Bucoops

38 minutes ago, rorz101uk said:

Great idea, shame it’s not plug in, I’d take it, it will have to be soldered on the PCB? will there be any more liveries in the coming years? 

Are there any that haven't been done yet? Numbers could be different but struggling to think of any liveries not catered for yet. Except Toby of course which would need licencing.

13 hours ago, Rosie Taylor said:

Something occured to me recently, as I ordered the transfers and paint for lining - I've no idea how much this project has cost. This isn't something I usually think about (ignorance is bliss), and is rarely mentioned in topics here...I think with good reason. This is a hobby to be enjoyed, and looking at how much your relaxing pastime is costing you isn't that appealing. However, with all the pieces now collected, I had to satisfy my curiosity and so made up this spreadsheet. A lot of items (especially transfers, paint etc) are bought in "bulk", ie not just for one coach, so I've calculated both the amount I originally paid and the cost once broken down "per coach"...

 

 

Wow, that's...quite a lot. Almost £70 per coach! Each individual component is quite cheap, but they do all add up. And of course, I got the base coaches free and had a few detail parts already in my collection. Interesting to think I could have the best RTR coach going for less than that, or a high-quality kit!

 

Does this change how I feel though, about the project? Not at all. I'll end up with something very unique, and of course money cant buy the enjoyment and reward of the finished model. If anything, this exercise has been very helpful - I have more CCW coaches (as previously mentioned) that I'll be tackling at some future date, and hopefully I can use what I've learned to save money where I can. I've been getting to grips with resin 3d printing recently and I suspect I may turn to that for detail parts and even bogies, which will make considerable savings.

 

However, I still need to finish the current coaches, of which I'll post more about soon.

The parts to build a Comet coach are £60+ and you need wheels, couplings, paint and transfers. Possibly the interior as well, not sure about that.

7 minutes ago, TrevorP1 said:

Please may I ask for everyone's forbearance for posting this on here. A new version one of Mark Knopfler's most popular pieces of music with the work of a huge line up of some of the most famous guitarists in the world. For the benefit of The Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. Think of it as a cancer version of 'Band Aid'. Available on everything from download to vinyl. Thank you Tony and mods.

 

Going Home

Oddly enough I bought the DVD and soundtrack to Going Home a couple of weeks ago and then suddenly the theme is in the news (for an excellent reason). I've never actually seen the film - something for this weekend hopefully.

4 minutes ago, daltonparva said:

Shhhh.......  Stop giving 'em ideas.

I have a D&S Kit so the more it is the better for me ;)

Some very worthy winners, and special congrats to the Ladies at Great Eastern Models for making the shortlist again. Legends.

Ha ha yes that's something I do quite a bit - move my fingers before the heat hits the skin.

What I forgot the other day is you can't do that with an RSU though. Still got the blister 😂

If it's less than £60 I'll be surprised.

Su-bloody-purb!

1 hour ago, PieGuyRob said:

 

Which one?

Did you buy that from ebay?

15 hours ago, PieGuyRob said:

 Me thinks he is selling an expensive piece of scrap!

Reported it as fake.

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What happened:
We looked into your report and didn’t find the listing to be in violation of our policy.  This determination was made by a customer service agent
 

I'm just off to list a few holy grails.

7 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

Definitely less than £45.

 

There's a lot of this sort of junk about being touted as railwayana.

Another one is the wall mounted oil lamps stamped GWR, LBSCR etc. They were made (Completely legitimately I might add) in the 1990s by a company named Northern Lights in Chesterfield, for use in pub and hotel decor. There's also some very nice copper gas lamp tops available too.

The only railway connection being that their factory was on former GCR land.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204685103864?

 

 

 

The seller would appear to agree, they have reduced it to a frankly bargainous £39. 

31 minutes ago, wirey33 said:

 

This is exactly why you should ignore all this new-fangled nonsense and stick to the simplicity of 309 items in banger blue..... ;-)

Ooh, yes please - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_309 although red for me please.

31 minutes ago, Gridiron said:

It looks that way, the premises are listed with an expected approximate value of just over 1m GBP, but they appear listed for rent, https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/143599421#/?channel=COM_LET

 

The photos in that advert are terrible!

Thank you both - definitely makes things easier.

Jim, I understand you are at a small get together later, unfortunately I can't make it :(

Bargain!

Received mine - as always with Ian's kits it's comprehensive thank you, Ian.

Can anyone advise regarding the ones built for the LNER? Specifically buffers and axleboxes - I would normally expect these parts to be supplied to the builder by the LNER but the axleboxes on Paul's site appear to match the LMS ones? Is it the same with the buffers? Makes life easy if they are the same!

https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerflatrol/e4dbc04a2

https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerflatrol/e1f11b8eb

Thank you :)

6 minutes ago, 5BarVT said:

That’s a lot of Warships!

Paul.

Don't tell Russia ;)

26 minutes ago, TinTracks said:

 Your right there. Certainly would need the grandbairns stood at the corners as 'catchers' ☺️

 Cheers, Rich

As a grandbairn (not yours obviously!) those were the days. Dual loop of Hornby tinplate 3 rail with flying scotsman hurtling round one way, Royal Scot the other, and crossover points randomly thrown made for some spectacular events!

Might be worth taking a leaf out the airline industry and have checklists? With people watching a failed layout it must be pretty high pressure at times. Not in the same league as losing an engine on an airliner but the principle is the same?

On 29/02/2024 at 07:36, gazzaday said:

Many thanks.

I believe you have been in contact now? 🙂

10 hours ago, frobisher said:

 

These look to be moulded integral to the glazing, unless I'm seeing that wrong?

Ah, you mean printed decoration, not 3D printed. As you were lol

39 minutes ago, Quadrille said:

I appreciate your reply but it's the drive-train I'm wanting to change in order to be able to fit a real type of motor, definitely not core-less.

Any particularl reason why? You'd be increasing the amount of work required by an awful lot when a suitable replacement high quality motor is available now.

These have been around a while now - 

https://fk3d.co.uk/products/o-gauge-gresley-coach-restaurant-buffet-curtains-12-pairs-lner-7mm-scale

50 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Perhaps the prices are related to how recently a bill to repair his precious cars has come in?

 

When the mechanic hands over the bill do you reckon he says "here's another great item for your collection"?

Hetty Hoover?