Butler Henderson

If you use a long length you can get the draft box fitted so that is not protruding forward of the bufferbeam and looks a lot better.

A quick dodge is to drill a hole in a 19 or 20 and screw fix in place instead of the tension lock as shown i n

https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/other/mti_article.html

Latest Model Rail (no.323 March 2024) has an "Overview" rather than "Review which coupled togteher with the how to open it up parts of an article on detailing it is akin to a review bar any ratings. Regarding BR blue 12052 its states "Sold to Derek Crouch Mining Co - see MR-514"; that I make to be a 2038 issue!

5 hours ago, didcot said:

I have fitted a Dapol imperium decoder, but looking at the CVs can't see which one dims the tail lamps.

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 !

On 14/02/2024 at 14:39, ColinB said:

The current 8F and Fowler 4p, are the retooled versions, the ones you are talking about were tender driven for the 8F (I think that is right) and for the 4P a totally different motor and valve gear, which meant a new body, but they are still old models ( I don't know when they changed but it was a long time ago). As to older models costing more to make I assume it is because manufacturing processes have improved but these processes can't be used with older models. A lot of companies normally sell their older models at a reduced price, it definitely happens with cars because other than the raw materials and production costs, most of the product is profit, the tooling and development costs having been recovered years ago. If you look at electric tools and domestic appliances, you normally pay less for the older model. 

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,

8 hours ago, Denny said:

It is from what I think is the AWS magnet housing. The small box in the middle of the chassis behind one of the bogies. 

Thanks - as yet another recognisible part falls off.

3 hours ago, NBL said:

Yes, people are wanting them.  I don't, even though I use DCC, but the market wants them, which is why the manufacturers provide them.

 

I still rate Lima's 31 and 47 very highly, a bit of work and they really hold their own.  Getting the shape right is much more important than dazzling lights and spinning fans.

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.

22 hours ago, Butler Henderson said:

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🙄

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.

1 hour ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said:

It's a same old, same old, product based on the Airfix GMR tooling, needs traction tyres to move a load. There simply isn't a good OO model of this class available if reliable performance  with no need for traction tyres is on your priority list. IMO.

 

Hornby have all sorts of superior more recently tooled tank engines if you want to chop in your points. I heartily commend their J50, L1 and the Oxford branded N7, and even the Airfix GMR tooling derived N2, All are models which perform very well.

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.

41 minutes ago, RFS said:

 

Is it possibly from the side of the bogie here? Other than that I can't find anything else that matches unless it's part of the accessories. which I haven't yet fitted. 

 

 

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.

7 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Depends what was in the Ts&Cs that you agreed to. If they stated that Hattons could share your details with third parties for the purposes of paymenys znd shipping, they may already be covered.
 

You already get shipping notifications from some companies that show what you are receiving and some payment methods list the goods when you pay. 
 

Roy

Checked Hatons comments, they are getting round the Data Protection issues by saying on the website https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail?id=1504 

Quote

Please let us know if we DO NOT have your permission to transfer your preorder, you can contact us via email. If we do not hear from you, your preorder will automatically move over

. 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🙄

25 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

 

Of course the big question is what are the differences between an LMS Jocko (class 11) and a BR 350 (class 08) as I am not too sure.

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

23 hours ago, meatloaf said:

The WR Green British Railways ones, ones listed as exterior lights on the weathered version, but the unweathered one says internal only.

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.

1 hour ago, melmerby said:

Ah. Lais, the pirating company.

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

1 hour ago, Mark201 said:

It's nice to see the Mk1's back again. I have some blue / grey of the previous releases. This new announcement mentions that some of the new releases are TSO's. My older ones are SO and SK. I get that SK has a corridor but what is the difference between the previous SO and this newer TSO? I am also assuming that there is no corridor stock in this release.....

 

Mark

SO 2+1 seating

TSO 2+2 seating