Ruffnut Thorston

Graham Farish! 😉😀 That's the ones that came in the kits... We have a couple of complete kits in out collection...🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

The second lot does contain the "kit" versions of the coaches. The usual give away is a smooth roof, without ventilators, as it's a "tin" roof... 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

A little off topic...🤷🏼‍♀️ Later, Manchester's waste was taken by Tanker Ship, down the Manchester Ship Canal, and out to sea, beyond the "bar"... One ship was named "Gilbert J. Fowler"...😉😉 http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=24180 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

R.I.P Bernard Cribbins. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cribbins I heard on the radio about his passing. They managed to miss out that he was miniaturised to advertise Hornby Railways! 🤷🏼‍♀️ https://youtu.be/hxkFmFMYbE8 https://youtu.be/fe3hgEtw7IE https://youtu.be/rAduYG3ZJx4 https://youtu.be/uIpU2npPR3c 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

The cast tender motor casing can be replaced by the cast block from a three axle Diesel trailing bogie. (E.G. Class 47) This is lower, a bit lighter, and allows for the coal space to be cut out and modelled if required. Better weights can also be added if required... The tender pick ups are screw fitted, and if suitable tapped holes are not present in your replacement, they can be added! Or, a Margate motor can be stripped, and used... The Margate castings are mostly free from impurities, so much more stable. 🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

The description has almost nothing in common to the one photo supplied. OK, it's a Hornby (Railways) black 9f. So, it's either the wrong photo, or the wrong description. Come on, even the running number quoted in the description is different from the photo! 🤷🏼‍♀️ The pictured loco does look like a "bitser". Evening Star loco chassis. (Lined cylinders) The loco body from one black loco, and the tender from another, different black loco. No part of it was made in China though! And no, not "loco drive".🤷🏼‍♀️ Hornby Railways R.550, 92166, from Hattons... https://www.hattons.co.uk/14840/hornby_r550_class_9f_2_10_0_92166_in_br_black_with_late_crest/stockdetail The description is for this Railroad model... https://www.hattons.co.uk/25863/hornby_r2880_class_9f_2_10_0_92221_in_br_black_with_late_crest/stockdetail 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

The earlier versions were indeed in a high gloss finish. 🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

Sorry that this is a bit off topic...🤷🏼‍♀️ Hiya David. There's a lot more to the Dragons Saga than the three main movies! 😉😀 Note, these are screenshots... The links are not live here 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

Also Off Topic. 🙂 Another Astrid. 😉😀 Astrid Hofferson... 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

OK.... What has happened here? 🤔 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165571621774 I'm thinking that there has been some confusion about just what this model is, to reach this price (auction ended)? The listing details look to be correct... Now, if we can only get a similar result on some of our listings! 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

I've added a few comments above. 🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

The body isn't seated properly onto the chassis. The cab end isn't fully down. There's a large plastic boss that should fit into a hole in the chassis block...🤷🏼‍♀️ Love the coupling rod! 😀 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

Possibly a reason why it is good practice to isolate any electrical equipment, BEFORE working on it. Isolate the supply Before removing the covers. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

I would say that when selling on locos, it might be best to return them to as near "Factory Specifications" as possible. So, if originally DCC fitted, possibly leave fitted. DCC Ready. No decoder, just the correct blanking plate. For locos modified by hard wiring, then I would personally think about fitting a suitable DCC socket and blanking plug, or re-wiring as originally made. If the loco has been modified by having lights, etc. fitted that really need a DCC decoder fitted to work properly, then that's probably the best option, leave the decoder in place, set to the "default" address, 3. 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

That's the type of coupling I was referring to, thanks for the confirmation. 🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

That and the variations in voltage of the mains electricity in other regions...😉🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

That is a good description which equates to "riveting over the ends of two cast in pins". 😉🙂 Yes, it was a weak design, when it came to coupling replacement. The "official" method for coupling replacement was detailed in "The First Ten Years" book. Lever off the old coupling. Force the new coupling into place by using a hollow punch to push the coupling holes over the pins. Use a pointed punch to re-rivet the ends of the pins It is a pity that the use of a fixing screw, or nut and bolt (machine screw) wasn't adopted for all models from the introduction of the MK3 Tension Lock Couplings. The mazak pins are fragile, and it's likely that they wouldn't be up to being reused very often, especially if they had actually failed by loosing the ends, as in your example. If replacement couplings are required, a better method, if possible, is to drill a hole for a fixing screw. As used in some later motor bogies and locomotive chassis and bogies. The original Tri-ang coupling fixing screws are self tapping screws. Again, if possible, the hole could be tapped to take a brass machine screw. If the space exists, maybe a nut and bolt fixing could be used. I believe that the Tri-ang version of the USA Horn Hook coupling was fitted to rolling stock by means of a nut and bolt, whereas UK Tension Lock couplings were fitted to rolling stock using an eyelet (rivet). The eyelet fixing being another weak design for coupling replacement. Of course, Tri-ang were making toys, and price, together with time on the production lines, probably dictated the designs and methodology...🤷🏼‍♀️

Officially, the MK3 couplings were introduced from January, 1959. The design is a scaled up version of the tension lock couplings originally designed for the TT Gauge range. Obviously, there must have been a changeover period on the production lines... But at the time, all of the "surplus" MK2 couplings and associated parts, bogies, chassis, etc. were just redesignated as Spare Parts, and added to that stock. So, a quick changover was quite possible...just a matter of changing over the parts in the bins before restarting production, the next day even...🤔 On some cast metal motor bogies, steam locomotive front bogies and pony trucks, etc. (and locomotive chassis blocks?) initially the coupling was fitted by rivetting over the ends of two cast in pins, the same method as was used on the MK3 fitted cast metal wagon chassis. Later, the coupling fitting was by an eyelet (rivet) or a small self tapping fixing screw. The two cast in pins remaining as locating pins. The cast metal wagon chassis mostly remained with the rivetted over pins, until most of the cast metal wagon chassis were replaced by plastic chassis, in 1963. Most plastic chassis had the coupling fitted with an eyelet (rivet), with two moulded locating pins 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

Possibly the best result at the Alex ground for a while? 😉😀 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

It's not unique...they say that they have two! 😉😀 They are a bit "shouty"...🤷🏼‍♀️ Maybe it's a "Full Size" poster. Not a miniature, like the transfers that were supplied with the Hornby Railways third series buildings...😀 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

That listing has features that remind me of an Amazon listing... "Manufacturers description", etc... This one has the box boxed! 😉😀 And is from 2004...🙂 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R1038-red-box-set-The-Orient-Express-MN-class-loco-3-Pullman-coaches-/325221161538 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

There is an option to reply to feedback, so you could append an explanation. 😉😀 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️

The exhaust Steam Sound boxes were not fitted to the Horrnby Railways 2P (Modified from the SR L1 4-4-0) tender, which was the R.33 tender originally designed to go with the R.251 Deeley 0-6-0 loco... The Hall, (including Lord Westwood), B12, Flying Scotsman, Britannia (I think), Princess Elizabeth (and the last of the Princess Victoria models in 1974), the 1542 version of the Transcontinental Pacific, using a Flying Scotsman non corridor tender, all had the sound box tenders. The last available being the China made B12 models from the original Margate tooling. (No, not the Super Detail recently released B12!) The Duchess of Sutherland, for some reason didn't carry class a, or class 1, express passenger (etc.) Headlamps. That's one over each buffer. The Horrnby Railways model has the lamps over the LH buffer, and on the centre lamp iron. That's a Parcels or Perishables train, consisting of coaching stock...

The "Front Wheel Drive" chassis is a late 1970s design, from Mid 1978. The intention was to leave the cab clear of motor, unlike the original "Jinty" chassis. Unfortunately, the front axle worm gear wheel tended to depress uncoupling ramps, making it harder to uncouple from that end. This led to the development of the Super Strong Pulling Power, or SSPP, chassis, with the new (type 7?) motor driving the centre axle. The FWD chassis was used on the earlier new tooling "Jinty", and the LBSCR E2 (before the tooling was modified into Thomas!)

A bit of conducting silver paint bridging the superglue? 😉😀 Sold to repair the old car rear window demister tracks....🙂 🐉🙋🏼‍♀️