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18 hours ago, melmerby said:

Which is not the item in question which is a Bachmann C class

But the pictures I posted to show him what mazak rot looks like is. grumpy.

7 hours ago, Manston said:

it’s not mould or a surface covering and it didn’t brush off. The paintwork has come off exposing metal underneath, looks similar to the bogie in the above picture.  Such a shame as it’s a cracking model and Bachman spares don’t have a spare body. I’ll photograph it and monitor it to see if spreads. Now to check Manston that’s in a display case in the house…
 

Big thanks to everyone who’s responded.

As Dunsignalling says, this bogie is from the limited edition Manston (R.2260), dating from the end of 2002 (only 500 produced). I also had Merchant Navy Port Line with the same problem. There are other Bulleid pacifics of that period with the same issue. I was lucky enough to have 2 replacements sent to me by Simon Kohler a few years ago.

11 hours ago, Manston said:

Don’t think so, it’s been in an insulated shed, min temp is 10C. I’ll see if a soft brush removes any more. No other engines appear affected by this, but I noticed that the C class wasn’t on the list.

This is what Mazak rot looks like. Funny enough this is the front bogie off of 34070 Manston. :) 

3 hours ago, britishcolumbian said:

Two USAF P-51s and an RCAF P-40... the P-40 sounds lovely too, when it buzzes you low overhead.

Not as nice as 2 Packard Merlins though. :) 

20 hours ago, Captain_Mumbles said:

I had a go at this a while back and I really enjoyed it.

I probably went a little far in that I shortened some of them to turn them into early full brakes and there is one where I increased the cargo section inspired by some photos. It was fun to do.

You've got a nice finish on that. Any chance of showing use how you increased the cargo area?

On 26/07/2023 at 01:18, Ozexpatriate said:

It is not sold in Australia. It is an "export" beer. It is made by (whatever entity owns) Carlton United - like VB. The recipe is different between Fosters and VB but not by much.

Looks like you can buy Fosters from Dan Murphy's, BWS and Amazon.

27 minutes ago, DavidB-AU said:

🤢

That's about all that rubbish is fit for. disgusting stuff. 😊

3 hours ago, Booking Hall said:

Thoughts also turned to paint for repainting. A bit of research on RMweb suggested that Ford Cardinal Red was a good match for BR maroon, and luckily, my local car accessory shop had a couple of very dusty aerosol tins of it. To my eyes it looks a bit bright for maroon, but possibly is a better match for carmine? Anyway, as you can see from the last photo, Tri-ang's plastic varied in colour too!

I think the variation in plastic colour was their attempt at carmine and BR maroon.

On 07/07/2023 at 15:43, KNP said:

As a change, lets see how the pigs are doing...

 

Whose make of roll is that?

8 hours ago, Josiah said:

So the question is, is it worth buying an "old" rake (prices seem quite good) or getting a new rake? 

Depends on how many coaches you want to run. With the old, it has only 5, unless you are prepared to do some modifying work. With the new you can go up to 14.

14 hours ago, RedgateModels said:

I got my 7 car set yesterday from TMC, boy are the colours weird (compared to the 1980's version) 😄

I showed you that back in January 2022.

1 hour ago, naugytrax said:

Mike, from your photo it seems clear that you have the Wrenn version of the "Belle" (W3006/7?), which has a quite different mechanism from the earlier Hornby-Dublo version 

A serious question. Was there a Dublo Brighton Belle?

35 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

 

 

 

 

Looking good John. 😊

8 minutes ago, polybear said:

Er, who is he??

Peter Fonda.

14 minutes ago, KNP said:

The farmhouse is a reworked Skaledale station building.

Which looks more like a farm house than a station building in the first place. 😊

On 20/04/2023 at 18:25, andyman7 said:

It's a good challenge, and I'm well aware of false memory syndrome but I do have a distinct memory of seeing at the very least one. I  am as keen as you (for my own sake) to see if we could find an example! Pat's records are excellent but like all of us not perfect as there simply isn't a 100% record of what came out of the factory.

Andyman7, I have found one. :)   

The top 3 are all the same except colour. However, the bottom one, although looks the same as the one above, has had the chassis and body modified and the chassis has been turned round.

If it happened in transit, speak to Hattons about it. When I had a damaged loco turn up to Australia, rather than send it back to them, they gave me a partial refund to buy a replacement part.

6 minutes ago, dunnyrail said:

So ok, he has to pack the parts Time/Materials, he has to take to Post Time/Shoe Leather/Fuel/Bus Fare so looking at the time, effort, material, Ebay fees and post costs £5 does not appear that excessive.

It's $82.90  to post to Australia, so about £44 for one item. Admittedly, each additional item added on is free.

4 hours ago, andyman7 said:

The R55 is based on the General Motors EMD F7 loco which was ubiquitous on North American railroads in the 50s and 60s. The real thing had six axles but Triang never let minor issues like that get in the way

3 hours ago, 33C said:

A quick google shows the F7 was a BO-BO and the Triang model was not a bad likeness. Plenty of livery variations too!

It was the Australian Victorian Railways B class that had 6 axles, whereas Triang only put 4.

I've seen sets made up with mk2D's and shorty mk3's both look good.

I've been collecting Triang since the 1960's and have never seen a lighter blue 37. According to Pat Hammond, he says it appears that the 37 was never made in that colour.

If one does exist, I would love to see it.

12 minutes ago, andyman7 said:

The 37 at least also exists in 'bright blue' but it is very hard to find.

I have never seen any mention of this anywhere. As far as I'm aware both locos went from green to rail blue.

On 11/04/2023 at 16:52, sandwich station said:

 

I think I have one of those. I have several Midland Pullman sets and one of them is definitely darker in colour. I'll have a look when I get time,

It would appear that I have 2 of the darker sets. I've also included an 08 shunter in rail blue and a nanking blue pullman for comparison.  

7 hours ago, Southernman46 said:

Resurrecting this thread ..................

 

Has anyone attempted marrying up a Hornby Class 71 chassis and a DC Kits Class 74 bodyshell ?

 

Not interested in the detail differences but just the sheer physical match-up / work involved / obstacles.

 

Ta in advance

If you look at SRman's layout thread, in the last posts he has done just that.  

18 hours ago, BernardTPM said:

The odd thing there is that Triang Hornby at first used a bright shade of blue* rather than a 'proper' Rail Blue for the Corporate Image. That changed around 1968/69 when they began to use a darker shade of blue plastic. I don't think the Mk.2 coaches were ever sold in the lighter blue plastic (perhaps test mouldings might have been), but the diesels and electrics plus the Mk.1s were.

 

* used as 'Electric Blue' for the AL1 and EM2.

All diesels and electrics except the class 37 and 08.