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  1. And are there any plans soon for a re-run of the British Steel grey/orange PTAs ? Thanks. Pete M.
  2. Nah, It's time to get away from all this Western bias. How about an LNER/BR B1 ? Or even a K1. Or, since we are speculating wildly, a K4!
  3. I have just checked the website of a well-known 'O' gauge retailer. In the section listing Heljan locomotives, under "Features included," several models include "NEM pocket for couplers." For example : Large Prairie, Class 20, 26, 27, 37/0, 37/4, 47, 58 and 73. As it happens I will be away from home for the next two days, but when I get back I will email the retailer for confirmation or clarification of this.
  4. If it's going to be a locomotive, rather than a DMU, then I hope it will have NEM pockets to take couplers that will allow for remote coupling/uncoupling.
  5. Thanks for the responses, Gents. I'm now much better informed and wiser. I don't wish to hijack the thread by prolonging my point, but I will persist in my opinion that nothing spoils a model scene more than the big hand. But I would like to say how thrilled I am to have been slapped down by someone so famous. 🙂 Pete M.
  6. This looks like a great little loco - just the sort of thing that would get me into O Gauge. I'd love to have a couple of these (and a Jinty or two) for shunting operations. The only thing that puts me off is the fact that shunting - for an 'average' modeller like me - is near impossible without involving the horrendous Big Hand in the Sky. Is this model likely to have NEM pockets, or anything else, that would make remote shunting enjoyable to do and to watch ? Pete M.
  7. Hello, David. That's a very impressive task you have undertaken. To find out something about Dornoch having GWR locos I went to flickr and keyed in "Dornoch branch" which brought up some fantastic pictures including one that seems to represent your choice exactly. It's from Ernie's Railway Archive and can be accessed by keying in the first part of the title HR 1959-09-01 dt3'7 1649 + Brake/Composite + two brown Vans. You're probably familiar with the picture, or maybe even working from it, but it will give the rest of us something to look at to see how you get on. Enjoy your project. As I said, it's very impressive. I'm in awe. Pete M.
  8. Here's a pillbox near Millerhill Yard, Edinburgh, in 1964. Photo by Brian Flannigan on flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/8097876923/in/album-72157631917286948/ So it must have passed through a lot of territory to get to Edinburgh.
  9. The Scottish version will soon be available courtesy of Rail and Sutton's. Great news. I hope it sells well. Unfortunately for me, the green version is just a little bit later than my timeframe. I wonder if there would be a market for a green version before the headlights were fitted. That is, a model with the tablet catcher/recess and side valances. Any comments? Pete M.
  10. Patience is indeed a virtue. But delays don't help the company. And they can become a big issue for someone (like me) who is 75 years old and counting, and has been waiting thirty years for a decent Class 37/4 model in Sub-sector liveries. I just hope that I still have all my faculties about me when they do eventually . . . . . . when they do eventually . . . Uhh . . What was I saying . . . ? ;-) Pete M.
  11. . Any news on this loco? From a reading of previous posts it seems there might be a a bit of a demand for the pantograph - as a much-needed replacement for existing models. Maybe Heljan could give the panto priority and produce it before the loco and see how many sell - which might tell them how many to produce as actual spares.
  12. . Hello, Gents. Many thanks for your suggestions. Dave, I checked the HAG price list you mentioned and found just what I'm looking for. Then I looked at Marno's website and found that he has a few of the parts available. Then a quick search on Google threw up some other suppliers. (Continental). So, it seems you guys have solved my problem! I'm now about to email Marno regarding these wheels and some other items on his site. Once again, Many thanks. Pete M.
  13. Hello, all you discerning continental modellers. I'm doing an SBB HO layout which will include some HAG stake wagons for timber loads. It seems that these are very difficult to get hold of - especially at non-astronomical prices - so I would be willing to buy the AC versions if it was possible to find DC replacement wheels. The actual wagons I'm talking about are HAG 387 or HAG 70093 which have DC insulated wheels, and the AC versions are HAG 386 and HAG 70092 respectively. I'd be really grateful if anyone here could give me a parts number for these wheels, or suggest where I might get hold of them. Of course, if anyone has the actual wagons I'm after, and is willing to part with them, then that would be even better! Thanks very much for any help forthcoming. Pete M.
  14. Thanks for those replies, Gents. Very helpful. Pete M.
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