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    barrowroad

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    Absolutely brilliant, I saw Bellerophon 45694 of Holbeck on the northbound train at Derby in Dec'58/Jan'59. It crossed with the southbound Palatine, which was headed by 70004 that day. We were there to see my great aunt Mary off to her home near London, she gave me half-a-crown which rapidly turned into my first ABC. Sorry to ramble on but the superb quality of your modelling really does bring it all back:good:.

    Rgds......Mike

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    Ian Simpson

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    12 hours ago, woodenhead said:

    interesting concept, also shows how much content was hidden in blogs by the old forum design.

    Agree entirely, I could never seem to manage the separate Blog area(due to being thick, Is'pose), so to include them in the "View new Content" area is a real bonus for me....means I don't miss absolute gems like this. Big plus for the new system.

     

    Rgds..........Mike

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    Silver Sidelines

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    Interesting comparison. The sad thing is I would've paid Brit + prices for a top notch Duke no problem at all. Such a wonderful loco deserved to be done to Hornby Brit/Clan/A4 standards. Instead we got something not that cheap but pretty nasty in places. I can even handle upgrading external details and the moulded plumbing but skimping on the chassis with so few pick ups and poor bearings is a huge leap back. I'm seriously considering cancelling my P2 now and not bothering with future Hornby steam releases if this is the path they're trodding down. More of my money will be heading to Barwell and kit manufacturers.

    Agee 071, I would have been prepared to to pay more for a "Brit quality" Duke, so no sale to me. Great review and phots Ray......Thanks.

    Rgds.....Mike

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