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JohnR started following Fake Dapol Products , Hornby 2022 Black 5 new tooling , Mysterious "thing" from model railway collection and 3 others
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As reported by Oxford last month https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/blogs/news-1/an-update-on-taff?_kx=X_INYaM5Xx0uzP7tlRHRUMZQzzlTlBdzAR6oYq5jowA.UvyHL7
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Thats probably why it will prove difficult to offload some of that stock in the Hornby warehouse - the retailers are already carrying some of it. Of course, in years past, Hattons would have taken a lot of stock of Hornby's hands (at the right price), and bailed them out of a mess. Thats not an option any more.
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Peco have templates of all their points available for download from their website. Youi will find that the code 75 streamline points have a different geometry - so the track needs to be spaced aprt by 50mm, rather than 67mm, and even the small radius points have a larger radius that settrack points, so they will take up more space. You're probably going to end up taking up a lot of your trackwork in order to fit them in.
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BR Dia.1/801 Fish/Parcels Vans from Rapido Trains UK
JohnR replied to RapidoCorbs's topic in Rapido Trains
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Having upgraded a Hornby 101 with updated bogie frames to get NEM pockets, I can confirm that even on the dummy car, you can swap over the frames without issue.
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The other thing to note is that these cheap bargains are of the Southern Malachite livery - effectively 1946-48. The BR(S) Green ones were sold out long ago. I'm guessing Hornby made too many of the SR Malachite ones.
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DCC Concepts are specifically marketing theirs as a plug and play replacement, as they took have a socket on their decoders/stay alives.
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BR Dia.1/801 Fish/Parcels Vans from Rapido Trains UK
JohnR replied to RapidoCorbs's topic in Rapido Trains
I know, and I've built some. However, I know they're not painted as well as an RTR version would be. -
BR Dia.1/801 Fish/Parcels Vans from Rapido Trains UK
JohnR replied to RapidoCorbs's topic in Rapido Trains
Given the problems with Hornby's 1/800 van, heres hoping Rapido follow up there 1/801 van with a model of that too. -
LMS Branch Line Terminus Plan for Large Layout
JohnR replied to The Nottingham Extension's topic in Layout & Track Design
I have to say I do prefer @Harlequin version - it has a much better "flow" to it, and the bay/siding is better sited with regards the run round loop. -
Have you tried fitting the blanking plug the other way around?
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Its hardly much of a saving, is it? Looking on ebay, a Dapol O gauge pannier "From China" is listed as £178. The Royal Mail (or whoever delivers it to your door) will charge you for the VAT - 20% - taking the total up to £213. They may charge extra as a "handling fee" - Royal Mail's is £8, others pay be cheaper or more expensive. The exact same model is in stock with a certain Sheffield based retailer for £223. So you are saving maybe £2, and loosing the customer support if something is wrong. Fault with the model, are you going to send it back to the seller in China?
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A list of the locos launched by Triang: 1957 Jinty 0-6-0 GWR Castle 4-6-0 1959 Original Merchant Navy 4-6-2 Class 08 0-6-0 Class 31 1960 Britannia 4-6-2 1961 GWR Prairie 2-6-2 1963 Class 104 DMU So 8 locos released over 5-6 years.
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Also worth comparing with the roll out of TT3 by Triang in the 50s. It took a few years for that to get going as well - and it seemed to be killed off before it had reached a reasonable level.
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I dont think its something you've missed - its more a case of it went live too early - the TT120 announcement is next week.