Daniel Watkin

For anyone who may be interested, I have managed to fix the problem. I warmed up the engine shed with an old hair dryer. I needed to put a lot of heat into, but eventually the resin became malleable (I would say it had the consistency of semi dried clay). I then just supported in the wall in the position I wanted it and let it cool. It took a very long time to cool down, the resin held on to the heat surprisingly well, but it got there in the end. I also took the opportunity when the windows were removed to repaint it. From the factory, a single colour was used to paint the whole shed (the green off the roof trim was also used to paint the bricks, it was done quite well, but wasn't to my linking). I added some variation and called it a day. Still going to add some detail around the window and door tops however.

I'll learn to live with it! It's still a lovely model, I'm sure once I build the layout around it the problems will become unnoticeable. This is actually my first attempt to move away from scratch building. I enjoy building things from nothing. But with my work and other commitments it just take too long. I get a few minutes a week to build. This is my most recent attempt, I started this probably 12+ months ago, the windows and doors (not pictured) went in to place last weekend, still got the chimneys and roof trims to build and install, so that will probably take another few months 😅

I've done a little more digging. This is an image of the shed taken directly from the Hornby website here. Even in the promo material the leaning wall is present. So the issue must be built directly into the moulds they are using. Which means this must affect them all. A bit of a shame but not the end of the world.

Thank you Phil. It is resin so I definitely will not bend it. It's a tricky one, I'm quite happy to ignore small issues. And I'm willing to cut it some slack as the price I paid (£24) is cheaper than a lot of unpainted kits, so comparably this does seem like a bargain. But it is rather noticeable. It's not an issue you have to look for, it's very obvious just from a glance. It's a shame as I really like the model.

Hello, I'm wondering whether someone who has purchased the TT9006 Engine Shed from Hornby could confirm whether this issue affects all models or just mine. I'm considering sending it back for a replacement, but if they're all the same there is no point. On my shed, the right most wall leans inwards quite substantially at the base. I have attached an image to show the problem. The left wall and centre column are perfectly upright and correct. But the right wall is way out, not even close to upright. The base of the wall does not even touch the ground. I'm reluctant to try and bend it back in to shape as I wont be able to return it if it breaks. Has anybody else had this issue?

Hello, Can someone confirm whether I have understood the instructions correctly for the Gaugemaster pm1? This will be on a modified electrofrog point on a DCC layout. I may have misunderstood the manual but I'm not 100% sure. Many thanks Dan

Hi Richard. You were correct! Thank you for your input. All tested now and runs fantastically (it arrived with a Zimo decoder just in case you were interested). This is my first sound fitted loco, so I have no real comparison. On my small layout it seems to sound OK, could be better though. I will look up what is available. Many thanks Dan

Hello everyone, My first post here, so I hope I have put this in the correct place. I am going to order a Sound Fitted Bachmann Baldwin 009 model (more specifically this one for The Model Centre). Does anyone know whether that comes fitted with a DCC decoder, so I can put it directly onto my DCC layout. Or does it just come fitted with a speaker, and I still need to supply my own decoder? I know this is a very basic question, but after a few hours of googling I have not found anything conclusive on the matter. Many thanks Dan