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Those little 'touch-ups' have made a huge difference. A very well designed and finished, but obviously a model now looks much more realistic. For me there's still a mismatch with the crosshead / piston rod in the cylinder block slider. Al.

'The Eagle has Landed'! What an absolutely stunning model!! Nothing else I can say! Al.

All of a sudden I am now the proud owner of a 7819 Hinton Manor. I should receive her in 2 days' time. Al.

I had a Jouef 40 when they came out. I remember it was a good runner but the pony - either end - was often derailing - springing had to be 'adjusted' to stop this. Al.

I've my Evening Star alongside me and the only thing I see similar is at the inner ends of the bogie frames as indicated above. I cannot see any links anywhere else. Al.

Took me by surprise, and the subtle changes Sam made to his presentation, including the frequent 'this is a pre-production model' comments. Next he'll be looking for that house to pull down!! Al.

Are they Class 40's? That's a great idea - they'd probably weigh about 1kg if A/S made them!! Al.

I found that with the Gen1 Deltic I had - always derailing and couldn't be 'modified' (talking about the coupling) to stay on the rails - mine is a 'loose laid' track set on the garage floor, but .... I have a Class 37 - NEVER an issue - tracks without any problems. I have a new Class 66 - no problems encountered so far, including at high loadings, high power. Inference being this may be something which had been observed, reviewed and (hopefully) resolved. Al.

The 'previous' Hornby iteration was pretty decent, and certainly considering how long ago it was manufactured. I'm certain, as mentioned above, both 'newcomers' will have their own individual idiosyncrasies, but I'm certain they'll both be a step up, and brilliant. I've ordered IKB (CavAlex of course) and am definitely keeping the order. Al.

Any videos? Al.

Are the bogie surrounds mounted properly - this would be the most obvious cause? Perhaps the bearings are not properly located in the bogies? If not ... I'm guessing perhaps a dogbone / driveshaft is not fully in the drive cup slot, but hasn't separated either - this could give 'the wobble? Al.

The slightly wider frame with 'floating' wheels within works well for Bachmann - perhaps that can be massaged to be less obvious. Steamies I would like from A/S don't have pony trucks 😉 Black 5, 8F, Parallel boiler Scot and Jubilee. Al.

I'd love to see a coat hangar in there - removable of course with optional jackets - held by magnets perhaps! Looks like the 08/09 is a done deal, so unless they 'do a Hornby' and price themselves out of the market of normal mortals, it's back to 'what else do we like' .... Most popular locomotive wish by a country mile, for at least 12-15 months, has been the Class 40. It's all gone very quiet on 'that other manufacturer's site' who have announced one, and I for one would love an AccuraScale Class 40 ... I'm just trying to imagine what the weight would be!! Al.

It appears some modellers' wishes have been catered for by another manufacturer. Despite all of the 'talk', the only big difference is the addition of lighting and augmented DCC functionality, and that uncoupling device ... at what price? The 08/09. Still waiting for the A/S 40, Black 5, 8F, Parallel Scot, Jubilee ... perhaps a hydraulic Warship 42 ... Al.

It's such a neat idea as well - can this apply to snow ploughs? I can understand some Regions could have their resident motive power have them permanently mounted, others perhaps not .... Opens up a string of options and considerations, obviously requires precise moulding / application, but nevertheless is so simple! Al.