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The Hornby King was a far better model than it has been credited with, although livery application in the greens did let it down. It is utterly bombproof, and runs like clockwork (I had one wiped off the layout at GETS in Gaydon when we released it, and after some TLC to the body, it ran all day on the Sunday, and at subsequent shows). Yes, I feel that there are some areas that could be 'Accurascaled', but I wouldn't be looking at it as a priority, either primary or secondary 😉

I look forward to getting a copy @Not Jeremy - never stop researching!

Why would you even be doing that though?

To those that have raised queries over artwork and Pressed/Fabricated end doors, by necessity, some artwork shows fabricated end doors, rather than pressed steel doors. Its all to do with the way the 2D artwork is arranged, with multiple options being available for each ‘master’ build and so, to present a clear indication of the actual livery at this stage, rather than the build, certain layers have been suppressed, or overlay others. Over the next few weeks, now that the extensive launch work has been done, we’ll look at each pack in detail and outline each wagon’s build, and what unique features they possess. As ever, drop us a line at support if you have any pressing specific questions! Best wishes, Paul

Well, Pack H is based on photos taken in 1975, so technically it’s TOPS era!

There is, we just haven't shown you the other two yet @Michael Hodgson 😉

Ah, that well known unit of measurement in modelling circles 😆

Essentially, yes.

All in good time @norfolkchinaclay - patience is the key, as we do have to pace ourselves 😆

As ever Paul, your library of photographs is invaluable, and your help is ever appreciated.

Indeed they will...

It appears that the programme commenced in 1969 on unfitted wagons @MoonM and ended in 1976, only applying to 1/108 diagrams (although there's always exceptions to the rules). For fitted wagons, the majority were 1/108, (but there were some 1/109 examples) and the programme for those commenced around 1974.

Or just an etched metal body. By the time it's shipped halfway around the world, they'll look just like the real thing 😆

Hello @Porcy Mane I did explain in the video that the box section ends were missing from the EPs, so there'll be a photo update shortly, and the completed EPs will be those in the cabinets at the Autumn shows.

Parkside? It's my collection of Airfix kits that have just become landfill....

Oh, we’ll sink into a deep and dreamless sleep, don’t you worry 😆

And there was me thinking it was Design Clever...😆

Not any more @cctransuk, not by a long chalk…

They did, yes. On a regular basis.

2mm axles, and wheel removal is best attempted in an environment of complete calm, without time pressures and with a steady hand and keen eye. There's brake detail to be navigated once the keeper plate is removed (5 x screws to undo; 4 same size, 1 is somewhat smaller) and then the wheels/rods lift out. It's just taken me 7-10 minutes to do it. Best wishes, Paul.

Different wheel sizes, different spoke composition, different design to the wheel and a different factory is making these models.

Bloody autocorrect 🙄

Probably because it's the most ornate version of the LNER's various legends, and covers that transitional period between the Grouping and Big Four styles; representing the last elegant act of the signwriter's art, before the bean counters began their inexorable march into cost savings.

It's simply a case of logistics @NZRedBaron There are so many tooling iterations of the Buckjumpers, across J67, J69 and J68 types, that to do every type in every livery for the first run could quite easily mean doing upwards of 15-20 SKUs, and then we still wouldn't touch the full gamut of changes. So we've presented a cross section of examples for the first run, and then each subsequent run will fill in the 'missing' liveries for each type. All the best, Paul.

It is?