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Hopefully see you there. Lee

Hopefully, I'll be there on the Saturday to see it. Does anyone know what the price of a day ticket is for a NMRA member? I can't seem to find the price anywhere. Lee

Hopefully see you Saurday :) Lee

I should be there on the Saturday :) Lee

I've pre-ordered Athearn stuff from https://mech-models.com with no problems. I've got a couple of items ordered with them at the moment Lee

Same with mine :( Lee

Hi Nigel, I did try Royal Mail tracking initially and it basically said never heard of it. However, after seeing your post I tried again. It's now saying they have received notification that it's on it's way!! USPS tracking hasn't changed. Fingers crossed, although it's now got to contend with the RM strikes. Cheers Lee P.s. Don't blame you for shouting :)

Thanks for that, Nigel. I'll send them an email and see if that does anything. @vaughan45 I'd given that a go with the same result :( Lee

Thanks for that, I'll wait until I start panicking :) Lee

Hi all, I wonder if anyone can advice with regard to shipping from the US to the UK. I ordered a new loco from Scaletrains on the 10th August. It was shipped by them on the 11th using "US Postal Service - First-Class Package International Service". I've tracked it with the number they gave me as far as Itasca, IL where it has sat since the 15th August (I've put what the tracking says below). Is this normal that it's sat for 9 days or should I be worried? Cheers Lee August 15, 2022, 12:22 pm Arrived Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item ITASCA, IL 60143 Shipping Partner: GlobalPost Your item arrived at a shipping partner facility at 12:22 pm on August 15, 2022 in ITASCA, IL 60143. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date.

Hi Dave, no real preference for where I start or end. Having never been to the US, everywhere will be a new experience. Where I go is dictated more by which train I end up going on rather than the other way around. Cheers Lee

Hi all, I hoping next year to finally get to visit the US. This will probably be my one and only visit due to age and finances. I'll be able to do one Amtrak long distance journey as part of the trip. Which one would you recommend? Cheers Lee

Thanks for that. Lee

Do you have a description of how you do your weathering? I keep trying to pluck up courage to have a go but am always worried about ruining it. Lee

Hopefully, I'll be able to get to see it. It's only an hour from me. Lee

Thanks James and Chris. Not far to travel form here in North Wales Lee

I agree. I really enjoued my day visit. First time in about 19 years I've visited the convention. I'm hoping to persuade the wife to go for the weekend next year. Do we know where it will be? Lee

I'll be visiting on the Saturday. Looking forward it, I haven't been to the convention for at least 16/17 years.

Thanks all for the suggestions and help. Lee

Hi all, can anyone recommend some good led tape lighting here in the UK? I building a shelf style layout approximately 18" wide. I'm going to mount the strip behind a pelmet which is approximately 15" above the layout and 3" in front of it. Thinking od using 4000k white. Cheers Lee.

@298 & @doctor quinn Thanks for the help Lee

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Hi all, just starting to get to the bench work stage of my HO layout as my garage is being converted next week. I'm thinking of a layout height of 130 cm/51". It will be 18" deep. My question is what sort of distance do people leave between the top of the layout and the bottom of the facia of the shadow box? Cheers Lee

Mech Models have just announced that they are now UK agents for Tru-Color paints

I have some pre-orders already so would also be interested in the answer to this. Lee