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Interesting idea with the markings - on mine  I just turn the allen key 1/4 turn each time but your way is a bit more accurate!

17 minutes ago, D7063 said:

Errmm. health and safety professionals look away now!!!!!!

I dunno....

I look at it this way - can I do better and quicker? No, so I shall wait :)

14 minutes ago, Jol Wilkinson said:

 

The Markits wheels situation appears to lie with Markits supply. Roxey Mouldings website shows a similar picture.

Not an unusual situation sadly. Although I did receive some backordered bits from Dave a week or so ago.

Obviously there's very few colour images available from when they were new, but there is one partial one here:

https://www.steve-banks.org/prototype-and-traffic/133-teak-coaches

Quite a bit of info here including some video - 

Phew, managed to resist long enough for them to sell out!

11 minutes ago, John Besley said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325886664456?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=WSf3swO_R5S&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Didn't know the GWR used telephone pole cable insulators for rail as well... I've got three of them at home complete with a length of copper phone wire attached

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ALL IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS. SOME HAVE BLACK STAINAGE.

PLEASE STATE WHICH ONE YOUR PREFER. WITH BLACK STAINAGE OR WITH OUT.

IN MY OPINION THE ONES WITH BLACK STAINAGE, LOOK BEST, AS THEY LOOKED USED.

Or, we want you to buy the manky ones so we can finally get rid of them?

57 minutes ago, PieGuyRob said:

Nice replica of Blackpool Tower there!

Doesn't look like a 37?

I think this one comes under "patience is a virtue".

3 or 4 years ago I picked up a Martin Finney LNER 1928 corridor tender for £50.

Today I picked up an A4 to go with it for £160.

Current (not unreasonable for the quality) price from Brassmasters is £290.

This kind of thing?

https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/c/150/

Cheaper versions on Amazon etc.

12 minutes ago, MartinRS said:

Thanks, it would be nice if the supplier would let people in on the secret on their web page. I've come across other model railway sites which omit to let potential purchasers know what scale they are catering for. I's just common sense to let people know what the product specifications are isn't it?.

I'm kind of with you on that - I think I'm the reason that the Invertrains site now says all items are 7mm! From what I remember, a web search took me directly to some buffers, and as they are VERY reasonably priced for 7mm I didn't realise....

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

Oh, you diesel types! It's all so complicated, isn't it?!

 

The GW/BR(W) had the right idea - keep the numbers exactly as they were...! 😉😉😁

 

Only because of the delusions of grandeur with the cast numberplates!

47 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

None of my models has ever burst into flames ! 🙄

Not got a Hornby APT then?

As I understand it, if you want to share info with a third party, that party has to be named at the time of the agreement being made. So murky waters maybe

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Will anyone get upset that their info gets passed to Rails without their permission? I'd hope not, but some people may have beef with Rails I suppose.

13 minutes ago, bandmbill said:

Just checked - they changed in 1971 - I was still at school and in the electronics club we ordered from Radiospares - memories of the paper catalogue - I  have used them since then - just hadn’t really noticed that they had changed the name…….  

Interesting I must have got their original name from my Dad as I wasn't born until 1977! 

18 minutes ago, melmerby said:

When you've been used to them for many years the screw becomes irrelevant and you do it by feel

True, but that's where I use side cutters. When doing loads of the same size the adjustables were a handy "cheat".

9 hours ago, melmerby said:

That's what the one I posted is. Standard issue for my electronics job.

the strippers, now 40years old:

 

with decoder wire just stripped:

I used to have some of these a long time ago, very effective especially if you didn't need to change diameters often. Alas lost many years ago :(

10 hours ago, bandmbill said:

I use these…

 

They aren’t cheap - Radiospares - about £60 - but are brilliant - from decoder wires to 13 Amp mains cables - no adjustment needed -  if I lost them I would replace them without a thought!

 

Showing your age now, calling them Radiospares!

2 minutes ago, Hibelroad said:

Hit and miss bond ?

https://architizer.com/blog/practice/details/technical-details-brick-bonds-and-patterns/

I think so.

Yorkshire bond? Making them bricks go further ;)

1 hour ago, RFS said:

The OP has the Lenz 23150 (LI-USB) that does not have a LAN connector. It's the replacement 23151 device that has both LAN and USB options, plus this device uses a different USB chip that uses the Windows standard drivers. The 23150 has a chip that needs the FTDI drivers. 

Whoops sorry yes - I forgot there was that device after the LI101 and before the one with ethernet.

The GER had their own coffee pots

https://www.gersociety.org.uk/files-emporium-home/lg002-ger-0-4-0-coffee-pots

3 hours ago, WIMorrison said:

I find that a pair of decent side-cutters works for 99.9% of the wire I strip - the 0.1% needs a scalpel to slice the insulation around the wire before I use the side-cutters to pull off the insulation.

Definitely a skill worth learning. I do find very fine wires don't always work first time these days - must be getting old.

Watching this thread as I may have to succumb and buy something.

1 hour ago, SRG50 said:

Unfortunately, my new laptop/computer does not have an ethernet port.

Progress, huh 😒

Mine is connected to my router rather than my laptop. However, if USB is the right way for you, then as @WIMorrison says, use the FTDI driver.

I did this the other day, but just use the Ethernet port instead of the USB port.

*IF* the tooling hasn't gone to Rails, I wouldn't expect it to be Accurascale that takes it on - neverwassas is not their thing. I wouldn't be surprised if Rapido took them on. Conspiracy theory time - Rapido doing mystery boxes - to build up cash for a tooling suite? You heard it here first lol.