Mike Harvey

Just re-read a Trade Mark infringement case involving LCD Enterprises (now 100% owned by Hornby) and Chipperfield's Circus. That was a battle between two minnows and LCD had £2300 of their costs paid by the other party. LCD Enterprises withdrew Oxford Diecast's range of  Chipperfield's Circus model vehicles as a result.

https://www.ipo.gov.uk/t-challenge-decision-results/o05411.pdf

Can't imagine that a Studio Canal/Hornby case would have costs in the same ballpark. Might be enough to damage solvency even more than reputation.

Having no real knowledge of Wilts and Dorset buses, I found a gallery which might repay a detailed look at the Black and white images for route details.

http://www.busphoto.co.uk/gallery.php?mode=gallery&id=204&page=1

And a book on their buses:-

https://www.amberley-books.com/wilts-dorset-buses.html

3 minutes ago, Waverley West said:

 

I was watching an edition of Hornby A Model World last night, the one about the development of Churchill's funeral carriage. It was very disappointing to see how little on-track testing the coach seemed to go through before being accepted.

 

Apart from using what looked like just an 8' x 4' roundy roundy set-track layout with the only reverse curves being through the points, the testing simply seemed to involve dragging the coach as the last vehicle in a rake of 2/3 coaches around the layout, with no trailing load whatsoever.

 

 

I bet the programme makers were worried that two days of comprehensive testing would not make for interesting TV, so just included a snippet from the test process.

On 19/12/2021 at 09:53, ZOIDBERG said:

Cheers just I'm interested in trying to do the drax wagon in OO just can't get measurements anywhere 

Rail Express - September 2013 had some detailed side and end elevations. Available to buy as a digital copy on Zinio etc.

On 19/12/2021 at 14:53, VXDH92 said:

 

 

So will Revolution look to add Ford versions to the preorder list, regardless of the shade of blue? Ford had so many of these in operation- I would have thought it would be a popular choice and broaden the sales opportunities...

 

Given the delays the diecast car makers experience with getting approval for the use of car makers' stuff, I think it better to make your own blue ovals and attach them to the wagons yourself.  One diecast manufacturer had a number of N models which shared a mould with a Cortina - which delayed their release considerably.

With a bit of gentle modification the 3 axle MF Trains double and singledeck autics/comtics might fit well in a Queenborough train.  https://mftrain.com/vagones-portacoches-s4//per-page/30

https://mftrain.com/vagones-portacoches-s4//per-page/30

On 07/12/2021 at 18:54, Adamphillip said:

With the popularity of the class 92, could we be seeing the rest of the 1980's-1990's electric locos? like a N scale class 90, or a class 91 with mk4's seeing as the mk5's appear to be as popular?

Last news on the Cavalex Class 91 and stock.   

Daryle.  Thanks for the news on the bus. I’ll keep an eye your website, and diary a special visit in the new year.

Mike

For fleetnames it might be worth talking to George Heaney at Sunrise who have just taken over the former Model Bus Company range of transfers.

Sunrise Models and Transfers: kits and waterslide transfers (sunrisetransfers.com)

1 hour ago, Bomag said:

 

What percentage of these were desiesls etc.   

 Might be a misleading figure given that Revolution in N have only released one steam loco which was not offered sound fitted, and their first two diesels (Class 128 and Class 59) are at the order book stage. Everything else is electric.

Looked at another way that is almost 100 new models in that period, and almost all of them will sell out. I am only in for 1x319 and an MR brake van for my Landship Train, but those 100 models represent a significant commitment to N however you look at it. When the China Clay  JIAs see the light of day I may be buying some if the weathering is convincing enough.

On 02/11/2021 at 12:52, Guest Tonemoan said:

I don’t really get the pricing of this model. £350 for dcc ready, or £380 for dcc fitted. Is a dcc chip only £30? Plus, does a 4 coach unit require 2 motors, or is it more cost-effective to produce a 2nd motorised coach than one without a motor?

Probably the price difference is right. The production process would be fit decoder or blanking plug, so no more cost there. Decoders sourced in bulk will be cheaper than we buy in penny numbers but there are plenty of DCC chips in the right ballpark anyway for a simple model. DCC sound would be something like £100+ extra  I suspect.

On the reinstatement of the roof ribs, I once had to do this on the bar car of a Kato TGV in 1/160 scale after a grain of wheat bulb overheated and warped part of the roof. I laid masking tape either side of where the ribs would be and created the new ribs from Milliput. Not much use for this National build  but might work if the roof could just be sanded at the join.

Kent Fire Brigade raised the height of some of their K2 ATVs by adding a 2foot high clerestory section to the main body, and installing a solid back with a tall part-glazed rear door concealing a better step up from road level. They were used as service vans/mini workshops for fire and Kent ambulance services  but could have suited a tea van application.

White livery for the ambulance service, and dark green for fire.

The Virgin RFM is shown on the back cover of the latest edition of The Globe magazine as a November release.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0488/9369/0011/files/Globe_257_low_res.pdf?v=1635410061

@latestarter Looking at figure 9 of the instructions, I think as pointed out in the second post, the printed wall should be seen from inside the shed, and the unprinted side should face the office. I think you have installed the wall the wrong way round.  As others have said, you can remedy with some stone paper. Matching stone is in the Metcalfe range. M0057.

Having 00 gauge code 100 track in stock might be leading you down a restrictive pathway. With 4 metres of unencumbered length along the shorter of the long walls you could have an impressive N gauge round and round layout without sacrificing the length to tight curves. Realistic long  trains would be possible, and if you feel the need to have some track crossover at a higher level you could get away without crippling gradients. On the other long wall you could have a great end to end 00 gauge shunting layout with a fiddle yard extension under the stairs. 

But whatever scale you choose, I would recommend an early priority of getting some trains running. I know too many people whose grand scheme has faltered before they have had the joy of running trains on it.

This Spanish partwork has some British style cabs including a 1950s Leyland Comet, a Thames Trader look-a-bit like, a Leyland export model. Some around on Ebay.

https://www.salvat.com/colecciones/camiones-y-autobuses-españoles/listado-de-entregas.html

@John M Upton I was painting the slats on a N scale fire engine radiator grille recently and tried a tampo printing technique which might work on the raised window surrounds. I used a thin piece of rubber stuck on the end of a 7mm square wooden handle. I applied a thin layer of paint by brush to a piece of plasticard, picked up the paint by holding the rubber pad flat on the plasticard, then transferred the paint to the radiator slats again holding the rubber square to the slats.

The book "British Military Trucks of World War Two" only covers the Fordson 7V very briefly as it was generally seen as adaptations of civilian vehicles rather than military specified. There are photos of an ambulance with pre-war radiator (shades of the Austin K2 body), a couple of wartime radiator short wheelbase tippers as use by the RAF and Royal Engineers, a wartime short dropside variation with a mesh "greedy board" used as an aircraft tug, and Monty's original caravan which was presented to Monty at the end of the war and is now at Duxford, as mentioned above. It looks like the Parker artic tractor could serve as a conversion to the SWB tipper.

Edit: I just checked the wheelbase of the SWB tipper which comes out at 9ft. 10in. The Parker artic tractor is 18mm wheelbase so just a touch short.

I had wanted the AEC bus but it was always out of stock. They were run by East Kent into the 1930s which would suit my little street diorama from Dover.

The Kato list price is 19800 yen so about GBP 135-ish at today’s typical tourist rates. 

31 minutes ago, Blandford1969 said:

Shapeways is now simply the province of the rich which is such a shame as it defeats the object. Hopefully someone will pop up in the UK with a better pricing strategy. £66 for a coach body without frames that turns into 80 plus postage is just plain silly.  

I can have my files printed for myself in the UK less expensively than via Shapeways or any of the other international printing houses. But if I want to sell to someone in another country or even in the UK, the Shapeways shop takes care of it all. They display the item, handle the ordering process, collect the money, print the item, pack it, send it, and provide after sales service. If I chose to I could also receive a commission on the transaction. I do not expect to see a competitor arising in the UK who will handle the whole process for me, including shipping to destinations across the globe. On the 3D printing section of RMWeb there is a potential competitor being discussed but it will not have the global reach of the big "foreign" providers.  https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/166241-uk-3d-printing-marketplaces/#comments

I have placed an order this week with Rod Parker and received the delivery very quickly. He has provided an updated price list, with two items discontinued due to difficulty in casting them. These were the AEC WW1 style lorry and bus, NG37 and NG39. On the plus side there are 3 new items:-

NG41 1965-1978 Ford Transit Mk1 recovery truck with rear spectacle lift;

NG42 1937-1949 Ford 7V tractor unit and flatbed articulated trailer;

NG43 1931-35 Fordson Model BB S.W.B. tipper truck .

The latest list is as follows:-

R.Parker 1/148 scale white metal kits as at 30 September 2021

 £4.75 each except as noted below.  Price includes UK postage.

NG01   1953-56 Austin A30

NG02   1954-1957 Rover P4 75

NG03   1961-70 Jaguar Mk X

NG04    1963-70  Rover P6

NG05   1953-59 Ford Anglia 100E

NG06    1954-56  austin A30 5cwt van

NG07   1953-59 Standard Eight

NG08   1948-51 Vauxhall L series Wyvern

NG09   1965-78 Ford Transit LWB van     £5.00

NG10   1965-78 Ford Transit Ambulance  £5.00

NG11   1965-78 Ford Transit SWB van

NG12   1938-48 Wolseley 18/85 Saloon

NG13   1954-61 Ford Thames 300E 5 cwt van

NG14   1954-62 Standard 6cwt van

NG15   1935-38 Morris Eight Saloon

NG16   Mid 1950s Touring Caravan     £5.00

NG17   1935-38 Morris Eight 5cwt van

NG18   1939-47 Austin Ten

NG19   1932 Morris 8cwt “Flatnose” light van

NG20   1931-35 Bedford WLG Dropside Truck    £5.25

NG21   1933-37 Morris Commercial 2 ton van     £5.25

NG22   1939-48 Austin 10HP 4x2 Light Utility      Out of stock

NG23   1927-30 Morris Cowley Saloon

NG24   1937-49 Ford 7V SWB Flatbed      £5.25

NG25   1931-35 Bedford WLG Refuse Truck    £5.25

NG26   1931-35 Bedford WLG SWB Tipper       £5.25

NG26    1931-35 Bedford WLG SWB Recovery truck  £5.25

NG27   1925-34 Foden 6ton C-type Steam Wagon    £5.50

NG28   1939 Fordson 7V Fire Appliance      £5.25

NG29   1919-26 Bullnose Morris Cowley

NG30   1932-34 Austin 10/4 Saloon

NG31   1936-38 Horse Drawn 35cwt Parcels van   £5.00

NG32   Horse Drawn Milk Float

NG33   1954-86 Austin A30 Countryman

NG34   1924-26 Morris 8cwt Snubnose van

NG35   1932-34 Austin 10 van

NG36   1926-34 Foden 12 ton Six wheeler steam wagon   £5.50

NG38   1931-35 Fordson BB 2 ton Cattle/Livestock truck   £5.25

NG40   1949-60 Morris J—type van

NG41   1965-78 Ford Transit Mk1 Breakdown/Recovery Truck £5.00

NG42    1937-49 Ford 7v Tractor Unit and articulated flatbed trailer  £5.25

NG43   1931-35  Fordson Model BB SWB Tipper £5.25

1 hour ago, Not Jeremy said:

 

 

 

I would be interested in hearing any factual information or informed comment on why the EU have made these changes. 

 

Simon

 

 

Many (Western) governments have been trying to find ways of collecting the appropriate VAT etc. on imports from other countries, especially those in the Far East and others outside their local tax catchment area, often also those who attempt to circumvent duty and tax collection rules by under-declaring the value of goods shipped or declaring them as "gifts". The UK government changes on 1 January 2021 removed the lower limit for tax/duty on imports including gifts, previously £17, and required foreign shippers to collect UK VAT at source. The EU introduced its matching changes on 1 July 2021. In both cases, UK and EU, the VAT charge is based on the receiving country's VAT rate. It is worth noting that the EU changes would have taken place 12 months earlier had it not been for the Covid19 distraction, and the UK post Brexit changes would have continued the EU rules. 

The post 1 January 2021 changes have been explored at length on RMWeb  https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/161021-buying-and-selling-models-tofrom-europe/&tab=comments#comment-4257089

For the 1 July 2021 changes, UPS have a simple to understand guide. https://www.ups.com/gb/en/smallbusiness/content/international-shipping/eu-vat-reform.page