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https://ultimaker.com/en/community/5562-gluing-pla-plastic I tend to use two part epoxy as I have a lot of it lying about. For a stronger joint, which can be sanded and painted, I mix in talcum powder.

I don't know what Jamiel has been drinking but chances are its MAIDA VALE

It can be a steep learning curve. With some 3D printers you need to take things one layer at a time...

Scenery - Aliexpress suppliers now making items in / suitable for 1:75 scale Too many to mention but I am picking out these modern LED lights which could be used for TMD / car parks 5 for $15 , 12cm tall (scale 30 foot) these are pre wired SMD's with resistors for 12V and seems like a great price. Often postage is free or very low. Of course you have to register and you have to wait a few weeks but have been very satisfied with my experiences of this website so far. Yard light

Some more shots of this train - in case any one else wants to model it - are in my gallery here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/4389-windhoff-mpv-ohle-train/

Please refer these comments to 'Ebay Madness' and stick to bargains, or alternateively - make your comments but add a bargain on the end of your thread!

Certainly not because they are cheaper!

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Back to bargains Take a look at this seller on eBay, who has some very interesting castings in OO - I have seen similar prices for resin castings of power plants but not as well detailed. The distribution transformer looks excellent but only one left now. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282727142772 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282726418095

Thread opened up in 3D printing... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/128076-aldi-3d-printer/ Is the ALDI 3D printer a bargain?

Following up from a post on Bargain Hunters 2 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/125236-bargain-hunters-mark-2/page-11&do=findComment&comment=2921303 and here is the link to the ALDI website with a video of the 3D printer in action

as long as we are happy, can afford it and the manufacturers are making a profit - not only is sound here to stay but I expect we will eventually see genetically engineered minature passengers and station staff as well!

I wouldn't recommend this if you are starting out. 3D printers are not like buying power tools and rucksacks. Even the better ones are tricky to get to work consistently due to a lot of variables which effect print quality - such as air humidity and temperature. You ideally want a manufacturer with a long timeline of experience and good community support such as the Makerbot - but that is very pricey towards £1000. However I can recommend one of the Makerbot clones which run on the Makerware software. My one is pre-constructed from a black plywood frame (uncoloured plywood is cheaper). It does not come with perspex dust shields so make sure you cover it with a dust sheet when not in use! A lot of them out there on eBay, you can get a very good price if you are patient, shop around and/or go direct ot the manufacture. You may even get a dual extrusion head for similar price and usually a roll of filament (about £20) thrown in as well. Here is one I picked out at random - no link to the seller https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6CTC-FDM-Black-Makerbot-Replicator-2-3D-Printer-2-Extruders-1-PLA-filament/252812407890?epid=1032366993&hash=item3adccb3452:g:fgQAAOSwOgdYyM2N Most importantly - excellent software support using Makerware, software which is easy to use and comes with regular updates from a big manufacturer, access to a massive range of free projects on Thingiverse. I would say that the ALDI 3D printer, if it does not come with a roll of filament, probably should be priced at £80 to £150 if it was being honest about itself. There are some excellent posts on here in the 3D printing section giving advice on what can be achieved - good luck! ..one last thing - if you aren't using your filament for a long time, make sure you keep it away from humidity and sunlight with a bag of silica gel - or you will have all sorts of problems with it

Before someone proposes to start a new topic such as Bargain Hunters Mark 3 or Bargain Hunters, (Not Moaners) this is a pretty good bargain http://www.invictamodelrail.com/bargain-33-079z-exclusive-limited-edition-set-of-3-st-weathered-departmental-wagons-3331-p.asp Reduced from £36 to £19, three ltd edition wagons for the price of one.

I am sure the manufacturers are delighted to hear this and it can only be a good thing for younger modellers starting out who can get models second hand at great prices. It is also a good thing that internet and eBay happened. However it is sad that RMweb classifieds ended as I thought it was a great way to sell person to person!

1/ Transit or Mercedes van with cherry pickers on the back 2/ not a road vehicle but I would like scissor lift

My guess is a catastrophic transformer winding failure, rupturing the casing and causing a leakage of oil coolant....but I do like the explanation given above

It's always dangerous to draw parallels. I would think that the biggest cost in flying a plane is in maintaining an aging and disparate fleet with obsolete components and without engineers available with the required experience. Ryanair, like EWS have done with the 66, have only bought the 737 to simplify everything. Probably they have purchased directly from Boeing as well without going through the finance houses. Ryanair for example does not have to suffer the expense of the training of airline pilots in house - and we recently saw how they were caught out. In addition if you look at the cost break down of your ticket, you will see most of it goes in various taxes and landing fees. The cost of fuel per person is just a few quid. Our expectations from the airline carriers has changed and we are happy to forego reclining seats, in flight meals and drinks (but not free toilets!) Similarly for the established model manufacturers, fabricating models using older tooling techniques and paying to keep designers 'on team' is expensive. The biggest expense is from design to manufacture and 3D printing is evolving precisely to deal with that problem. The demand for ever finer detail can only be good news, not bad news for train modellers, in particular for all the lineside detailing which is a massive expense in itself. The problems at the moment is not the level of detailing but in scaling up 3D printing technology to industrial levels - and of course who owns the intellectual property and how much they are willing to charge to release it.

The different approaches of Heljan, Bachmann, DJM and Hornby seem to suggest that each manufacturer has differing ideas about the future of OHLE in OO gauge. I would be interested to see what Dapol would do if they produced a DRS Class 88 as they would then be offering solutions on both sides of the wire so to speak - Dapol in N gauge have also shown themselves to be willing to sell pantographs as spares. Perhaps we should move on from discussions about the Hornby pantograph on the 87 and talk to the manufacturers about what we would want to see, and be willing to pay for, on the 88 and 86?

If your business model is correct then DJM is going to be in big trouble with his Class 92 and Bachmann with their Class 90. At the prices we are paying then both of these are aimed at the conneisseur and expectations are they will be definitive models. The 87 will be judged against them so hopefully it will be perfect!

Is the picture of the final model - I was wondering about a driver in the cab, apart from the obvious cost savings - and I don't mind paying an extra £2=50 but (aside from they are never in stock) you do have to get the right looking driver (difficult). I did a quick trawl of Google images but you either get pictures of 87's in the sidings, empty cab, or trains on the line with non-visible drivers. Can anyone please tell me when were orange hi-vi vests were introduced as a requirement for drivers?

It's a good model but the first batch was let down by inexplicably poor quality control on the livery- the next batch promises good things. Save yourself the trouble of reading 100+ pages and buy from the 2nd batch! Personally I think the Network Rail yellow ltd editions are attractively priced but it may be a gamble to pre order - hopefully Dapol will have ironed out the problems.

I had to return 3 Dapol 73's and swop them for just one in the GBrF livery, for which the lemony yellow warning panel is passable but I lost my pre-order discount as a result, as well as two way postage fees. I was going to pre order the Class 68 DRS and it looks like I dodged a bullet there. I still have a Ltd edition Class 121 on order and I am nervous about the current problems of the packaging damaging the paint around the cabs. Despite the excellent Class 08 in O gauge I am no longer going to pre-order from Dapol once bitten - twice shy

All trains to Brixton are Terminators so I suppose the best place to be on Judgement Day would be to take a train to TEMPLE

If you have a smartphone or a tablet PC there is an AirBnB app which works very well. The easiest way by far is if you have a Google account and then you can log on with one click - if you don't mind certain data being shared. However it works out better that way as AirBnB notifications go straight into your Gmail account which means you have all your check in details and contact numbers at hand on your smartphone when you are travelling - proved invaluable on my last trip.