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14 hours ago, dessire_luvals said:

Any announcements as to different variations mentioned in original press?

Not yet.
Bachmann just don't seem to want anymore of my money!

One feature of every gronk that's been out of the works for more than five minutes is that the blanking plate next to the exhaust port is always rusty.  I assume that the paint gets burnt off by the heat?
See below:

16 hours ago, AY Mod said:

The next tool was likely to be the bigommer.

The big 'ommer, otherwise known to those of us not blessed with a west midlands upbringing as a "Birmingham screwdriver" 😉
 

My own thoughts on the same theme.  I don't know if it'll be of any interest or help.
 

It was hard to tell what was under all the muck they usually carried, but my recolection is that they were BR rail blue with yellows panels on the ends, even though they were no longer propelled by that time.
HTH

39 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

Not if you keep a nice round 'unbeaten tail' on the end for fixing into a round hole. (I must admit to having problems when it comes to drilling rectangular, or even square, holes.)

No longer a problem. ;-)

Some more Bulleids in BR(S) green please!
Also, a diagram 2406 BCK would do some serious damage to my wallet too if one were to appear in BR(S) green. :-)

Excellent news!  I await news of which prototypes in what livery with interest.
Now then Mr Bachmann, how about a BFK to complete the set?

On 16/04/2024 at 04:18, roundhouse said:

Looking forward to seeing the layout at Macclesfield as its some years since I saw it a Wigan.

 

I will be helping on Star Lane.

I'll be driving over the road bridge at the end of the layout to pick up another of the operators for Star Lane at Macc.  Small world innit? ;-)
See you there.

7 minutes ago, Penrhos1920 said:

Is the price £7.99 per bogie or per pair?  I think it’s the former but I want to check before ordering as I don’t want to purchase twice as many as I need.!

That's the price per bogie.  Not per pair.

I blagged four of the Fishbelly type for my B-set project as soon as I was aware that they were available.
They are very nice and great vale for the money IMHO.  Arrived in the post PDQ too. :-)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present The Malbororough Arms, St John's Street, Chester.  Local legend says that back in the day a cac handed signwriter added the extra "or" to the Malborough Arms and as most folk were illiterate at the time nobody noticed until it was too late.
 

5 minutes ago, Hroth said:

The rerun could have been as 20001 instead!

"Surely" a number change wouldn't have slowed production down?

 

No.  Different tooling and decoration would be required to do 20001 instead of 20002.  At no point in time were 20001 and 20002 exactly the same!  So they've saved a lot of time by "just hitting repeat" on their original BR(S) green 20002.  it sold out on pre-order, so there's clearly more demand than supply.  I was lucky and blagged one the first time around but had I missed out I'd be greteful for this opportunity.

EFE have apparently announced a new batch of their OO gauge model of the Southern Railway ‘Booster’ electric locomotive No. 20002 in BR green livery as it sold out on initial release.
Source: an e-mail from TMC.

As previously discussed, a shunting locomotive should display a red and white light at both ends.  Unfortunately, Heljan have fitted this locomotive with directional lighting, so the lights are only illuminated at the “front” end and not both ends.  Has anybody any experience of modifying the wiring in these locos so that both ends are lit when the power is applied and not just the front? 

For the avoidance of doubt, I use old school analogue DC and not any kind of DCC digital witchcraft.
Cheers,
Bob.

As much as I would love to continue to support Warley MRC through their exhibition, the chosen date this yearclashes with the unmissable Furness Model Railway Club exhibition.  So, as the "dragons" say, I'm out!

Now, the previous weekend is the former Wigan show weekend and largely free from clashes IFAIK.

I'll throw in my expectations as an exhibitor.  This is verbaitim from my layout information sheets.

"Transport:  2 Private Cars.  No van hire but fuel expenses, tolls, ULEZ and congestion charges will be required. 

Travelling:  Distance no object, but overnight accommodation is required for journeys exceeding much more than an hour."

Although "accomodation" doesn't specifically include "breakfast", in the UK context one can safely assume that "acccomodation" will be read as "bed and breakfast".

HTH

19 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

*TRIGGER WARNING*

 

 

"Hello Thomas", said Gerttie the gas axe.
"Oh ****" said Thomas.
😉
 

1 hour ago, roundhouse said:

there are safety vaove and injectors but they are much higher functions. One day I may remap the functions. The short list on the layout is for the easier and more useful sounds. Having the full lists just delays trains being run as operators will spend time reading the list.

Currently I have LYN on the program track upping the volume as I had reduced it but it was a bit too quiet at the show yesterday. The loco performed faultesly at the show.

 

Very good show but the first couple of hours we had quite a few issues with the locos hat have had new pony wheels fitted and he new kit built coaches binding on the fiddleyard curves. Also most of us were making mistakes . Numerous times I derailed trains after forgetting to switch the turnouts. By the afternoon the layout was running very smoothly, probably the best ever after tweaking the various locos and coaches.

 

The new pony wheels are actually slightly wider than the factory fitted ones, so in the fiddleyard curves they were binding on the outside frame. I filed down each wheel which made a big difference and have done more work on them today. These new wheels did fix the occasional derailing issues so now they should be fine when next tested on the layout.

 

The coaches had a bit more of the floor ground out so that the bogie wheels dont bind when in the curves.

 

Next show is East Grinstead in March and Taunton in October has been confirmed.

It's just that I switch on the blower while the train is waiting in the platform, like what I've heard real engine drivers do.  So if you could map it to F8 on kettle 762 that would be most helpful. :-)

On 16/02/2024 at 11:54, roundhouse said:

Now that we have three locos fitted with sound, the notes on the back of the layout are currently being updated. 

 

No blower on loco 762?

23 hours ago, montyburns56 said:

Are they going to call it the Warnley Exhibition?

I doubt that Warners would do this is,  but for RMwebbers it's now "The Warnley Show". 😉

2 hours ago, AMJ said:

Presumably if Chiltern were to take on the Mk5s they would want to include the buffet in one unless they feel that a trolley is a better option.

AKAIK Chiltern do not have any onboard catering.  So the MkVs will serve them as they are.

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

Only question I have is that on DC, irrespective of the direction, all four marker lights, red as well as white seem to be illuminated.

 

Rob

Rob,
This is entirely correct.  A locomotive engaged in shunting should show a red light and white light at both ends.  A through back to the days of oil lamps when it was impractical to change the lamps every time the shunting locomotive changed direction.
If you altered this you'd be introducing an error!
HTH

1 hour ago, VIA185 said:

The BR green versions MR511/512 are clearly illustrated on the web site and the magazine ads, with correct grey cab roof. 

On the class 12s the roofs were pinted black, not green / grey.

Photo of preserved loco as I can't find an original colour pic online.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_12#/media/File:15224_at_Spa_Valley_Railway,_Tunbridge_Wells_West_depot.jpg

On the subject of class 33 ends, don't forget to model the dimple in their chin.  Most, if not all, off the 33/0 and 33/2 locos acquired a dent above the coupling hook for some reason unknown to me.
 

13 hours ago, Ribird said:

Seems the MR page has been updated to include the EP of the Class 12, along with artwork and changes to the numbers on said models. (For example, the preserved 15224 is now in plain green, not green w/wasp stripes) EDIT: Could have just used a picture 15224, but had 15221 as the text.

 

https://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/pg/167/Project-Class-11-12#class12

The BR green examples are still shown with erroneous green roofs.  They should be black.  I shall not be ordering one until I've seen it in the correct colour scheme.