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Primed and painted black, next up painting the smaller parts. No guide with the instructions, so its down to Google and their photos

Not for the smaller traders, or the traders who don't want to learn yet another skill. But as one of those who tends to buy more through the mail a good website is a godsend

They have taken over Southeastern Finecast and it seems to be working OK, adding extra loco kits to the range should increase the viability of both ranges through economy of scale, plus to a certain extent those locos still on sale complement the SEF range, one interesting thought would be will they reintroduce some of the discontinued models As for affecting the show stands, I would assume they to a certain extent two different teams Its quite encouraging that we are seeing ranges being taken over and continued as the NuCast partnership is growing

Ready for the paint shop, I have made a couple of mistakes, but that was why I did this before the Collet. It will also give me the chance to paint the backhead starting with black all over then brass, copper, white and red The brake standard also is in need of repair

I need to clean some old brass and Nicklesilver brass etches, I have used Carrs cleaning solution in the past, it works very well and for the amount you get in a bottle its expensive. I have come across this from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brass-Clock-Cleaning-Concentrate-Solution/dp/B0B1F7H6R6/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O-2Jd4UjNGgAc8Qcl35aShHVNzjd6YaxOpI5uNciesR2gkn0NNUe9acN9nO5f-qgmcSvfG60HY1RUoMEXe-al5LJ-D65O4Vks9G3shPIDK4XmEWaW7jTuYkNethWtRk2wKZeNftcoFlpGYLHxOZyPbsxeeDSLEZl1H9SpZfSKidHTWJcC_ZwYvt3bYKjV7ZIad79pxjdvA7N2arRnHUR9AS3Md3tHkx8Z0ZDTLYCSzwY2tTW8nYGIyQobW9ePcnFBktz1psv_-UEPSif-eZSgjt16OWIYW7zTZoFlLWubrc.zpEc1oxgLHQzjgncok1BNp1qBg9Fraxh7RRrZS5M7c0&dib_tag=se&keywords=Clock%2Bmakers%2Bcleaning%2Bsolution&qid=1708105245&sr=8-1&th=1 Clock makers cleaning solution , any thoughts about it please

I have used a Circuit Specialists digital 75 watt solder station, excellent value and a great range of spares Firstly whatever make you decide on buy a selection of different sized bits (larger jobs need bigger bits) as these extra tips are designed for differing jobs Secondly buy a second hand unit, if one becomes faulty you have an instant back up, but I use two different tip sizes. Saves having to wait for the iron to cool when changing tips, and of course you always have a spare tip(s)

I have a couple, one has a mk1 motor the other a HP2M. The Southeastern Finecast is a much better version with an etched brass engine. But then the K's kit must be all of 50 years old, compared with the Triang or Hornby Dublo chassis at the time if well built it was far better The detail on modern RTR locos in most cases is far better than the average builder can achieve, however the longevity and reparability of some of the modern locos sometimes is questionable

I have made a start on the back head and on its own its quite a kit. The lower parts are the injector steam valves and steam heat valves and handles for both, I need to drill the holes for these Upper parts are some of the additional cab details, bottom right are the faces for the gauges. plus lots of copper pipes to add. I now have a slightly better idea of what some of the parts are called

Steve sorry for the belated reply partly due to sorting out the kits, and yes I was still checking what I had sorted and either found new items or relocated items I put with the wrong locos As said before I am keeping the main items I require and selling the bulk numerically as I am trying to downsize my collection. In your case many traders just want complete kits and only pay as you say a fraction of their value. A tip so you enjoy things is to sell little and often, I have just sold (on a non discount weekend) 5 lots of what I call spares and netted £59, all packed up and sent the next day. Take your time with the presentation and sell on a day and time when people are in. In focus photos and clear description and sell on a weekend when reduced fees are on offer. in the days before listing create the listing as save for future use. If you make and save a standard listing template, this will save you hours. Good luck and happy selling The first step on building is not an item from the lot I brought this Springside kit some time ago with a vies of fitting it into an old CCW whitemetal kit I brought 2 or 3 years ago, the Springside Collet locos back head is far more complicated, plus I am not certain I have identified all the parts. So I thought I would build this kit first as its simpler Lots of bits and it could still be a bit clearer Still quite a few bits of wires once the parts have been attached

Dave What the government or any pressure group says means nothing to me, when we brought this house we saw 2 new houses, parking put us off. There was no way we would have brought either of these two houses. The government/planners state a minimum, not maximum, housing targets are different. I can understand builders wanting to maximize profits though There are a couple of estates in the Maldon area where now parking is much better where at least 1 but normally 2 car parking spaces per house are provided plus off street, seems the developer(s) are starting to realize to get a premium they must consider parking

I think we all now expect to get a discount on the advertised price, unless the house is just what we want and know others are interested When selling our previous house we found that our neighbor's estate agents took the other view by starting low and they had 3 offers all above the asking price. I took the other view by asking £50,000 more than the neighbors achieved (2 months earlier). we had two offers both below the asking price, but we got £25,000 more. We then had a dash to buy a house for ourselves (we put the house up for sale at the end of Jan and moved at the end of March) we tried to get a discount but only got £2500 off, unknown to us at the time the house had just been reduced by £50,000. I interview 6 estate agents, did not go for the cheapest quote but the one that gave me the most confidence, however the prize is not what you get for selling but what you buy, wait until you find the house you really want.

We have never brought a new property and for the last 35 years had the ability to buy properties where we can park 2 or more cars If people stopped buying properties with insufficient parking developers would add more parking

Ask them if you could buy a new set of instructions, if the full set is not enclosed with the chassis kit BTW The SEF chassis is so much better than the Triang/Hornby 2-6-2

There is a growing disease of car owners/users failing to think of anyone other than themselves, certainly its most apparent in the under 30's and those with expensive cars, many don't park their cars anymore, they abandon them, the plague of white van man/delivery drivers and HGV drivers thinking they are Lewis Hamilton with their lane changing maneuvers. There are exceptions in all of these categories, the road I live in has about 22 houses, 2/3rds owner occupiers, the other third rented, sadly 2 out of the 6 or 7 rented properties have younger visitors who just park where they want, even in the middle of a turning circle of blocking a driveway, sadly with it being an un-adopted road little can be done. I am just relieved I don't live and work in North London anymore Does the requirement of having to pass a driving test not exist anymore?

This has been an age old issue dating back to at least the 60's, then the standard flanges of Romford wheels were made to a coarser standard than Markit wheels, the dodge most used was to buy wheels 1mm smaller, the other thing is that the original kit (which this is) was designed to for Triang mechanism, not a scale model, these days we rely on Manufacturers advice on what wheels to use. None of this is much help to the novice builder, those of us with a bit more kit building under our belts have learnt the hard way by our own experiences. Loco building is fun but sometimes it throws up challenges

Most of the early Wills and Wills Finecast kits were designed to fit on to RTR Chassis, as do the un-revised Southeastern Finecast kits. Box clearly stated what chassis is required. Later Wills produced cast whitemetal chassis for some of their kits, these were always extra and brought separately, this continues on today with Southeastern Finecast for the un-revised kits. Under Wills Finecast the early early etched chassis were good but very basic, some of which are still used with a few kits in both ranges The majority of etched chassis are very detailed In my opinion the quality of the etched chassis are very good to excellent, with some of the earlier designs whilst being quite basic are still better than average What I find strange is the pricing, in that the cost for the smaller less detailed tank locos is still the same as those like the K3 which are far more detailed, possible with tender chassis and some even with castings. Resulting with chassis kits like the K3 being excellent value as well as quality The final etch comes with the complete kit and I doubt if it is supplied with the chassis kit, the MR Flatiron (and others) also have these additional body detail etches. Most if not all of the Revised kits do come with extra detail, some just castings others with additional etches, I have in the past brought the extra parts to update a Wills/Wills Finecast kit for added detail In short you were as others have said brought a complete Will kit (providing no parts are missing) it would have been better had the seller stated it required a chassis, but depending on what you paid it still may have been good value, and Squires have always treated me very well when I have brought parts/chassis from them in the future I think this shows the value of both looking at photos supplied and reading the details prior to bidding and if either unsure or cannot see anything as the question first. As a seller as well as a buyer I don't mind replying to questions, as it may save future issues/confusions

Steve Thanks and good luck, dont be afraid to ask for help My farther in law suffers from dementia, so to a certain extent I can both sympathize and understand a little about the issues you are facing A few years ago I had a friend who was in awe of my ability to spot disguised kits, I said its easy, he replied but you know what you are looking for The first job is to find the instructions, which will help no end Its simply sorting out the pieces similar to doing several jigsaws at the same time. What you will find is you start to recognize what parts go where, both brass and white metal vary in colour is one method or rather a start Look for photos And all the spares that we accumulate do have value, especially wheels, motors and gear sets This past weekend I have just sold spares in 5 lots which to me had little use, reduced the cost of the lot by £60 Dont rush and keep going back over double checking, I knew little about the Wagon & Carriage Co locos, still don't know much, but a lot more than I did If selling take your time good clear photos and description really helps Good luck

The wheels were checked, for the 4 I am keeping all wheels and axles are present all be it in need of a good clean, I will need one pack of crankpins plus 2 extended ones foe use with connecting rods. As for the two I am selling, all wheels and axles bar one broken wheel were there, but no crankpins' My final list for missing parts has been made and will be sent soon I decided on a dry run for the Manning Wardle The chassis now needs stripping down, wheels and axles cleaned and missing plunger pickups replaced after painting the chassis. I cannot finish the coupling rods and pistons until parts become available. I think getting this chassis running will be easier than building the Collets chassis I have had this 14xx cab detail pack for ages, is its complete I thought I would build the backhead as it will assist me to identify some of the smaller parts, as I have a feeling I misidentified some of the very small parts of the Collet. I can use the backhead either with a CCW 14xx kit built loco I have or the 1361

Mistakenly I thought finding the parts for the backhead and cab would be easy, not so. I have used a 5p piece to show the size of the bits, the 2D sketch does not do justice to the castings and quite frankly sometimes is quite misleading, however I seem to have now at least resolved the castings for the two Springside kits I am keeping, The level of detail is outstanding and many of the parts will rarely be seen or noticed, very impressive but also confusing The Collet needs a cab front and most of the step parts are missing, one Manning Wardle is about complete, the second is better than feared, but is missing between 10 and twenty parts (mostly small ) I now need to check the wheels, all seem there but I assume many crankpin parts will be needed, the wheels and axles need cleaning up, might need the odd screw. But I will use two of the locos I am selling to be the first point of sourcing. I am certainly in a much better position than the two previous Springside kits I brought off eBay. All the unwanted gauge 1 and 7mm parts I did not want have bids on them, which is more than covering what I have spent on instructions and self seal plastic bags, I brought a bag of mixed sizes so no reason not to be tidy with the bits All in all I will have a very much smaller order for parts than I expected

MarshLane If its a week old and used for a few hours its a faulty tip. I have never had a tip do this in the last 20 years, despite the amount of abuse (through ignorance) I gave my tips, its broken apart not worn away Assuming the tip is interchangeable send a photo to the seller and request a replacement tip. Any problems then just return the iron as defective and buy a new one from a reputable retailer. Its either faulty or not fit for the job, either way you are due either a replacement or refund

Tony Yesterday was not the best with cloud all day but with the odd sunny periods, produced nearly 2kwh though as more daylight getting through the cloud, with export income now 50% of imported power, its even better value now to export. Having said that using your own generated power is still worth double the value of exports

I am always on the look out for badly described and presented items, the photos were awful, but I always bid on what I see, below was the description and it certainly interested me despite all the alarm bells below, but the photos were intermating differently About 20 model boxes and other loose parts. Relatives house clearance. The boxes give some indication of contents. The complete or part complete kits have been sold separately. These are the remains. Please see photos for manifest of parts. Look mostly OO and 7mm. Few sheets of instructions. Sold as job lot as I am unable to correctly sort parts. Please do expect any one kit to be complete. May suit scratch builder or trader. Previously as I said I have brought 2 Springside locos, which were in one case badly built and both were missing items. I took a punt on both and ended up with two 7mm scale both well under half price once I replaced the missing and broken items. These were my main focus and one of each new would cost £800, I saw loads of Slaters wheels and at £28 for a pair of drivers and £22 for non drivers, I reckoned my money was safe. As it happens One Manning Wardle and the Collet were nigh on complete. The second Manning Wardle needs a motor and gears, plus a few parts (some could easily be fabricated at home) Plus I have 2 x 72xx's and a 1361 (all 7mm scale), All 3 need motor and gears, I dislike the Oakville chassis (they are too thin) and one 4mm kit needs only the instructions, 9 other kits in varying degrees of completeness. But most are buildable and will do others a favor. The surplus parts also have a value of their own. I guess those doing the house clearance had to deal with what they found. I guess no one had the ability to sort it all out I spent a few hours each day (I see it as leisure) and have broken the back of sorting them out, as for the Collet I went through the loose spare (I found another mixed bag I missed) and found a lot more parts. My order to Springside will be far less than I expected yesterday and a tenth of what I expected before the instructions arrived. With an 80% reduction on fees I will be listing a few items over the weekend

Kevinlms The quality of soldering in both 4mm & 7mm scales is excellent, the mixing of parts were to the extreme, something like 10 or 11 x 4mm kits and 8 x 7mm loco kits, 2 coaches and a tender What is strange is the lack of original castings in the 3 Wagon and The Carriage Works kits, the style of Springside castings is quite unique and many of the WCW castings seem to be Springside. The GWR were fond of standardization of parts, so I guess many are interchangeable. It may be Springside supplied the castings ?

I stated prior to VAT, we gave a third of rrp. VAT changed the percentages where in the end we gave up selling s/h items Granted the easy route is to sell it all off to a dealer Another route is to sell the decent higher value items individually, sell the rest as a single or double job lot(s). This would reduce the effort but maximize returns with less effort .

Anyone with a bit of savey does not pay eBay 10% but 2%, but even at 10% its far cheaper than traditional auction houses at 40% and you get retail not trade prices