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    Hattons Model Railways to close

    in Hattons

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    I really wish I had put in a few orders before I went to the pub!  There is nothing left!

     

    Joking aside, as with a lot of the people on here, Hattons were my go to retailer for the last 25 years since I first went to Smithdown Road way back in 1998.  Their approach to pre-ordering and innovations like the Trunk were really great.

     

    A real blow and loss to the hobby and I really do wish the best to all the staff and management.

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    Class 50, By Accurascale

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

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    1 hour ago, Hal Nail said:

     

     

    Several recent photos highlight the sweep back from the middle pillar of the cab windows, which are quite a long way off being a flat plane. I think this accentuates the characteristic droop from some angles.

     

    The original 3D prints look a little flat/straight in ths area or is that just the angle of the photos?

     


    it looks pretty good in the first EP.

     

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    Bachmann Autumn 2023 announcements

    in Bachmann

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    On 02/08/2023 at 13:09, Tatty said:

    I agree that the 3 car is a good idea for those short of space. Maybe one of the NSE liveried 3-CEPs from Connex South Eastern might have been a better choice. Am still tempted, but I’m on a budget and the Hornby 4-VEP is due soon(ish) and that’s a bit more useful (and cheaper lol)

    Latest release date for the VEP (according to my email from Hattons ) is Dec/Jan

    Bachmann Autumn 2023 announcements

    in Bachmann

    Posted

    On 02/08/2023 at 12:44, Tatty said:

    Love the look of the 3-CEP, and in the correct livery for me, but it only lasted as a 3 car for a couple of years and was pretty much confined to the Lymington branch. Would much rather have it as a 4 car unit

    I expect they are testing sales before they tool up the 4th car… odd really as the only mod would be the windows…

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    Class 92, By Accurascale

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

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    42 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said:

    Hi everyone,

     

    We are now also offering a specially programmed DCC decoder to offer DCC control of the locomotive and the operating pans without sound as well as two sets of crews (early BR era and late privatisation era) manufactured in the UK by Modelu!

     

    The Lokpilot decoder is priced at £29.50 and the crews are £9.95 per pack. Both are due in stock in January 2023 and only available exclusively direct via Accurascale by ordering below:

     

    Decoder: https://www.accurascale.com/collections/dcc-decoders-and-accessories/products/class-92-deltic-dcc-standard-chip

     

    Crews: https://www.accurascale.com/collections/crews-and-people

     

    Cheers!

     

    Fran 


    Hi. I just tried to order one but the postage cost is nearly as much as the decoder (£19.95) 
     

    are there any other postage options? 


    best

    jon

    Bachmann announce all new Class 37

    in Bachmann

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    There was very little wrong with the old model (of which I have 7) but this looks to take it to the next level. I’ll probably buy the club issue, and I’m still looking forward to my A/S 37/6. 
     

    I think Bachmann should be applauded for the increased detail, but I was hoping for the 319 in 00 …. Hopefully we might get that in a weeks time with the main quarterly announcement? 

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    The Jersey Railway - Station Plans

    in Modelling real locations

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    Hi

     

    I'm the chairman of the Jersey Model Railway club - I'd be happy to help out as best I can.  If you could be a bit more specific as to what you would like, I can go through our archives and see what material we have available.  We might have some maps and plans somewhere in the building or some of our members might. I know many of them (including me) harbour desires of building a model of one of the them - personally I've always wanted to model the Snow Hill terminus of the Eastern Railway - situated in a cutting with a bridge and a building at each end it would have made a great self contained layout! 

     

    The Societe Jersiaise also has a great photographic archive which can be searched here: http://photographic-archive.societe-jersiaise.org/search/advanced.  The Archive also have a number of un digitised records and may have maps or plan available - it might be worth dropping them a line to see if they have anything of use.

     

    Happy modelling!  I'd be interested to follow your progress.

    Best

    Jon

     

     

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    Hornby 2021 - Mk1 BCK

    in Hornby

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    In the image it looks like the NR version is actually tooled with the blanked out doors and windows - should I get excited, or do we think that they will just arrive with them painted over as usual...

     

    :lol:

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    Class 66 in OO Gauge - New Announcement

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    1 hour ago, Class 158 productions said:

    I think the model itself has a few flaws, however I feel people are more concerned about their ‘ultimate’ 66s arriving in a sea of tiny plastic parts that have fallen off, wonky nameplates and running issues. Once these issues are solved, or even recognised by hattons, then we can move onto those flaws. Personally I’d just like it if they got the darn model to actually run well out of the box and not fall to bits. Something I must say the Bachmann ones have been doing for 15 years. 

    The nameplates aren’t wonky on mine, as they only arrived on Friday (some 8 months after the loco)....

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