Mad McCann

19 minutes ago, sulzer71 said:

Wonder if we will ever see a tablet catcher fitted version of the 21? 

I would certainly be interested in one, perhaps a pair 

On 25/08/2021 at 19:18, Paul.Uni said:

Due Oct/Nov according to the Bachmann website.

Which year?

Asking for a friend... 

On 29/08/2021 at 21:26, phil-b259 said:

 

Only problem is how do you know Bachmann are not already working on this in the background?

 

You need to remember that Bachmann's new mode of operation is to NOT announce things (including a retooled body) in advance of it being on its way from the factory.

 

In the recent video Bachmann themselves made it clear that although they cannot do anything about products announced before 2019 as they work through the backlog then you will get the situation of the public 'in progress' list shrinking and eventually containing nothing.

 

As has been pointed out MANY times before direct duplication between manufacturers is usually avoided precisely because it lowers rather than increases shareholder profits. With Bachmann having re-tooled the chasis there is a pretty good chance the body will be tackled by them at some point with the first anyone knows about it being the loco on the high seas from China.

True, but it'll also be £50 more expensive than a hypothetical Accurascale version...

Would have been nice to see them tearing up through Strathmore and into the Mearns.

I remember when Hornby said they would release a model of a Std 2MT 2-6-0...

666gm?

That's a bit of a Beast... 

I reckon you couldn't miss with a Black Five, guys. Plenty of useful variants; the Class 37 of the late Steam era.

Davy.

I'm truly astonished at the lack of discussion/ anticipation on display for this loco. It's been on my radar for 41years!  Guess it was just me getting excited then ...

Davy

Good to see you're still plugging on, Chris.

For my part I've been flying under the radar, getting my gaff sold and finding a new one, whilst circumnavigating all the other brown stuff of the last few years!

I should be moving in a few weeks now so not long till I start badgering you for those Barclay etches I kept banging on about! 

All the best, mate.

Davy 

On 01/06/2021 at 20:35, Signaller69 said:

 

Interestingly, having never had an issue before I have now experienced this very phenomenon. One casting out of well over 100. Whatever else was cast in the same batch seems to have been ok. A dozen or so of this exact casting have been fine, strangely this odd one on the right has not set solid and expanded on all axes can be seen.

I have pressed it back into shape but it just bulges out again (it has the consistency of a wine gum).

I can only put it down to a small amount of resin that has not been mixed quite as thoroughly as it should.

 

Most odd.

As previously stated, this could be a stack off mis-fills or rejects stashed in the corner of a yard, perhaps of a feed merchants and kept for say local customers who perhaps only take a handful of bags for a smallholding or the likes 

Davy.

Oh, I'm pretty sure there are advanced, intelligent civilisations out there.

Probably intelligent enough to lock their doors as they fly through Earth space... 

Davy.

19 hours ago, adb968008 said:

ROFL,IDK MY KUA ETA, AIUI ASAP.

AOK.

 

If i really wanted to be cryptic..

52 4f 46 4c 2c 49 44 4b 20 4d 59 20 4b 55 41 20 45 54 41 2c 20 41 49 55 49 20 69 74 73 20 41 53 41 50 2e 0a 41 4f 4b 2e

 

Ooh. What's that bright light in the sk......

On 20/05/2021 at 23:57, pH said:

Ah, Ninewells - the hospital allegedly built with a Cat ‘dozer in an interior room.

Probably smuggled out piece by piece, Johnny Cash style by now... 

Davy

Very nice.

Are you any further on with the GN tender for the K3, by the way?

Davy 

Any update on the ETA?

Davy.

Fantastic I have a few of these to do myself. If you have a spare half dozen castings at the end... 

Davy.

At Bachmann prices I think I'll be sticking with Parkside.

Davy 

One thing I noted from a Peter Handford recording of an A2/2 was the considerable big end noise when under power. Might be worth exploring.

Davy.

Thanks Rob.

I have finished both '522 Straight Deal and '519 Honeyway.

I got both out into the daylight today for their 'Yard Portrait' today, seeing as the weather and sun elevation is now good enough for such things.

I'm well pleased with these two as this is the first 'Big Steam' I've done in a while.

Davy 

2 hours ago, 97406 said:

They look great. I’m slowly getting into weathering. Thing is you don’t need much to improve the appearance of a model, so I’m starting generally with light weathering on the roof and chassis, and will get more adventurous as I go on.

 

You're doing exactly the right thing...

Honestly, in this day and age, a factory-weathered loco should resemble a machine that's been out getting dirty at work rather than coming back from a bog snorkeling event. 

Fortunately, solutions exist...

Davy.

Thanks Rob. I really could use a proper photo backdrop for my models but your tweaks have brought the model out well. I'm off to do some final finishing on it now before I get started on Honeyway.

Davy.

Sun Castle has now become Straight Deal. As she depicts 1963-4 she has received a lowered top iron and split handrails on the smokebox.

There is still work to do but I'm quite satisfied so far.

Davy.

I had a couple of very minor QC issues on Steady Aim (top lamp iron amiss and a slight cock-eyed lubricator but nothing serious. Overall very happy so far with mine although it'll be some time before they see any kind of action.

Davy.