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It was taken on by the Alex half of Cavalex and is in the process of being re-gauged so don't hold your breath! 😁

My thanks to Accurascale for placing the decorated samples into our hands so soon after announcement to review. Overall I'm delighted with the tweaks that @Islesy brought to the decoration design process to give the tatty hand-painted style. However, when I set out the original artwork I'd just used the standard light grey which means there's less contrast between the base coat and the white lettering. That may have been the original livery but, as we know, minerals changed to every shade of grey but normally darker after a life of exposed to dust and muck which is where I'd like to be with a base colour which means that the wagons look different from the standard releases more akin to their end-of-life next trip to the smelter as a base for modellers to individually weather accordingly. So, the production runner will be a darker shade based of British Standard Dark Admiralty Grey (BS381C-632). You can still reserve your set of three wagons here https://worldofrailways.hooluh.co.uk/limited-edition-accurascale-16t-mineral-british-steel-scrap-wagons-oo-74-95-pre-order-25-deposit for a £25 deposit.

Some felt the Molecular Integrity Longevity Fix was worthwhile.

Bachmann do seem to have the spares available for it - https://bachmann-spares.co.uk/product/category/709/class-24--handrail-packs---cab%2bfront-door-grey-plastic--32-400/e3240-mis-01 I've broken enough over the years.

I'm bad. 😇 The last line of my review... "The other, mischievous, thought that I was left with after reviewing this, in an age where there are multiple manufacturers of several diesel classes is – would another OO model of a Black Five be viable? If there’s a list you could add me to it."

What an absolutely stunning model Ellis; well done to you and the team. It oozes quality. Reviewing it for BRM at the mo; I got a bit humpy about Hornby's brightwork on the 2MT but it's absolutely superb on this.

Now moved.

Just how much does he drink?!

How far do you want to go? For a model manufacturer to tell you what third-party controllers will or will not be able to control whatever functions on third-party decoders? That's the responsibility of the customer to research too. The current definitions are understood sufficiently well and consistently used across all manufacturers so they don't need redefining because you have misunderstood; you're extrapolating your opinion onto the rest of the hobby.

Yes, it means you can plug a decoder in. Oven-ready meals? Are they ready to eat? Race-ready car? Does it include a driver?

Given you are not too far away I'd recommend a trip over to Model Railway Solutions and have a chat and look at the quality. A great team and an excellent shop so you'll leave with other stuff too.

It's back with the app developers as an install on Friday brought the síte crashing down. We obviously have a different definition of 'fixed'. But Sunday is never the best day to ask.

It certainly does if, as manufacturer, your customers are buying mainly sound/fitted products but maybe not so if your customer base are those who are DCC unfriendly (normally trad steam) who would think you'd fleeced them of a tenner. ;)

Rapidly followed by numerous questions of "Why doesn't mine function?".

You got what you ordered, the law permits you to return them. Anything else is just a moan because you made a poor judgement for your requirements before purchase.

I'll get round to it, it's been a busy month. It's in the Exhibition Calendar and all the layout and other information is on the Ally Pally menu tab at the top of every page.

Fair play on your bit in there Barry! From the link... "Waterman has organised his own model railway event, to be held in April." Either rubbish reporting or someone has been misinformed.

Sure do; on a Facebook post about our show at the NEC someone's moaning that the show is at the wrong time as it coincides with Christmas lights being turned on in various towns. In the words of Radiohead, "so ****** special".

We're trying to be clear it's a new event and that we've not taken over Warley's event as they may well be wanting to do something else at some point and that's their name.

That would take some special kind of person. 😁

You can always drop me a message with the information Paul has mentioned above.

A walk in the park. 😰

That applies to any show (unless it's on a traders' doorstep), not just this. The NEC does benefit from being reasonably central and accessible for most of the country, the trade and the visitors. The comments I've had from the trade are enthusiastic and supportive so please don't presume what will happen from a detached position.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new railway modelling exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. The National Festival of Railway Modelling will take place over the weekend of November 23 & 24, 2024. The new show is being organised by Warners Group Publications which has a rich history in producing the UK’s best model railway shows. The company already organises The London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace, The Festival of British Railway Modelling in Doncaster and the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition. As well as the three leading shows, the company also publishes British Railway Modelling magazine (BRM), Narrow Gauge World, Garden Rail and Traction plus websites World-of-Railways.co.uk and RMweb.co.uk. Details are still being confirmed but the team organising The National Festival of Railway Modelling are promising a vast selection of the UK’s finest model railways covering all gauges and scales, plus a mix of trade including major manufacturers, the UK’s best retailers and a mass of specialist traders selling everything a railway modeller could possibly need. The show will be one of the hobby’s biggest shopping events of the year. Visitors can also expect demonstrations from expert modellers as well as a selection of societies and model railway clubs. Steve Cole, publisher of Warners’ railways portfolio, had this to say about the new show: “Railway modelling needs a national exhibition to showcase the hobby. We have a proven track record of putting on amazing shows and know the new NEC show will be our biggest and best yet! “Attendance to our own shows is growing, our magazine copy sales are on the increase and traffic to RMweb.co.uk is over 129,000 modellers per month. The hobby is thriving! We promise to put on an amazing two-day exhibition. Our team are immersed in the hobby and will hand-pick the best model railways and demonstrations to produce a great weekend for all the family.” Richard Mann, New Business Director for the NEC, said: “We’re really excited to be welcoming The National Festival of Railway Modelling to our venue in November, in what will be a celebration of all things model railways. “We know there are many enthusiasts that have a real passion for the sector, so we’re thrilled to be welcoming specialist traders and some of the UK’s major manufacturers to the show. We know the two-day exhibition will give visitors a weekend to remember.” More information will be revealed in the coming weeks including a list of layouts, traders and ticket prices.