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17 years ? i dont think so, not even 4 years. for a minute there I almost thought Australia might have become affordable... but alas its a very long way from the 2004 exchange rate... 2.68 AUD $ to a GBP £... a day I doubt we Brits will ever see again.

Nothing changed in a decade there then. Each one Ive “found” by accident. I think they do contract production work for a US model company , maybe thats a bigger market ?

I went to my local Sainsburys (not the big one but those new high street ones), looked like a war had happened. It had plenty of fruit / veg, bread, milk, juice and fresh meats and cheese. Tinned food, noodles, pasta, rice, sauces, jars, frozen food, crisps, chocolate and toilet rolls (nearly half the store) were gone.. bare empty. In several months time some round here may have different health issues based on that choice of squirrelling food. I picked up fruit / veg, bread, milk, juice and fresh meats and cheese.. that’s all I went for... maybe I just cook the old fashioned way.

It all depends what it is. Rare models will always sell. run of the mill stuff is seasonal, With drops around “big weekends”, like Warley, Ally Pally, MR Scotland etc and quiet season between Easter and September. I have found this year run of the mill stuff is through the floor, but also duplicated models (Bachmann 37/47/57/66) has sunk considerably, but other things like a Realtrack 144 tonight fetched £340 ! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Realtrack-Models-OO-Gauge-Class-144-Northern-Rail-DCC-FITTED/293504500505?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

quite, I remeber back around 1979 my dads 6231 fell out of the loft, he just went down, picked it up, climbed back up and set it running again.

Quite, for some reason in the Southern Hemisphere it seems in many countries there is only one manufacturer making just one loco class.. This is my 3rd Frateschi model, imported from Rotorua in 2008.

I picked up a Brazilian, in a model shop in Curitiba, Parana back in 2007. still runs nice now, funny thing I went to Johannesburg and picked up the same model, by the same Brazilian manufacturer, but SAR livery a year later. i used to frequent Lee kwon hobbies in Kowloon, Hong Kong quite often, was very good for Having stock of items often sold out elsewhere. The night market close by used to produced introducing factory rejects too.

i hope the packaging takes account of that extra weight, I think thats what caused the issues on the 47xx.. nice model and top heavy, maybe the packaging wasnt optimum.

I lost my father to a H virus, Ive suffered something broadly similar. I humbly apologise for being scared. ive taken a lot of hits and a lot of insensitive comments in this thread. I hope you are all right and I wish you the best I will retire from the thread and remove my previous contributions also.

Dont be surprised if that changes in 2021 ;-)

yikes... its a 1962 Locomotive GT3 your making, not a 1987 Ford Escort GT3. thats Quality in motion, not a chavmobile... though arguably both, with an psuedo airline engine inside would take off like a scolded cat.

Ah but uniquely, an A4 is one of the few locos you can accurately put a key in and windup... to lift the smokebox streamlining and gain access to the smokebox door.

did i miss something ? mine was in a cardboard box.

I like Dapols A4 myself. its down to personal preference. But it exists, and just as Hornby can press out duplicate toolings of others models, leaves them equally exposed to someone doing it to them, also. if Hornby did a new A4, Both Dapol and Bachmann (even Golden Age) could challenge them with models produced without additional tooling costs. The coaches are afar safer bet.

I’d say put the carts before the horse. plenty of horses out there, both at once would probably financially stress many would be purchasers, who would probably prioritise the coaches over the loco.. There is a new A4 tooling out there in OO its only around 3 years old.. what stops Dapol dropping the smoke, sound and lights and releasing a regular run of A4’s at quite a competitive price ? The A4 has been tooled at least 7 times (Dublo, Trix, Hornby, Bachmann, Hornby, Golden Age and Dapol).. theres a saturation point eventually, with 4464 and 60009 in long term retirement, interest may start to fade.., Railroad Mallard aside. Those who want an ultimate A4 probably already have a Dapol or Golden Age version. theres 784 listings under locomotives on ebay for the search term “a4”... that beats the 453 “Flying Scotsman” listings... against 4 “R3809 Rocket”.

Ive got to admit a new APT was surprising. And a Coronation Scot set even more so. It does give hope that mk2 Pullmans and LNER Silver Jubilee / Coronation set could appear in the future.

I’m not sure I find this good taste.. sorry.

I read some coaches used on Manchester suburbans / oldham loop line ?

Credit card has been charged for the Railfreight Construction duo 33050/33051 today.

I wouldn't say they have any reason to doubt those 6 words... I think they've done a really nice job with them.. twin motors, nice couplings and good livery choices. ive got the GWR & EMR versions, I think the older liveried ones aren't bad so as a DC user don't need to upgrade, but if I didn't already have them i’d buy the new one over the old one.. if your DCC its no brainer really. on the basis of your post, and my experience a focus on new liveries would make total sense, no idea how that plays out wider, but i’d be in for 158702 in Saltaire (ironic as it was Scotrails first 158 and the one Bachmann did in Scotrail provincial livery) and a Northern one for sure. I need a SWT 3 car 159, and noticed on ebay they are creeping to £190, on that basis i’ll wait for the new one.

Something also unlikely to happen with most NRM locos in the future, including recently operational ones, and most of the diesel fleet, like recently overhauls like 55002 and HST, indeed iirc 3717/3440 was stood down with years left on its last ticket.

If that happened today the loco could end up being recalled to the NRM, a Twitter war between parties and a legal dispute.

Railways have been in Scarborough longer than the residents. Steam locos were far noisier, as was varying diesel classes. Residents should consider the glazing on the houses they’ve bought close to the railway line. maybe the silencers need fitting to the residents.

Not quite sure how Penzance to Paddington was NSE... or London -Cambridge & Norwich. or how HSTs didnt acquire NSE livery (that 1 coach aside). I did hear though that some areas were expected to turn a profit and be sold, where as others wouldnt and would remain in public ownership.

Probably the last evidence of historical record right there.