Steve Purves

Samples on display today in the cabinets

Looks great, I would also be interested in a rake of n gauge ones.

Another rake or two for in N gauge me please...

SDT Next?

Nope its Great (crest) western livery

Looks good

Has anyone considered that the weathered one might get a proper job and not just a mucky blow over with an airbrush? Or are we just jumping to conclusions before seeing what Bachmann delivers...

Looks lovely and bright! Ready for a liberal coating of dirt

I think I have one of these on order. Having seen the samples from Mercig for the Hattons locos its a shame this one isn't heavily weathered too...

Looks nice with some paint on it

Not only flush at both ends but has to have the right boiler cover plate which narrows it down even more

My Wallet is fairly safe from this lot. I might or might not consider the Ivatt in Black late emblem. To be honest that is the combination I really wanted when i bought 46400. Do I turn that into a 78XXX, which was more common around Stranraer. I know it will cost a lot more than the £58 Hattons charged me for my pre-order of the original! If the SR utility is a duplicate of the Dapol - no purchase as I have 2 of those. My Thompson BG is already on order from NGS, with the deposit paid. I will however want for spares box the traction tyres for the Ivatt, Std 5 and the Duchess - which will cost c £20 I guess.

The early crest 46460 is a scottish beast...

I'd be tempted to have a go at a few things from that list including

230hp Sentinel 040

16inch Hunslet 060

Janus

Ruston 88ds

I may be being dumb but is there auch thing as an online catalogue? I fancy having a bash at a few industrials in 2mm and am curious as to what is possible...

To judge from photos the knobs on the real thing were almost horizontal. I still think this is a technical issue - models with cast boilers have horizontal handrail knobs, models with plastic boilers have them at the correct angle. Presumably it's connected to the fact that injection moulds can open in a much more complex way than metal moulds. (CJL)

The Farish 04 in N gauge has a cast body and handrails at an angle...

The painted samples of the Hattons and Standard DJM models have been shown, is there any progress on this one?

Anyone got one yet?

Go on then, who's got a video?

A good selection of pictures from todays show. The first public showing of Apagele.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fwc439h/sets/72157655788506651

Apa Park and Apagele will be at the Sevenoaks Model Railway Exhibition, this Sunday.

Clear 'should' require a lower moulding pressure as it contains no carbon black which will only stiffen mouldings. Possibly the injection pressure is too high for the clear and helping it to escape, whereas the black was more reluctant to flow in to the gaps

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I shall be making an appearance....

I for one would like an extended deadline or shop stock as I haven't had the money in the right place at the right time and would actually really like one.

Wrong size, wrong region, right era. Tell me why I want it! Quite honestly I would love it from my heart but like you I enjoy building over playing. I wish you luck with the sale, if I had more disposable money at the mo it might have nudged me over to 4mm! The thought of building its extension tempts me somewhat...

Just thinking about my 'little' layouts and would I coundier them 'micro'

Apa Park - Yes - single Ikea box

Apa Park by Steve Purves, on Flickr

Apagele - Maybe - double Ikea box
Apagele Finished by Steve Purves, on Flickr

Airedale - Yes - 3ft square lid from a wooden crate

Test track by Steve Purves, on Flickr

Alpha Street goods - Yes - 2ft 6 by 3ft lid from a wooden crate

Alpha Street Goods. by Steve Purves, on Flickr

Essence of New Street - Maybe - Modular using 3ft boxes

Ballasting and track weathering by Steve Purves, on Flickr

I think the 'micro' definition is a state of mind rather than a physical state. I design all of my layouts using the same 'micro' mentality and generally have the same reaction regardless of actual size...

I have a swallow HST bookset on preorder I am in two minds to cancel because I don't want to be stuffed by the wrong colour. If they have cocked this up whats to say they haven't cocked up the others.

Things like the grilles on the 56 i can overlook, because to me, its still a 56 underneath. mismatched colours within a train, sorry, as a colourist in the plastics industry thats a big no from me Dapol