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    Railroad Crosti 9F

    in Hornby

    Posted

    Nice looking kits, I may get the Dornier 17Z, always had a soft spot for that design!

    My prior airplane kit skills would have had a glue fingerprint on every pane of glass.... (sorry, off-topic)

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    Hornby Sentinel - including cranked version

    in Hornby

    Posted

    Hi Folks,

    Re Hattons (pre-order) and decoders (#pins), I took the lazy (more expensive) way out and had them fit a decoder (left them to choose which one).

    I've nowhere to run my NCB baby yet, so at least I know it's had a test run.

    I'm in Boston, US, hence the VAT / shipping notes.

    Cheers, Steve.

     

    This is an automatic notification to inform you that we have processed your order for the following items:

    1 * Bachmann Branchline 36-553 8-pin 3-function 1A decoder with back EMF @ £10.00 each = £10.00

    1 * Hattons Model Railways Ltd SrvDCCFitReady01 Fit 1x 8 or 21 pin decoder into a DCC Ready item - DCC Fitting Service @ £12.00 each = £12.00

    1 * Hornby R3178 Class 4wDM 0-4-0 diesel Sentinel shunter in NCB blue livery. 1st Batch arrived into stock 23/12/13, 2nd batch due early 2014 @ £37.50 each = £37.50

    Payment Type Amount

    Payment Card £62.50

    Goods cost ex VAT: £59.50

    Goods VAT charged: £0.00

    Royal Mail. Non Western Europe. Air Mail. Weighs between 001g and 300g when packed. Avg 5 working day transit time. £3.00

    Grand Total: £62.50

     

    Your picking list number is 1445740. Please quote this in all correspondence. Use the "Contact Us" link at http://www.ehattons.com with any questions regarding this transaction. Your invoice was created by Graeme Hogg who is featured on our website at http://www.ehattons.com/list/staff.aspx#StaffID1446306

    Stockrington - Mojo ignited. Thanks, Heljan!

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Hi Scott,

    Good luck with everything. The same kind of advice above got me through a split and out the other side. It's tough, really tough but your mates (in Perth, online) will be there for you now and in 20 years when you can look back at "Stockridge Mark I" and say "Why did I ever try that double-slip on the reverse curve / slope transition?" and "Those Helijan locos... Back in the day..."

    Best wishes heading your way.

    Cheers, Steve.

    oil terminals no more...

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    In my area (West Yorks) there were several that I know of,

    ...

    4. There is a disused one where the line to Halifax diverges from the L&Y calder valley main line at Elland. As far as I know the equipment is still there and may be visible on Google earth.##

    ...

    Jamie

    Hi Jamie,

    No.4 is certainly there on Google, including the tracks within the perimeter fence (and remnants of the now-severed link to the mason line.

    (Sorry, can't paste the image via my phone but here's the street view location.

    Dropped Pin

    near Stainland Rd, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX4 8LR, UK

    http://goo.gl/maps/qnrUS

    Cheers,

    Steve O.

    Porth Dinllaen in 0

    in 7mm+ modelling

    Posted

    Hi Simon,

    Good luck with the layout. Having a history (albeit fictitious) will bring credibility and logic to your creation.

    I lIke the cutting through the cliff face and the bascule bridge. Will follow your progress keenly.

    Cheers, Steve.

    Ready-to-lay OO Track and Pointwork - moving towards production

    in Smaller Suppliers

    Posted

    Hello there,

    Fresh voice, just one opinion.

     

    I have a bunch of OO (various heritages, suppliers), a room allocated for a railway (and freshly updated (finally) with more sockets ('outlets') and recessed LED daylight spots and... two new twin girls who should be in the 'things that make me smile' post.

     

    Moving to Peco code 75, hoping most of the old Triang-Hornby bumps ok along it. May go for some C&L flexi for the spacing and cut a few plastic links to stretch out the sleepers at each end of the Peco points to merge the spacings (though it may not work too well).

     

    Or, may stick 100% with Peco. Time is the real key for me. Appreciate the hand-built track but pragmatically, not going to happen.

     

    On the '6 foot' aspect, I may keep it tight on the straights and ease out on the curves. Will have some 2' radius so may have to play.

     

    Commercially... can't see a new version happening (poor ROI) but as per an earlier post, why not ask? If it was available I would buy it.

     

    Good luck to all.

    Cheers, Steve.

    DJM wish list thread

    in DJModels

    Posted

    Hi Dave,

    Back to the wish list...

    56t Consett hoppers (would take 18 of them)

    PTA bogie tipplers (again, take 18 (or 20?))

    Diag 142, 13t steel coal hoppers

    LNER N9, N10, G5 in early BR.

    Here's hoping...

    Cheers, Steve.

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    Hornby Magazine OO Gauge Brake Tender

    in Dapol

    Posted

    Evening All,

     

    The tooling work for the diesel brake tender is underway as I type and the model is moving forwards. We (Hornby Magazine) are also now taking pre-orders for the brake tender which will be released in four liveries. The anticipated release date is May 2014 at present.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Mike

    Hi Mike,

    Thanks for the update, much appreciated.

    I found the page for the news:

    http://www.hornbymagazine.com/view_article.asp?ID=7114&pubID=38&t=0&s=0&p=1&i=10#continued

    ...and sent an email but had a 'bounce' from orders@keypublishing.com

    Could you check the address?

    Cheers, Steve.

    Layout design case study

    in Layout & Track Design

    Posted

    Hi Colin, all good foundation work which I'm sure will yield a very satisfying layout. I'll be going for a spiral around the walls so viewing height(s) will be interesting.

    Thinking ahead to baseboards...

    Did you sort out the humidity? Are we to see tradition (if so would recommend ply tops vs. MDF) or new-fangled foam baseboards?

    Cheers, Steve.

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