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    Me! Think RJS1977 :-)
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    This programme looks as if it may have some 'Railroad Teak' content.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/52/christmas-reassembler
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    Also available from the shop in Reading Museum. The first couple of years I held the Kenavon show we bought H&P biscuits from the museum and sold them at the show as we were raising funds for an abortive effort to restore HP1 (proceeds from the show now go to the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway Station Development Fund). (Edited for clarity as I realised it could be read that Reading Museum were selling the biscuits to raise money for the C&WR - which is definitely not the case!)
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    Especially since Wilbert wrote several of his books whilst living in East Anglia. (There's apparently now a G scale railway in the garden of his former rectory at Emsworth, where a certain tank engine puts in appearances from time to time....)
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    At least they got it the right way round though, which is better than they managed on the first batch of full-price ones!
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    I have no idea how the Railroad teaks work out in terms of whether they have the wrong bogies/are the wrong length etc. As the prototypes were gone before I was born, I have no memories of them to compare them to (other than photos in books of course) so to my way of thinking provided they look the part I can live with possible inaccuracies like incorrect bogies if it keeps the price down, or being a compartment short if over a train it means I can get an extra coach in! Again, not an expert on LNER train formations but two brake coaches (at opposite ends of the rake) and four compos sounds like a good start, though a restaurant car would probably be needed too. I'm sure Hornby used to do one, but they're not currently listed.
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    Imagine how much one would cost if Hornby were to release one now. Probably about five times that! (And made overseas!)
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    If they're not widely available, they won't sell many....
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    And Alan Partridge in a pear tree!
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    The trouble with this is that the shorter run and higher prices could lead to fewer people being able to afford the item, so Hornby still end up with as many left over...
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    I've noticed that the floor/shelf space taken up by ModelZone in Reading is gradually diminishing, suggesting Smiths aren't too happy with the arrangement. Though I can't help wondering if Smiths got things wrong by stocking too few/the wrong lines. Most modellers aren't going to buy locos at RRP from Smiths if they can order them at discount prices from Hattons. What modellers are more likely to buy from a local shop these days are the lower ticket items (point motors, backscenes, cardboard kits, Wills scenics etc) which aren't cost-effective to buy mail order. Not saying they shouldn't stock locos & rolling stock at all, just that the range seemed to be skewed towards the more expensive items.
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    I didn't really get to see the quality of the Electrotren as the samples I saw were boxed and the glazed packaging wasn't easy to see through. However as they were a similar price to the Hornby Sentinels, I would assume that the quality though perhaps not top notch would still be adequate for most modellers. High quality is only relevant if you can afford it (and if you're going to repaint the model or convert it into another variant - as I might have done if the Pecketts were a little cheaper - then high levels of detail are not necessarily a good thing).
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    Has anyone else been getting an annoying 'Related Products' ad keep appearing over the right hand side of the browser when using RMWeb (I haven't noticed it on any other websites). If so, does anyone know how to get rid of it permanently? It makes the 'My notifications' and 'My content' parts of the website unusable, which are the bits I use the most! (I'm running Torch on Windows 8.1). Many thanks Richard
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    With respect, no. Polly and Nellie were designed as 'entry level' models, with the intention of getting as many people (primarily the young) into the hobby as possible. Beautiful models as they are, the Pecketts do not fall into that category.The Electrotren tank locos for sale on another stand at £59 (or £100 for 2) are closer to that category, though even they are twice as much as Smokey Joe/101. Had the Pecketts been offered at the same price as the Electrotrens I would certainly have put my name down for one (possibly two), as it is I am still wavering as to whether or not to buy one.
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    You've done a good job there, Scott - you can come and paint ours when you've done!
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    Post deleted as I posted it before I saw Indomitable's request to keep the thread on topic. :-)
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    I know SWT normally start to close the doors 30 seconds before departure, but that is hardly "several minutes".
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    I thought the plan was to model it as it was before it collapsed....
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    I've worked in places like that too....
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    Indeed, I reckon I 'clocked' an HST at 140+ in the Didcot area 20 or so years ago although as it was by timing mileposts, there may have been some error involved. Either way though it would have been more than 125.
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    Rather reminds me of how when the railings round Palmer Park in Reading were taken away for melting down during WW2, the park keeper still came round and locked the gates every night...
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    Event Name: Kenavon (East Reading) 2017 Model Railway Exhibition Classification: Exhibition Address: The Warehouse, 1a Cumberland Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 3LB (behind Mr Cod) Day 1: 18/02/2017 Opening times Day 1: 10am-5pm Prices: ADULT £4CHILD £2OAP £2:50FAMILY £9:50 Disability access: Yes Car parking: Yes Website: www.kenavon.org.uk Organising body: Kenavon Railway Society Organiser: Richard Standing0776 0285 383standing_richard@yahoo.co.uk Model railway exhibition organised by the Kenavon Railway Society in support of the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway Station Development Fund. 15+ layouts, plus trade stands and "kiddie" layouts. Disabled access, refreshments and limited free parking, but on Reading Buses routes 4, X4, 13, 14, 17, Courtney 126, 127, 128, Arriva 850.
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    That photo of the Austin Seven reminds me of the story about my grandfather finding two scrap Austin sevens after the war, bringing them home (which was a job in itself as he didn't have a trailer and they only had four wheels between them!), and building one good one out of the two. The unuseable parts were buried in the garden when he filled in the air raid shelter.
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    Strangely, every American president to have died in office was elected in a year divisible by 20: William Henry Harrison (elected 1840, died in 1841, a month after taking office) Abraham Lincoln (elected 1860, assassinated 1865) James Garfield (elected 1880, assassinated 1881) William McKinley (re-elected 1900, assassinated 1901) Warren Harding (elected 1920, died of cerebral hemorrhage 1923) FDR (re-elected 1940, died of a stroke 1945) JFK (elected 1960, assassinated 1963) There was an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan (elected 1980).
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