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I would prefer Bachmann to do the DBSO - even with a price point around £110 it works out a lot less than a repaint of their existing liveries (I know from experience) - and you also get very nice DCC lighting and separately fitted handrails What I don't understand is why Hornby haven't been producing TTS chips for the Class 56, Class 59, Class 87 (okay it is tight in there), Class 90, 91 and the APT - they already have been producing the chips in volume - they just need to put different sounds on them.

If anyone hasn't seen this on a well known auction site https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KR-Models-GT3-OO-Gauge-DCC-Sound-BR-Blue-/403385294337?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 An interesting fictional livery! (no connection to the seller)

Where did he get the model from?

First ever HST Running session - although BR executive Blue and Grey is my favoured time period - there are so many excellent models from the privatisation era!

A running session to check the rails after spraying them; as it seems to be all good the next step will be ballasting the viaduct.

Playtime and time for some simple modelling The Knightwing portakbain is a simple kit to assemble. I have added some interior detailing and lighting. The lighting is powered by a coin battery controlled by a reed switch. Unfortunately I could only source reed switches on Aliexpress which are closed when in a magnetic field Neodymium magnet glued to the underside of a pallet Lighting on and off just by moving pallet above the reed switch Also had time to fettle a locomotive inspection platform from West Hill wagon works - still needs final painting The 3D print is incredibly fine but very flexible and robust

They are a very small outfit, and it is very tough tines

Received this update today from The Model Centre "We have just heard from Bachmann that due to problems with lorry driver shortages and customs clearance the tube stock will now not arrive until mid January." So as usual it looks like no tube trains running over Christmas!

Had a similar problem with a Class 90. You can get dry solder joints on the chip causing intermittent working like you describe. In any case you have manufacturer's warranty on the loco and the chips themselves have 1 or 2 years from Zimo but you need proof of purchase. I don't think that will be an issue here as the model is less than a year old.

The blue Class 73 looks really good Jerry and it is a mystery why Dapol didn't produce that livery (corrected) in the 2nd batch.

At that scale maybe corrugated strip? Something similar to this https://evergreenscalemodels.com/collections/0401-0mm-opaque-white-polystyrene-corrugated-metal-siding

We should not be considering or running vital infrastructures as a business. Every national asset so far privatised is in crisis. And too often there have been tragic mistakes. What the government has achieved by privatisation is to shift legal liability from itself to the businesses and that hasn't worked because the government hasn't the levers or the guts to put company directors in prison for long terms for corporate manslaughter. And without a Constitution, laws are created by MPs that all too often have vested interests. Grenfell shows in detail how a business has little incentive or capability to look beyond itself and call out other contractors for taking short cuts, it's 'none of their business' Perhaps the public are greatly to blame for taking too narrow minded a view about politics

Focusing solely upon operating costs and passenger revenues is short sighted. If you factor in the value of saving to the environment in preventing pollution related diseases inflicting expenses upon the NHS and CO2 damage to the environment and the boost to the economy from commuters and tourism, then the metro and bus system is in healthy profit. The government is at fault because it is not quantifying this value added, keeping that revenue to itself instead of giving back some to tfl in subsidies. Certainly not if it is going to the passengers (if it was then fares should be getting cheaper) If we solely concentrate upon counting beans, then London would be congested and full of filthy polluting vehicles and fares would be sky high.

I have bought something like this (a Bachmann large logo class 37) from the Far East and it was a fine bargain. However with the current custom duties and no warranty - wouldn't think it would be worth the trouble.

Amazing models and amazing value Another manufacturer recently stated they were producing 'the pinnacle in British OO scale Electric locomotives' but it looks like soon that title will be going to this Class 92

The benefit of the Bachmann 2f is they will always attain a good price when you sell them, once you customise a coach by adding lighting - it depends upon how well you do it as to whether it will sell well. Adding a rectifeir, capacitor and resistors would be a good conversion - and partly this is the disappointment with the 2f; not just that there is no capacitor but apparently no easy way to put one onto the PCB

A lot has happened since my last post - I sold the APT power car once I heard about the new tooling If the 7 car set has two NDM's and one is non powered - then that is ideal for this project. So I will post updates once that arrives (hopefully before Christmas)

Looks great how did you couple the NDM to the Mk1 coache?

Spotted on the North London Goblin line Nice to see the LU celebrity 66s together; hopefully we may see more of these being renewed in model form.

Thanks. Looking at the photo, does that mean the capacitor will have to soldered off the pcb wires added to allow it to be concealed in the toilet area?

Have you been able to open a coach and see if it is possible to move the capacitor into the toilet area? Is there space?

How much weight do the coaches have to them - they look very light

Could it be one of the inebriated journalists on the press run?

Why not just tell it like it is? "We don't have any new liveries in the current quarter - we do not (or cannot) reveal details about many or all of our current projects until 3 months before release"