Damo666

Will I put you out of your misery, or leave it until after the Rugby?

You've overshot the target.

Sorry Miss Prism, no cigar this time. Go west 25 - 30 miles. And sorry John New, further south.

Came across this in my travels the other night. Used to see the shop in operation many times in the past, before I rekindled my interest in the hobby. Sadly I never visited. I'll leave this here for a while to see if anyone can guess / remember where it was.

Thanks for this, as I don't have FB and positively block it using the NoScript extension in my browser, so that there is no chance of any FB tracking.

Ni Alex. I can relate to some of the inconsistencies with the search and filters.. In the spirit of being constructive criticism, so that my potential for future purchases in increased: Clearence section, I selected 00 Gauge and Era 9 & 10, I get several N-Gauge locos results. The search engine is probably picking up OO in the loco number (is that the letter O or Zero Zero?), but still, the filter should be more accurate in what it’s pointer at. The scale filter should be looking at the scale details, and not the whole description.

Awh. You can't just go and change your answer now that I've 'liked' it.

What did they mean by 'Glass Lined'? It's a question I often meant to ask. Do they mean enamelled?

That's not too far off from what I bought from the same outlet. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0189YWOIO?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details A bit expensive compared to the other suggestions above, but seems to be good quality. I got them for £25.49 last year when they were reduced. And the other bits have found a use when I'm tasked to fix the children's gadgets.

Hi Robin, I'll be interested in what answers you get, as I too find the initial research into a new area almost overwhelming with the need to understand new terminology, what it exactly means and how it may affect my decisions. I tend to want to know everything before deciding so that I don’t head down the wrong rabbit-hole, but this prolongs that point where I can make a meaningful start. Will be popping in to this thread to see the words of wisdom.

I agree with the term ‘Hit and Miss’ when constructing a wall enclosure, like @fulton's picture or a refuse enclosure, but it is also used under a raised timber ground floor where ventilation is a necessity to avoid dry rot. In this situation I’ve heard it also referred to as a honeycomb wall. In this situation a dwarf wall is built every 1,500mm / 5” to support the floor joists. Internal walls will go down to a foundation and will have a brick vent (air-brick) built to the wall to maintain the cross-flow of air without affecting the structural support. Rats aren’t a problem if the external walls to the building (typically a house if you have a raised timber ground floor) go down to foundations, which they should be. If the air bricks are not broken then rats cannot get into the space under the floor,

Those uses you have mentioned. Additinally can be used for their aesthetic quality. Also been used for bin enclosures, both at commercial premises and residential estates for communal bins. Prevents foxes, stray dogs, gulls etc from dragging the spoils around the place whilst also allowing the fermenting smells to dissipate. Nice modelling btw.

I too can vouch for the CK version. I initially bought a version from Aldi or Lidl (can’t recall which) and, although it looked the same design, it just wasn't the same quality in my opinion. I had lots of either ripped copper strands coming off with the insulation or having to use the tool twice for it to work. Brought it back to Aldi/Lidl and bought the CK version from RS Components, never looked back.

You are not looking straight on the side elevation with the picture in your link. As the photographer is forward of the front of the loco you've got some parallax going on. Elements not in the same plane will appear to be in different juxtapositions the further you move away from a perpendicular viewpoint.

At £21.95 from the publishers, this should be in Bargain Hunters. It's £69 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modelling-Trees-Publisher-Publications-Paperback/dp/B00SLW8556/ref=sr_1_3?crid=JOXENSX0CJKS&keywords=Gordon+Gravett&qid=1706564301&sprefix=gordon+gravett%2Caps%2C1239&sr=8-3

Thank you CJI, Just to make sure I fully understand, as you saying that after I take the bogie out of the hot water I then place the axel in the location and then squeeze? And how hot is hot, take the kettle to boil and then leave for a few minutes, that ball-park? (Obviously I'm aware of the dangers of boiling water, but just want to get an idea of how hot I need to be aiming for).

Wonder if anyone could give me some advice on how to straighten the bogie on a Dapol wagon? I bought a Dapol Freightliner Heavy Haul Bogie Box Van a few weeks ago from Hatton’s in their closing down sale. When I opened the box yesterday a wheel set fell out and I saw that the bogie was bent. Squeezing the bogie back into shape doesn’t work it just springs back to the bent shape. Guess it was like that for some time in the box so the bogie has now taken on the new bent shape. I thought about gently heating the bogie, but if I over bend then the axel may not turn. Under normal circumstances I would have got back in contact with the shop and they would have replaced it, but this is not now possible Any suggestions?

As a teenager, when using the very fine armature wire you'll see on loco motors, I used to dip the end of the wire I wanted stripped into methylated spirits, remove and then light the end. A very quick flame would burn off the insulation at the end of the wire quickly and neatly without removing excess insulation and without damaging the wire either.

I was thinking the same Colin, but thought it was too greedy to ask. 😁 And seeing @McC's reply, it's only got better.

Don't know why these didn't come up on my Hatton's search before: Speakers: 20mm x 40mm 4ohm 1.5w £1 https://www.hattons.co.uk/62932/services_and_sundries_speakerrectangle20x40_20mm_x_40mm_rectangular_4_ohm_1_5_watt_speaker/stockdetail Round 28mm £1 https://www.hattons.co.uk/62929/services_and_sundries_speakerround28mm_28mm_round_4_ohm_2_watt_speaker/stockdetail Small round 23mm £1 https://www.hattons.co.uk/62933/services_and_sundries_speakersmallround23mm_23mm_small_round_4_ohm_1_watt_speaker/stockdetail Rectangular 22 x 58 £8.20 https://www.hattons.co.uk/166172/services_and_sundries_speakerrectangle22x58_22mm_x_58mm_rectangular_4_ohm_1_5_watt_bass_reflex_speaker_clips_into_dapol_oo/stockdetail Sugar Cube 11 x 15 £5 https://www.hattons.co.uk/92508/services_and_sundries_speakersugarcube_11mm_x_15mm_rectangular_sugar_cube_4_ohm_speaker/stockdetail

This is very generous and most welcome, thank you. I, like a few others here, have invested in a few of your locos and have only been able to run them in on some rolling wheels, until such time as I get my layout constructed. Whilst I have faith in your production ability, we all know the odd Friday afternoon model can come off the assembly line, so your news today will give me a further degree of comfort. ....... and should also put a stop to some of the nay-sayers popping up on other threads wanting to complain rather than find solutions. Manufacturer of the Year award vote coming your way.

To narrow down the point @ERIC ALLTORQUE is trying to raise here (if I understand him correctly) is at 42: 00 into the video, not where the link starts. I listened until I got to 56min in. Salient points for me were: 26 coaches (with lighting). I’m not going to have that any time soon. It’s a large 90 foot layout.. Much as I’d like to, I’m not going to have that either. And most importantly, they acknowledge (@48:10) that all the Accurascale stuff “isn’t production ready, are samples” which will be taken back to Accurascale for them to sort out issues prior to production.

You have reminded me of the time in my early teens I had a Lima BR coach beside a Hornby BR coach, and I couldn't understand why the Lima was lower and shorter. Not understanding the difference between HO and OO at the time, it was many years before I got the answer.

Noted your comments on early Hornby TEA and HAA etc. I think my general view here is to avoid any of the older Hornby stock (the stuff I typically had as a teenager in the 70s), and be wary of the more recent offerings if it’s a reissue with a new livery applied. I think my concern here with Hornby is their recent attempts to grab market share by reissuing / repainting old tooling when they learn that another manufacturer is about to launch a new product, (thinking of the Hatton’s Class 66 and the sudden glut of Hornby 66s in new liveries, many not totally true to the class of 66.) This is not a bash against Hornby, as I said in my OP, I was very loyal to Hornby in my early days and were the first company I bought from when I got back into the hobby recently, but I’m also aware that others have upped the stakes considerably.

Thank you for all the replies. @Dungrange That is really useful information to know, which I didn’t. Since my OP I got a few Hornby MHA wagons and was immediately disappointed when I placed them against the Accurascale model, the colour difference was probably the least of my concerns, but the yellow top edge was considerable different and the number of ribs down the side differed too. I would have been particularly disappointed with my purchase if I hadn’t realised the there were two different versions of the real thing. Although I didn’t know this at the time, this is exactly the type of info I was hoping to learn from RMWeb, some form of logical explanation.