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That was the date a OO Gauge 158 in Regional Railways and EMT liveries was announced by Bachmann. Had an RRP of £129.99 back then. Not entirely sure of the date when they announced it would be a whole new model but I would guess it was around 2016.

Actually its 7 3/4 years to be exact.

My biggest issue with it is the lack of driver figure in the cab! What’s the point of all the detail if the train looks like it has a mind of its own. Has anyone tried fitting one and if so, is it an easy thing to do?

Yes I’d like to know this too. I’d guess it would be a Loksound Select like the recent class 37s with DCC Sound.

I can second this. Richards megabass speakers sound awesome with TTS and are relatively straightforward to fit into an HST.

By pointing it out you just drew everyone’s attention to it. I would never have noticed it. Plus as has has already been said, if you are breastfeeding in a place people are taking photos then obviously you can’t complain if it’s accidentally papped. Anyway, nothing to see here. Next post please.

You ended up underbudget having bought all that? Wow.

Anybody else up who can’t sleep from excitement? I don’t need to leave for another three hours so trying to kill some time on here.

If i remember correctly BRM ran a very similar offer for the Ally Pally show this year with a free ticket, goody bag and 5 issues for £5 and that was a no risk offer that clearly stated you could cancel after the 5 issues and only pay the £5. It seems they have changed the Ts and Cs for this offer.

Thanks for the advice. That looks like an awesome layout.

Thanks for all your replies. Looks like Plywood is the best option then. I would be buying it pre cut. I found a company that sells 9mm Birch Plywood cut to size at £31 per square metre. Is that a good material/price?

I am planning to make my layout, which is currently built on top of three Ikea bookshelves, permanent by buying two wood sheets to move the layout onto, nail track down etc. As the boards will be supported by the bookshelves underneath at all points can I get away with using 9mm moisture resistant MDF as opposed to Birch ply (I’m a cheapscate) or could it still be prone to warping? The layout is in my bedroom which can get hot in the summer but it never leaves. Thanks

It’s open until 5pm on the Saturday and 4pm on the Sunday. Adult entry on the day is £12.

I fitted a class 67 TTS decoder to a Hornby 153. It sounded a bit weird as the sound obviously wasn’t right for the unit but it ran very smoothly on motor algorithm 1.

Good deal if you are a full paying adult but for the many seniors and some students attending who own railcards the railcard discount is greater. (Railcards can’t be used with this offer).

Can someone confirm if it is simple to remove the body from the chassis (as it was with the mk2e’s)? I’m thinking of putting lighting in mine.

How did your Scotrail HST come packaged? Do Hornby not still use the polystyrene tray and tissue paper for the power cars?

How much did they discount it to? I’d be interested for sub £240.

I actually like the gloss finish. It makes it more realistic as the trains in real are gloss (albeit not the roof so much). If punters are so concerned by the roof surely you could just give it a quick coat of Humbrol Matt varnish?

I’ve often been irritated by many online shops, not just Hornby, charging £4/£5 for small item size only worth a couple of pounds that probably goes large letter in the post for £1. Some shops have a small item postage of around £2 such as Lendons in Cardiff and I prefer to shop with companies like these.

Is the S stock sound chip not ready yet then? I can see it available for purchase on your website so I assumed it was now finished. I’m saving up for it to buy at GETS in October.

Here’s a video that somebody recorded from Legomanbiffos stand at the Ally Pally in March. Audio’s not the best due to the background noise but it gives you a good idea of what it’s like.

Crumbs. That’s a lot of 66s. What are you going to do with them all?

Agree with every word of this. Hattons customer service is poor in my experience and they have become the model railway equivalent of Argos with almost all products kept in a warehouse inaccessible to the customer. I now do all my shopping at a couple of smaller shops that are much more appreciative of my business and willing to go the extra mile in customer service. Hattons will almost certainly loose out more from this dispute as if someone wants a, for example, Bachmann 47 they will go to a shop that has one as opposed to buying an alternative from Hattons,

It’s sad, but they obviously weren’t doing well enough and their constant reductions shows this. I wonder if the one in Waterloo will stay open. When I was at uni in London I used to go there often on my way home. Great little shop and the last remaining in central London.