Bucoops

5 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

The rail vehicle crack epidemic seems to have become a pandemic in trams at least, CAF Urbos 3 fleets have been withdrawn from several cities worldwide recently. 

(Following from the previous posts, this is your cue for some West Midlands and Australian dialects, among others) 

I'm not sure the Aussie dialect is printable on a family friendly forum?

On 01/11/2021 at 12:56, Bucoops said:

Just got a call back and it seems I wasn't the only one affected. Replacements to be sent

A sealed envelope with motors inside just arrived, so I am happy again.

Ordered I do like the 15s and got up close and personal with the surviving one when it was at Mangapps.

Also ordered your Clayton book as well as I have a soft spot for those too.

I don't have any interest in the North British type 1s but hoping to learn more about them.

4 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Why is there another bogie in the photos?

Snot sure, maybe the seller nose?

Looks absolutely stunning.

1 hour ago, manna said:

G'day Folks

 

A 'Peco' track rubber will not clean all your track after one of these leave 10,000 tons of dust in the local district. Welcome to Oz.

 

manna

What kind of curry did you cook to manage that?

13 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

Hard to believe this bargain hasn’t been snapped up yet:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Model-Railway-Layout-/203697748729?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

5 people watched it in the last 24 hours, must be very desirable...

 

Mol

It's the Hamleys link don't you know?

Maybe.

2 minutes ago, FarrMan said:

But if you see it double?

 

Lloyd

Then you clearly aren't drunk enough.

15 minutes ago, Jesse Sim said:

Oh that’s where I’ve gone wrong 

Ah but if you can't see/focus on the dirt on the track it's not there, right?

5 minutes ago, rab said:

What would you expect to be getting here:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Farish-Jinty-Chassis-Very-Good-condition-Very-Good-Runner-Motor-Is-Ok-N-Gauge-/115094978708?

Dissapointment.

Unfortunately I don't believe anyone took the business on.

7 hours ago, SomethingTrainLover said:

Thanks, heard mixed things about reliability in regards to the Mashima 15s, granted these were mostly from threads before Mashima even ceased operation.

If space wasn't an issue I would've already gotten a 1020, but the particular kit I'm using I've only seen it(1020) fitted to drive the rear wheels, I want it to drive the front set etc etc.

Think I'm beginning to lean more towards the HLs simply cause even with US shipping, they're less than the Mashima 1015 I know I can get, if only by a small amount

Just want to make sure we are referring to the same motors as I s eem to recall some people refer to the sizes in one way and some in another. To me (rightly or wrongly!) a 1015 and a 1020 differ in their length and speed, not body width?

This is what I call a 1015

http://motorbogies.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=12

And a 1020

http://motorbogies.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=172

Both have small eyelet terminals. The ones I understand to be not as reliable are this size:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125000181982

With the contacts a strip of phosphor bronze rather than eyelets  on a stepped in section of the motor housing?

No personal experience with the HL motors but I've seen a few people say they are very good.

I've used Mashima 1015 and 1020s and both are good motors.

5 hours ago, billbedford said:

Ok, I'll put you down for 2?  

I don't think I'll be ordering from the etchers until after Christmas, so they won't be ready until around the end of February. I'll try and get an updated LNER 51' frame etch in the same batch. 

Looks like only two were built but yes please for 2. And definitely the turnbuckle underframe too if possible.

Thanks

I reckon they nailed it?

https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/paulbartlettsrailwaywagonphotographs/e598bd7f8

Apart from the tank original colour and the weathering itself, identical!

12 minutes ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

I said hi spec not i need specs.

8 hours ago, billbedford said:

 

If it's just the lower panels that need removing, it may be possible if you ask nicely. 

Pretty please

1 hour ago, jwealleans said:

Just a note about FK3D, the supplier of the above - I emailed on a Sunday asking about a different set of the GER Restaurant Car seats (for an RTO), received a reply and quotation by return and had them in my hand on Wednesday afternoon.   Outstanding service and a quality product.

Excellent - it's on my list to get some for one of those at some point so saves me asking  I assume it's for Bill's D18? I've been toying with asking him for a couple but I think the panelling is wrong for my era. 

Co-incidence? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-59235719

Wild a*sed guess - if it's to do with the manifold, the only real reason for shutting it off is if a pipe fails resulting in high pressure steam escaping and that's likely to be in the cab so having the shut off outside that area would be a wise thing to do?

My friend got ID'd in Waitrose some years back - he was 22.

However, the product he was ID'd for was Root Beer....

Wizard models - https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/

Roxey Mouldings - https://www.roxeymouldings.co.uk/

Modelu - https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/

And many others.

Having said that, giving card details over the phone is an accepted payment method  The proprietor of Alan Gibson would be in serious trouble if he retained card details.

Holy Moly, some people REALLY want this newspaper van:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224675562630

Got to be some kind of record for a single 4mm coach kit?

43 minutes ago, Theakerr said:

All my locos except one have plunger pick-ups on the loco wheels.  The exception is my latest build, a J6 where i have experimented and used DCC off the shelf pick-ups.  Works very well, easy to install and makes the wheels self centering.  All my tender pick-ups are DCC Concepts wiper pick-ups. 

I've used these a number of times, both on loco chassis and also coach bogies. Only minor issue is the drag they cause but you can bend them in a bit to reduce that.

As I understand it, modern image means the modernisation plan era - to separate it from Steam. It does NOT cover more recent times - I guess you could call that the blue period, then sectorisation then privatisation?

I look at is as similar to historic vehicles - veteran covers up to WW1, vintage between the wars, then classic after that.