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  1. 37081LochLong
    Best colour for a 56 besides blue large logo 😛
  2. 37081LochLong
    Going on the renders I thought that wire looked good but after reading steadfast's explanation of the 66 and studying photos I'd go for moulded! I've decided to stick with OO now, so I'll no longer be getting one or two of these so I suppose my opinion doesn't count anymore but I'm still watching the project with interest 🙂
  3. 37081LochLong
    When you see people who admit to not paying extra for postage but getting theirs the day after ordering then you start to question if it's more random than that
  4. 37081LochLong
    Which just proves that they have no order to how they send them out, mine were 2022 and sent out today? Never had a single problem with preorders from them before but this time it's so random
  5. 37081LochLong
    I preordered 008 and 093 from them in 2022 and heard nothing from them, while others were ordering and getting them the next day so I emailed them yesterday to ask if orders were just sent out in random order... I've not had a reply to the email but a few hours later they took my money and today they were picked up by DPD. I was waiting to see them in the "flesh" to see how good they were before ordering any others but they were taking so long and selling out everywhere that i ordered 120 and 023 from two different places instead.
  6. 37081LochLong
    I was going to order 074 when it was announced but when I saw it was without the beacon I lost interest perhaps in a future batch tooling we could get a beacon fitted 073 or 074 in BR Blue?
  7. 37081LochLong
    Ergh! To to prove that not every livery suits!
  8. 37081LochLong
    The wheelin one of the boxes I worked was a sod when it got really tight. The ratchet was so hard to release and if you weren't looking at what you were doing it would try to rip your fingers off when it spun to unravel, definitely a two handed job, one to hold onto the wheel, the other to lift the rathet then slowly let it unwind
  9. 37081LochLong
    I know in my 35 years of signalling, wheels is boxes served two purposes. First was level crossing gates so we can rule that out lol. Second were connected to semaphore signal cables which expanded and contracted in the heat and cold in extreme weather and went from too stiff to pull to too slack, the wheel was to adjust the tension. I'm guessing this was the case here
  10. 37081LochLong
    I too would would like to know the answer to that as that is the version I wanted
  11. 37081LochLong
    Model Rail have never made a secret that the website is maintained by Kernow, in fact the first line on their About Us page it even states "You are viewing our Model Rail Offers website which is operated by Kernow Model Rail Centre on behalf of H Bauer Publishing, part of Bauer Media UK" And when you order anything from Kernow, on your email receipt it says "items marked "MR" are supplied on behalf of Bauer Media"
  12. 37081LochLong
    I love how you get so much realistic atmosphere in your photos
  13. 37081LochLong
    In a recent sale they had the Heljan 45106 but it was showing as temporary out of stock, I ordered it anyway and a week later it turned up on the doorstep with the sale price honoured, so I'm hoping they do the same with the large logo 73 I have on order :)
  14. 37081LochLong
    I remember that "waiting room" extremely well, spent many a long wet day hour in there (and the slightly drier but more cramped phone box on the A82 just across the road). Fond happy memories though :)
  15. 37081LochLong
    I take it Ardlui was different since the station building burnt down and there was always someone in the little box when I was there?
  16. 37081LochLong
    I found 55005 from the first run from Accurascale to be a decent close enough match to convert to 55021 for the same reason. Just like most things I still haven't done it yet but it's sat on a shelf in front of me taunting me :)
  17. 37081LochLong
    I was told by colletts models that their batch was arrempted to be delivered to them yesterday when they were closed and is now getting delivered tomorrow. I hope so because I have 37001 on order with them and I don't want to miss it
  18. 37081LochLong
    Excellent content as always
  19. 37081LochLong
    I remember hearing about the "washable" paint 😁 I did hear it was quickly repainted ASAP but knowing British Rail, ASAP could mean anything lol
  20. 37081LochLong
    Yeah I remember the advert on tv when I was a kid (before the days of youtube) that's why I mentioned it. And since it was only done for the advert is why I said it would be a novelty piece more than anything (doesn't stop me wanting it though :))
  21. 37081LochLong
    The police 37 would really only be a novelty piece for the collectors but add a police siren and blue flashing light, make it an Accurascale exclusive (imagine the Jam sandwich box it would come in) and I'd buy one to replace my Lima one :)
  22. 37081LochLong
    Great stuff, 47704 was the first 47/7 I ever saw when it was BR Blue with grey roof and that's how I want to model it eventually. It's still my favourite 47/7 so great to see it modelled like this
  23. 37081LochLong
    Yeah I know, I was saying if they had decided to do the "as preserved" condition instead :)
  24. 37081LochLong
    I think if it had ended up in as preserved condition I would have just lived with it. The differences are so minor it wouldn't bother me. The only thing that may have bugged me over time would have been the name but Accurascale names and numbers seem easily removed, so again no problem
  25. 37081LochLong
    I personally was hoping it would be in BR condition but knew with a bit of that thing called "modelling" it could be simply backdated (not a fan of "as preserved" condition models even though I have some) I'm really pleased it turns out it will be BR condition.
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