AY Mod

It's being so cheerful that keeps you going from one day to the next.

They would be an awful lot higher if offered through the normal retail channel. I can't remember which year but the catalogue showed just how many parts made one up.

The cynic in me says that the way to sell a lot is to tell people there aren't many. L@@K. R@RE!

N SCALE SCENECRAFT 42-0013 Post War System-Built Station £49.95 42-0014 Post War Platform Shelter £29.95 42-0099 The Gate Inn £54.95 42-0502 Police Box £12.95 42-064Z Kent Coast Signal Box £54.95 42-183 Blue Anchor Station £44.95 42-195 Grounded Carriage £32.95 42-242 Low Relief Gentleman's Outfitters £35.95 42-260 Low Relief Local Garage £42.95 42-267 Low Relief Corner Pub £34.95 42-282 Low Relief Jo's Jewellery £41.95 42-515 Greenhouse (x2) £22.95 42-595 Sleeper Built Fencing (x4) £10.95

44-0033 Two Lane Engine Shed £164.95 44-0034 Depot Crew Room £57.95 44-0078 Crossing Keeper's Cottage £47.95 44-0173 Midland Hut £27.95 44-0511 Platform Ticket Kiosk £16.95 44-0519 Eastern Water Crane £27.95 44-0527 Lineside Troughs and Junctions £15.95 44-0530 Stile and Gates £19.95 44-064 Art Deco Signal Box £57.95 44-097 Depot Water Tower £99.95 44-121 Great Central Single Track Road Bridge £44.95 44-512A Jacket Spud Van £29.95 44-514 Benches (x4) £10.95 44-515 Greenhouse (x2) £24.95 44-561 Wooden Post Yard Lamps (x2) £19.95 44-599 Narrow Gauge Slate Retaining Walls (x4) £34.95 O SCALE SCENECRAFT 47-575 4 Lever Open Ground Frame £29.95

EXCLUSIVE AUTO-BALLASTERS KICK OFF BACHMANN COLLECTORS CLUB’S PROGRAMME OF NEW RELEASES FOR 2023 To coincide with Bachmann Europe’s Spring British Railway Announcements, the Bachmann Collectors Club today unveiled its first new products for 2023. Exclusive use has been made of the award-winning Bachmann Branchline tooling for the JJA Mk2 Auto Ballaster to produce two examples of these stunning wagons in Network Rail livery and these can be purchased by Bachmann Collectors Club members now. With both the Generator and non-Generator variants available, the models have been expertly finished to represent the prototypes, where the original Railtrack blue livery has been covered with a yellow band and Network Rail branding. This pristine strip on each side of the wagon contrasts against the worn and rusted paintwork surrounding it, and this condition is captured by the specialist weathered finish applied to each model. The Auto-Ballasters comprise hundreds of components, decorated using multiple paint applications and requiring more than seventy print applications per wagon to capture the plethora or markings and warnings that adorn the prototype. Incorporating such an incredible level of detail, whilst producing a model which remains durable enough for everyday use is no mean feat, but these Branchline wagons achieve that without compromise. The result however is a premium product and one which may not have been commercially viable if sold via Bachmann’s valued retail partners. Instead, by offering these amazing models directly to Bachmann Collectors Club members, Bachmann are once again able deliver this highly desirable product whilst ensuring it remains attainable to their cherished Club members. Priced at £94.95 each, both models are in stock now. Bachmann Collectors Club members can place their orders online via www.bachmanncollectorsclub.co.uk. New members can also join online and purchase from the growing range of Club exclusive models straight away. Orders and membership enquiries can also be made by telephone on 01455 245565.

The Bachmann Narrow Gauge range saw both the Quarry Hunslet and Mainline Hunslet locomotives delivered at the end of 2022, with four versions of each, along with SOUND FITTED options for the Mainline Hunslets. Adding to the range of OO9 scale models by Bachmann Narrow Gauge this Spring and expanding the selection of rolling stock available are five further RNAD wagons. These new versions join the eight models previously announced, which are now in transit to the UK, and depict wagons in original RNAD use, in the colours of other freight operators namely the Southern Railway and ICI Lime, and in preserved condition. 393-102 RNAD Enclosed-End Brake Van WHR Red £29.95 393-126 RNAD Box Van SR Brown £29.95 393-152 RNAD Rebuilt Open Wagon 'ICI Buxton Lime' £29.95 393-153 RNAD Rebuilt Open Wagon 'Lenham Storage' Green £29.95 393-177 RNAD Flat Wagon RNAD Dean Hill £29.95

New DMUs for EFE Rail too, with the Class 143 and 144 ‘Pacer’ two-car DMUs announced – five liveries are available across the two classes. E83024 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143608 Arriva Trains Wales (Revised) [W] The Class 143 Diesel Multiple Unit was part of British Rail’s Second Generation DMU fleet. Known as ‘Pacers’, along with the Class 141, 142 and 144s, the Class 143s were introduced by British Rail in the mid-1980s at a time when it was replacing its ageing fleet of first generation DMUs. Operating until 2021, this EFE Rail model depicts unit No. 143608 in revised Arriva Trains Wales livery with weathered finish. MODEL FEATURES: EFE Rail OO Scale Era 9 Weathered Arriva Trains Wales (Revised) livery Running No. 143608 Comprises Car Nos. 55649 and 55674 Destination blinds for Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Powerful 3 Pole Motor Interior Detailing Interior Lighting Directional Lighting Speaker Fitted Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A Length 420mm E83024 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143608 Arriva Trains Wales (Revised) [W] £254.95 E83025 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143622 BR Tyne & Wear PTE The Class 143 Diesel Multiple Unit was part of British Rail’s Second Generation DMU fleet. Known as ‘Pacers’, along with the Class 141, 142 and 144s, the Class 143s were introduced by British Rail in the mid-1980s at a time when it was replacing its ageing fleet of first generation DMUs. Operating until 2021, this EFE Rail model depicts unit No. 143622 in the livery of Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive. MODEL FEATURES: EFE Rail OO Scale Era 8 Pristine BR Tyne & Wear PTE livery Running No. 143622 Comprises Car Nos. 55663 and 55688 Destination blinds for Newcastle and Middlesbrough Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Powerful 3 Pole Motor Interior Detailing Interior Lighting Directional Lighting Speaker Fitted Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A Length 420mm E83025 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143622 BR Tyne & Wear PTE £249.95 E83026 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143606 Valley Lines The Class 143 Diesel Multiple Unit was part of British Rail’s Second Generation DMU fleet. Known as ‘Pacers’, along with the Class 141, 142 and 144s, the Class 143s were introduced by British Rail in the mid-1980s at a time when it was replacing its ageing fleet of first generation DMUs. Operating until 2021, this EFE Rail model depicts unit No. 143606 in Valley Lines livery. MODEL FEATURES: EFE Rail OO Scale Era 9 Pristine Valley Lines livery Running No. 143606 Comprises Car Nos. 55647 and 55672 Destination blinds for Treherbert and Penarth Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Powerful 3 Pole Motor with Flywheel Interior Detailing Interior Lighting Directional Lighting Speaker Fitted Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A Length 420mm E83026 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143606 Valley Lines £249.95 E83027 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143611 GWR Green (FirstGroup) [W] The Class 143 Diesel Multiple Unit was part of British Rail’s Second Generation DMU fleet. Known as ‘Pacers’, along with the Class 141, 142 and 144s, the Class 143s were introduced by British Rail in the mid-1980s at a time when it was replacing its ageing fleet of first generation DMUs. Operating until 2021, this EFE Rail model depicts unit No. 143611 in FirstGroup’s GWR Green livery with weathered finish. MODEL FEATURES: EFE Rail OO Scale Era 9 Weathered GWR Green (FirstGroup) livery Running No. 143611 Comprises Car Nos. 55652 and 55677 Destination blinds for Barnstaple and Exeter Cen. Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Powerful 3 Pole Motor with Flywheel Interior Detailing Interior Lighting Directional Lighting Speaker Fitted Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A Length 420mm E83027 Class 143 2-Car DMU 143611 GWR Green (FirstGroup) [W] £254.95 E83033 Class 144 2-Car DMU 144011 BR Regional Railways [W] The Class 144 Diesel Multiple Unit was part of British Rail’s Second Generation DMU fleet. Known as ‘Pacers’, along with the Class 141, 142 and 143s, the Class 144s were introduced by British Rail in the mid-1980s at a time when it was replacing its ageing fleet of first generation DMUs. Operating until 2021, this EFE Rail model depicts unit No. 144011 in BR Regional Railways livery with weathered finish. MODEL FEATURES: EFE Rail OO Scale Era 8 Weathered BR Regional Railways livery Running No. 144011 Comprises Car Nos. 55811 and 55834 Destination blinds for Leeds and York Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Powerful 3 Pole Motor with Flywheel Interior Detailing Interior Lighting Directional Lighting Speaker Fitted Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A Length 420mm E83033 Class 144 2-Car DMU 144011 BR Regional Railways [W] £254.95

In N Scale the all-new Graham Farish Class 90 Electric Locomotive will now be available in Freightliner ‘Powerhaul’ livery, with or without SOUND FITTED, whilst the Class 08 Diesel Shunter is offered in the popular BR Green and BR Blue colour schemes using the newly upgraded model which also allows SOUND FITTED models to be offered alongside the standard versions. The Graham Farish rolling stock range sees a major injection of wagons with new releases of the 14 Ton Tanks, 30 Ton Bogie Bolsters, Bogie Ballast Hoppers, 27 Ton Steel Tipplers and HKA Bogie Hopper Wagons all set for release this Spring. In each instance, multiple liveries will be available and, in most cases, offered with a choice of two running numbers per livery N SCALE LOCOMOTIVES & MULTIPLE UNITS 371-013A Class 08 13269 BR Green (Early Emblem) £149.95 371-013ASF Class 08 13269 BR Green (Early Emblem) £249.95 371-015F Class 08 08895 BR Blue £149.95 371-015FSF Class 08 08895 BR Blue £249.95 371-790 Class 90/0 90042 Freightliner 'PowerHaul' £194.95 371-790SF Class 90/0 90042 Freightliner 'PowerHaul' £294.95 N SCALE ROLLING STOCK 373-650B 14T Tank Wagon 'National Benzole' Silver £25.95 373-650C 14T Tank Wagon 'National Benzole' Silver £25.95 373-658 14T Tank Wagon 'Fina' Silver £25.95 373-658A 14T Tank Wagon 'Fina' Silver £25.95 373-659 14T Tank Wagon 'Crossfield Chemicals' Green £25.95 373-659A 14T Tank Wagon 'Crossfield Chemicals' Green £25.95 373-660 14T Tank Wagon 'Shell/BP' Black £25.95 373-660A 14T Tank Wagon 'Shell/BP' Black £25.95 373-682A 14T Tank Wagon 'ICI' Maroon £25.95 373-682B 14T Tank Wagon 'ICI' Maroon £25.95 373-811A HKA Bogie Hopper 'National Power' Blue £51.95 373-811B HKA Bogie Hopper 'National Power' Blue £51.95 373-813A HKA Bogie Hopper DB Schenker £51.95 373-813B HKA Bogie Hopper DB Schenker £51.95 373-925C 30T 'Prawn' Bogie Bolster BR Gulf Red [WL] £33.95 373-925D 30T 'Prawn' Bogie Bolster BR Gulf Red [WL] £33.95 373-926E 30T 'Bogie Bolster C' Bogie Bolster BR Grey [WL] £33.95 373-926F 30T 'Bogie Bolster C' Bogie Bolster BR Grey [WL] £33.95 373-927C 30T 'Macaw B' Bogie Bolster GWR Grey [WL] £33.95 373-927D 30T 'Macaw B' Bogie Bolster GWR Grey [WL] £33.95 377-001B BR YGH 'Sea-Lion' Bogie Hopper Wagon BR Engineers Grey & Yellow £59.95 377-001C BR YGH 'Sea-Lion' Bogie Hopper Wagon BR Engineers Grey & Yellow £59.95 377-003 BR Bogie Hopper Wagon BR Departmental Black £59.95 377-003A BR Bogie Hopper Wagon BR Departmental Black £59.95 377-004 BR YGH 'Sealion' Bogie Hopper Wagon LoadHaul Black & Orange £59.95 377-005 BR YGB Bogie Hopper Wagon Mainline Blue £59.95 377-006 BR YGB 'Stingray' Bogie Hopper Wagon Transrail Grey £59.95 377-276B BR 27T Steel Tippler Wagon BR Grey 'Chalk' £20.95 377-276C BR 27T Steel Tippler Wagon BR Grey 'Chalk' £20.95 377-278A BR 27T Steel Tippler Wagon BR Bauxite (TOPS) [WL] £22.95 377-278B BR 27T Steel Tippler Wagon BR Bauxite (TOPS) [WL] £22.95 377-282 BR 27T Steel Tippler Wagon NCB Blue £20.95 377-282A BR 27T Steel Tippler Wagon NCB Blue £20.95

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS 36-502 E-Z Command Control Centre Plus £164.95

OO SCALE LOCOMOTIVES & MULTIPLE UNITS 31-511A Class 158 2-Car DMU Arriva Trains Wales (Revised) £329.95 31-511ASF Class 158 2-Car DMU Arriva Trains Wales (Revised) £429.95 31-578 Windhoff MPV 2-Car Set Network Rail Yellow £319.95 31-578SF Windhoff MPV 2-Car Set Network Rail Yellow £419.95 31-579 Windhoff MPV 2-Car Set Network Rail Orange £319.95 31-579SF Windhoff MPV 2-Car Set Network Rail Orange £419.95 32-861 BR Standard 9F with BR1G Tender 92134 BR Black (Late Crest) £229.95 32-861SF BR Standard 9F with BR1G Tender 92134 BR Black (Late Crest) £329.95 32-861A BR Standard 9F with BR1G Tender 92090 BR Black (Late Crest) £229.95 32-861ASF BR Standard 9F with BR1G Tender 92090 BR Black (Late Crest) £329.95 35-302 Class 37/0 Split Headcode D6710 BR Green (Late Crest) £249.95 35-302SF Class 37/0 Split Headcode D6710 BR Green (Late Crest) £349.95 35-302SFX Class 37/0 Split Headcode D6710 BR Green (Late Crest) £379.95 35-306 Class 37/0 Centre Headcode D6829 BR Green (Small Yellow Panels) £249.95 35-306SF Class 37/0 Centre Headcode D6829 BR Green (Small Yellow Panels) £349.95 35-306SFX Class 37/0 Centre Headcode D6829 BR Green (Small Yellow Panels) £379.95 35-307 Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37194 'British Int. Freight Assoc.' BR RF £249.95 35-307SF Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37194 'British Int. Freight Assoc.' BR RF £349.95 35-307SFX Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37194'British Int. Freight Assoc.' BR RF £379.95 35-308 Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37201 'St. Margaret' BR Eng. Grey & Yellow £249.95 35-308SF Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37201 'St. Margaret' BR Eng. Grey & Yellow £349.95 35-308SFX Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37201 'St. Margaret' BR Eng. Grey & Yellow £379.95 35-310 Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37175 Colas Rail £249.95 35-310SF Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37175 Colas Rail £349.95 35-310SFX Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37175 Colas Rail £379.95 35-338 Class 37/4 37414 'Cathays C&W Works 1846-1993' BR Regional Railways £249.95 35-338SF Class 37/4 37414 'Cathays C&W Works 1846-1993' BR Regional Railways £349.95 35-338SFX Class 37/4 37414 'Cathays C&W Works 1846-1993' BR Regional Railways £379.95 OO SCALE ROLLING STOCK 37-830 MXA 'Lobster' Bogie Open Wagon DB Cargo £57.95 37-830A MXA 'Lobster' Bogie Open Wagon DB Cargo £57.95 39-007 BR Mk2 Coach Pack ScotRail £139.95

Full announcement information video: Bachmann Europe Plc today launched its first new products for 2023 with the Spring British Railway Announcements. Following a bumper year in 2022, which saw twelve major projects completed and delivered to retailers, and a total of more than 400 new items released in its British-outline railway ranges, today’s British Railway Announcements is Bachmann’s biggest yet, with some 111 new items unveiled and confirmed for delivery to Bachmann stockists in the coming months. The Bachmann Narrow Gauge range saw both the Quarry Hunslet and Mainline Hunslet locomotives delivered at the end of 2022, with four versions of each, along with SOUND FITTED options for the Mainline Hunslets. Adding to the range of OO9 scale models by Bachmann Narrow Gauge this Spring and expanding the selection of rolling stock available are five further RNAD wagons. These new versions join the eight models previously announced, which are now in transit to the UK, and depict wagons in original RNAD use, in the colours of other freight operators namely the Southern Railway and ICI Lime, and in preserved condition. In N Scale the all-new Graham Farish Class 90 Electric Locomotive will now be available in Freightliner ‘Powerhaul’ livery, with or without SOUND FITTED, whilst the Class 08 Diesel Shunter is offered in the popular BR Green and BR Blue colour schemes using the newly upgraded model which also allows SOUND FITTED models to be offered alongside the standard versions. The Graham Farish rolling stock range sees a major injection of wagons with new releases of the 14 Ton Tanks, 30 Ton Bogie Bolsters, Bogie Ballast Hoppers, 27 Ton Steel Tipplers and HKA Bogie Hopper Wagons all set for release this Spring. In each instance, multiple liveries will be available and, in most cases, offered with a choice of two running numbers per livery. Upgrades, including the provision for SOUND FITTED models, to the award-winning Bachmann Branchline BR Standard Class 9F Steam Locomotive were announced in Winter 2022 and today, two further models were unveiled including the sole surviving Single Chimney locomotive No. 92134. SOUND FITTED versions of the Windhoff two-car Multi-Purpose Vehicle will also be released for the first time, alongside standard models, in two Network Rail colour schemes. Six new identities for the all-new Class 37 from Bachmann Branchline are unveiled, covering the early years in traffic with two BR Green-liveried models, through Sectorisation, and into the modern day with a Colas Rail Freight example. All models feature unique tooling combinations to ensure they are of the highest fidelity, and are offered in three formats – standard, SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE. New Tooling for Spring 2023 comes in the form of the MXA ‘Lobster’ Bogie Open Wagons. These wagons, built by DB Cargo using redundant Bogie Bolster wagon frames, were outshopped in the vibrant red livery of DB Cargo and the new Branchline model will be available with a choice of two running numbers. Completing the Bachmann Branchline offering this quarter is a twin pack of ScotRail Mk2 Coaches, and a further release of the Class 158 DMU which appears in Arriva Trains Wales livery. There are new DMUs for EFE Rail too, with the Class 143 and 144 ‘Pacer’ two-car DMUs announced – five liveries are available across the two classes. Bachmann’s Scenecraft range is boosted with more than a dozen new N scale models, whilst in OO scale several popular products return including the Two Lane Engine Shed, Depot Water Tower and Art Deco Signal Box, alongside a selection of new items. The E-Z Command Control Centre, Bachmann’s pioneering DCC system, has provided the entry into DCC for thousands of modellers and today a new version of this popular controller was revealed – E-Z Command Plus. This easy-to-use DCC system allows the operation of multiple locomotives and up to 29 functions can be controlled allowing the full suite of sound and light effects from SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE models to be enjoyed. Other features include simple on-track locomotive address programming, and the rotary speed dial which is complemented by an illuminated speed scale. A new Locomotive Stop button allows individual locomotives to be stopped, whilst the Stop All button initiates a complete emergency stop to bring the whole layout to a halt. E-Z Command Plus is suitable for use with DCC-equipped N, OO and OO9 scale models and features simple plug and play wiring to allow setup in minutes. Alongside these new products, Bachmann Europe also formally unveiled its new logos which have been launched to coincide with Bachmann’s 190th Anniversary. New logos for Bachmann Europe Plc, Bachmann Branchline, Bachmann Narrow Gauge and Bachmann Collectors Club will appear on new Bachmann products during 2023. The full range of products unveiled today are featured in the Spring 2023 British Railway Announcements Catalogue, this catalogue is published exclusively with the Bachmann Times – the official magazine of the Bachmann Collectors Club – and Club members receive copies of all four British Railway Announcements catalogues each year. The Spring 2023 British Railway Announcements Catalogue is also included with the Bachmann Europe Model Railway Combined Volume 2023, copies of which are on their way to Bachmann Collectors Club members and will be available to purchase from Bachmann stockists soon. The Combined Volume also features continuing lines and items that are still in stock, plus forthcoming items from previous years’ announcements which are yet to arrive – projected release dates for many of which can be found at www.bachmann.co.uk.

I had a gut feeling it would be so Tim; thank you and thanks for the practical alternative!

I must admit to serious magnifying lens envy when I saw your specs Tim - I may regret asking this but what's the source please?

The video presentation will be here at 9.30 tomorrow morning.

My comment to Keith, directly, on day one was "Well, if you can make all the motion work as it should, I'll buy it" and I'll stand by that as I know the real thing well, plus I've driven it (for a short distance).

I've got an NCB green one sitting there at £164.50 inc. postage - you only get the end price when you've put delivery details in.

Thank you; it's not like me to run out of a V when necessary. :)

That was useful and confirms my initial impressions. I took a couple of screenshots and lightened them to see what is or isn't happening. The eccentric looks to have an oval aperture which probably slides over a pin at the point marked in green behind the brass bracket. The lower image is to illustrate there is no onward connection to the radius rod which is, therefore, purely cosmetic on this sample. It's obviously a conscious decision to engineer it that way and, unless there's clarification to the contrary, I'd doubt there'd be any change on further samples or the end product.

Please just accept that there are some things that can be said and not said. It is not the responsibility of any manufacturer to test all their products with every controller out there; if there was a black and white list there would be a hundred people on here with everything from 'abc works fine for me' through to 'you said xyz was fine but mine isn't' arguing the toss and clouding the waters. If they can draw up a list of recommendations that's more than other manufacturers will do, aside from one of their own products. I see too many Clippers, Duettes and even handmade contraptions on my travels and I'm astonished what people expect from them.

You have existing layout topics, please just use one.

Correct, I can't recall that 'B4' was ever said, just 'Normandy' and, yes, C14. Obviously there's a size difference (along with everything else) between such, just as there was with the model compared to the real thing and it's little cousin, the Jinty. I have had a few conversations this week about the sale of different sizes and shapes of dummies.

Not just a way of life; a whole existential purpose to parade their superiority at every given chance in the absence of having real-life friends. Sad.

Those are terms across the business which may apply in instances where another user quotes the original material but I have already told you how this site operates. Did you not read that or have you chosen to ignore it to continue an argument with another member? Furthermore I will ask you for any evidence that my position is not as stated and confirmation that you have read what I said and that you will cease this argument.

Reading some of the 'why isn't my loco working?' topics I'm not surprised.