ba14eagle

That only works for them because if you are willing to pay have DCC sound fitted to a model by them you are unlikely to ever take the body off and see all the broken clips, the trapped wires, the black tack all over the PCB etc, you will just assume that because it works they have done a good job.

 

Richard

Ah, but as I said Richard - thats all i care about.

I did, once, use a repainting service in Leeds - Im still waiting for the handrails (for my coaches) to be returned - that isnt what id call good service, so havent been back

I have made the journey to Olivias Trains on a handful of occasions now - something that isn't pleasant, but that's because of the really awful trains you have to travel on to get there!! So, for me to spend nearly 3 hours on a Cross Country voyager, the service must be friendly and good. I use the chip fitting service mainly and, agreed, its not cheap, but I know Im going to come away with what I want, doing what I want it to do. Simple.

It did feel a bit of an intimidating place to go into at first, but now I know what to expect and you get a cuppa thrown in too!  

Second photo is definitely Sheffield Midland

Let me start by saying, I am aware that the stocking of exclusive models from other shops and groups has been going on for sometime and I don't really care who stocks what, from where.

However, I am going to make myself look incredibly dim, when I say, I don't see how allowing other shops sell your exclusive models, is going to mean you sell more items - unless you are getting cold feet over what you've commissioned and are looking to offload some of the pain? 

In this day and age, who needs more than 1 store selling a particular exclusive model? Surely, a very large % of purchasers have access to Hattons as either a shop you visit, an online retailer or a retailer who accepts telephone orders (if you see their advert in the press or online).

For me personally, I have bought, and have on pre-order, a number of Kernow Model Centre exclusives - why am I going to hope or wait for the day that another retailer is going to stock that item?   

Lets hope that if  an unrefurbished version ever comes to see the light of day, satisfactory changes are made!

Am currently pleased that an unrefurbished version is all I want

This looks to be a great layout in the making.

I like your track arrangement into the depot - too many depots spoilt by daft track layouts and poorly planned entry / exit lines.

The most impressive use of real water on a model railway must be in Hamburg - and its not 4mm, but 3.5mm scale

Follow the video through to the Scandinavian section

strange that the other teams seemed to let this pass them by then, because it seems to have give one team a massive advantage

I too found last nights episode very entertaining and an improvement on week 1. On the night I thought the best team won - it was a superb layout!

However, I am now rather disappointed with the winning layout, after watching this video posted on YT, by SDJR7F88.

Seeing the layout in the back of the van, with what looks like most of the tracklaying done, screams a bit "Missenden" to me - especially as the almost perfect running of the layout was one thing the judges commented on when making their assessments on the layouts. I know its all a bit of fun and a fair proportion of Joe Public wont see this video, but still feels a bit wrong. Track Laying Ninjas - all is forgiven, you win the race for me!

Evening,

 

I’m building a layout based in the Manchester area around 1990 ish and was on Flickr earlier researching passenger train formations for the trans-pennine trains.

 

There’s actually quite a few photos around of Network South East liveried mk1’s and 2’s being used so far away from NSE territory at Manchester Victoria for example, both in full NSE rakes and mixed in with old blue/grey or Regional Railways stock.

 

First question! Why was this? Only reason I can think was they were sent north for use as NSE no longer required hauled stock?

 

Here’s some at Victoria.

 

31434 by Richard Vogel, on Flickr

 

Secondly, another interesting pic turned up showing an NSE liveried class 50 at Manchester Piccadilly,

 

BR Class 50 50044 'Exeter' - Manchester Piccadilly by David Burrell, on Flickr

 

Was this normal? Or was the use of NSE class 50’s only occasional due to non available 47’s or similar?

 

I just found it interesting to see the NSE stock so far away, but it also means I can add a few NSE coaches into my formations here and there! Of course the pic of the 50 in the area might now give me a use for the one I’ve got sat on the shelf!

 

Thanks in advance.

There was a Paddington to Manchester Piccadilly working which very occasionally had a class 50 allocated, instead of a class 47, IIRC

A video of my visit to Worthing yesterday.

A number of RMWebbers layouts featured!

Having recently purchased one of the latest batch of Heljan O gauge "Western", I have been looking at how I could scaleback the OO railway and incorporate an O gauge circuit.

I had planned on removing the outer 2 circuits of OO and using this space for the O gauge. The O gauge couldnt go around the centre section / pond, so the boards nearest the back of the house would be split lengthways and the O gauge route would drop down under the footbridge.

To make use of the best radii around the pond section, the remaining OO gauge lines wouldve been slewed to connect with the now disconnected outer tracks.

However, after surveying today, Ive found that I would have to employ a 36" radius curve on the O gauge line to make this fit. This Im not prepared to do - I was prepared to try 42", but nothing less.

So, my plans for an expansion into O gauge in the garden have been shelved for the time being. We need a bigger house to live in and I need a bigger garden to play in, so we will just keep hoping the Euromillions comes up soon!

I have just bought one of the new batch of Heljan Westerns and have been looking at minimum radii just as you are.

I have read in another thread on here, that someone got diesels with a co-co wheel arrangement ie Heljan 31, 47 & 53, around Peco radius 2 curves (40.5") without any problems. Have another search through the topics and Im sure you will find its not as bigger problem as some might have you believe (although it will always look slightly ridiculous, as someone is sure to point out to me!).

Here is a link to the page:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/102199-Heljan-o-class-31-minimum-radius/?hl=%2Bheljan+%2Bminimum+%2Bradius

Modern Railways Pictorial Profile

Think it only lasted 12 issues, but very interesting.

Post removed - due to me being a muppet!

Link to my video of the event.

Ian / Temeraire - Tidworth features at the end!

Junior World in Hook was a shop selling baby & infant stuff, but in the back of the shop was a large quantity of model railway items - they used to advertise in Railway Modeller, so it wasnt a complete surprise.

In the late 80' / early 1990, there was a hardware store in Bargates, Christchurch, that used to have the odd secondhand item in the window for sale.

My Father and I were looking for Langley Miniature Models store in Langley Green, Crawley, not realising it was nearer Three Bridges. When we popped into a newsagents store (looking for directions) in the counter they had some N gauge rolling stock - which was quickly snapped up!

The shelf under the cab windows looks too square (sorry I thought the cab front was shown in MarshLane's blog but it isn't - i've seen them somewhere damit!) and 50013 shouldn't have the radio pods on the headcode box in BR Blue

I can understand a few of the feelings of disappointment in the previous post, as the sports hall did feel a little too empty.

I travelled double the distance of the above, but felt it was well worth it, as there were many examples of brilliant modelling and some interesting layouts, operationally.

As last year, I am not sure how the non-railway related displays fit in, but think if these people are from the local community, its great to be able to welcome them along.

The guy doing the tree demo seemed to be enthralling the kids, letting them have a go at producing a tree and base to stick it. Well done.

Trade support seemed a little thinner on the ground this year too.

Note for next year - despite coming last year, my normally good sense of direction let me down on Saturday morning and I missed the exit I required off the A303 (no exhibition signage this year), only to find there weren't any signs in the Town centre either!

Great to see Tidworth again, at the weekend, and many thanks for the crash course in its operation!

Good to see the hydraulics get a look in and your locos on OC.

Having just ordered an O gauge Western, I wonder how much space I would need to replicate that layout? - definitely one for the garage / garden I think!!

Has anyone mentioned Fishguard Harbour? Line continued out onto the breakwater.

A great start to the season for the mighty CPFC - made even better by B&HA's loss at Watford.

Looking forward to playing a decent team in Liverpool, a week tomorrow - another one of Roy's former clubs - lets put them to the sword too!

Only just found this thread, but I've always thought that this location would be a good layout to do, in a "what if" scenario ie the line had stayed open

The solar eclipse was 11th August 1999

The roadway and bushes look really good Mike