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....... or, develop the concept for the additional couple of years BEFORE announcing it, and really wow the market with a proper system. Releasing a half-*rsed product merely generates adverse publicity, and condemns the whole concept from the outset. The rush to recoup the cost of development always triumphs, though - I can hear the bean-counters in the boardroom now - "When are we going to see a return on investment"? CJI.
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Unfortunately, yes! 🥴 CJI.
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The lower one of the two would appear to be a rack loco, judging by the proximity of the pinions to railhead level - presumably the jackshafts drove the pinions. CJI.
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Precisely!!! CJI.
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So, why not ignore the 'rivet counters'? Exactly what I'd expect from KRM - it's always 'their' fault! Not a nice character, by all accounts. CJI.
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At the end of the day, what is shown to the public as an EP is decided by Hornby in the UK. If the factory make an 'ill-advised' EP, there is no obligation upon Hornby to publish it. One can only assume that Hornby themselves were unaware of the defects. CJI.
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I use rectangles cut from those ultra-thin food bags - on the basis that they seem to be made of much the same plastic as that used by the model manufacturers to protect models from rub marks on the paintwork. CJI.
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BBC Southwest went out today, looking to film a St. George's flag - it took them all day to find a single example flying. We should be ashamed - not of the flag - but for its absence! Some sixty years ago - when I was a Scout - there was a full military parade, on the Sunday nearest to St. George's Day, in every sizeable town and city in England. CJI.
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Aren't these the former 2/001 ARM WE armour plate wagons? John Isherwood.
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What I still fail to understand is, if Hornby's design team are as knowledgeable as we have been assured, why ANYONE thought that a fixed Royal Train headcode could possibly be acceptable. It should NOT need the members of this forum to point this out. There was a time when forum members commented on the minutae of detail on new models; now, it seems, companies are putting out poorly researched EPs, relying on potential customers to identify the most basic of errors. CJI.
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Since we are a body of known eccentrics, with a penchant for the past, perhaps we might be spared the latest of 'trendy' evolutions of the English(?) language, if only to pander to our sensibilities? 🤨 CJI. -
First adopted by politicians when asked ANY question, in order to give them a chance to make up a remotely plausible response - or not! CJI.
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Come on, Andy, have you never had cause to grumble about the advertising department on here? A mildly humerous observation, nothing more! CJI.
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Something that, it would seem, even RMweb suffers from! Money talks, and doesn't listen to anyone else! CJI.
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A contradiction in terms - no such things! I know what you mean, though - if they pay, we'll advertise it! CJI.
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I know that they want the advertising revenue but - how much damage does this do to 'Steam Railway's reputation? CJI.
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Be aware that part of shank was inset into the streamlined body; if fitted with the full shank length visible, they are to long. Hence Lima's short shanked buffers. CJI.
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Well - you learn something new every day! CJI.
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Here, here!! Talk about getting *nal about minutae! CJI.
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BR Dia.1/801 Fish/Parcels Vans from Rapido Trains UK
cctransuk replied to RapidoCorbs's topic in Rapido Trains
Since you've asked - despite apparently not wanting to know - the arc of the roof curve is far too deep. A comparison of the model with a photo of the prototype will reveal all. Well - you did ask ......! CJI. -
BR Dia.1/801 Fish/Parcels Vans from Rapido Trains UK
cctransuk replied to RapidoCorbs's topic in Rapido Trains
The INSIXFISH has been done as an excellent etched kit by Macgeordie of this parish. CJI. -
Thanks Mike - I knew it was a fraction of an inch; just couldn't be sure which one! 🤔 John Isherwood.
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No - you are correct with 5/32"; I blame age! CJI.
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Not true, I'm afraid - they were 3/32" dia., and you had to use special brass axle bushes to fit 1/8" Romford axles. Hornby Dublo used 1/8" axles. CJI.
