GordonC

was the headlamp moved though? would that narrow the date range? some have the headlamp under the drivers cab window, some have it centrally on the old cab front door

fantastic looking layout!! I cant believe I've never seen or been aware of it until now. Really impressive catenary

I've been wondering for the last few years whether the 00 one is going ahead too

more of the pipework may be fitted on these models because the buffer beam is part of the bogies so pipework fitted won't foul the coupling you should at least have a coupling for both ends though. it wasnt supplied in the little bag with the disc headcodes was it? was the bag opend too?

Waddell's Models on Bell Street?

Great announcement but why 87010 in Intercity Swallow livery?? ... there are 34 other ones to pick from that weren't already released in that number and livery combination as the last Hornby Class 87 release

great choice of model. the current liveries don't do anything for me though and I'll be looking for some in provincial and Strathclyde orange and black

While you're right and we haven't ... there have been a load of Intercity Swallow bodyshells for the Windsor Castle limited edition that were sold off with the wrong lower white colour which looked an awful lot like Intercity Mainline

If the silhouette is correct and its missing the additional fuel tanks that'd rule out the 47/7s and 47/8s entirely

when they have continual livery problems and detail mistakes is it any wonder? Look at the recent 50026 model in NSE livery - a model with an RRP of £170 shouldn't have questions about the colours used for a prototype within the last 30 years for which there is plenty of reference photographs. Perhaps they looked at photos with different degrees of fading - there can be differences between ex-works and in traffic fading - but the colours should match up and the grey is too light for the blue and red they used. Admittedly its better than the previous attempt, but at £170!!! and what about the buffet coaches missing the roof vent toolings ... ah just chuck them out ... some mugs will pay £35 for them!

quality control only applies to kettles. Diesel and electrics get any old rubbish thrown out

was all the fiddle-yard wired too in that case? did that not really get in the way of the non-public viewing side?

The 97407 models also carry a premium price for the additional 'weathering' over the plain releases. Bachmann will do a plain BR Blue one with discs sooner or later

Heljan did SS Great Britain in blue so I'd be surprised if Bachmann did the same one unless they picked a different livery

maybe there aren't many diesels left to pick, but if they're rising to the top of 'most wanted' list in that category then they must surely get made at some point

I wonder how much longer it'll be before more of the AC Electrics are produced, bearing in mind Classes 81-84. 87, 89, 91 occupy 7 of the top 11 spots in the Diesel, Electric and Gas Turbine locos section

They're possibly busy in the run up to Warley and being in 'exhibition season'! They were at the Wigan show a few weeks back

for all the talk of additional design resources being assigned to clear the Bachmann backlog, there doesn't seem to have been much visible movement of lots of the longer-term new models!

You might find it worth re-visiting a new batch of TEAs quicker than you'd expect now that folk have something physical to see the quality you're producing and with those reviews its bound to encourage more purchases ... but that is a downfall with crowdsourcing and it being your first model if they're all sold.

Looks like a Class 47/7 on a push-pull rake, probably early 1980s from the BR Blue with a black headcode panel livery

I'm sure its only going to be a matter of time before I have Barbies (not mine might I add, my daughters) riding in my wagons!!

Of the Mk3 sleepers used only in Scotland, were they always in Blue and Grey livery even with the Scotrail Sleeper branding? Am I right in thinking none of them got Scotrail livery i.e. to match 47716 in the picture?

I think it depends where you look. I was at the Wigan show the other week and was surprised just how many current day layouts there were. Admittedly it is incorporating the 'North West Festival of Diesel and Electric Layouts' but there were significantly more current day than BR Blue, Sectorisation or early Privatisation era layouts.

Congratulations on delivering your first product. Any sign of scaling up the Class 320/321 into 00 gauge yet?

'Liking' and 'buying' could be two entirely different things though. I 'like' steam engines, but they'll make up less than 1% of what I 'buy'