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Supply and demand can be a nightmare. There's a silcone chip shortage being widely reported. I've been buying solid state computer drives ad-hoc for the last year or so. Last one I bought of the specific model was £155 in June. They are now going for £230+

They have literally re-opened this week after being on Furlough for a while, including for the first time online ordering, so I think it's fair to say there may be a few teething troubles whilst they get the hang of it

There's a familiar name, welcome aboard Theo

No problem - I had been watching some but didn't link them with being the current range owner until it was mentioned above.

I would guess this seller - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/hatuk73/m.html

That's the story I was referring to

Sounds like the inspiration for the Thomas story when Duck ends up in a barber shop so it wouldn't surprise me if there was a loco ending up in a barber shop somewhere so could well have been at Hull. Duck first appeared in 1956 so definitely feasible. Not sure when the actual story was written.

I don't like to quote myself but one thing occurred to me this morning that counters my thoughts a bit - some of the older kits were a steaming pile of **** that were utterly unbuildable. There's still the odd howler about but the accuracy of part fit (as opposed to prototype accuracy) has improved significantly over the years.

Good evening One thought I have on newcomers to the hobby versus, shall we say, seasoned veterans. Over the decades the detail and quality of kits has improved drastically - in the 1970s or even earlier, kits weren't particularly detailed and frequently used a RTR chassis. I won't say it was EASIER to build kits then, but I think it fair to say they were less complex and it was acceptable to be of lower detail that would pass muster today (a common phrase for older kits is they were good for their time). So someone who has been building kits for many years has not only built up that experience, but likely started with relatively less detailed kits and as advances were made, found it fairly straightforward to up their game with their builds as they already had the basics mastered. A newcomer doesn't have that luxury and unless they build a few older kits and accept the lower detail and accuracy for practice then they have to hit the ground running as it were.

I think you and @AY Mod should both have a crack at it. However, I suspect for the most part you'd be neck and neck.

Canterbury West c1995 Now tarted up to be a cafe bar type of thing apparently.

I thought most KM products were now in the Alan Gibson range?

Here we go - https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/infilling-historic-bridges-is-so-unnecessary-an-alternative-solution-for-highways-england-07-07-2021/ £5k to repair, £124k to desecrate.

Any idea how long it will take to index? Tried searching for the lottery numbers and it couldn't find them and the draw is in 15 minutes. Desperate!

Off the top of my head the estimated cost to repair and repoint to take normal weight was about £40k and the amount spent to make it look like an avelanche was about £200k. Madness.

And two grab handles near the radiator fillers

Any use?

Surely money claimed for furlough goes (via the employer) to the employee? So whilst it saves on the wages bill it can't be diverted for any other expenses.

GCR(N) https://www.125group.org.uk/depot/

Thank you for narrowing it down.

Ooh back end of an Allaggro.

Because this is the same company that has put their retailers in "tiers" causing many of them to have to cancel customers' pre-orders?

Never model a model or a preserved rebuild but...