proof of it hauled any coal or ballast but I have a photo of it at Parkend and cinefilm of it on the Marsh Sidings. I think D7001 made it down the branch with a ballast train, not not proof sadly. Cheers, Steve
  11. Thanks all for the comments - I’m glad they appear to be of interest. I will post a dedicated thread in time. Hi Tom, I’d never given the first back of Mk.2 FKs much attention; I hadn’t realised the windows were different! I don’t really have a use for them myself, but I’d be tempted to do an etch when I get around to doing the Mk.2Bs and Mk.2Cs. I would be inclined to make the etch the size of the grey panel. Mk.3s are an interesting one; do you base the etch around the Farish or Dapol model? I much prefer the shape of the Farish model but if you go for etched sides (or window strips as I’ve been toying with) you need to find a neat way of going the doors. I’m currently working on a Prototype (in more than one sense of the word - please excuse the iffy roof fit) with a hybrid of the Dapol chassis and sides and a resin roof and ends based around the Farish model. Assuming one of the RTR companies doesn’t release a bells-and-whistles HST, I think this is probably the way I’ll model some production HSTs which will spawn some etched sides. Perhaps we should take this conversation to PM to avoid dragging this further off topic? Cheers, Steve
  12. If it helps with layout planning, I’ve got a range of etched sides that are very nearly ready to offer soon. They’re designed to be used with the TPM ends which should be reappearing in plastic at some point. I’ve done the CIG/BIG/REP/TC and three types of VEP. I should have a product listing up in the next few weeks. Cheers, Steve
  13. I wonder what the designer of the Lone Star A4 would think if they knew their model would one day be hauling something that's 'magically' made in a little box and, potentially, decorated with a by product of the space industry. I was going to say he may think it's all like something from the Jetsons; but it appears the diecast pacific even predates that. Cheers, Steve
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