RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Only in recent years. Expanded polystyrene and a thin layer of bubblewrap was the norm for about thirty years from approximately 1972. Jason Never seen any bubble wrap The ones I have bought went straight from close fitting expanded polystyrene to those clear plastic cradles/sleeves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Not bubble wrap as far as I remember. I was warned long ago not to use bubble wrap around models unless you want the paintwork pock-marked with round marks. Hornby used tissue paper. (CJL) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 15/09/2022 at 22:56, melmerby said: Never seen any bubble wrap The ones I have bought went straight from close fitting expanded polystyrene to those clear plastic cradles/sleeves Definitely bubble wrap. Thin layer between the model and the card insert which normally had a drawing or photograph. This was mostly late 1970s and early 1980s when a lot of my Hornby purchases happened. Usually ones in this style packaging and the orange one afterwards. https://www.toymart.com/Hornby-R761-Hall-Class-Loco/15193 I'm afraid it never lasted long as "Once you pop, you can't stop!" Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted September 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) 51 sold, 54 newly listed on ebay.. thats 7% of the entire run changing hands in a month… This isnt about modelling or collecting or even scalping, at this point its just pure speculation…. I see the price has crashed from the £950 high, down to the £350 range, and with 54 still togo, I suspect even this will get tested lower. I wonder if this craze is the pinnacle of the peak we've seen the last few years on model railways ? I also wonder how many of the plus £500 ones end up returned under ebays guarentee, given the price correction ? Edited September 25, 2022 by adb968008 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2022 Very pleased with my courier delivery today. Pride of place in my display cabinet now. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2022 5 hours ago, Hilux5972 said: Very pleased with my courier delivery today. Pride of place in my display cabinet now. You collect female heads? 🤔 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HExpressD Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: You collect female heads? 🤔 Wouldn't be the first to! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, HExpressD said: Wouldn't be the first to! Exactly! 🤣 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2022 2 hours ago, boxbrownie said: You collect female heads? 🤔 There is a body attached to them lol. Porcelain Collectors dolls from Titanic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Hilux5972 said: There is a body attached to them lol. Porcelain Collectors dolls from Titanic I’m not sure that sounds any better 🤣 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GraemeWatson Posted October 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2022 Not many pictures yet, so here's one. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Here’s a few more of mine in my display cabinet. The first loco I’ve ever bought that I will never ever run! Need to tweak that centre headlamp. I even used gloves for the first time ever when handling it to out the details on! And a question, how on earth are you supposed to put the coupler bang plate on? The bogie front sticks out too far. Edited October 16, 2022 by Hilux5972 Added 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted October 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2022 17 hours ago, GraemeWatson said: Not many pictures yet, so here's one. Who's the dame sitting on the bench? 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GraemeWatson Posted October 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: Who's the dame sitting on the bench? 😉 Many of my figures from Scale 3D. No connection other than satisfied customer. I'm impressed that although by nature of 3D printing they can be brittle, there's enough fidelity in 1:76 for fine detail. There's a whole bunch of pictures of their figures on my Beasley Street layout thread. Edited October 17, 2022 by GraemeWatson Links added 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2022 What is this strange kink on the Loco running plate? pic:GraemeWatson The real Loco has a slight kick up just after the buffers but it’s dead straight after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, boxbrownie said: What is this strange kink on the Loco running plate? pic:GraemeWatson The real Loco has a slight kick up just after the buffers but it’s dead straight after that. It is where the footplate curves inwards in front of the cylinders. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2022 Just now, bigherb said: It is where the footplate curves inwards in front of the cylinders. Aha OK, it just looked very odd 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted October 29, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2022 Has anyone found a supplier, or even looked for, of etched nameplates for Elizabeth II? I’ve checked Fox and they have nothing listed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) On 29/10/2022 at 06:24, Hilux5972 said: Has anyone found a supplier, or even looked for, of etched nameplates for Elizabeth II? I’ve checked Fox and they have nothing listed. Maybe worth trying Railtec transfers, they make 3D nameplates and they are very good, they do custom work all the time. Edited October 31, 2022 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted October 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2022 Real loco now running as 34027 Taw Valley with plates to suit and no cabside number 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, MikeParkin65 said: Real loco now running as 34027 Taw Valley with plates to suit and no cabside number And still in purple too…. or is it Bulleids improved engine green ? I think it would look nice with a 1950’s lion over wheel as an experimental livery wannabe. it might be nice if just before the repaint, some enterprising soul chipped off a bit of purple, put it in a dark envelope for the the future so as to head off livery shade debates. Edited October 31, 2022 by adb968008 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted October 31, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2022 It has been changed back to Taw Valley as it was rightly felt inappropriate to have the QE2 on ghost trains. As for the paint, we still have several pots of paint left over. 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 31, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2022 Another livery variation for Hornby to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted November 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) I noticed that on ebay two have now sold at £300, and a few around the £310 range… that means its costing the chancers more in model cost + fees / postage than they paid for it, so their ride is over. There seems to be a dwindling number of lurkers watching £399 best offer ones, which to me means they want but are not ready to pay that much, or even within offer range of that. I guess that’ll be a standoff, as the sellers are on verge of going to a loss / how much they need the money / vs how low will it go. For the buyers its a case of which seller drops first.. theres 28 for sale, but only 10 watching the listings..(in sales terms maybe only 7 buyers who may hit that button)… so theres plenty to go around, and as celebrity wanes, probably more to follow. For those wanting £999… its a reminder that £1 was once worth $5 too, a very long time ago. Next year I reckon this will find its true level, at £150 i’ll buy one and add a lion on wheel logo 😀, renumber / name it and pose it with my blue 35005 Can Pac. Edited November 1, 2022 by adb968008 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted November 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2022 Asking again if anyone has figure out a way to fit the coupling bang plate on the front. The front of the bogie sticks out too far and doesn’t allow the plate to sit properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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