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Just seen this, The OPs motor is the later HP2M replacement, which was supplied from about 1979/80 onwards. |Easy to build up and get working but for reliabilty best replaced. I have The Ian Allan book written by By Guy Williams who was a user of The Triang XO4 as it was easily available and reliable. No mention of 5 pole upgrades.

my original 31 401 is still going too, been joined by a green one to keep it company. it was my 2nd loco bought from the Earls Court toyfair in late 1976 or early 1977 when it was officially launched,so therefore must be one of the very first ones out of the door.

Will message you direct, you probably have enough else on your plate at the moment, like others have said its a shame to break up Chuffnell Regis, but things move onwards. No doubt once youre settled CR MK 2 will rise and using lessons learnt from CR 1 you will soon have a layout to be proud of.

If you were interested then, im sure i would be able to give you a couple of commissions, Welshpool Goods Shed for starters? That is a serious question.

I would disconnect the motor and all the suppression bits and establish if the motor is working, only once you know the motor works is it worth trying to do checks on the wiring as you have too many variables. Work back from the motor once you know its ok until you have it running at each stage of the wiring joints etc. i knw nothing about DCC so will leave that to everyone else, but get it running on DC first.

You will need a blow lamp to melt the brass!!! Keep the brass clean and plenty of flux. Then keep your solder in a pool as you work along.

I know flooding is everywhere around Welshpool but not sure I want to be that prototypical .

Trouble here is the wind gets under the edge of the felt and has a field day!! Mind I don’t think it dare come off now!!! Good luck with your re roofing project

we used to call IZAL John Wayne Bog roll. Why, well it was rough, tough and takes no sh$t.

Sorry there hasnt been any updates for nearly 12 months , life has got in the way a bit, and a few issues with keeping the shed roofing felt in its place have meant not much modelling has been done. Having refelted the roof and battened it down, then tarring the lot, hopefully the water will stay on the outside!! Hopefully some modelling updates soon.

Oh and if you want to put your Dinky Vega Major on Aston here is your excuse.. Yes the model on the dashboard is still here. The real coach had a fascinating afterlife but thats another story.

catching up on RM Web having not been on for a few months, seeing all this talk of Trees, reminds me, are you putting the flags in one of them? It wouldn't be Aston without!!

The Bunker is missing the top casting, which i havent used on my build of the Metro either , scroll back a couple of pages and there is the Wills 1854 i cut the bunker off.

The Pannier in the Cotswold box is a Wills 1854 kit with the skirts cut away. I also have a Cotswold 2021 and the loco in the box isnt a Cotswold.

No 617 is also making slow progress too. Looking at the spectacle plates I think the spectacle windows are too big, the McGowan 517 looks much better. This maybe because the kit represents the later Collett cab/bunker.