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1 hour ago, Edge said:

one of them probably is the J94 - as that was announced already I suspect that this is the one in tooling. Can’t recall any other announcements myself (although that doesn’t mean there weren’t any), but picking guesses from the clear blue sky you’d have to think that the Terrier and Jinty would be favourites for the second engine 

From what I remember a GWR Pannier (57?) was mentioned somewhere in one of the later stages so was probably that.

I take it that's a home charge rate, what about motorway service stations or car park chargers?

Yes I saw that. I think the reason they did the exemption was to allow classic car owners to visit shows and so on so will see this as misuse and it rather defeats the object of the clean air zone. I hope that the acts of a few will not cause them to change the rules. Though with ANPR they could soon track the culprits. What amused me is the car they showed was of 1984 vintage to not eligible!

Photo of the same road some years ago!

People do, usually to just drop stuff off, though there aren't any shops that far down, but if they stay any length of time they'll get booked, they are pretty keen round there, especially in Summer when that pavement (on both sides) will be busy with tourists. Judging by the signage on the side of the van he's local so probably just dropping stuff off. The road leads down to one of Bewdley's car parks and is one way.

9 hours ago, martin_wynne said:

This is also a bit odd:

 

 https://goo.gl/maps/TiYPw855BdFi72nu8

I'm not sure why. You aren't allowed to park where the van is, it's still a pavement, despite the lack of a kerb, the yellow lines mark out the road and the kink is to try to deter boy racers. It's Bewdley, Severn Side South, just south of the bridge, for anyone wondering... If you swing it though 180' it makes more sense.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.3749769,-2.3117903,3a,75y,326.36h,62.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPS4hgH56Pffbu0km9jVI0g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

14 hours ago, RichardJB said:

Which version did you get? Thinking of getting one with the "Smooth Fine Detail Finish" so I don't have to do too much preparation before painting.

It was several years ago when I was modelling TTe, so TBH, I'm not sure which version, though I am pretty sure it was the best Shapeways had available at the time. 

13 minutes ago, Ravenser said:

I'm not clear whether those traders were merely having a grumble about Hornby and their commercial policy or whether they were expressing negativity about TT120 as a scale. 

Which is the reason I asked about those traders at that meeting, I was simply interested to know why they felt the way they did.

I just said it's down to the shopkeeper whether they wanted to stock TT, their choice, the first comment was that I was glad my local stocked it unlike the one you know. 

They can, but if they have it in stock they've got an instant sale and the chances are higher of repeat business, especially if they purchasors are new to modelling and/or TT. Gives them chance to chat to the person and establish a relationship. That's not to say they couldn't do that without stock, just it will look better with it in the stock. 

No right or wrong approach,  just down to the individual shop owner.

12 minutes ago, AY Mod said:

 

If so it's not doing one of them any damage at the moment as I was discussing, on Friday, their forthcoming expansion of premises.

I'm glad he's not my local, then.

26 minutes ago, AY Mod said:

 

You're so abrasive at times. The point being it would hardly be a representative cross section of the wider trade if a couple of small traders at a village hall event.

12 minutes ago, JohnR said:

 

Exactly the point I was attempting to make. Given the location, it was obviously a small, local event, that would have had maybe a couple of small local traders - maybe even traders who wouldn't qualify to be supplied by Hornby in OO, let alone TT (ie no physical store). 

I asked a simple question. The only reason I might have sounded abrasive (frustrated may have been more acurate) was the the points John raised had no relevance to the questions I asked and he persisted with that line. I was simply interested in answers to my questions, not a debate on the size or make up of the gathering!

6 minutes ago, AY Mod said:

They knew they'd see less add-on sales and were reluctant to support a market sector they were being excluded from.

Isn't that cutting their noses off to spite their face, though! A sale is a sale, regardless of what it is. Luckily my local shop is stocking the Peco TT track and I will be using him rather than the box shifters, for some reason Peco have only given him LH points so were waiting for the RH ones!

So what! I was simply interested in the answers to the questions I asked, I'm not bothered about how many were there! Not sure why you even queried it!

1 hour ago, RichardJB said:

Just bought a Tillig 2-10-2 loco for a future Harz layout. Has anyone built an H0m gauge Harz railcar 187 016-019? On the shapeways.com website, there is a 1:87 scale 3D printed bodyshell. The bodyshell comes in three different quality of finish.

I've got the TT version but not done anything with it as yet.

3 hours ago, JohnR said:

 

I'm not sure a meeting in a village with a population of 643 would have attracted a representative cross-section of the model trade. 

He said traders so I thought it was a meeting of model railway enthusiasts rather than villagers! ;)

24 minutes ago, Robin Brasher said:

The traders at our meeting at Winterborne Kingston were not enthusiastic about our TT:120 layout. 

Did they say why? Also what sort of traders were they, exhibition types or bricks and mortar?

4 hours ago, Robin Brasher said:

As you can imagine the traders were not very enthusiastic about Hornby's venture into TT:120.

I'm not so sure it's quite as clear cut as that if you mean that they were not given the chance to stock it, your sentance can be read different ways! Very early in the thread a couple said something similar but when asked if they would have stocked it said it was a big risk. Once it's established I can see traders getting stock from Hornby but at the moment it's Hornby that are taking the risks  probably saving the traders of the worry and financial risk.

43 minutes ago, jcredfer said:

It looks like the police either exceeding their powers, or an individual policeman not being properly aware of what the law says.  There was a similar spate in Wilts, regarding the use of mobile phones.  Some officers were putting it about, quite broadly, that their Chief had said that folks would be prosecuted for use, even if they were parked, with engine running, out of gear and handbrake applied.  The reason, given, apparently, that the driver was still in control of the car...  apparently.  It seems to have died out recently, perhaps due to someone advising them that they were going to look rather silly in Court, if they did {I haven't seen a report of a case being thrown out, but, in reality, it wouldn't pass the test to get into Court anyway}.  Neither case does their reputation much good.

And the Police are right, it's one of those areas where it could be deemed unsafe to use the phone whilst stationary but the engine still running, it's certainly not as clear cut as you make out... TBH in this day and age there's no reason to use a handheld phone whilst in the car unless you are a passenger... See this from the RAC:

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/mobile-phone-laws/#:~:text=interact with it.-,When can you use a phone in your vehicle%3F,stationary at the traffic lights.

14 minutes ago, NCB said:

Playtime. Turnouts on their way.

I've just been into my local shop, for some reason Peco have supplied him with flexitrack and LH points but no RH points... He knows i want them so is going to chase them up!

Strictly they didn't actually go out of business, they bought Currys and the Dixons brand was High Street and Currys out of town retail parks, they just shut down the High Street shops and took on the Currys name as their trade name, so they are actually still going, just under a different name...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixons_(retailer)

2 hours ago, Hroth said:

In the March 1957 issue, RM announced "TT IS HERE!", covering the release of what we now call Triang TT3.  By the May 1957 issue, retailers were advertising TT sets, locomotives, carriages, wagons and track off the shelf. Other manufacturers were producing track* too.

 

Here we are, a similar distance in time between announcement and now, and all there is to show is an out of stock first release trainset and some scraps of track, all only available from Hornby.

Mmm... The stock was very crude by today's standards (inside framed 08s for example with nothing like the correct wheelbase), made in the UK, not China, and with people who would quite happily buy several locos that used the same chassis irrelevant of their prototype wheelbases... There's a fair bit out there for TT120 now, not just track (Peco, Tillig, etc.) but also many companies have rescaled their buildings and there's also people, and that's before you look at Continental stuff... But as Jeff said, we're in the instant gratification era now, sadly... 

27 minutes ago, Hroth said:

It also highlighted the best selling trainsets of 2022, including "The Easterner", but not "The Scotsman". If thats so, why did they hurry "Scotsman" out for Christmas instead of "Easterner"?

Because it looks better and will be the one featured in the new series on TV next Sunday? TBH I think it's done us a favour, we can see what's happening with the Scotsman sets and will be better prepared for when our Easterner sets arrives to deal with any issues - like ditching that controller!! ;)

1 hour ago, Porfuera said:

I hope the buyer isn't some sort of avid "Flying Scotsman" collector. 🙂

They are going to be very disappointed if they are!!

We've tried treats, she doesn't like any of them! I just want to leave her outside until she gest fed up and tries to get in but Jennie won't let me!

21 minutes ago, Porfuera said:

I've just read an eBay alert that I received yesterday at 15:23 for The Scotsman set - it has sold already for £229.00 plus £10 postage.

There's always at least one sucker...