Mike Harvey

@modelldoc. PM me. I’ll see what I can do.

21 hours ago, fodenway said:

I understand that RTI stock is to be on sale at an event in Kent shortly, does anyone have details of date and location? I really would like to get hold of a few cabs and parts for projects that I was putting off until later, by which time it was too late to order.

Thanks.

Details of venue here:- 

https://www.facebook.com/southeastbusfestival

Large transport show with displays under cover and in the open. I never miss it. Free on-site parking or Arriva bus 333 and 334 from Maidstone or Sittingbourne.

I suspect that the premature announcement by Model Rail magazine has required some resetting of the clock. The Caledonian Mk5s are due to be announced officially at Model Rail Scotland next weekend - a Scottish operator's stock being announced in Scotland. Hopefully that is all there is to it.

Photos attached of the four I have received  I am not sure what the designation is for the lorry with the barrel load. Maybe Joseph Pestell can help a bit with identifying it. The Delahaye turntables normally had a Magirus ladder rather than the lookalike Metz ladder fitted to the model

1 hour ago, Ben A said:

 

 

This was tested in the US and the railway company lost, but a ruling in the US courts is obviously not binding here.

 

We just don't know what would happen, but since no one wants a complicated and expensive legal battle the sensible thing is to get the licence.

 

 

cheers

 

Ben A.

 

 

I think that Ben's attitude towards licensing is realistic. There was the recent case of RailNscale  in the Netherlands who market a range of 3d printed N scale cars. Some cars in the range were labelled BMW and bore a striking resemblance to BMW cars. These were withdrawn when BMW threatened legal action. In practice just the threat of a court case was enough not to want to fight to keep the BMW labelled items in the range.

It could be thought that RailNscale attempted a minor fightback with the single BMW lookalike model left in the range.

https://railnscale.com/2018/03/15/car-breakdown/

92001 had some extra embellishments not found on 92031 including flags on the cab side. Removing those from 92001 and replacing a 0 with a 3 at each number position might be within the skill level of those who want both. Maybe Hornby will make the plainer 92031 for those who must have both EWS maroon locos.

I have received 4 of these today, and they do indeed seem to be in a variety of scales between about 1/140 and 1/160.  The painted finish is better than I expected. I’ll put up some photos tomorrow against a rule so people can judge for themselves.

They are going to be fine for my use on a Magnorail circuit I have set up for an early post-WW2 theme.

Although we are not  privy to the detail of CS’s thinking, it seems they have opted for a linked Mk5 sleeper/ class 92 deal so they have access to models of the whole train which they can possibly market in some form in the future. They may have needed confidence that they would have a high spec 92 for that to work for them.

On the plus side the prematurely announced  Accurascale/RevolutioN trains announcement has prompted DJM to make two announcements on the Class 92 00 gauge project in a couple of days. Keeping momentum on the Class 92, and possibly attracting more crowdfunders with some spirited marketing, are probably the best routes to delivering the locomotives viably.

9 minutes ago, Vistisen said:

Thanks for the correction. But the main  thrust of my comment remains/ Why have a sub forum for your products if you do  not intend to communicate through it_

 

Most of the sub-forums for the larger manufacturers have no participation from the manufacturer - Dapol, Bachmann, Farish, Hornby, Oxford Rail. etc.

These small enough for you?

https://www.tgauge.com/product/263/7/20-pin-point-axles-and-40-wheels

This ebay seller used to use the seller name "patventout" but has now changed to "N-Voiture". As far as I can tell these are resin castings fully finished. The reason for posting here is that the main complaint I have read is that they are nearer to 1/144 than 1/160, so possibly more useful for British layouts needing a selection of French cars from several eras.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/n-voiture/m.html?item=153362126075&hash=item23b51854fb%3Ag%3Atu0AAOSwqS5b2Cpt&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

That was the ultra long range fuel tank for the Class 66.