Andy7

4 hours ago, scissors said:

Just got my 47712. Looks great, much better than it does in photos.

 

The only problem is that one of the windscreens is loose inside the cab. I'd rather open it up and fix it than send it back. It's good to see from the instructions that the body is screwed on rather than clipped but has anyone any experience to share of getting into the cab before I attempt it?

 

I have taken a few apart (also had to glue a loose screen back in) and it’s real easy. Nothing of note to mention regards taking it apart.

Beautiful wagons that James “The Legend” Makin has truly brought to life. Stunning work (especially the bashed up covers/hoods).

Nice touch by someone on flightradar24. The aircraft has just finished the letter 30 seconds ago.

Good job. Who made the kit?

Cracking work Jerry. A man after my own heart.
 

Love 66769 and have one to do for myself. The loco and transfers have been waiting on the to do pile, I might have to crack on with it now, after seeing your completed one.

Looking fantastic Fran. Bring on my 37608 arriving with me.

I’m going for futuristic ROG green/blue livery like the artist render of the forthcoming class 93.

I assume you means these bits. I think they are vortex generators to tumble the air. Not sure why they are around the tail though. Normally seen on wings at the trailing (none moving) section.

1 hour ago, McC said:

 

Well spotted indeed Andy :) It's on our list for the production models, samples of which should be in hand shortly :) 

Nice one. I nearly put, I’m sure you already have it covered.

Question for Accurascale:

Just looking at 37402 and wondering whether I really need to pre-order a 5th Accurascale 37! Anyway I notice your model has oval buffers at both ends (also mentioned in the description) whereas the real loco has oval at number one and squared off at number 2 end. Thought I should let you know (I have had a good look on Flickr both 2022 and also 2018 pictures. 

I have just decided to do a repaint of 31454 in Intercity livery and I have the same problem. I already had the Fox sheet with 3 different sizes but as mentioned above the smallest is still far too big. 
I don’t know if the wording would be the same size for 31 and 37 but similar for sure. Hopefully someone will reply and  give us a direction to look in.

8 hours ago, rob D2 said:

It's not the asking , it's the hallucinogenic " i want one so everyone must " mindset that i find ... odd .

 

Quite frankly ... you are right on that one . Ditch the 37/4 dressed up like some old tart for 2022... and get them authentic 1980s highland ones out - Bachmann haven't been wrong on that ..

It's not the asking, it's the hallucinogenic " I want one so everyone must " mindset that you also seem to have.
Just because you want 1980’s highland 37’s doesn’t mean we all do!

4 minutes ago, rob D2 said:

If I worked for accurascale , I'd need the patience of a saint or at least a banging head against wall emoji .

 

From the " i can't believe it's on ebay at ££££ , I didn't order any ..."

 

to the " what we really need is 98789 in its 1976 guise ... im sure it'd sell well "  ( guilty as charged a bit -37/4 transrail and class 50 subliminal programming )

 

And every connotation in between ... Who'd work in model chuffers ??! 

You don’t! Ha.

If you don’t ask you don’t get Rob.

Quite frankly though, they could release any running number in any livery and it would sell. 
 

Can’t wait for my 4x 37’s I have on order to arrive but…….

Really looking forward to/wishing accurascale to announce 37219 in its current Colas guise with nose adornments and detachable Rila equipment. Sounds like the perfect Accurascale exclusive model to me.

Just put me down for one and bill me. Ha. My fingers are crossed.

Can’t wait to receive mine and make them mucky like @Melangoose (great job).

Sadly DHL are taking the proverbial and have failed to deliver 2 days straight. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Went Fairford yesterday to see some aircraft arrivals. Had a great time and it was pretty busy. Also managed to see the full displays of the Black Eagles (very impressive and imaginative) and the Frecce Tricolori. Anyway a few pics:

I have plenty of pics of Fairford arrivals from today. Will upload some tomorrow.

3 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said:

 

Hi Graham,

 

The instanters are in the detail bag so user applied (as would get in the way of the tension lock coupling). We recommend them as cosmetic, but have been told that several modellers have used our instanters as couplings with success. So, we cant endorse it officially, but people have used them as real couplings.

 

Cheers!

 

Fran 

Graham/Fran,

I use the instanter couplings on my PCA rake which I received at least a couple of years ago and they work flawlessly on my double layer dual helix layout. Even better than that is that I have never had a derailment with these wagons full stop (only PCA and JSA rakes have that honour).

Hopefully they should be fine and I’m hoping my CDA’s will be running with the 3 links.

Andy

1 hour ago, Squirrel Rail said:

More 86’s finished!

And again

and again…,,

 

Superb job Jerry.

42 minutes ago, GEARJAMMER said:

Hi, ive recently purchased 'The Pink ONE' from a friend, its got some bits that need glueing back on, namely the etched side radiator grill, now ive placed it in position but im rather nervous about going ahead with the glueing as i dont want to ruin the etch or the paintwork, anyone got any tips on how to do it that i may not have thought of?

Im thinking poor out some glue and place it and spread with the end of a pin?

 

cheers 

Basically I have done a few in the style you suggest. Pour some glue out and using a cocktail stick dab a few blobs neatly in the appropriate places. I did corners, one extra blob on shorter lengths and 2 on longer bits. Position grill and then I Tamiya masking taped them in position and left for 24 hours ish. Worked a treat numerous times.

Thread to record photos of the class 69’s out and about on the network.

Starting with 69002 and 69005 together approaching Goring on 04/07/22. Dragging a 4 car Swift parcels unit with a pair of Arlington barrier coaches. Thrilled to see 69002 as I made a model of it last year.

On 14/06/2022 at 08:19, Torbay Express said:

No, I think your confusing the matter slightly.  Not on about their Class 66s.  They are on about for example a Hornby HST inner where the cardboard sellotape has not been removed from the polystyrene, or the likes of a Bachmann 158/159 in the old boxes wrapped in cellophane which has not been opened, hence still factory sealed, thus in factory condition and never run!

 

Wrapped pre-owned, for unboxed hopefully keeps everything together, possibly perceived as adding value, i.e. customer has something to unwrap, but ultimately has to be opened for customer to check the contents.....

Your first line says it all. Nothing to do with the Hattons 66 so shouldn’t be in this thread! End.

8 hours ago, Torbay Express said:

That was what I got from the e-mail from Hattons.  If the item is immaculate and it's still sealed from the factory, then the contents should be  there, hence we are not opening it and devaluing it!  If its been opened, we will still open, inspect and take photos of the specific item.

Bit of an odd one that as they aren’t sealed as such from the factory. No one would ever know if Hattons had taken a new one out the box fur testing.

They have started sending second hand items shrink wrapped in cellophane so they can tell if the recipient has opened the box.

On 05/06/2022 at 16:53, t-b-g said:

On our trip to East Kirkby last week, the opportunity arose for a then and now comparison. A big thank you to the good people there for allowing it to happen as I needed to be the "wrong" side of the barriers and they arranged for me to get there.

 

The first photo was taken at RAF Muharraq in 1965. The second was last Thursday. It is the same aircraft and the same "little boy" under the wing.

 

 

 

That’s amazing to think of the years apart and for it still to be possible to take the same picture 57 years later. Great memories for you.

I have a similar pair of pictures. As a little boy of 10 I visited RAF St Mawgan for a school trip and we looked around and had a photo with Nimrod MR2 XW231. Fast forward to 2009, now an Aircraft Engineer in the RAF I found myself working on Nimrod XW231 at RAF Kinloss and I had the same photo taken. A mere 20 years had passed in my case but still amazing. Even better was that XW231 was retired to Manchester airport viewing area (where I was born) and is still there now.