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No - it's where the MoD dumped all of their Land Rovers and 4 tonners when they exited Afghanistan.......

Thanks John.  I will stick to the Bachmann Manors with the later style of packing.

I've made a tough decision and the Mainline "Grange" is already broken up as described in an earlier post up there ^^^^^^

The plates came off easily with a scalpel and they will go onto the Hornby one when it is purchased.  Tender top will live on as scenery on a different chassis, "dumped" somewhere in the shed area.

.  but Mainline never did a Grange, ................................................................. Later Bachmann upgraded the chassis with a worm drive motor progressing through bigger axles to squared axle ends and then abandoned split chassis with their later models which improved things greatly.

 Brilliant post David - many thanks.   My Grange was indeed a renamed Manor - I have just checked.    It's now been broken.

I've seen 2 versions of the Bachmann Manors - one has "New flywheel drive" on the box, and the later type packaging has no exciting news on it.  Should I avoid the "new flywheel drive" versions?

Almost certainly the factory applied lubrication had dried out.

It's still in there - easy to see because it's such low mileage. 

I've had another look this morning - the plastic axles have gone brittle - it's easy to turn each of the wheels on it's own axle, hence why it has gone out of quarter.

I'm a little worried because I have 2 Manors and 2 43XXs by Mainline, of this era, all with less than an hour's running on them.   I was looking at the price of used Bachmann Manors on Evilbay...........

Tender chassis will replace a Mogul tender chassis.  Tender top and mogul tender chassis will become "scenery".

Motor (still not fully run in!) to spares box.

Name plates will await the arrival of the Hornby replacement.

Body and engine chassis to Evil-bay I suppose.

Shame because this has had less than an hour's running despite being 20 years old.

Thanks John.

My Mainline Grange decided to lock it's running gear and destroy its quartering (or vice versa).

Nothing is bent or broken, but I can't seem to correct it. The motor and diving wheels ( the rear pair) are willing, but the centre (electrical pic up) wheels and the front pair are determined to go out of synch immediately.

Is something too tight, (the lower plate that holds the axles in position)?  Or too loose?

How can I fix the wheels on the axles so that they remain in the correct position on each axle?

I am quite attached to this loco, having done a colour change (wartime black) and my first ever detailing exercise, so I am loathed to see it relegated to becoming "scenery".

Many thanks.

Any Sunday requests as the sun's currently shining on the righteous.

 

 

 

 

A 4-6-0, some milk and a toplight brake...............?

Does anyone on this thread go to work as I come in after a days work to find nearly a page of replies.

I'd love to be working.   

Stacking shelves in Tescos may be enforced soon.  2 Masters degrees and CIPS, being told what to do by a spotty Business Studies graduate in a shiny suit and pointy shoes...........

it's a good job I have incredible patience when it comes to halfwits.........  24 years in the Army taught me that ......

The two 2251/RODs on Ebay this weekend sold for £15 more than the box-shifters flogged them off for last year!

Ebay madness!    Softly softly catchy monkey as they say.  Luckily money doesn't burn a hole in my pockets.

Thanks for the logo removal tip for recent Bachmanns - each maker and age of model is different.   No-one has sussed how to gently remove paint on recent Hornby coaches..

Langley Station overbridge, with my Dad, pondering what on earth could make that noise coming out of Paddington - nothing like a King or a Castle..........and then be impressed to see the Duke for the first time.

Then we could walk home, in our shorts and school caps,  with a bottle of Tizer and maybe even share a small bag of chips, and discuss the day's cops.

He still remembers this event very clearly to this day - without me being there of course

Thanks John.  Informative and inspiring.  I love that corner warehouse.

How did you gently remove the Lion and Wheel from 2259 - glass fibre pen, or T Cut, or some other method........

I too have Hawksworths, but I am prepared make/bend the rules a little.

Generous company!

 

Brian.

Whoever made up the kit decided that they wanted both sizes of tender and hence made them.

What about tenders; large or small?  I always thought they looked better with the bigger tenders for such a large loco.

 

Brian.

Mine came with both sizes - and the little one looks even smaller behind a 47XX.  Let's hope it's a big one, unless you are of an Edwardian bent.

 

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That's Captain Ashworth from the Royal Artillery Burma Concert Party - in a skirt.........

Leave them somewhere warm for a while before removing the glazing - airing cupboard or ontop of a radiator - the glazing pops out with less chance of brittleness/shattering.

If it wasn't a Night Owl the new GW RTR would have been a re-tooling of the Saint in time for some milestone in the other Didcot new-build.  But that is a dangerous call so close to Hornby's Stars being issued.  They both fill a similar "slot" in loco rosters and periods,  and not everyone would be lucky to be able to afford both.

My older Dean is a K's kit with a recently upgraded motor - so it runs beautifully (especially compared to it's younger plastic RTR brother).

.....for a 1947/8 layout I have nowhere near enough black GWR Locos.......It's an off the shelf B R liveried Collett.......an absolute bargain at 55 GBP 10 months ago.........

 

 

 I was "away" when the box-shifters cleared these out, so I missed them  It's the only gap in my loco stable, and probably the last loco I will buy unless something very special comes out (re-tooled/new mould for the Dean Goods, or an Aberdare).

I think that the next "new" RTR GW engine is most likely to be a Night Owl, but I am lucky to have a kit built one already.

Do I spy a black 2251 with a ROD tender?       (still envious despite it needing some red GWR letters on it instead).

Usual disclaimer etc.

I have just "discovered" Scalemania in Braintree although they have been open for 18 months. (I've been "away" for over 3 years with only sporadic trips back to Blighty).  As well as R/C cars and rockets and dolls-house stuff, there are model kits and model railway stuff.

Usual offering of Hornby track and products, as well as the full range of paints AND Humbrol aerosols as well (on a great bulk buy price).  Glues, flocks balsa, Evergreen plastics.......... ratio kits, Airfix kits etc

Staff know what they are talking about and helpful: they have ordered some Oxford Diecast stuff in for me.  Some shops won't order in - never worked out why.

Big downer is that there is no parking anywhere near the shop (on an "enterprise estate" - Braintree Council: how do you expect enterprise to happen if you can't deal with visitors - enterprise is not all done online!)

Shop is behind the Sportsman bar/snooker Hall/opposite Frank Howard's building supplies -  near to the main Post Office sorting centre.

They open late one night a week and also run a modellers club I hear - Google them for more info.

"The Falcon kits are nice"

 

Wow! Falcon and nice in the same sentence! Refreshing!

 

The new owners are working their way through the range and doing a great job of improving them.  The two recent purchases I made are extremely satisfactory.

 and a Plough van scratch built.                                           

 Someone makes a plough TOAD kit already - there's one down in the garage, but I'm settled up here now................

Pretty sure it's Blacksmith and it's one of their recently "improved" kits.

It's Falcon brassworks -  sorry I was too settled last night to make the trip out to the garage/workshop.

.Has anyone seen one built.

P22 ( Cambrian kit # C110) aren't due out for a couple of weeks apparently.

I have the fundage put to one side for 3 and no doubt they'll get put together quite quickly -  my PW train has been awaiting them for a couple of months now ( they were due out a while ago).

I'm afraid you need the complete tender the ROD is short in length and between the axles, buy a new one you know you want to.

Thanks for the tip.

Could do with one at a bargainous price cos fundage is allocated elsewhere at present:  Cambrian P22 ballast hoppers are due out any day soon and I need a few to add to my PW train.

I've come to the conclusion that a 22XX rarely offends.

I agree - anyone got a spare ROD tender body for a OO 22XX?