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He’s only gone and done it. Fantastic, Ive great memories of the last day Though for 37425 Angry Bob, you will need smoke to go with the sound.

Ive just signed my disclaimer and my daughters to appear on this. Filmed 7th December.

The grey on the LNER is way too dark, its almost white. ..and this is a dirty example. here is another, it needs to be the same as their coaches (as used on the mk4’s, but equally as Hornby used on their HSTs).

try your local garden centre. Many have farm shops. its a bit too sophisticated for the Chavarazzi, we found it a refreshingly normal retail experience today... average number of people doing normal shopping with regularly stocked shelves... we even bought some strawberry plants for summer.

I went shopping yesterday and was astonished at our local sainsburys... the only food for sale.... was fresh potted herbs (centre of my picture), and a few odd left overs. No tins, packets, milk, fresh produce, juices, alcohol, bread, cakes, frozen, meat, fish, deli... its all gone. they Still have stationery, cigarettes, kitchen equipments, birthdays cards, general cleaning stuff, personal hygiene etc. I asked about it, they said they get two lorries a day, and storage to last 2-3 days to replenish shelves... right now the lorries arent full, and everything goes out straight to shelves by 7am.. by 11am it looked like the above. They are expecting greater food shortages In the short term, as much produce is imported and deliveries are slowing down, whilst the demand is exponentially going up. The concern is that unchecked consumption, carrying on as it is, will see a collapse in distribution as there could be odd situations where by in order to fulfill a delivery larger quantities of smaller number of items may need to be sent to stores to be productive.. resulting in extremities like some supermarkets overdosing on lettuce but no tomatoes, whilst others end up inverse etc. around here, south london, even international shops (Polish, Turkish etc) are getting over run... My wife phoned the Polish shop about various bits, was told their shelves were pretty much done, but a lorry is due by friday, but it might be late due to restrictions in borders in Germany, Holland, Belgium, France so it could be anytime.. A lot of stories of comparing it 1980’s communism being discussed in the Polish circle, never did they ever think they would see this in the UK. Maybe a lockdown in London is needed, to stopping people going out, will give logistics time to catch up. They did say there isnt an overall shortage, it just people need to relax for a few days. in the end we went to the local garden centre, its off piste for the mad masses, and it was a bit busier than normal, but lots of fresh veg there, bit more expensive, but they source from Covent Garden Market daily, they said delivery has slowed slightly, demand is huge but for now its manageable... until the masses discover it. Dominos pizza, Deliveroo and Just Eat must be having a party though.. you cant move at night for delivery scooters its gone crazy.

I just wonder how muchs stuff is going to end up in the bin in a few weeks time, then as the use by dates expire, people may find themselves needing more, only to find supplies are finally affected by sickness /border restrictions etc. Rather than stocking up on 2 months of pre-cooked rubbish, perhaps now is a good time to consider cooking. Thing is when I had my time of this in 2003.. eating was the last thing on my mind, I lost several kg that week, though I made up for it afterwards. I found chicken broth saved me, ever since, first on set of a nose / throat infection.....get the pan out ..heres the reciepe.. 1/4 to a 1/2 raw chicken.. ensures its got a bone.. like wing, breast, leg piece. (when ill I tend to leave the skin on, its a little more fatty, though in winter normally I take the skin off and add a little cayenne pepper to “liven it”.. though not in a cold as the granules can sometimes stick in my throat). 2 onions 1 carrot 1 parsnip 1 piece of celery inc core and leaves 1/8 to 1/4 a piece of celeriac Garlic cloves to suit A small Piece of beef or turkey or a lamb chop Tablespoon of salt Sprinkle of pepper 5 or 6 peppercorns Cold Water upto 2cm from top of pan. ( this will make at least 2 -3 litres !) Boil, then reduce to minimum for 1 hour to 90mins depending on meat volume. 10 mins effort to prepare, at least 9 good bowls, will last 4 days.. nice with some small pasta... cost... maybe less than a fiver... if theres anything in your throat, it wont cure it, but it sure makes you feel better, warmer and gives energy... and if your flat out a few days in, all you have to do when sick is warm the pan...

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.