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I jave an earlyish electronic controller, Commander, it is not good with coreless, basically iron core and ringfield only. My lot older Safety Minor is good with all motors tried. Not used much now as the newer Gaugemaster as used.

Replica do the B5

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OK Darius Do you get more satisfaction building these than buying a RTR model? We reckon you do.

I actually want a Swindon 123, but I am struggling with 3D CAD. Want to 3D the cab and underframe bits, roof Triang, chassis frame Triang, side craft cut. I am going to have to finish my 120 which is craft cut with a Cameo 4. Going to convert a 110 to the WR 2 car 104

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Talbot was a right mix of Simca and Rootes, created by Chrysler then sold to Peugeot. So they ended up trying to make French and British cars look similar. 3 Small hatches, 1 good Samba - small French like Peugeot 104 Sunbeam - bigger British, hatch version of Avenger Horizon - rattley POC from France, 5 door Bigger cars were the Alpine and Avenger lines. The French cars were more advanced, but the British ones were a better drive, better handling, to me better looking, (and more reliable). The best hot hatch of that era had a Talbot badge Rootes main stay engine was a pretty reliable 1600 OHV with short pushrods, 8 port, large bore and short stroke, safe to over 7000rpm. Was well designed by a known engine designer I cannot find the details of. Simca was another OHV design which got very rattly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simca_Poissy_engine

Found my other 45xx, was hiding behind some DMUs

Like the KWVR BTK?

I also found my 3/4 complete PWM 650

Oh great, found a missing B5 bogie but cannot find a 45xx

I worked out i have aquired at least 30 Airfix 2Ds.

Another oops Green era W33W W38W IC DMBSL TFL IDMBSL IDMBSL TFBL DMBSL (2 sets as one 6 car) Blue era 101 DMCL TCL DMBS 101 DMCL TBSL DMCL 110 116 x 2 117 x 2 118 119 120 128

Just been tidying, found a few models I did not realise I had. Found 3 Lima 2B TSOs 1 Lima 2B FK 1 Lima 2B BFK 3 Hornby 2 TSOs And now have full list of Airfix stuff, seems I had at least 30 of them, but lost 2 to conversions, and I thought I had more Done and WIP 2C BSO x 1 2D TSO x 6 2D TSOT x 1 2D FK x 1 2D BFK x 2 2E TSO x 5 2E FO x 1 2F TSO x 1 2F FO x 2 Not yet detailed TSO x 3 FO x 2 BSO x 3 Spares brakes x 2 UF x 1 (another was stripped for resin mould usage) Now I thought I had 2 or 3 more TSOs as the 3 in a box should be for rake 4, also another FO, so will need to have another dig around. But looking at this 14 TSOs -> DEF TSOs 8 BSOs -> 2C BSO, 2E TSO, 2F TSO, 2D BFK 8 FOs -> D FK, D BFK, 2 FO, F FO It is surprising what you collect over the years as I started when first released. Also found a Kirk Maunsell I had forgpotten about.

Thanks, will email when pc back on

Partly glazed

I am a bit impatient so sometimes neglect some detail, when i should not. Things like brake locating loops, lifting eyes, those sort of things. Biggest problem is completing. Things will sit at 90% for years such as glazing. But i promise to not start 58071 until 41900 is complete, and Clun Castle to after that.

Does anyone know a good source of turned buffer heads 13 inch? Wsnt to get a few to detail moulded buffer body kits. MJT out of stock. Need 8 at moment

Ok safe to say now, got an unmade kit from Hattons, search from google, ddk found nothing. One bit of advice for web use, use multiple search engines.

Or if looking for car spares, something else entirely. Or completely wrong vehicle. But i have had bargains, like an anti roll bar for 80 quid new

I usually get so much junk i have to drop to locos

Not appearing in searches for me. As below wrong category

I will have to check pictures at Toddington as my only Horton road 169 is on tri-x. So that would be grey. May have been faded crimson. Will hunt for more pictures

Just found round top from a web search to a soon closing shop