Derails Models

Hi both - thanks for your patience. It's been a busy week. All of the Y4's are now online. :-)

Thanks for that! That's handy to know. He was specifically thinking about a diorama surrounding a fire damaged coach I'll let him know a fire damaged diesel might work better

100% agree, I just wondered on the timescale as to when we started. A customer asked today as he models the early 80's and wondered if he could get away with it as a diorama?

Ian - Good question. I have just read said thread, and agree with one of the comments there that says that CV29 appears to be set against DC running despite what the "destruction" manual might say. I will flag this to Paul Isles of this parish, to see if he can shed any light on the matter.

In response to the concerns raised in the thread, I have just tested one of my 60's and too have the same issue. Unfortunately at this current point in time my GM Prodigy set is away for repair and I'm using a temporary Bachmann E-Z controller that doesn't do complicated CV Values, so I can't do much more "fiddling" at this point in time.

If anyone is purchasing one of these models and, like the OP, doesn't have access to a DCC Controller (which is totally understandable, I should add), I would call the shop it's being ordered from and kindly ask them to test it on DC, and if it isn't set correctly, could they alter DCC29 to suit and then re-test before they ship the model; for some retailers like ourselves, this would not be a problem at all.

I would also be interested if anyone out there has one of these 60's and could try changing CV29 to just double check that it would work, ahead of me getting my GM kit back and trying myseld. 

HTH

I was tempted, the Cale 0-4-4 looked very attractive, but someone said it had issues yesterday? :)

Regarding the plain-text link - it didn't work. I clicked the plain text link to say 'I don't want prime' and it said 'Well have it anyway'. So I just went and cancelled it....

Ah fair enough. If anyone knows where it is, I'd be interested

I didn't realise Truro was at the GWSR at the moment. Is it hiding away somewhere at Toddington?

It's kinda working, kinda not. And we can't access the admin panel! I'd love to go back to paper catalogues, although the way I'm going I'm sure I could generate a database fault on that too...

Just saw the 73's here at Awre. Thrashing their way to Gloucester now.

Cheers!

For my first car back in 2016, my insruance (with a in-tel box) was TWICE the value of the car!

Rain, rain and rain!

Best wishes at this diffcult time.

Is this the gentleman that also happens to own a much larger purple engine?

Oh it's not quiet here, quite the opposite! Just come back from the show and now packing away, but it's been a 7 day week with long hours and not much sleep! Mallard, if you want to phone and order something, can I suggest a Roundhouse Live Steam locomotive? Would boost my sales for the week! ;-)

Agreed! Steam tomorrow, Wednesday and Thomas the Tank next weekend!

Hope all goes well! :-)

I believe so, another customer was talking about how he had purchased some items earlier this year his website was last updated in May. :-) HTH

You could say the football is pointless I suppose... ;-)

Thats a shame, sorry to hear :-(

But its going to be Saturday! Can they legally play? ;-)

Did anyone else notice the first gentleman against the plan appeared to have a garden railway? Probably not modelling the L&B mind you...

They've called the ship's Mini Sub Boaty McBoatface apparently, so it still lives on... ;-)

Ah yes, shame I couldn't make that event, like you said apparently it was great - unfortunately I was too busy selling cakes at the Dean Forest's Thomas event...