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i will maybe cancel my order and wait for some other options i think. don't really want to start messing around with the coupling or wing mirrors if these are not supposed to be user fitted separate parts because i might cause damage. I would like some 1998 - 2001 suitable models really - one ews and one freightliner. cheers tim

thanks jr_p any ideas which were the first to get the swing buckeye couplings retrofitted? I think it was about 2001 - but later build 66s (66200 and on?) came with the coupling. something like that. anyway all tiny details in n gauge but just trying to choose a number! I will be buying as delivered 66001 or 66004 if they make them. 66004 was the first production loco to haul a regular train so I read. cheers tim

hi which were the first 66/0 locos to have swing buckeye couplings retro fitted and what date was this? or is the buckeye coupling a separate detail part that the user can choose whether to fit or not? in which case it doesn't really matter... just trying to choose a suitable ews loco number... cheers tim

is there any plan to produce 66001 in as delivered state with the red grills and whatever else the differences were? or is a retailer commission on the cards for this? also any news on when ews 66/0 bespoke will be available to order? cheers tim

yeah vanfits are on sale now though I notice - but weren't in the leaflet and there doesn't appear to be a 2024 leaflet. cheers tim

I've not seen them mentioned. I think the brake van market is pretty well saturated. vanfits and pig iron wagons are next in line i believe. tim

wow looks great and also what great scenery on your layout!

glad replacement is working oh ok I was actually going to try running it with a Dapol 156 just for entertainment but if the couplings don't work together I won't bother speed matching them would have been a nuisance as well I might make a review video for youtube if I can get organised and have some time cheers tim

+1 for the 25/3! also class 105 or 117 would be great, as Bachmann have all the drawings and research done anyway for oo. tim

I have been running mine in. I like it. I just turned the interior lights off because really in day time the lights weren't all that noticeable, and the cab lights were annoying me. I'll sort that another time. mine is a bit slow at top speed as well. it actually ran quicker with a different decoder in it I noticed. with a zimo in it is smoother but slower at top speed. if I can get round to it I will speed match it with a 156 and try running it coupled up. I quite like the coupling arrangement but I can imagine some people will bend and break the pins or the holding latch. it is close coupled between the vehicles though so looks good. cheers tim

oh ok bad luck hope you can get a nice running one

are the bogies pushed on properly? maybe remove and reattach them also inspect all the gears to see any debris or splits, maybe use a magnifying lens... good luck tim

yeh disappointing I'll see what else they produce graham farish win this round of the wagon battle .... I believe pig iron wagons and vanfits are next .... tim

agree on being slow some of mine were painfully slow given how heavy some new wagons are nowadays it needs to be a v powerful motor tim

nice present you must be doing something right then