pylonman

Hi. Thanks for the support. I have lodged an "item not received" with Paypal, but as I have waited since last June for the 47/8 to be produced, I don't hold out too much hope. From the point of view of Credit Card reclaim ; there is a 30 day limit on claiming back payments.......... I'm well outside of that !!. I have contacted Grainger Corporate Recovery and Rescue, but no answer. At this time, all I want out of Grainger is an acknowledgement of my claim, and thereby, assurance that I am not being ignored. "In the grand scheme of things" I would think that I am "a minnow" and therefore at the back of the queue. Regards Keith

Hi Gents. Following my previous post, being £455 out of pocket for a Class 47 model, I thought there may be some interest in how I am managing to try and retrieve my money. I have contacted Grainger Corporate Rescue and Recovery, but as yet, not received any answer from them. (they were the liquidators nominated in The Gazette article) Anybody advise me as to how I find out whether they have been appointed Liquidators ? I don't have any experience whatsoever, in dealing with a company that has gone bust, so any advice as to how this situation proceeds would be welcome. If anybody has advice, could you PM me ? Thanks

Thanks admiles. No I paid with Paypal. Hopefully, (very much so !!) , creditors will be paid off. I've just contacted them by email, twice, asking for a clarification of the situation, so far no answer. I had really set my heart on owning an O gauge 47, having found I was way out of my depth with an RJH model years ago, I decided that JLTRT was the way to go. I also need a roof for a JLTRT BSO coach. So it's not just the monetary side that I have a problem with.

Not good news. I hope Laurie recovers soon. I've had a Class 47/8 on order, paid for, since last June, and been assured that it will be on it's way to me soon......... form Last June. It looks as though I'm £450 out of pocket !

Hooray for Talltim. A photograph everyone can see !!

There is a risk involved when using any type of electronic storage for important or valuable data, e.g. photo's I learnt the hard way, having "lost" 40 years worth of family photo's when the hard drive on my computer packed in. Luckily, 6 months previously, I had backed up all my music, photo's etc. to a usb hard drive, and having sorted out the hard drive problem, I was then able to transfer the lost files to the new hard drive. As double protection, I also backed up the files to a usb pen drive. The only lasting result of this hard drive failure was the loss of the photo's from one holiday. I learnt the hard way and invested in a personal cloud device, which has served me well so far. I take the point, previously made, that a home network could be prone to cyber attack if passwords are left at default settings, but then it is up to the user to make sure that the passwords are not left at default, which will go a large part of the way to defeating a hacker. As I said at the beginning, no method of electronic storage is 100% reliable and safe ; the only thing that can be done is to reduce the risks by multiple storage methods. Handing over $100's of dollars to people who then have you "by the short and curleys" is not the answer.

Why not look into storing your photo's on a Personal Cloud device ? I have a Western Digital Personal Cloud device coupled to my home network. It is 3TB in capacity, and stores tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of photo's, plus my very extensive music collection, and all my personal documents, and my son and daughters University work. And with all of that on board I haven't even started to make a dent in its' capacity. Doing it this way leaves me totally in control of what is my property ; nobody can demand any money off me, I have no contracts, my property is available to me whenever I want. If I add photo's or music to my computer, it is automatically backed up to the Personal Cloud. The drive cost about £250 for the peace-of-mind that my digital info is safe, instead of paying what sounds like a very dubious outfit through the nose, for "protection" that you don't need because you can do it yourself.

I was quite happily viewing somebody's work on RMweb, and suddenly I cannot see it, in the pictures posted. This is just another example of things being made over-complicated. IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PHOTO'S TO BE USED ELSEWHERE, DON'T POST THEM ON A PUBLIC DOMAIN !! Also, don't expect that others are going to fork out money to view your photo's. Simple !! Personally, I am not the least bit concerned that any photo's I post on RMweb might be used elswhere. If I was, then I wouldn't post them. Simple decision, which doesn't inconvenience anyone else.

Hi. Have a long and Happy Retirement Brian. Keith

Hi. I think I have solved my problem. Rmweb member "Simon br blue" came up trumps. He took my problem onboard and has uploaded drawings to Shapeways. These bogies can be ordered from Shapeways in 7mm scale ; job done ; I've got a couple of bogies on order. I have to take my hat off to Simon br blue ; some of the work he produces is absolutely fabulous ; I would recommend anyone to have a look at some of the content he has put on Rmweb. I will put some photos on here when I get the bogies. Many thanks to simon br blue, and everyone who tried to help.

Hi. The latest on this subject. Spoke to Laurie today ; they are starting on the 47/4, working backwards to 47/0, and then forwards again. At first he said the one I want, 47/8, " will be later in the year", and later in the conversation said "possibly September" , that's for the 47/8 of course. I ordered mine today, as I've raised the money by flogging some of my 4mm stuff. I have specified I want to make 47853, paid for it and JLTRT will contact me when the model is ready.

I have a total of four bogies in 4mm scale, which I purchased as packaged Bachman items. That's why I went to Bachmann for info. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info. Your bogies are a different type to the ones I need. Superb modelling on the things you've done. Keith

The Pete Harvey lead is red hot . Many thanks

Shapeways seems to be the strongest lead, at the moment. Got an enquiry pending with Simonbrblue.

Thanks to all, I will follow up all the threads you have given me.

Hi. I have a possible project where I would want to either, acquire or make, some bogies in 7mm scale. I believe they are Y25 bogies, but I'm not sure. Failing being able to buy the bogies in 7mm, I need to get hold of some dimensioned drawings to produce my own, 7mm scale version. I have contacted Bachmann, who produce these bogies in 4mm scale, and they have been most unhelpful. I have attached a photo of the type of bogie I need. Anybody know where I could get some drawings ?

Thanks for the encouragement Martyn. Just have to wait now.

P.S. Anybody out there up for the job of documenting the kit build for us ?

Hi. I'm joining this thread very late, but I have been in touch with JLTRT within the last few days and can give some "latest" info. I want a 47/8 version, and I have been told that these won't be available until "later in the year". I've pre-ordered, which can be acheived by contacting JLTRT and giving your details, no payment taken. I started a DJH Class 47 a few years ago, and it became apparent very quickly that I was way out of my depth. I donated the model to a friend who had a relative with a 7mm garden railway, and he would rescue/complete the loco. He has, and made a superb job of it. I'm fairly good at soldering, but the small, white metal parts were beyond me. I am hoping that, a few years down the line, (pun intended!), I will be more successful with this model, when I finally get it. I don't have any affiliation with JLTRT, but I really like the look of the model so far. I'm just waiting for somebody to document the building of the kit on this venue.