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Would you sell the Cawood containers separately? If you did, I’d be tempted to buy a three pack of British Fuels, and swap out the BF containers for Cawoods to make a 21 rake. 
I know I said 18 was a good rake, but 21 would be even better!
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3 minutes ago, The Black Hat said:

Sorry - its only a matter of time before you end up with a retooled MGR wagon... 

Oh Lord! The sensible thing would be to sell them now, but it is a gamble. What if a new one doesn’t appear? It’s taken quite some time to build up my numbers. Red frames have not been easy to come by.
A dilemma. 
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21 hours ago, The Black Hat said:

My suggestions would be: 

Class 150 DMU / 317 EMU. The DMU would be a good retool with lower floor and spec akin to Realtrack 144/156. Class 317 EMU (I think) could be the spin off...
The GBRf Biomass wagons as mentioned. 

Class 20 - Bachmann probably working on it but it will take a decade... so you can beat them to it. 
Class 180 - might be a tad too big...

Also rans

Class 141
Class 151
class 104
HAA Wagon (which is coming somewhere)
Class 40
Class 35 (I reckon this one will come from no where) 
 

 

No! Please not the HAA! It would cripple me financially replacing all my later version ones. 
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Both Cawood packs ordered. 
An 18 wagon rake is just about right. 
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4 minutes ago, Black 5 Bear said:

Hornby did the large logo BR livery in the form of 56084 (R3181) some time ago.

And is fairly difficult to get hold of now. It took some finding. As was my 56082 and 56013. 
There is the demand out there for 1980’s/90’s Blue and Grey and Hornby do seem to take their time drip feeding that era models to us. 

The class 31 is woefully short of examples out there. No  31/4 in Blue, and Mainline intercity. No refurbished  31/1/2/3 in Blue, and Railfreight (non red stipe).
I feel like a stuck record the amount of times I’ve mentioned it on here and to Hornby at shows. 
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25 minutes ago, wombatofludham said:

Very useful, thanks, pretty much as I suspected although I wasn't aware of the 118s having migrated to Tyseley in 1986.  I suspect I'm going to have to stretch Rule 1 or pretend it's a 118 to fit my 1986 timetable!

It was the 118’s to Heaton alongside 116’s and 119’s that I wasn’t aware of. Everyday is a school day. 
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21 hours ago, StuTheUseless said:

I say, here's fun, some side-by-side pictures of the Dapol 121 and the Bachmann 121. OK, they're not at the same angle, the lighting's rubbish, they're dusty, etc. etc. I've brightened the side-on one so you can see the underframe.

 

The guard's door handrails are different on each model, they're two separate rails on the Dapol model. The handrails on the cab are very different, much more prominent on the Bachmann. The Bachmann also has that excellent speedo cable. The Dapol cab has a slightly more angular look which I think might capture the appearance a tiny bit better.

 

 

Great photos highlighting the differences between the Dapol and Bachmann 121’s. Just to be fair to Dapols example, it too has the speedo cable but it’s comes in a bag with the other pipes for the customer to fit. 
I really do like the new Bachmann 121, but my Dapol 55026 will look at home with the Dapol 122 on my forthcoming Western Region layout. I will stick with them. 
The 117 is absolutely glorious, and I fully intended on getting one upon release, but Covid has come along and swiped all overtime into the bin. None to be had at all. Will have to wait a while before I can save up enough!
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2 hours ago, wombatofludham said:

I'm wondering if anyone can remember when the 117s first became allocated to Tyseley?  I've got in the back of my mind 1987, but that photo of the Cardiff set having moved from Tyseley in 1988 makes me wonder if I've got it right.

Could it have been 1986? Tyseley's DMU fleet was in a state of flux around then, with two car Class 114 and 108 units coming to the depot, the 116 units being gangway fitted, the 101s heading off to East Anglia, so I wonder if the 117s first arrived about then?

Looking in my Ian Allen ABC Multiple Unit book Printed Late Dec 1986, there were no 117’s allocated to Tysley and only 2 118 DMBS vehicles (M51308/9), 2 118 DMS vehicles (M51323/24) and 2 118 TC(L)/TS(L) vehicles (M59475/6). 
Looking at 1988’s book Printed 2nd January 1988, all the above 6 118 vehicles had moved on to Heaton. 118 vehicles new to Tysley were DMBS 51314/6, DMS 51329/31 and TS(L) 59478/81/83.
 

New to Tysley, 117 vehicles were : DMBS 51334/38/39/48/52/53/60/64/65/69/70 and 71.

DMS : 51376/80/82/90/94/95/402/06/07/11/12/ and 13. 
TC(L) or TS(L) : 59492/59500/04/05/09/12/16/17/21 and 22. 
Just to complete the picture, Bachmann’s Blue and Grey set L426 117 was Allocated Bristol 1984/85. Reading 1986/87 and Tysley 1988. 
The Blue and Grey 121 55025 was Allocated Laira 1984/85. Reading 1986/87 and Old Oak Common 1988. 
Hope this information helps. 
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I hedged my bets and ordered two Bachmann (040 and 022 with different body side designs for variety) and two Heljan (033 and 118). I believe Heljan can rectify the rivets, but short of starting again with the tooling, I am doubtful they can do much about the roof profile. But I’m not giving up on them. They know what is required, and we may get a miracle and see the changes that are desperately needed. Fingers crossed!

Otherwise 033 pre order will have to be cancelled and if Bachmann could announce a 45/1, 118 would also be.

All those sales that look like they could lose really do add up, and financially it really could be damaging. Damaging enough to bite the bullet and have another go at the tooling? Not sure. 

Is might be just me, but I really thought in this modern age of laser measuring and CAD designs, it would be more commonplace to get models pretty much spot on. 
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I’ve heard the Model shop owner/Traintronics man (David I think his name is) became very unwell. 

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1 hour ago, slg said:

I'm hoping my future funds will allow sound fitted options especially if they're close to this

 

 

Great bit of film. I’d love a rake of them BOC tankers but 

a) I haven’t won the lottery yet and

b) even if had, I’d rather stick needles in my eyes than put business in the direction of that steel city Girls name model shop!

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16 hours ago, Simon Bendall said:

 

Two things rule that out, no ETS and its not a DRS loco.

I’m sorry. I didn’t realise DRS were the sole operator of Caroline. And my mistake regarding the ETS. I’ve seen loads of photos of non ETS locos and even DMU’s hauling and propelling inspection saloons. I didn’t realise Caroline required an ETS locomotive.
Blimey! Even the laughing emoji putting me firmly in my place for not knowing that information. We’re not all experts in all areas on here. I wouldn’t dream of laughing at someone else’s innocent/naive error. Give them the correct information yes, but never laugh at them. 
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4 hours ago, MrJack47790 said:

A picture of 37025 in BR large logo with caroline.

https://twitter.com/Tomahawk_Photos/status/852071233688653825/photo/1

I had seen this and a brief bit of hope was quickly dashed as I found out that it wasn’t all that it seemed at first glance.  37025 was only paired with Caroline so they could haul a Network Rail coach 96606 back from Cardiff to Derby RTC. Caroline’s buckeye coming in useful. There was no use of ‘Caz’ in the observation/survey purpose. I would be interested though to know if 37025 and Caroline have worked together   on duties that Caroline would normally be used for. 
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1 hour ago, McC said:

yes we usually provide new running numbers and details with each run. 

Excellent! My 12 will be added to. 
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1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said:

 

Hi there,

 

We don't plan to at the minute, but we do envisage another run of these wagons in the near future, so keep an eye out for them.

 

Cheers!

 

Fran

Are you planning on having different wagon numbers in the second run Fran? 
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17 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

37423 can easily be found in three liveries with Caroline. (The low power issue must have taken some finding!)

Compass, plain blue and then the newer faded DRS. But they all seem to be with the Opal green, not the current SR green.

Can't find any of it in the "simple" DRS that 423 currently wears with 975025.

 

If you haven't got a DRS 37/4 - then use a 57/3 and 37/6

 

 

 

Yes, it was a good few years back, so she probably would have been in the opal green. 
But their partnership did seem to last a long time. Could it possibly take that long to identify fault and put right? Maybe yes. We have had units in the past with intermittent faults, and it’s these type of issues that can be a real pig to sort out. Repair book full of reports about intermittent fault. Fitters comments : NFF or No Fault Found. A rider is eventually sent to ride with you all day, and Murphy’s law, the set is as good as gold. Fitter shrugs shoulders and can’t fault it. The next day, when there is no rider, the unit could be an absolute nightmare, throwing fault up repeatedly. It feels fantastic when the unit does play ball, throws the fault up, the fitter sees what’s happening and has a good idea what could be causing it. Hurrah!

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2 hours ago, sc2016 said:

 

 

 

 

 

Hi @66738, @MrJack47790, @newbryford & @TomScrut.

 

I know this is in Accurascale's section of RMWeb but the inspection coach Caroline has tonight (26/05/2020) been announced by Revolution Trains in 00 Gauge.

 

Samuel

It was/is a no brainier. Large layout, small layout or even diorama. Paired with a 37 (or 33 or 73 if modelling 80’s/90’s), you have a whole train consist  that fits anyone’s layout. 

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51 minutes ago, Eddie R v2.0 said:

 

37423 would be the one that I would choose for it- both times I have seen Caroline, it was with 423.  All too modern for me but if I did model the current scene, it would be on the shopping list. 

 

 

A few years ago, she spent a lot of time with 423. I think it was mentioned that 423 was having low power issues or something along them lines. Couldn’t be trusted with anything taxing. Utilising 423 with Caroline was perfect while they could diagnose the fault.
Anyway, we’ll done RevolutioN. I hope you do very well with her. 
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4 hours ago, TomScrut said:

 

That's interesting but I presume it won't work on these, there is just one bulb and it drives the lower markers, headlight and blinds so without splitting the light tunnel somehow it will be awkward.

Yes just the one bulb on 059, but on mine there is only the blind to light. The lower marker light tunnel has been severed as the lower markers were no longer used. I have a second bulb (red) up at the blinds, so it illuminates the white blanks in the blind red (well red/pink) when in reverse. 
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5 hours ago, TomScrut said:

 

I am kinda disappointed that they dont have anything more than forward lights and headcode illumination. You'd think if they did LEDs they could improve on that by having red or white up into the headcodes to simulate blinds?

I did a bit of rewiring on mine to simulate the blinds. It’s not perfect but it does the job. 
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16 minutes ago, portsladepete said:

How easy is it to replace the buffers? One of mine launched itself skyward when I was fitting the details, originally only found the buffer, dab of superglue to refit it, then immediately found spring and the tiniest retaining collar I’ve ever seen.

Do you put buffer and spring in first and the attach collar from the rear? If so, might have  to leave it glued, I can barely see the collar let alone fit it

 

It’s a fiddly job. Suffice to say, they are no longer sprung buffers. It’s no big deal for me. They look right, and that’s all that matters to me. 
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1 hour ago, portsladepete said:

Did you get a decal sheet with your blue/grey one?

My 121 55026 didn’t but both my 122’s did.
I couldn’t wait to get rid of that stag and oval buffers on 55026. Looks a lot better now.

3 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

With apologies to @66738 but this advert above his post in the 89 thread made me smile  

 

 

I have no idea what the hell the algorithm is that inserts that! It ain’t gonna get me to buy from them but then I ain’t complaining either  

 Easy on the eye isn’t she! 
I wonder if Hornby adverts appear on women’s fashion sites?
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11 minutes ago, Waverley West said:

Have registered my interest, but can't decide between InterCity Mainline and InterCity Swallow. Probably Swallow methinks. 

I am having the same dilemma. Normally I’m pretty good at knowing what I want but I’m really struggling with this decision. 
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As others have quite rightly said, I can’t understand the thought process that went into deciding that the WCRC 33 would be weathered. 99% of the time, their locos are very nicely turned out. If it had been produced as pristine, that model would have done very well. Not sure how it will sell as weathered. Some weathering can be removed with care (like my Bachmann Regional Railways 37). But I’ve not had any dealings with Heljan weathering and I don’t know if that could be easily ‘cleaned up’. 

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