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TravisM

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    Interested in both the Southern Pacific RR and ATSF in California during the late 70's/ early 1980's but stopped modelling them because of the lack of dealers in the UK, so now modelling a representation of the Cumbrian Coast line between 2017 and 2018, when the passenger workings were in the hands of DRS Class 37's.

    Also interested in London Transport's RT, RM and RML bus's, photography, aviation (both civil and military), riding motorbikes, music from hard rock to classical, depending on my mood plus loads more.

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  1. I’ve not ordered any of the first batch of Accurascale Class 66’s as I’m waiting for a second announcement which includes a DRS Tier 2 (5 door) variant. I’ll have 3 please 😎
  2. Doesn’t stop loco’s with 645 or older engines being preserved in the US, including a few of those with the newer 710 engine. Spares are plentiful but the only downside is that their mainly produced in the US or Canada, so your going to have to pay import duties. Okay for a big transportation company, not so good for a small preservation group. I believe both 66001 and 66779 have been claimed, but I don’t know by who, as well as 59001.
  3. But even he had to selectively compress large parts of his layout
  4. Does anyone know if this loco is still available as a Judith Edge kit? Looked on DC Kits website and it showed out of stock (as were most of her kits). Does anyone else stock them?
  5. Even though I'm modelling my small Sellafield layout based on the present era, I've seen pictures of tanks, either full or empty of Caustic Soda or Nitric Acid being hauled by DRS Class 20's, 33's, 37's and 57's. I assume that these flow's have long since finished but I was wondering when they ended, and what the tanks were that were used. Just might be nice to back date the layout from time to time. I know that Caustic Soda is a particularly nasty product and was transported in specially designed vehicles, so I was wondering if the Revolution Trains/Rainbow Railways TUA tanks would fit the bill? Does anyone know what wagon the Nitric Acid would been carried in? And I assume that, that flow finished at the same time as the Caustic Soda?
  6. It would be interesting to see if it’s done again, given the interest shown in Rapido’s N gauge version
  7. As I'm modelling the Cumbrian coast line between 2017 and 18, I was wondering if I can backdate if from time to time and run the odd Class 28. Do you think Heljan will ever re-issue it or more likely go to EFE?
  8. I was wondering what I would need as a base model to create a OO/4mm scale Mk2F BUO (Brake Unclassified Open) as used by Scotrail’s Caledonian Sleeper and now Network Rail on test trains, as well as others. I believe they were converted from Mk2F TSO’s which makes me wonder why they were not converted from BSO’s. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  9. Not sure if to ask here or the ‘prototype questions’ section, but we’re all the DRS Class 37/6’s basically the same or were there detail differences between individual loco’s? I know several DRS Class 37/4’s had minor but noticeable differences such as some had bodyside windows plated over, whereas others didn’t, 37609 had different paintwork in a later DRS life etc. Would be grateful for any information as I’d like to get several more Accurascale compass liveried Class 37/6’s.
  10. I went to the Abrail exhibition in Abingdon and not only was @TEAMYAKIMA Beijiao layout there but an awesome large Australian layout, Broadford. Both had large crowds watching and giving positive comments as they were well built, very impressive with lots of interesting action.
  11. I hope you got to mention Anne Martin and Helen Arnold who not only run Great Eastern Models, a terrific model railway shop in Norwich also but attend local exhibitions and heritage railways with their stall.
  12. I was at a Bachmann Collectors Club event at Peterborough today and I was told that their on the boat and should be with us in about 6-8 weeks. I don't know if they meant with Bachmann or retailers.
  13. I met Dawn and her Monochrome layout at Abingdon and it was absolutely wonderful, a huge departure from the conventional and to be honest, a breath of fresh air from the normal run of the mill layouts. I think you had to look beyond what was obvious and see the hidden details. As @C126 said 'It is a splendid, original idea, and lovely layout'. I look forward to seeing this layout again in the future.
  14. Could that not be the same story with their Class 68’s? Having lost the TPE contract and a number of them stored due to lack of work, I have to question the viability of DRS trying out a Class 93, unless their looking to the future and where most of their traffic will be under the wires.
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