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RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2015 Just had my notification from Hattons that my SYE version has been posted. Could potentially arrive tomorrow. Yipee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2015 Just arrived from Hattons lovingly delivered by Yodel. All four buffers have detached in transit though. Will let Hattons know but will reattach myself - Not a difficult job but it shouldn't be necessary with good packaging. Thankfully Steve's photos show which way up they go. A job at some point will be to work out how to change the destination blinds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Two of the ones I had delivered had detached buffers only one on each. I will refit before they go off to my customers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 In this case, I feel that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me, they epitomise smelly box on wheels........ Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
55012 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Can someone who actually has the model tell me if the axle boxes and the wheels align properly because on the picture on the Tower web site it seems that the wheel centre can be seen lower than the axle box which would mean the body is riding too high. Or it may just be the way the photo is taken or a pre production model. Just interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
56038 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Yes, the wheels do seem slightly lower than the axle box would align them...... hadn't noticed that! A minor detail, no doubt an engineering compromise in fitting motor / gears in a confined space. Could open up the whole "how accurate do you want a working model to be?" that appears in many other threads..... I only received mine yesterday, but it certainly looks the part on it's first run in the great outdoors. I'll weather it a little and be renumbering it as SC79979 soon which brings me to.... Destination blinds - I've got Tetbury and Special, but would like to change them to something more relevant for me. Anybody worked out how to change the route??? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The dark green with whiskers has now sold out at Heljan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted May 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2015 Now received my model, very pleased with it. Anyone like to recommend the transfers required for SC79979 renumbering? Ie which sheet of Fox Transfers or others to use? BR coaching stock not being my specialism... Thanks Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2015 The dark green with whiskers has now sold out at Heljan! On that basis I wonder if they will consider doing a 121 or 122 unit. I think there's a market for small, self contained passenger trains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 On that basis I wonder if they will consider doing a 121 or 122 unit. I think there's a market for small, self contained passenger trains. I would agree and also think 2 car DMU's would also be very popular. Obviously Bachmann Brassworks produced a class 101 (minus window 'glass'/internal fittings etc) a while back but I think say a Heljan version could be a great success as they operated virtually everywhere in the UK. The 101 was no doubt the most numerous but I would like a 105 Cravens too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
56038 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi, try HMRS Sheet 14 BR Steam era Loco and Coach Lettering and Insignia. I usually get my transfers from Tower Models, cost is £20 per sheet + P&P. I did wonder if Tower's usual loco / coach numbering service of £25 would have been worth doing this time, but there would have been an additional charge for removing the existing number and weathering to disguise the new number. Since I've already got the sheet for coach numbering anyway, will be having a go myself..... Remember that the "W" prefix's all found their way to Scotland anyway....... It's an expensive business!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hi, try HMRS Sheet 14 BR Steam era Loco and Coach Lettering and Insignia. I usually get my transfers from Tower Models, cost is £20 per sheet + P&P. I did wonder if Tower's usual loco / coach numbering service of £25 would have been worth doing this time, but there would have been an additional charge for removing the existing number and weathering to disguise the new number. Since I've already got the sheet for coach numbering anyway, will be having a go myself..... Remember that the "W" prefix's all found their way to Scotland anyway....... It's an expensive business!! Except for Sc79979 which was never a WR one and always had the Sc prefix. Needs horns on the roof, too. It was actually the first of all railbuses to be delivered, ACCars numbering from the highest, downwards. CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ressaldar Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Hi all, herewith my feeble attempt at video production - getting used to my new camera (Lumix GX7) is my excuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3EBDzZBEY I will make a further attempt later this week cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2015 Southwest Digital appear to do a sound file for the Railbus. Has anyone used this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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