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Mike at C&M

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  1. As Clouseau might say "The old AFC Bournemouth ploy", well done Accrington Stanley! Most customers usually do see it that if Hattons have it, then your supply will come in the immediate future. I actually find it as infuriating when you hear that it is advertised in the magazines, so you must have it. The concept of press samples being flown in for review so as to stimulate demand ahead of a model release is one concept too far for some people Grumble over!
  2. Not everyone has got their first Hawksworth coaches yet! Even though I posted that there are already in the country, it proved very frustrating on Saturday when one person called into the shop after a lengthy trip to have a look at said model, and then promptly accused us of not trying because Hattons had got their models, and we had not!
  3. The website set up be Hornby for traders gives the following dates: NOTE! These are the dates that the items are expected to arrive at Margate, and are not set in stone! Allow a few days for deliveries to arrive at your local shop. However, as it is the end of Hornby's financial half-year at the end of September, they will look to get them out of the door at Margate as quickly as they can, so as to help their financial figures! R4404 20/9/2010 R4405 20/9/2010 R4406 30/9/2010 R4407 30/9/2010 R4408 27/9/2010 R4409 11/10/10 R4410 already arrived R4411 27/9/2010 R4412 30/9/2010 R4413 30/9/2010
  4. Not quite true that there are no more R4381s left on the shelves of this land. C&M Models in Carlisle have one set left which we will sell at £99.99, plus postage, upon quoting RMWeb. We also have 1 of R2819, the Bournemouth Belle set with the Britannia loco at £169.99, plus postage. Phone us on 01228 514689 during shop hours.
  5. For the BR Blue models, part of the reasoning behind doing 2 different numbers was to give people the choice of which they would like. It also has to be said that we hoped that some people would then buy both numbers so encouraging additional sales, and some customers, such as Lee, bought further examples to renumber themselves. Because of the need to do an additional printing plate, the cost of the locos to us from Dapol was slightly higher than the other version Dapol did, but this has been more than justified by the resulting sales. If anyone wants any BR Blue 86s, we still have supplies of both available from stock. Mike Parsons C&M Models
  6. The border at Brenner (Brennero in Italian) lies across the middle of the station. Therefore to change running lines from the Austrian side to the Italian side would simply require the correct setting of the points at either end of the station. No fancy flyovers etc. needed here. In the days before open access working, there was almost always a loco change here anyway from the 15kV a.c. of the Austrian Railways to the 3kV d.c. of the Italian Railways. Apart from the 5 units of the Austrian Class 1822, there were simply no multi-voltage electrics used on the route. A similar situation to that listed above with a shunter removing the electric and pushing back to its home territory was used. Sometimes, the new train loco would perform the task, and I have regularly seen the removed electric fly-shunted back to its home territory with the pantograph down! These days, multi-voltage electrics regularly work straight through for many of the open access operators.
  7. The Aachen situation is changing as a new tunnel has had to be built at the border, coupled with the introduction of TGVs and ICE units over the new high speed line. However, I can remember the original situation. The flyover was on the Belgian side of the tunnel, but if you did not know it was there, it was far from obvious. However, the operation of heavy night-time trains west of Aachen into Belgium carries yet another twist! Between Aachen Hbf. and the tunnel is a steep climb of about a couple of kilometres. The SNCB electric that had just dropped onto the front of the train could not cope with anything up to 18 coaches from a standing start, so a banker is needed. I remember these as being Class 215s. The summit lies just on the Greman side of the border, so the diesel drops off the back on its own territory before running light engine back to Aachen Hbf.
  8. The various variants of the 86s will be a one-off production run of any particular number. So, if 86.213 in InterCity livery proved popular and sold quickly, another run of InterCity 86s would probably be produced, but with a different running number. However, considering the timescales you are talking about, any decent model shop will hold a model back for you for a few weeks, possibly against a small deposit.
  9. C&M Models is now packed to the rafters with N Gauge Class 86s. As well as our BR Blue ones, the InterCity, Virgin and Freightliner versions are also now with us. Many thanks to Dave and everyone else at Dapol for making our project a reality. ....now to pack a few parcels!
  10. Stu, Our intention is to get all the pre-paid orders out of the way as soon as possible, so that includes yourself. We have Dumfries show on May 15th/16th, and our usual help is away over that time, so orders where payment has yet to be made might have to wait a few days longer. Needless to say, we will be as quick as we can. I suspect that Dave will also send us a rather large bill to pay, as well as the locos!
  11. BR Blue N Gauge Electrics.. they are so now!

  12. If you are running the 86 under the Dapol catenary masts, you will not want the raise the pantograph to its full height, or you will demolish the masts, or the pantograph. The height of the catenary masts will be known when they are released, presumably they will arrive in the shops at the same time as the standard range Class 86s. A very rough and ready test with one of our 86s and the pantograph as supplied, i.e: so it will not raise to full height and whilst standing on Peco track had an overall height from track base to top of pantograph of just under 40mm.
  13. If all has gone to plan, the chassis units should have docked at Southampton yesterday (21st). Allowing for unloading from the boat, customs clearance, transport up to Chirk, assembly, packing and despatch, we are hoping to get our Blue versions in the 2nd week of May - just in time for the chaos of getting ready for the Dumfries show!
  14. We received the 2nd half of our order of Silver Bullets yesterday, so if you have missed out so far, now is the time to get them in whilst you can.
  15. In post #23, it was asked if a picture could be shown of the mechanism, so I hope the following will suffice. In the centre is the motor with the two flywheels to either side. On the left is the circuit board, whilst the item to the right showing "Top" is the DCC blanking plate with the actual socket being to its left. In the top left of the picture is the wiring to the lights which is permanently fixed. But as shown in the picture, there is more than enough 'play' in the wiring to allow good access to the chassis. Also visible, just above the DCC socket is the bodyside clip that needs to be loosed to drop the chassis out, there are 2 of these on either side of the body and it does not take a lot of movement to release these - be warned! I hope this helps
  16. So having seen the pictures, many of you will question the pantograph, so this is the reasoning for what has been fitted. There is no 'off the shelf' Stone-Faiveley pantograph in N gauge, so a generic single arm pantograph has been fitted. This is not wired for current pick-up, the loco will drive off track pick-up only. As supplied, when the pantograph is in the raised position, the lower arm actually rests on the floor of the roof, whilst the upper arm only raises slightly. This way, you do not demolish your Dapol 'N' gauge catenary masts as you go by, or worse still damage the pantograph. This is a result of the screw holding the pantograph on being screwed up into the spring mechanism, therefore surpressing it rising any further. This screw can easily be accessed from inside the model to loosen it, which will then allow the pantograph to raise higher, but be aware, it also loosens the pantograph on its mounting. Getting into the body is very easy, the lugs holding it into place are by the inside wheels of the bogies and simply pulling the bodysides out will drop the body, BUT BE AWARE, the chassis will not fall out due to the wiring for the lights, so be careful. Despite this, there is plenty of room available to work to loosen the pantograph screw, or fit the DCC 6-pin decoder which fits on top of the chassis.
  17. This week, we received samples of both our limited edition BR Blue Class 86s. So it is time to post some pictures. For those of you who wish to see these pictures in hi-res, please go to http://www.candmmodels.co.uk/Dapol_Class86.htm and click on any of the pictures you wish to view.
  18. We have been contacted by Dapol to say that our (large) order for 'OO' scale Silver Bullets has been split into two halves, the first batch arriving in the next few days, with the balance probably being delivered in mid-April. This is a fair indication that there is a huge demand out there for the wagons.
  19. The first batch of Class 86s are a carryover from the 2009 catalogue, and are: 86.229 in Virgin livery 86.213 in InterCity livery 86.621 in Freightliner livery 86.425 in RES livery Also being produced are 2 limited edition locos for C&M Models in Carlisle 86.204 and 86.241 in BR Blue Three boxed sets have also been announced, but no firm dates as yet on these: 86.219 in InterCity livery with 2 x Mk3 coaches and a DVT 86.259 in Virgin livery with 2 x Mk3 coaches and a DVT 86.637 in Freightliner livery with 3 x Freightliner spine wagons. Then there is the batch mentioned in the 2010 catalogue, for which no release date has been projected - so 86.401 is still to come! 86.415 in Railfreight Distribution triple grey 86.261 in EWS livery 86.401 in Network South East livery 86.241 in Mail red/grey livery Also due for imminent release are the dummy overhead masts from Dapol.
  20. Class 15s only, in this delivery. So no 86s yet!
  21. We have certainly asked for 'Stone-Faiveley' pantographs on our BR Blue model, but I can't comment on what is planned for the later liveries that Dapol are covering as their standard items. Certainly a Brecknell-Willis would seem to be more suited, but as noted elsewhere, I don't know of anyone who does one. Just to throw another one into the mix, a X-arm diamond pantograph would be a useful one to have so the '86' could be backdated. After all, the tooling has been set up to allow older variants to be done. Mike C&M Models
  22. Looking at an end of February launch, see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/5998-cm-modelsdapol-n-gauge-class-86-in-br-blue/page__fromsearch__1 for further info. Mike
  23. "Tornado" has just blown into C&M Models - SHE IS HERE!
  24. Bachmann have called in some of their reps. to assist in the packing department on Monday onwards (14th). All of the first run is fully allocated and should be with shops next week. I believe a further run is planned for 2010.
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