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Yes Martin we could all learn a thing or 3 from your teachings, as well as Phill's 6inch brush weathering

I still think the quality you get from Heljan is good enough to overlook the few glaring errors or do as Brian Daneils has done and move them. Personally I can live with them as I like to watch moving trains not scrutinise them. If they look good as far as I am concerned they are good. I have just obtained a 40 and the write up on it was pretty poor. Complaints that the loco does not go through peco points because of the back to back measurements and the curvature of the nose is wrong. When I compared it with the JLTRT one yes it does look different but it's tolerable.

If they get it right, that is

Nice Martin keep it up, but where are the pictures mate

Looking good mate. It looks like I am going to build Dudley Port as a removable section so I can plonk it in place. It's gonna be a lot less hassle than leaving it out.

Looks good mate.

It will be nice to see it running again mate

Oy have you done those earth bonds yet

Yes I book marked the page when uncle marsa told me about it. I like the way you darkened the ballast as it was a bit on the multi coloured side before there were no chemical toilets in those days dont you know, looks superb maybe next time when I go to see Mark I could possibly nip to see it. Any how Rob says he will finish the boards in the new year so there will be an oportunity to get over here and run a complete circuit all 50 yds (approx) of it with your 47. Ian

It's addictive just like Bescot used to be Ian

Ha Ha have you read the write up for the ad what a joke he is deffinately havin a laugh i think the word proffesional is quoted some where

Personally speaking bring in the 4th ref, bring in goal line sensors and bring in a ban of 3 games for unsportsman like conduct for any player who is rolling on the floor then gets up to do anything other than get on a stretcher. what a total waste if I want to see acting I can watch Coronation street the standard of acting is much better Ian

John be carefull there is a small selection of minic roadways with both a single and double crossing single fetching £30 double about £50 + track and cars there is about £300 there alone Ian

The bogies are the ones that come with the kit who ever has built it has put them to close to the underframe in the middle. I know I have just built one Ian

I purchased 2 class 84's from MTK previous owner I cannot remember the mans name or indeed his phone number but he said he had other kits but be warned the kits that came were junk absolute rubbish and would have taken a master craftsman to complete to a half reasonable standard Ian

looking good it's a pity they are out or my era or does anybody know any flows that went through Bescot in the 70's :icon_question: Ian

Pendolino's maximum operating speed was intended to be 140 MPH but that was not taken up due to the cost of the upgrade I think it was PUG 3 and this was never carried out also the dampers and shock absorbers were changed about 3 or 4 years ago as there was no need forthe higher spec more expensive originals as for the ride yes it is lively in places and yes the track has taken a hammering from the new timetable but like em or loath em its a testiment to there riding qualities that the are still a comfortable ride even if the seat's aren't as comfortable as they could be Ian

A further thought or two. When I went to work for Inter-City the class 90's were being introduced these loco's had a maximum speed of 110mph obviously this could only be used with a set of Mk3's but if I remember correctly there was a small valve called a DW3 in a DVT just underneith the cooker next to the drivers cab door, It was left to the driver if he wanted to leave it in or isolate it, but when you rode in the DVT cab you could hear the brakes applying and releasing via this valve and the braking was superior. As to the second point the infastructure was not equiped to cater for higher speeds and in the latter years of BR couldn't put up with higher speeds due to restrictions on the amount of money that was spent on it, pity as the ride in a Mk3 was good but when you passed another train at full pelt everthing on your table flew off. Ian

you could connect the tester with 1 pole to the controller and using a long lead go to the rail connected to the same pole to be tested check for continuity its not fool proof but it will show high resistances