Torbay Express

Its ADB's fault that the 68's and Mk5's have been pulled on TPE then! As we go back to being a multiple unit railway he must be feeling more comfortable. Dare you to say something about Chiltern LOL!

Hoping when it's time for another run, being a kid of the 1980's & 90's 7827 Lydham Manor features in its preserved Great Western Green, Pleeeeeeaaaaaassssseeee! Before it's later stint in Black when Dinmore arrived.

Which had proper names. Could just imagine the do-gooders and politically correct...... Dreadnought - too over powering Superb - too elietist everyone is good at something Temeraire - oh, that's way too assertive...... Only another 47 to go...... Imagine 50013 at London Waterloo, with a Eurostar rolling in from France........

The only problem with double heading Class 37's is not being able to get the sound to errupt on the 'slave' a few seconds after the one being driven. But that's never been done and expect it would require DCC controllers to offer such a function.

Does anyone happen to know if any transfer manufacturer makes the transfers for the Boc Barriers? Cannot find anything on Railtec, Fox etc.. Many thanks in anticipation.

They do look amazing.. I need to get out of hospital to play with mine. The flat floor is so tempting to put an oval of track on! LOL!

Not my photos, but hopefully this illustrates it suitably. Sorry its 29 not 30, which I got muddled up with on the pics on RRRG. Obviously LL numbers are too small for me! Not my photos, but hopefully demonstrating it...... In no particular order normal markers and low. 1st Pic - definitely low....

Based on the popularity and successor their 'OO' Gauge Class 37, then I would say if its Diesel/Weasel, it's a pretty much one horse race...... I don't think that there is an issue with 'duplication' , when you think how many thousand OO class 37' s there was already out there! Unless of course they are worried that they don't have a warehouse large enough to cope with the stock.....

I suppose he has seen the locos in bits as much as anyone. A good call for finer details...... (So have the lower marker lights been incorporated into the tooling suite?)

I also believe that Geoff Hudson and Mike Woodhouse also have involvement with the Fifty Fund/Class 50 Alliance.

Perhaps, but Bachmann has loads of 66731 it's dumped and with the alligations about Sir Captain Tom's charity since his passing, it may not be wholly appropriate. The way to get around it of course, is to go it in his honor as a Collectors piece, perhaps with replicas of his medals and make a donation to NHS Charities directly, from Accurascale and it's customer's in honor of the great man.

Nice collection of DRS stock there fella and thanks for the well wishes. Sure you will have loads of fun with them. Plenty of thrash, but I wanted a heavy load - will send you a picture when I am sorted. Not tried it since but a year or so ago, only a Hattons 66 could move it them up my incline comfortably, but you could tell it was working for it's living for once! Even on incline with wagons on 2nd radius curves. The stock appears to have lots of rolling resistance, to the extent a wagon will not move on my down hill gradient. 8 or 9 PFAs coupled to a wagon can just get one wagon moving down the hill! Pair of Bachmann 37/4's in DRS could shift itit, but singularly no chance even with a run at it, just slip, slip, slip after a few feet!

If its any consolation, mine are at home sitting 'wrapped' in parcel tape as I have ended up in in hospital again. for a few days! Patience is a virtue...... I really want to run my DRS 37/6's with my unprotypical rake of DRS wagons..... It's a rule one, but it will look stunning......

Weren't the 50007 repaint to get Laira incorporated on the GWR 150 Celebrations. At the end of the day in railway terms it's just a loco, with a number which BR could do what they want with. A good few years ago, not Class 50, but a boss of the company I worked for at the time selected a loco to be repainted because it had a large repair, so it made sense to use that and avoid the expense and downtime of operable asset! Being a kid of the time, I was distraught when 50040 became Centurion. But I suppose from a politics point of view, it maintained ties with the navy better and kept BR more current. Especially with the locos working around Plymouth, and the huge amount of Navy staff travelling to Plymouth/Devonport by train, who could possibly notice and possibly may be a little embarrassing especially if a local rag picked it up? Then of course, even the Navy may have asked for such a rededication???? Just a point of view, but maybe BR were much more aware of their business. It's certainly a better name than 'The Carbon Cutter' on a 222 which the legendary Journalist (and EE employee) Mr. Rodger Ford denounced as a pretty useless name, for making one of the most polluting trains, slightly less polluting! I am going to guess that if Accurascale do 50040 it will be as Leviathan.......

Sorry if any of this has been asked before but 2 queries..... Firstly, Sounds for as built - have you been able to get the original 'Hoover' Sound? I take it that only D423 would have such a sound file in run 1? Next one - its a bit anorakie - some of God's Wonderful EE Type 4 Co-Co (just so anyone dont get their hopes up that I could be talking about a 4x) in the same sentence! But some of the classes marker lights are a little lower such as the likes ofRepulse and Illustrious. I take it that this has not been included in the tooling suite? It's subtle, but noticeable. Regardless, still promises to be a superb model that's a valiant and illustrious effort to conqorer the competition. Accurascale have been so courageous an bringing new features to their models! (P.S. Fran, that's how you play on words HAA! HAA! CDA ya soon!)

Calm down its only a model train.... At least now the fabulous Large Logos are done its the 37/6's......... Does anyone know if they have cold start or wheelslip? I have a lovely long heavy train for them to pull, and praying for Wheelslip! Its a slightly rule 1 train,but its a nice problem to have. I just NEED the girls to have wheel slip. I take it that there is no way to consist a pair of 37's, so the 'slave', powers up and down with a little delay as per the prototype...... The 37's really are a true work of art and masterpiece....

Any chance of the rebodied/life extended version in blue...... Would set the rerun off with something new...... My one question on the PTA's is where/when did they carry coal (just asking with AS doing a coal load for them)

They do work out as excellent value in a 5 pack!

Bang it on a good old Lima Chassis for old times sake...... To be fair, there was some amazingly fine tooling that came from Vicenza, some of which is still finer than modern improved versions. Class 47 bogie frame - apart from the extra pipe, its a true masterpiece under a magnifying glass. Beating Mk3 underframe delicate detailing is another....

Agreed... I don't think OFSTEAD would be impressed if children were allowed to play with it in a nursery.... In the hobby world was mainly used for radio controlled aircraft......(before all these hi-tec suicide mission drones!)

That's fighting talk or poker face..... May froth commence..... Resisting the ultimate Class 47 (you need something like working Sereks to totally amaze and differentiate your product from the competition) Class 08 with working lights and Accurathrash would be nice. Its one model where opening doors would be good, as per the Margate versions would be useful, for shunting can't Of course to totally change the course of events - Pure OO track - Accuratrack and good signals would be great........Many are frothing over your products and praising them, but running them on 3.5mm scale track.......

I don't think that anyone can yet. For starters theres no diesel shunter in the range, most layouts in the diesel era would also need at least a Class 47. Anyone going more modern ie sector then needs a form of type 5 power for freight - 56/58/60. Modern day, yes there will be a 66 and 37, but then you need units, so again...... Accurascale has a very impressive product portfolio, but as of now firmy believe modellers still require some products from other sources!

It looks like someone in Sheffield has granted your wish, what bodypart is destined for the used 'Emporium'?

Thanks. Yes, on the 37258 front there is no others with the two upper lamp irons, but some with them pre-dutch. (What were they for?) A couple had them early on and then appear to have lost them before they got dutch livery. Got 37035/046/254 in blue box variety in anycase. 37384 is a match, but thats just 258 with a sandite tank..... Sure another Dutch one will arrive at some point! (before I build a big enough layout!) Banger blues.....progress in the name of the different business sectors wanting to promote their own identities! At least in those days paint was applied to metal, nowadays it just covers rot and corrosion and holds the bodies together! LOL!

Mmmmm...... Since announcements of the second batch.... I have been snooping around the internet for DCWA Class 37's with the same details configuration as 37258, with a view to a renumber...With a username like Torbay Express, you can use more than one DCWA Class 37. That then tempted me to look at 37140 - when going through the none split headcode 37's. That don't appear to have much meat on the bone for renumberings either for anyone with an Eastern persuasion...