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There is a great website resource https://www.shaylocomotives.com/ which lists pretty much all built. I have looked at them and I think they should have done better. KR's model is stated to be 50-2. Arcata 6, Merrill and Ring 3 and SW Portland 12 were 50-2 locos. West Side 6 was a 55-2, Sugar Pine 10 was a 60-2 and CP 111 was a 91-3 making it pretty inaccurate! There were plenty of 50-2 locos churned out by Lima so plenty for KR to choose from. I am very tempted by the undecorated version. Many years ago I remember seeing a brass Shay at a model shop and was captivated. I already knew about the type after reading Colin Garrets "Iron Dinosaurs' and discovering the Shays working on Island in the Philippines. Wonderful machines.

Is the 250 the Roco or Vitrains model?

Matt, cam coupling mounts allow a more realistic space between stock but were never intended to be used with tension lock couplers. If you are using a solid coupling like the Roco close couplers and you still have a problem then the manufacturer has messed up. If not, try some.

Only one I have found is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/british187scale

That's got to be one of the best looking recent 37 liveries. The lights look great as well. 👍

I can see the similarities with the Japanese locos built for the RENFE in Spain. The Bo-Bo-Bo arrangement and the sides as very close to the RENFE 251, the cabs a spitting image of the RENFE 269/79/89 types. A lovely looking model.

Did you go to the end of the thread? There are details for events next month. You could post on Forotrenes and ask directly.

@RedgateModels Looking very impressive so far. Is the red stripe a decal and if so how did you manage to keep it so straight? One thing I have always found difficult!

Rainbow Railways is a supplier of custom resprays and now retail shop. They offer a range of paints in both enamel and acrylic. Mostly modern era and good value for money. https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product-category/paint-varnish-thinners/rainbow-railways-paint-range/rainbow-railways-water-based/ https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product-category/paint-varnish-thinners/rainbow-railways-paint-range/rainbow-railways-enamel/ I got some extra when I was there for the GBRf colours for whenever my next project starts.

Just discovered on Forotrenes that the 319.2xx and 319.4xx had a slightly different number of vents on the body sides so my use of a 319.247 as the base for 408 & 409 was slightly flawed................Do'h!

I have just finished my latest HO scale Class 66, this time using the ESU model to recreate GBRf 66783 'The Flying Dustman'. Previously I had used Mehano models as a base, but the ESU one was easier to disassemble than I expected and, of course, runs great and has all the toys - sound, smoke, brake sparks, sprung buffers and a diecast body. I used Railmatch 210, Humbrol 85 and Rainbow Railways*, @MRDBLUE17, GBRf orange and red. Decals were once again from @railtec-modelsand really look the part. It runs really well and is overall a better effort than I made with 66789 and 66301. * This was the first time I had used Rainbow Railways paints and I was really impressed with the finish I managed to get with them.

Electrotren have produced a number of models of the Type 316 DL500A since 2006 and I have three of the contractors versions - RENFE had withdrawn the type by the mid nineties- but I wanted another one from private operator TECSA for my future layout to go with the VIAS, COMSA and AZVI locos I already had. Despite many hints over a number of years on Electrotren's FB page they haven't produced the TECSA version yet so I decided to have a go myself! Taking advantage of the best deal on the Hornby Website, I got Electrotren starter set E10126 with VIAS 316.002. TECSA 316.017 retained the RENFE Taxi livery with TECSA logos and also had the number boards removed and plated over so I had to make a few alterations to 316.002 before I could start on the repaint. The front end was altered using Revell filler and plasticard follow by a complete respray with Humbrol 126, Railmatch 304, Xtracolor 802. After a coat of Railmatch gloss I used decals from Trenmilitaria and then Railmatch satin. I've popped in a decoder and its ready for duty when I get round to building a layout! The loco runs superbly, as do all my Electrotren models, and I think I did a good enough job for it to not look out of place. Alongside my model of TECSA 316.017, I converted another Electrotren ALCo into TECSA 321.048. Starting with E3119 - RENFE 321.025 I again stripped all the paint, did a few modifications and resprayed it into the TECSA version. The 321 class were a later version of the ALCo DL 500 World loco and were essentially a more European styled 316 as first bought by RENFE. 321.025 carried the same livery as 321.048 but because I would have to make some changes I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid a full respray. 321.025 is modelled in original form though later in their service life some of the 321 class were modified with larger cabside windows, smaller front windows and cab door windows plated over. The headlight arrangement was also changed and Electrotren modelled a number of these rebuilds including E3115 - ADIF 321.051. Once sold into contractor service, 321.048 was partially modified and does not match the tooling of either Electrotren variant. It has the new, larger, cabside windows but retains the door windows and original front windows and the number boards were removed and sheeted over and the light set up changed. Fortunately I was able to order as spares from the Hornby website the cab windows from E3115 to use in my conversion. It was relatively simple to increase the window space on the body shell to fit the new ones. The rest of the changes were similar to what I needed to do with 316.017 and included using plasticard and filler to cover up the number boards and fill in some of the light fixtures. I also had to remove some bodywork around the cabsides where these look like they have been replaced with new sheet steel. Once again the model was finished with Railmatch, Xtracolor and Humbrol paints and Trenmilitaria decals. The finish model runs superbly and has a Lokpilot factory fitted which allows control of the separately motored fan and selectable lighting options. The original ALCo World locos were based on the North American ALCo FA series and although not a B unit, running 316.017 and 321.048 together almost gives the impression of a classic 50s US AB lash up! I am still missing TECSA 318.009, so no prizes for guessing what I'm looking for next!

Look forward to it. There were no unrebuilt 319s left by the time my chosen era came around but if there ever appeared a model of an American hood 319 I would be tempted. With Mabar being for sale I'm not holding my breath!

I've done another! Pretty much exactly as the last one - pity the previous progress pictures have gone though one survives! Again using the Roco model of AVE 319.247, I have gone full Taxi for 319.409. As before Railmatch 304, Humbrol 126 and 85 and Xtracolour 802. Followed by Railmatch gloss then satin after decals from http://www.trenmilitaria.com/ once again. I think I have improved a little this time having more accurate masking and more patience! Alongside 319.408 which I did last summer and detailed earlier on this thread and Roco original 319.402, I am quite happy with how it turned out I suspect there may be more! One day I will eventually build a layout based on Eastern Spain Era 5C. I think the reason love of the Taxi livery is because it reminds me of my favourite BR livery - Large Logo blue - and any Spanish layout can never have enough 319s.

Probably. Have a look through these threads from Forotrenes. https://www.forotrenes.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=74414 https://www.forotrenes.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68271 You should get an idea of some of the local events. They will doubtfully be as large as ones here but you may be able to get a few surprises, meet some local modules and see some modules. I think there is a monthly event at the museum in Madrid.

Post Jan 86 and Spain joining the EU you can probably use pretty much any European car, but the emphasis would probably be on SEATs and cheaper Italian and French cars. Prior to 86, to get round import tariffs, there were plenty of Spanish auto manufacturers license producing foreign models. Authi teamed with BMC to produce Minis amongst other things and Barreiros built Cryslers. Santana, having been involved with Land Rover early on started building Suzukis from 1986. Have a rake through: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Spain

@Flying Pig Brilliantly explained, and I thought I was the only one who read the NEM standards. I really don't know why OO manufacturers find this so difficult. Once of the reasons I ditched OO over 30 years ago was discovering NEM362 mounts on Roco coaches along with the Roco close coupler and seeing what a scale model could look like. It could actually look like a train! Buffer to buffer. Part of the problem is that most modellers have absolutely no idea what a NEM coupler actually is, and for 16.5mm standard gauge models there is only one standard - NEM 360 - which is the European style hook n loop. There are no tension lock/knuckle/magnetic/close couplers etc that conform to a NEM standard. Only an assortment of couplers that are designed to fit a box mount built to NEM dimensions. Hornby and Bachmann have no excuse for messing this up. Both have European operations and I have certainly had no issues with the Hornby International models I have. Only the older ones don't have a NEM362 on a kinematic mount. A couple have a NEM 363 for a short coupler head. The Bachmann Liliput coach I have uses a perfect NEM 362 kinematic mount. When I looked at the otherwise excellent looking Bachmann 47 and 37 and saw a bogie mounted coupler, I just thought - Nooooooooooooooooooo! Do OO modellers not demand close coupling!!!!! Back to the OP. @melvin Try rotating the removable pocket with a triangular bit on the end that fits into a matching socket through 180 degrees. They fit one way better than the other. If that doesn't work, try painting/varnish/PVA as suggested above as the coupling can still be 'cracked' apart if need be at a later date. If still no good, cut the whole thing off and mount a Kadee #5.

Hornby already use ESU loksound and lokpilot decoders in their HO range of models so a relationship with ESU already exists if a higher spec decoder is required.

I have two of the excellent Electrotren RENFE 592 DMUs - E3402 Regionales and E3404 Cercanias, both Era V - which are exquisite models and excellent performers. Both are three coach units with directional LED lighting and a chunky can motor in the centre coach. They are close coupled and will manage R1 curves without issue. Both are the digital versions and have the ESU Lokpilot of whatever version Hornby were using 2008ish when these models were released. I was aware that some of the later releases of this model had suffered from zamak rot and when I saw an affected model on Ebay, I developed a cunning plan! Two of these DMUs had been converted to two car units after damage and were used out of Valencia on the C5 commuter (Cercanias) line between Sagunto and Caudiel. My wife is from Valencia and we had travelled on one of these units on a trip to the end of the line at Caudiel. I studied the exploaded diagrams of the three coach units I had and decided it was within my ability to transfer the motor from the distorted and crumbling centre coach into the outer unit and create one of the two coach 592 3/5 versions, specifically 592.302.4, so submitted a bid for it and it shortly arrived. I also had an even more cunning back up plan if I couldn't transfer the motor. Hornby had announced in 2020 a single coach 596 DMU into the Electrotren range. These were derived from the similar RENFE 593. I had one on order. It would be able to provide a donor chassis if needed. Moving the motor into the other coach wasn't too much trouble. The outer coaches had a plastic chassis so I used the ballast weight to mount the motor, There was some work involved opening up space to mount the geared bogies and get the height correct. I also had to spend some time modifying the kinematic mount and wire it back to the PCB. I have sacrificed the lights at the 502 end as the gear tower for the front bogie intruded into the cab too much. I won't miss them. And of course the E3407 I had just acquired was the wrong Era and livery. I repainted it into Cercanias livery similar to the E3404 I already had. Paint is RAL code car touch up paints thinned and sprayed and decals were from Trenmilitaria all followed by Railmatch varnish. Its back together now and overall I am quite happy with it as it is by far the most complex modelling job I have tried and it certainly - to my eyes - passes the 24" rule! Mechanically there are no issues and it is running a Lenz Std+ V2. Although my paint job is not the neatest, I can live with it. I just don't want to paint anything white again! It was a challenging conversion, but recently I have decided that repainting models is one of the things I enjoy most in the hobby. I have three Spanish locos in various stages of completion and next it will be some wagons. One day I might even lay some track.......! 🙂

Titfield Thunderbolt exists in a film and was played by Lion, much in the same way as CP 9777 played AWVR 777 in Unstoppable.

If I was after a model of Lion - which isn't very high on my list - I would have no interest in one based on an ancient film. The Hornby 1930s selection looks a much more useful selection to any modeller than the upcoming Rapido set. So many of us strive for realism in our models and are as likely to have a fictional film engine on our layouts as we are to have a Thomas model. It would also seem likely that Hornby will be first to market with Lion. May the best model win!

The Renfe 333.3s - rebuilt from the original 333 locos - came along shortly after the EWS Class 67s. Both are part of the Alstom Prima series of diesel locomotives and were built/rebuit in Valencia. The Spanish locos are broad gauge - 1664mm.

As the guys above have mentioned, try IPA. It won't come off overnight but will eventually come off. I have stripped an old Triang 37 with the same yellow ends and it took a while.

There's a discussion here about Captrain green from which you may find something useful: https://www.tt-board.de/forum/threads/flizis-bastel-lackierungs-und-alterungsthema.49180/page-18 Not listing Captrain, but I came across it looking for the Captrain green and maybe of interest: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL-Eisenbahnfarben

I must admit I have an interest in the unusual and I think I actually bought the Roco KCRC 460 before the Bachmann DF11 was announced. I didn't realise at the time it was only a repaint and the buffers should have been removed. Once the Bachmann DF11 was announced I was intrigued but not that interested. However, on a visit to one of my favourite shops I spotted one in stock and had to have it! When the second number was announced I pre-ordered it. I'm guess around 2001/2. At around £100 the DF11s seemed good value but once the range was increased and particularly the coaches were released the prices became too much and I lost interest in adding some coaches or wagons. The DF11s cost about 15% less than the Roco 460, but in terms of quality come no where near the running standard and finish of the Roco model. I haven't bought anything Bachmann since. I enjoy having the models and don't think I'm ready to sell them, but along with a Mexican ALCo and a few other oddities, they provide occasional entertainment.