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  1. The 1016 and 1116s can pick up from the pantographs - you have to take the body off and rotate a switch on the PCB - I’d be amazed if anyone actually does it though.. Jon
  2. Aha! I thought it was just me then…. Yes bogie detail on Jagerndorfers is much better - there’s a lot simplified/missing from the Roco Taurus, it’s good but getting on a bit now…the internals have been updated at least. Regards Jon
  3. Having taken lots of Roco stuff to bits - I'd be surprised if the windscreen is glued in . Roco stuff generally clips together - often glazng is a friction fit with the cab interor locking it all in place - so it should come out and then you can polish it without any worries about harming the bodyshell . I'd get a little bottle of this stuff (it's useful) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154643555742?var=454728223738&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338723872&toolid=20006&customid=QTeyewkWAAAAAZpsMR5NEH5VpYIWAAAAAA and try it with a cotton bud, I originally bought it to restore some old car parts - but its ended up being used on model glazing as well I totally agree - the 1014s and the similar 1822s are seriously lovely lookings things! Regards Jon
  4. Stunning bit of kit , and that livery really makes the model ‘pop’ - well worth the wait. Have you noticed the absolutely tiny ‘Stadler’ markings on all the glazing!😎 Jon
  5. Fabulous work on the 155 - it’s like proper old skool Rmweb is back 😎 People think the old Dapol model is junk (probably judging it by the 150/2 - which was pretty much a plastic MTK model, and was indeed junk) but the body profile is pretty much there once you sort out the lower edge of it and it’s got some nice panel and rivet detail. Hornbys 153 is all kinds of wrong and it’s main features all are distorted out of recognition - It looks nothing like the real thing at all to my eye . It’s got the right number of wheels and the under frame is nice except the bogies which again don’t really look anything like the real thing. It looks like you chopped the original glazing into bits to keep the ‘hoppers’ and refitted it all nice and flush - how long did that take!!?😲😲😲 Jon
  6. Another big thumbs up for A&H here - wherever possible I try and get all my 'euro stuff from Chris - top service and a top bloke to deal with. Jon
  7. Not only does the gold look different but the green-white fade-out looks completely different on the two models. It’s less convincing on the Power cars. If they’d finished these correctly I’d have bought a full set but not looking like that . As Vic Reeves used to say , “Very poor indeed” Jon
  8. It did indeed , visible in this nice shot: http://www.traintesting.com/images/89001-rtc1.jpg A few other shots on traintesting show them, but as you say, they’re not always easy to spot -a nice quirky little feature though. Jon
  9. Interesting - it Looks like Bachmann have removed the overscale heavy seam lines from the cabsides on the 158 - nice . The WYPTE one does look lovely. Jon
  10. Wonderful illustration - so did this thing have a massive tranmission 'tunnel' running through the middle of each cab then?? - rather like a rear wheel drive car - as its showing a driveshaft above the level of the floor. Jon
  11. So the nearest I could find to a mk4 in my collection is an ÖBB Bcmz sleeper car - (they have kindof similar looking bogies) - these have separate dampers, really nice crisp tooling all round and (my favourite bit) a representation of the triple brake discs and calipers between the wheels, which the real mk4s also have. Worth noting these models are N gauge! But It , Just shows what’s possible and how Hornby could have really made these new models really special - fully detailed bogies would have been really cool. Jon
  12. I found myself asking the same question - and came to the conclusion that the fact that I was questioning it , meant that if they had retooled them, then they needn’t have bothered. Agreed , the area below the headlights does look a bit pants for a brand new model. Bombing round a layout with a full set of coaches I’m sure most people will be happy with it though, and it’s hard not to like anything in intercity livery with a pointy cab! Jon
  13. Nice comparison photos - just shows the nice rivet detail on the underframe on the old model - plus , dare I say it , I think the executive light grey and dark grey look look more accurate on the old model too. There’s potential then to upgrade the new model with earlier parts . We’re the wipers changed by GNER , or did any of the Intercity DVTs get the twin arm versions . Some might say everything after the class 60 has been a regression 😕 jon
  14. While we're focusing on this area its worth pointing out that Hornby have got the shape of the bufferbeam wrong - depicting is just as a rectangular block , with the ETH sockets stuck on the underside - whereas as the real thing is angled on the underside , with the sockets on special mounting brackets . When its painted grey Its very obvious on the TWF photo above. The section immediately underneath the coupling hook is also the wrong shape. I do love counting rivets , yes , and there's 6 missing from the top of the front skirt while we're at it 😀 Its a handsome looking thing the Mk4 DVT, but the model seems to have run out of steam/finesse/fidelity with the bogies and underframe . I'm a bit puzzled why there's a gap between the body and bogie on this mode - does it ride too high? - can it be lowered to close up that gap? It would look much better The Mk3 DVT 'sits' perfectly on its bogies , with no gap between the body and the suspension bag , its its a shame , and a bit odd , why this model couldn't be done the same. Anyone dare to get the files out? Jon
  15. Hi Will, I very very very carefully masked and sprayed onto the inside of the glazing - that includes a black strip across the top - I'm sure it could be very carefully done in 4mm - but the inside of the glazing material needs to be flat and not 'stepped' around the edges - basically we need Brian Hanson to make some Laserglaze ! Jon
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