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The current offers BRM are advertising at me seem like a massive bargain... https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/traction/promotions/BRM%2fRMWEB%2f5FOR5PUGLOCO and https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/brm/promotions/BRM%2fRMWEB%2f5FOR5LOCO Might have made a subscription....

I think to give people time to have the money ready to pay in smaller more manageable amounts? Does "Crowdfunding deposit" have any specific legal stance? I'm rather confused to what consumer stance, if any, there would be here. When I was originally considering, I was thinking "I could pay, and if I changed my mind, I could keep paying but then I would be protected by the 14 days return protection and get everything but postage charges back as not bespoke" I wonder if complaining to the ASA would do anything of use? http://durhamtrainsofstanley.co.uk/my_store/index.php?main_page=shippinginfo "If you wish to exercise your right to cancel your order under the distance selling regulations (DSRs) - you will need to inform us in writing within seven days of delivery." It's meant to be 14 days?!

Durham Trains of Stanley website says "ORDERING" and "deposits". Nothing on the order page to suggest that it is anything else other than a normal pre-order type transaction paid in deposit installments, nothing to say it is an investment and your capital is at risk. Unless this becomes apparent when you actually order and invoice is paid? I'd like to be able to order, but I don't think it is a financially sensible decision for me to do so.

Thank you for that suggestion/advice, will look into it soon. I don't see how this would provide any additional benefits to setting the CVs on the controller apart from that of better UIs...

Hi, Thanks for the replies. CV5 is already set to the max by default. I think the class 150 is specifically known for being a bit slower than most other models, unless anyone else has specifically looked at the gears in the 150s before, I really don't want to go messing with the mechanical side as I always end up making things worse! I can add lighting no problems, but for some reason the mechanics really isn't my thing. I don't know much about electronics to be fair, but I was wondering if adding something to step up the voltage after it's been through the decoder, but before it gets to the motor would work? If it's possible; anyone got any ideas on how?

You can disable the motion detection and recording in iSpy. The ease of adjustable window size is nice with that! Finding a computer with enough USB ports is a bigger problem I find! If by streaming, you mean streaming to the internet, OBS is always a good option!

Hi, Wondering if anyone knows of anything which can be done to speed up Bachmann 150s (this is the older version where one coach is fully blacked out i'm talking about). Out of the speeds I get out of my MUs the old 150 seems to be one of the poorest performers. The new class 150 gets up significantly quicker than the older ones, but still perhaps a little slower than others, but then again they are slower in real life. It would be ideal if there were a way to increase the speed of the older 150s to match that to the speed of the newer 150s so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on this? I find the old ones can be quite slow to reach their top speed when they haven't been run for a few days, and if left for a few weeks they tend to go through a stop-start cycle until they eventually get going. As this is rather consistent across many 150s I have and has always been the case, I'm not sure this is a fault with the ones I have, as otherwise i'd be really unlucky (i think it might be a DCC thing). The simplest thing could be to just swap the chassis around, but I think I heard the design is slightly different, and this would be a far too costly option for me (I have 5 of the older style) I was wondering if perhaps there are maybe any electrical things which can be done to increase it's speed? [i use a Hornby Elite controller with Hornby Sapphire decoders in the 150s] [Please don't get the impression I have lots and lots of trains, that may be true to some extent, but 150s are my favorite class, hence I have many more of them than anything else] [i have read other 150 threads but found nothing specific for modifications to speed them up]

Am I allowed to say this is madness? https://sellercentre.ebay.co.uk/private/seller-protection

9 coaches of green of the same class is good enough for those who want it without much effort! Not everyone cares about accuracy to that extent Can't say its an insufficient start-point for modification projects!

Numbers won't be right but... https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/gwr-iep-bi-mode-class-800-0-coach-pack-era-11.html A Oakes has a few layouts, I think one is circular but tight radius...

A company with excellent customer services should give the money back or dispatch the item again instantly. However excellent is not the same as the legal requirements....

Find a shop with a layout and ask them to test it first!

As from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/isle-of-wight-drivers-eye-view-video.163376/ https://www.video125.com/products/isle-of-wight Free is quite a bargain!

As with post all very regional I think

The main problem I have with Hermes is their delivery time but handling is also a problem. Hermes always seems to be a 3 day service whereas Royal Mail 2nd class is practically always 2 days. Out of all the local couriers, Hermes is the only one I regularly revive bashed boxes from. Yodel are my favorite, though very expensive and quality of delivery depends massively on your region. Sending I always use Royal Mail, I used Hermes once as it was cheaper, but the drop-off point in Co-Op just felt really strange as wasn't a dedicated counter/area and queuing with people buying food!

It didn't say /2 originally. Just "150"! Regardless of that, the price is still trying to take advantage of those who don't realize it can be purchased [originally] new for less.

Nice 150... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192513675900?ul_noapp=true

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-Class-150-2-First-Great-Western-Purple-Limited-Edition-Brand-New-FGW/112929275799?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D49130%26meid%3D420d398fe069400c833a42c67958ac4c%26pid%3D100013%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D371869173345%26itm%3D112929275799&_trksid=p2047675.c100013.m1986 Tut tut tut Think this must be someone trying to fool people into thinking its the 150/1 version which does often go for a little less than this price point on auctions... Was only released a handful of months ago, still being sold new for considerably less http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/58206/32-935X-Bachmann-Class-150-2-2-Car-DMU-number-150-216. Don't get why unless seller just changed mind and is trying to get costs back and too long for distance sales to apply...

Been pondering on this one for ages, Still can't decide... I nearly ordered APT-E but in the end didn't, felt quite bad not ordering it for the first few weeks when ordered closed and then again when it came out, but now i'm quite glad I didn't as I don't think I'd run it much... Now this one is even more appealing as is an actual passenger EMU, though admittedly with limited time span. I tend to just run what trains I like from mixed periods for fun around a fairly basic 3 line loop layout with everyone favorite - 90 degree turns! Would I like seeing this train run? Yes, absolutely. Would I run it much though? Probably not as it's quite long and that gets awkward storage wise... In reality, I think I could probably afford this train, but then probably wouldn't be able to afford any other trains for the next 2 years. With some very nice DMUs coming out soon(ishhhhh) from Bachmann and RealTrack I think it is most sensible for me to let this one pass, though I will certainly look forward to seeing it at exhibitions! Never know, might have changed my mind again by the time pre-orders close... I don't get why there isn't an 8 coach version? Surely with 2 blocks of non-passenger stuff in the center, it is only perfect with an even number of coaches either side? Unless it's only 1 block of non-passenger stuff on the non full-length trains? 10 coach version would be too long for me as my layout is specified so that platforms can hold a 9 coach pendolino! Anyone else with the same/simillar thought path as me?

Has the RRP been announced on it yet?

Don't people say not to use sewing machine ones? Still on the same bottle? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/29332-what-lube/ Don't think it is made anymore? Can't find it anywhere... Someone else on a different forum from 2011 saying it was out of stock everywhere.

Thank you very much for the spelling correction! Is this any good? http://www.petersspares.com/hobelube-hl651-dry-graphite-lubricant.ir A few things I read said "just oil" so a little puzzled by that... [is there any way to correct my typo of serving which would be servicing in the title?]

If so what type please? I tried googling but everything only pointed to articles about trains in the country Greece... I oil my trains with an oil pen at the moment however they seem to go a bit noisy after not that much extra running and some of my trains start of really slow and take ages to get up to speed and am wondering if this is realted. I am sure this has probably been covered 100s of times on this forum but I either can't spell greece properly or i'm not meant to use greece, Any pointers are much appreciated!

There is no right to have a single place with removed noise... People like discussion, hence they post it and people respond... I would perhaps suggest for bargains a fair in-between would be a Reddit style place as each bargain would have it's own segment with it's own comments. "The odd discussion and question about said bargains are welcomed" And on a forced hunt to find a bargain to stay on topic: https://www.track-shack.com/acatalog/Bachmann-Scenecraft-44-531-Concrete-Bollards-x-10-Bachmann-Scenecraft-44-531.html I got some of these the other day! Very cheap compared to a lot of shops, especially given they have cheaper postage rates there as they actually do letter sizes!