RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted March 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2022 13 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Exactly….with all due respect to AS……they’re TOYS…..get a grip (some) peeps. They are MODELS. Don't spoil a good post by using the wrong word. 1 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Colin_McLeod said: They are MODELS. Don't spoil a good post by using the wrong word. To get a model loco through US Customs I was advised the best way to avoid it being opened and cut in half to check it was lead free was to describe it as a "plastic toy train"..... Les 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted March 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2022 11 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: They are MODELS. Don't spoil a good post by using the wrong word. Let’s not confuse the tax man…… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 18/03/2022 at 10:22, adb968008 said: The one on the extreme left needs editing out, putting in a brown bag and marked over 18’s. Aw, come on. It was the one which sold out first. Purple and Wipac bliss. I’m looking forward to it rattling my windows. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted March 19, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, No Decorum said: It was the one which sold out first. The hunt is on for the four purchasers to carry out testing to do with the loss of taste. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 25 minutes ago, AY Mod said: The hunt is on for the four purchasers to carry out testing to do with the loss of taste. Surely there's more than 4 on offer? PS - if anybody's now regretting placing an order for the 'purple; one, please feel free to cancel - I'm on the waiting list for one as I foolishly missed the boat (so to speak). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, Graham108 said: Surely there's more than 4 on offer? PS - if anybody's now regretting placing an order for the 'purple; one, please feel free to cancel - I'm on the waiting list for one as I foolishly missed the boat (so to speak). Good on yer! Proving there was a life after the ECML. Nice neat front end too. Hurrah for Porterbrook! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted March 31, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 18/03/2022 at 23:41, Les1952 said: To get a model loco through US Customs I was advised the best way to avoid it being opened and cut in half to check it was lead free was to describe it as a "plastic toy train"..... Les Must have been an eye opener for Elle Macpherson and Niomi Campbell then........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Accurascale Fran Posted March 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 Hi everyone, Just an update on the Deltics since the outage. They're currently getting packed up into containers for their voyage. Finally! Cheers! Fran 25 3 2 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, Just an update on the Deltics since the outage. They're currently getting packed up into containers for their voyage. Finally! Cheers! Fran Thanks Fran - can I be the first to say "oooooooo" 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Did anybody mention Ever Given .... oops, sorry !! Let's hope it's simple plain sailing and we'll finally get that superb model racing around our rails!! Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Vistisen Posted March 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 19/03/2022 at 12:58, AY Mod said: The hunt is on for the four purchasers to carry out testing to do with the loss of taste. This might be a case when the missing picture should not be restored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2022 Spotted at Ally Pally… 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Matt C Posted March 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 The Wife was re doing the budget to mitigate the rise in the cost of heating oil. She mentioned if I re Sold the two Deltics I've ordered, we could afford a few ltrs and stay warm 😵 I've compromised. . . Bought her a new Jumper ! 🤗 1 1 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 hours ago, atom3624 said: Did anybody mention Ever Given .... oops, sorry !! Let's hope it's simple plain sailing and we'll finally get that superb model racing around our rails!! Al. Not to mention its sister ship aground in the Great Lakes or wherever..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 The review on the product might be a few weeks off yet…. Gotta love automated systems sometimes 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) Video of Accurascale Deltic pulling 21 coaches from twitter https://twitter.com/accurascale/status/1507311451790315527 and a photo from there too Edited April 1, 2022 by aeroplane 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 14:59, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, Just an update on the Deltics since the outage. They're currently getting packed up into containers for their voyage. Finally! Cheers! Fran Thanks Fran. So is that about 8 weeks to delivery if they are going by sea? Or are they landed in UK/IRL? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted April 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, aeroplane said: Video of Accurascale Deltic pulling 21 coaches from twitter https://twitter.com/accurascale/status/1507311451790315527 and a photo from there too Oh …..now that’s cute, clever stuff…..beautiful…….YOU SEE THIS Hornby? 😱 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium younGGuns7 Posted April 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, NoelG said: Thanks Fran. So is that about 8 weeks to delivery if they are going by sea? Or are they landed in UK/IRL? Thanks They are currently being loaded into containers as per post 🤨 Edited April 1, 2022 by younGGuns7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted April 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 19:33, Vistisen said: This might be a case when the missing picture should not be restored. Perhaps that picture was the cause of the outage. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: Perhaps that picture was the cause of the outage. It made the server run away screaming “enough of this RMWeb abuse”? Personally, I wouldn’t blame it. Only thing worse than that picture was actually seeing the real thing in the flesh! Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Roy Langridge said: It made the server run away screaming “enough of this RMWeb abuse”? Personally, I wouldn’t blame it. Only thing worse than that picture was actually seeing the real thing in the flesh! Roy Even the box is purple! That rubs its best-selling status into the blue/green fuddy-duddies. Excellent livery showing that there was life in these magnificent machines after the ECML. 🤡 (Oh look! New emoticons to play with!) 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted April 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, No Decorum said: Even the box is purple! That rubs its best-selling status into the blue/green fuddy-duddies. Excellent livery showing that there was life in these magnificent machines after the ECML. 🤡 (Oh look! New emoticons to play with!) At least the household manager would see the purple box and think “that’s not a Loco, purple? Must be chocolates” One small bar of cadburys later and everything’s smooth. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 For those of us non-sound, is there a recommended dcc chip for these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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