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I received that email too. Very disappointing news. I wonder if Bachmann might yet surprise us with an updated Farish 33 out of the blue, before a Dapol one arrives?!!

Hi Robert, Thanks for the that. I think that it may be the angle the picture was taken at that makes the pipes look odd. After I sent the post I found another picture from a different angle of an unpainted model (probably the same one I expect), and the pipes looked good. I agree with you about 33 008's liveries. Personally, I'd rather have the later livery version produced. As you say the original version would be a fairly easy repaint. One other thing, how long before its withdrawal did 33 008 receive a hi-viz light? David

Hi all, As people have already observed, it wouldn't take much for Bachmann to produce a 4TC as they've already produced most of it. If the 4TC was successful maybe we could hope for a 4REP too! We can but dream!!! In regards to the picture of the pre production 33/1. Does anyone know if the jumper cables true representations of how the production jumper cable will look? I only ask as the ones in the picture look rather large. I'm looking forward to seeing them in the shops, sooner rather than later. But it seems more and more likely that it'll be nearer March than January. Also, does anyone know which version of the green livery is being produced for 33008 Eastleigh? Regards David

I don't think so. In NSE days, I think that it was more BFKs that were used rather than FKs. Either way, I'm very pleased to see NSE liveried models coming from the Farish stable. David

I don't have any proof, and it's probably my memory playing tricks on me. But, I think I remember seeing some (1 or 2) of the 47/7s at Waterloo when they first started on the West of England trains still with, scruffy, Scotrail branding but obvously it didn't last long. I didn't take too much iterest in the 47s then as they weren't 50s!! I have often wondered, "what if" the complete push/pull trains had come south instead of just the 47/7s! David

I can only echo everyone else's comments. It's great to see some more pictures of it. I think about this layout most days when I take my children to school as I have to go past Highclere station to get to their school! David

Hi Graham, On my Farish 150 I have used two of Dapol's short buckeye couplers, although they're a bit of a pain to couple they look better than Farish's. There is a miniscule increase in length over the short Farish couplers, which if memory serves were too short to use when I tried them. The corridor connections still almost touch, but the unit can manage curves, not trainset curves but as sharp as you'll need with 2mmFS. It also helps that there are no buffers to lock. Looking forward to seeing more. David

There was an article in N Scale Railroading a while back, but I don't have the issue handy just now. There was more than just the cylinders, but it didn't seen too hard. I think the hardest part now is to find the Microscale decals they used. The 12 car set does look great-even more so now that I finally got round to changing the couplings so they stay together now! But your 8 car set looks a lot cooler than mine at the moment as I've not got anywhere to run it at the moment. I've also got a Life Like ABBA set too. What couplings did you put on them in place of the rapidos? David

That's a great picture! I like those SD80s too, I have three of them! Only mine are a CSX and two Conrail and as you say, they're impressive! I'm the opposite of you, my models are mainly modern, with a few older ones. On of my favourite trains I have is two Southern E8s and a 12 car Southern corrugated set. I'm hoping to detail the E8s sometime as there's a lot of differences between the Kato models and the actual Southern ones, as I'm sure you already know. David

I'd like to echo Dave's posting. I recently ordered a small amount of detailing parts from this seller and they were quick to reply to queries and the parts arrived quickly. However, I did notice that they have a lot more listed on ebay.com, for example under BLMA N on the .co.uk site there's 41 items listed and 75 items listed on the .com site. All are listed as worldwide shipping. I haven't checked all their categories so I don't know if the same applies elsewhere, but it should be something to keep in mind. David S.

Pete, If you're interested in improving 37417, there is an article in the May-June 1994 issue of Modelling Railways Illustrated about detailing the Farish 37, including lowering it. If you'd like a copy of the article I could scan it and email it to you. David

<BR>Hi Pete,<BR><BR> Thanks for the lowering tips. I lowered both of my 37s last night. I was surprised how quickly I was able to do it. However, what did you do to the cab detail to allow it to be replaced and still have a lowered body?<BR><BR>David