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Lais decoder - setting CV53 to 44 then CV64 dimmed depending on its setting (0 to 30) the interior lights on a EFE 144. CV53 is F3. Other CVs are CV49 Front lamp CV50 Rear lamp CV51 F1 CV52 F2 CV54 F4

The search function or narrowing down a selection using the supplied options is often completely useless IME. Locomotives pulls a Guagemaster Track Cleaning pad in its results while Warehouse Clearance - Rail ticked provides various cars, buses, lorries, aircraft, dionosaurs, bicycle, Airfix catalogue and Gunther flying toys etc in its results, and if you then seek to limit to say OO you get no results found. Why is there an option (assuming it works) to limit it to pre-owned but not one to exclude, or is that meant to include pre-owned only when ticked but does so regatdless, A complete shambles.

The "planning application" was made under the same Order that allows elsewhere within it a garden fence, for example to be put up. Reading its terms the footbridge etc required to be authorised by an Act of Parliament and for that Network Rail pointed to the Midland Railway (Settle to Carlisle) Act 1866 !

The chunky valve gear 1980 Fowler 2P and the 1988 8F were last made in 1998. The replacement high detail models of both were released in 2003.

I cut through the pin holding the two parts of the speedo together on my Std 4 2-6-4T as it was plainly out of alignment and casuing the loco to have an up down motion. The two parts were then able to be aligned so as to look right. Would work well for one broken as above as their is then no stress on the glue repair joint.

Maybe someone should try contacting Hornby. There is the other possibility of the factory pulling a fast one and they may not be aware,

Thanks - as yet another recognisible part falls off.

Even though the Lima 47 is too narrow?

Depending on how the lining has been applied it may be simple to remove that on the fenders, some models are easily removed of lining and lettering using enamel thinners.

Also noted is that those two OTAs have a timber load like the newly announced BR Railfreight red one and the EWS will come in a weathered finish.

Dapol provided a new chassis for the model in 1995 selling it to Hornby the following year who tweaked that before releasing it in their range.

Thanks but its not the speedo cable. Had a couple of other identifiable bits fall off as well and on gluing one part back on another two fell off. Seems their must have been severe glue useage restrictions in the factory when it was put togteher.

Checked Hatons comments, they are getting round the Data Protection issues by saying on the website https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail?id=1504 . Would have thought to properly comply individual communciation would be neccessary.

To accord with Data Protection regulations there must be some communication with you before any pre order is visible with Rails.

An alternative would be use Decoder Pro https://www.jmri.org/help/en/html/apps/DecoderPro/index.shtml and a SPROG https://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/ on a decidated programming track - mine is on a short piece of wood along with the SPROG and its power supply allowing it be used convienetly with a PC / laptop

Latest Collectors Club Bachmann Times arrived this morning - no updates on tooling for forthcoming already announced models any longer. Does give a list of Also Arriving Spring 2024 regarding previously announced models (which really they could do with showing at the end of video). That lists the WCRC TSO BSK and RMB so I would think more RMBs in the Summer 2024 announcement. Also listed are - Thompson Full Brakes, each duplicated in four liveries - DRS Class 20/3s 20310 and 20311 - DB Cargo HRAs (four different ones) - EWS and Koronspan OTAs - 009 Baguley Drewry diesel in green and RNAD Dean Hill And the back cover is a full ad for the Stringray figures🙄

A key difference is driving wheels size 08s have 4ft 6 inch driving wheels, 11s have 4ft 1/2 inch driving wheels.

Thanks corrected my posting. In Modern Locos Illustrated 217 theres a picture of 15105 in very filthy green still with the fully worded British Railways legible on it taken in 1957 with exteror lights added, while a 1948 photo of 15101 in the same livery (albeit cleaner) is relying on oil lamps.

Whatever you can buy the exact same decoder without any strink wrap on it at close to double the price as a Dapol Imperium

This fell off the chassis of mine today - anyone any idea where it fits - looks smooth not corrugated as the blown up photo

SOs were also formed from downgraded FOs

SO 2+1 seating TSO 2+2 seating

Re what lights are fitted the descriptions on the Model Rail Offers web page now, if not previoiusly, list working exterior lights for all models bar MR-501 70271 - War Department olive green MR-502 878 Basra - Longmoor Military Railway MR-503 7120 - LMS pre-war black MR-504 7128 - LMS post-war black (which seems to an error from the photos above) MR-506 15101 - BR WR Green MR-507 15106 - BR WR Green WEATHERED does have exterior lights Anyone have MR-509 12131 - BR Black - WEATHERED ? Wondered how weathered it is as its only one otherwise passable as a genuine preserved loco

Whats the odds come the Winter 2024 announcement of, say, BCKs and RFOs theres a posting complaining no TSOs or BSKs ?

As Andys posting point to the Mk1s were released at a time labour costs where neglibile, and costs of Chinese produced products have rocketed in the meantime. Between 2010-2021 there was a 37.9% increase labour costs. Kader embarked on costing each assembly point of a models production and it was found for example the original, now highly expensive on the second hand market, release of the C 0-6-0 in fully lined SECR livery (31-460 no. 592) had been made at a lost. Some models designed when labour costs were largely irrelevant have fiddly construction and hence the price is high to cover the labour involved. Away from Bachmann this might explain Hornbys pricing of the M7 which always seems rediculously high.