GordonC
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ah yes, sorry I didn't notice that in the above post!
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a really fantastic looking layout here! right up my street for setting and rolling stock! are you planning on exhibiting it too? any bookings yet?
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I wouldn't have expected the secrecy if it was the earlier version of the 143/144 ... no other manufacturer is going to duplicate those classes to match the quality and price
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it's a bit difficult to judge interest in something like that. A few years ago who would have expected an APT-E in rtr?
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Are we getting a new class 142 at last? I'm assuming it's nor just the earlier 143/144 models with the bus seats interiors
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Warrington Bank Quay - The Northern Approach - OO DCC
GordonC replied to Wild Boar Fell's topic in Layout topics
looks really interesting, I'd thought before it could be a good location to model with the variety of trains passing -
looking forward to finding out what you're working on when you can tell us Charlie
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is there still little signs of progress on these yet? no early body shells to show?
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I'd wondered that myself. some of them have been quite tempting
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possibly, but there aren't too many limited editions that are 6 car packs at £600+. I wouldn't expect too many commissioners wanting to take that risk perhaps without significant deposits upfront
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I'm surprised if the blue pullmans were going to get another run produced that the reversed colour scheme wasn't produced at the same time. I wonder if that will ever be released now.
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I thought those track cleaners fried dcc chips actually - I certainly don't think they're compatible with dcc
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I do like having a loco and matching coaches available at the same time as collectors club items
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If you managed with those reading glasses before your eye might just go back to around the same in time. I think mine took around 6-9 months. One lasting thing I seem to have found is that my eyes seem more sensitive to light since ... so I spend more time with sunglasses on outside or when driving. yeah you've got a fabulous layout there ... I've spent a lot of time in the area there and you've really captured it well!
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Come to think about it wasn't there only 2 catalogue refurbished class 37s - large logo 37401 and the regional railways. These things seem to often get produced in at least 3s
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.... or they weren't stocking it in the first place
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Just found your thread. Hope the eye op went ok - I had a similar op a few years ago. It was knackering using just one eye while the other healed and was blurry and I went though several glasses prescriptions as the astigmatism from the op gradually returned to my pre-op prescription
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I'm surprised because I'd have thought that would limit the flexibility at Newcastle of being able to depart the station from either end or turn complete sets around when heading south
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why is that? does that apply even to things like 91s and HSTs which would be lighter than most diesel locos?
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15% is quite standard from a number of shops
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Did the RSO/RTO differ much from a standard SO though?
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Is a 2-car one not even more ideal for smaller layouts?
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Completely random question Charlie, but do you know if anyone has butchered any of your lovely Class 144 models to make a middle coach for a 3 car set? That could be an interesting conversion to see
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The Triang models were a bit before my time and I cant think what the pantograph on them was like. I remember the enormous ones on a Hornby Phoenix Class 86 with the sliding switch. Were the Lima Class 87s not capable of taking power off the pantograph too? I remember the initial models having a little slotted screw switch at the cab end of the pantograph which was missing on later models. I dont remember their pantographs looking too bad scale wise
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I'd expect they could probably be wired up enough to be able to release brakes on any unit being dragged in case of failure, but not to operate the power controls
