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How did you make the street lights please? And when you repainted the NSE Mk2s with the lighter blue how did you paint the window frames? Thanks

Absolutely gorgeous work

Do Wills Kits not do cobbled sheets? Anyway your work is stunning. Keep it up!

Then hurry up so I can get a chance to see it!

Mixy are you able to add Marcway points to the track library?

Absolutely stunning layout. Do you have a list of exhibitions you will be attending? Is it a club layout?

If you do would you mind posting your work? I would love a Class 365 in my fleet

Me too. That track work is stunning!

Wow you don't mess about do you! The bridge section looks great, as do the other photos.

Stunning work. Love the rolling stock too

Simply stunning work. Well done

Still waiting on mine from Model Railways Direct. I called them yesterday and they said they aren't expecting theirs 'til November and I know i'nd fairly high up on the preorder list but if Ian Allen only got 1 of the 6 they ordered I wonder if I'll get mine :-(

Happy belated birthday. Those tunnel mouths look the business! Well done

Always a pleasure to see your layout "in action". I love the shots of the HST. I can't wait until I have the space to run mine!

Great work mate. Love the junction by the tunnel and the TMD area. The old signal box is fantastic as well. So full of character! As always I look forward to your next video

Went there for the first time the other day. The owner mentioned that the move has thrown up some older items he had forgotten about so it's definitely a good time to pop on in and look for something a little rare or unusual. I got a couple of cracking items at very reasonable prices the other day, including Bachmann's 44-017 modern diesel depot which I've been looking for for a while. Got a new one for around 2/3 the price used ones command on eBay. Definitely worth a visit.

Excellent work mate! Your layout looks great!

I saw the thread regarding the sale of Tetley's Mills and suspected the worst so checked here. Never met the man personally, but his modelling will stay with me for a very long time. RIP, and condolences to the family.

I thought some of the TGSs did have buffers? I thought they were fitted on the loco end for working with Class 91s?

I think now we know the state of play their pre-order price is an informed estimate rather than a number plucked out of thin air. I doubt it'll stay at £119, but I also doubt it'll change by a noticeable amount.

Well I think the AC Electric boundary has finally been shattered. Bachmann are well and truly storming on with 85s and 90s and other Classes will follow, be it from Bachmann or another manufacturer. So I can't see it being too long before someone decides to do a new Class 91, Mk4s and DVT. I'm definitely after a full 225 set and another individual Class 91 which I would run with some of the other more unusual formations I've seen (such as with Mk2 air cons, and with the Mk3 rake with the buffered Class 43 DVT).

I think the difference here is that Hornby were already developing a new Mk2F and Bachmann beat them to it with their announcement, or at least that is what I heard. They changed it to a Mk2E so they could still recoup some money from the project and carried on. I sincerely doubt that Bachmann would announce a Mk3 in the manner that you suggest because I doubt Bachmann ever had a Mk3 tooling in 00 that they need to recoup money from. In regards to manufacturers making models that compliment one another, I don't see why that is such a silly notion. The model railway world is small and we can't rely on a single manufacturer to make all of the things we want. If Hornby already has a Mk3 available, it would be sensible for them to use, for example the ScotRail DBSO that Bachmann are releasing and the Class 90 to focus on their Mk3s - minimal investment could see them reap rewards from loco hauled ScotRail and InterCity Mk3s just by reconfiguring the interior and changing a few vents. If they release another Mk3 DVT alongside they're laughing!

I think with a little work Hornby's Mk4 could still be pretty acceptable. I've rewheeled my Intercity ones, and plan on adding the resin parts that Keen offer and some flush glazing. Once that's done I think they'll hold their own. The main problem is the Class 91 and DVT. In terms of the Mk3, I've stuck with Lima ones. The Intercity colour scheme is more accurate rather than using that horrible beige, and I think they're generally a slightly more accurate model without door entry lights and other more modern details. Plus as most of my Mk3s are meant for HSTs, it means at least all the coaches match rather than having a Lima tooling TGS and a Hornby tooling TSO, TRFB and TFO. Seeing a true Mk3a would be nice though, along with an RFM and BFO.