Lord Flashheart

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

Must be one of the last ones with that bunny killer under the front bumper? D reg?

Is a B reg 1984 car,was very tidy inside, outside and underneath, needless to say it passed no problem.

Rob 

Not everyday you see these in for an MOT.

Rob

Sadly that 141 is no more,scrapped in 2018.

Rob

Will certainly be getting a copy of this,have your class 21/29 book and its excellent, class 14 next or to be done?.

Rob 

Class 142 Pacer.

Rob

Mine arrived today,very pleased with it. 

Rob

Excellent photos  as always Dave and these local to me,I regularly walk over the bridge your on at Hessle. 

You'll probably think I'm nuts (and you've every right to) but I always enjoy your photos of the Pacers in their earlier liveries,always had a soft spot for them.

Rob

Thanks Dougal,yes it does,the coupling rods on it are one piece so there's no compensation or side play which doesn't help,ok through Peco points but that's about it, I think the weight of it helps keep it on the track,which as you've pointed will probably help yours.

I'm a big fan of the 14s so I'll be getting some Minerva ones when they come out.

Rob

You've made a very nice job of the 14 Dougal,I built the DJH one (there's a thread somewhere for it) never again, terrible  quality kit.

Rob

1 hour ago, brian daniels said:

No only 4 or 5 had airbrakes. It's not cheap but think of the hours of fun you get making it!

 

Quite right Brian,sometimes its the journey not the destination that makes it. 

Will look forward to seeing how you do the wasp stripes,I was building a class 04 recently and was doing ok (by my standards)  until I came to them and made a right dogs dinner of it,any hints or tips greatly welcome. 

Rob

2 hours ago, boxbrownie said:

Ah yes......Land Rover......turning drivers into mechanics for 70 years 

And mechanics into pi55heads.

Rob

GEC 5576 having a run up and warm up in the winter sun at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway. 

Rob

Not seen many pictures of that, thanks for posting. 

Rob

7 hours ago, Kickstart said:

Not sure for me. Think the 1100 Fiat engines (Seicento Sporting, etc) were non interference.

 

Non interfere is going to restrict valve lift and combustion chamber shape. Combustion chamber shape is pretty critical when trying to extract ultimate emission or fuel consumption performance 

 

All the best 

 

Katy

Fiat 1100 engine is definitely non interference and IIRC the 1.6 16v in the Mazda MX5.

Rob

Ford 1.0 eco boost engine is a wet belt set up ie runs in oil,designed to run for 150k or 10 years,I've not done one yet but I'm told its not a great job to do.

Rob

That 31 looks excellent, hope you've been keeping ok and its good to see you back on here.

Rob

155343 at Brough, 30/10/20

5 hours ago, Derekstuart said:

In an alternate reality:

BR North East Regional Manager: "Following the continual barrage of negativity towards the Pacer series of railbuses by those who think everything should be as it was in the 1930s, I have decided to recommend for closure all lines radiating East out of Darlington, make the York-Scarborough single line to save money in order to keep loco hauled trains there for the enthusiasts. I shall also be decimating much of the lines radiating out of Leeds and Tyneside too. I expect my fellow regional managers will do likewise, including much of Wales and the Cornish peninsula. "

That, Mr Market65, is the reality of it. Many routes were in the last chance saloon. At Whitby no less, when a chance encounter came with the Deputy Regional Manager BR(NE) he said as much. Were it not for the Pacers then his office were going to recommend the closure of several branch lines to the BR Board.
 

Running a bus depot you might expect me to agree with you that it's better to run buses than Pacers, but I don't. That they were used on long distance services was not a fault with the design. Imagine replacing a HST with a Met Cam 101 and sending it Kings Cross to York. A fault with Met Cam or a fault with BR planning?

 

Well said that man,I couldn't agree more and judging by their popularity in preservation there about to do it all again. 

Rob

19 hours ago, jonny777 said:

 

 

That 31 ought not to present too much of an id problem, as it has a headcode panel at the other end. There can't have been too many like that. 

31215 at a guess. 

Rob

And here's the interview taking place 

Expensive yes but it does build up very nicely. 

Rob

Thanks to some time off on furlough I've made progress with one of mine,this is the first etched brass loco I've built so it's tested my skills a bit but has been an enjoyable kit to build,was going ok until the soldering iron jacked in!.

Rob

There was a thread started the other week asking pretty much the same questions it's in Modelling questions hints and tips IIRC,from what was said I believe Railtec is working on a suitable pack.

will be most welcome as I've held off numbering my 05 due to lack of suitable transfers and the reason I haven't bought a green 03,yet!.

Rob