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    Cavalex - all new Class 56 in OO

    in Cavalex

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    Just want to add my Thanks for Superb Customer aftercare service, not only for the bits I needed a month or so back to sort out one 56 Model but for the personal hand over today of some more bits for my six.

     

    And to have a brief look at 60001 and a good chat. 

     

    Cheers CavAlex For the fabulous and outstanding  service!

     

    Meld

     

     

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    Idea for your next project

    in Cavalex

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    On 02/06/2021 at 20:28, w124bob said:

    Here are a couple future project suggestions. VIX international ferry wagon, plenty of livery variations, good era spread and as modellers we would need at least two(Barrier wagon use).  Or the original Flatrol MJ nuclear flask wagons. If you choose to do both bogie/brake variants it covers late steam era with the 6 axle vac brake variant through to to the early 80's in their final airbrake guise with the later 2 axle bogies. Here's hoping!

     

    The VIX wagons have recently been produced by Rapido and Sonic models offering many liveries from either manufacturer covering their lifespans.

     

    There is also the older Hornby, ex Triang, version available too in z selection of liveries from through out their lifespan. 

     

    Meld. 

    Cavalex - all new Class 56 in OO

    in Cavalex

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    Just received my clutch of Cavalex 56's from John Dutfield models this morning via Personal Delivery which is service above and beyond IMHO, especially as there is a slight matter of the Dartford Crossing between locations !!!

     

    Many many Thanks to Ken and Heather for stunning and superb service.

     

    1st one out of the box is 56120, which will be on the work bench soon to see some weathering so it can pull my rake of Accurascale Cawoods PFA's and hopefully allow it to look something similar to the pictures I have of it running through the Old Manchester Victoria on a loaded export coal service from way back in the mists of time.  

     

    Still got the biggest grin on my chops at the quality of this model! 

     

    Meld.

     

     

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    Engineer's 'Dutch' Livery on wagons - when did it end?

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    1 hour ago, Alex TM said:

     "can anybody advise me as to when this livery began to disappear, and when it finally ended?"

    It Started to go out of use when the three Freight Companies ( Transrail, Loadhaul and Mainline ) were formed in 1994 as they started to overhaul/ convert and/or repaint stock as needed into their respective house liveries, and of course then there was Ed and his EWS and their many pots of Maroon and Gold paint in 1996 :).

     

    However, many of the Salmons that have been converted to Ospreys are still in 'Dutch' livery, showing that just because something got re-purposed they didn't always get a repaint ! 

     

    As other have said, give the combined Hive mind on here and idea of your project and timescale and your get more targeted answers for your enquiry .

     

    Meld

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    LNER/LMS 25t Machine Wagon LOWMAC in OO

    in Rapido Trains

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    On 25/08/2023 at 16:16, nightstar.train said:

    I'm intrigued that these lasted long enough to get EWS livery and even Network Rail! Does anyone know what EWS and NR used them for? I'm a sucker for EWS so that's probably going to be an order for me. 

     

    (Photo from Flickr, click through for caption etc)

     

    15/07/1997 - Warrington (Arpley), Cheshire.

     

    This Vehicle is in Sat-Link Red and Yellow livery.

    Although it could be mistaken for weathered EWS Maroon and Gold. ( The 12T Pipe wagon creeping into the picture on the left is a weathered Sat-Link open ).

     

    The Yellow Liveried Low-Macs may have been part of the BR Engineering group of vehicles used in BR Breakdown Train Units and not a Network Rail vehicle.

     

    As ever Rule 1 is always in operation. 

     

     

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    PTA/JTA/JUA, By Accurascale (NOW WITH ADDED BSC INNERS!)

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

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    On 06/07/2023 at 08:35, Accurascale Fran said:

    Hi everyone,

     

    Just to follow up on this, we have created a set of transfers which will be available to customers who wish to correct their wagons as discussed above. 

     

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    We began work on these in March this year and hoped to have them complete in a shorter space of time but it took longer than expected due to a few attempts to get the transfers to a level we were completely happy with. These are now being printed by our good friends at railtec and are due with us in a couple of weeks time. 

     

    Indeed, I had reached out to Nick previously informing him that we were doing the transfers back in March but they did take longer than I had envisaged initially. That's on me and I apologise to Nick for that, but was outside of my control. I have contacted Nick via PM to help make up for it. 

     

    Once we receive them we will invite customers who wish to correct their British Steel wagons to contact us with proof of purchase and we will post them out for free of charge. We will also provide a fitting guide on the website. Look out for instructions on how to redeem yours which will be posted here once they arrive with us which we will post here.

     

    Cheers!

     

    Fran

     

     

     

    Hi Fran, Anymore news on these being available from yourselves please ?

     

    Nothing has been put up on here despite Steve saying he had posted them to you, I know you guys have been busy with receiving goodies and posting  all that lovely stuff out.

     

    Many Thanks in Advance

     

    Meld 

    EFE Rail Class 143/144 Pacer

    in EFE Rail

    Posted · Edited by meld

    24 minutes ago, nickb4141 said:

    The colour on the 143 looks spot on to me. The T&W PTE livery was more of an orange/yellow colour on the 143’s, whereas on the 142’s, it was a much lighter yellow. Strange how this came to be, but if you look at pictures on Flickr you’ll see what I mean.

    The T&W 143's were delivered in that livery from Alexander ( Hunslet-Barclay for the Chassis ), predominantly a Bus body building specialist .. ISTR the 142's were repaints of the ex Chocolate and Cream liveried "Skippers", so this has probably led to a different shade of yellow ( right or wrong for the then current T&W Yellow ?? ) being used at the depot level repaint.

     

    HTH

     

    Meld

    BR concrete platform extensions without end ramps

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    14 hours ago, Tom Burnham said:

    I went through Woolwich Dockyard, which is situated between two tunnel mouths, only a few months ago but failed to look to see how or whether the platforms had been extended to 12 cars.

    Woolwich Dockyard is a 10 car platform and without spending loads of money cutting into the tunnels at either end cannot be extended to 12 coaches. 

    Therefore 12 car services do not call there. 

     

    Meld 

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    Class 92, By Accurascale

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

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    3 hours ago, eric709 said:


    i think the only options are 92009 Elgar and 92030 Ashford, though I think the RfD logo / lettering locations differed between locos 

    If you want to do Ashford, your better off starting with 003 and adding the RFD branding, as the Railfreight Distribution and logo are inboard more away from the cab doors, the RfD logo is more inline with the inner of the pair of grilles.

    A Flickr search will help you out on this.

     

    HTH

     

    Meld. 

     

     

     

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    Class 59 in 00

    in Dapol

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    2 hours ago, John M Upton said:

    I had one, it was awful despite following the Model Rail supplement article to improve it.

    If it the one with the "breathed over" model pictured on the Viaduct on Hayley Mills, I did my best with it and what was available to help it try to look like something near a 150/2 all those years ago, just proves that even with that ( simple ? ) work there really wasn't anything you could do to make it better! 

     

    Meld

    BR (early) Insulated Van Ice Blue

    in Weathering, Painting & Transfers

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    Pendant mode on .... RM 238 is NSE Poppy Red, RM328 is Ice Blue ... Pendant mode off  :)

     

    ISTR that I used Humbrol Gloss 47 when the Parkside kit came out all those years ago ... it was then weathered with a series of dark grey washes.

     

    Most pictures that I could find to work from showed that these vans never stayed that clean due to the hard worked nature of the trains I guess 

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