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13 hours ago, Covkid said:

 

To be fair to Bachmann 31407 was a unique liveried loco when it was repainted Mainline Freight blue, and the silver embellishments really made it an attractive loco. Why would any manufacturer pass up the opportunity especially as IIRC Mainline Freight also repainted an engineers saloon to match.  

I am hoping that Bachmann release said saloon in this livery to go with my Accurascale 31407. I have already bought the EWS saloon to go with 31466.

Well, as a DC user not DCC, it seems that DCC is a headache at the best of times IF it works. Thank god I don't work at Accurascale and having to deal with people moaning. I get enough of that in my day job.

I'm just thankful I don't do DCC, as seems nore effort than what is worth.

1 hour ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

Seems like he got the special model they made for Sir Patrick Stuart,he would prefere it to have warp capability,its not D1701 by any chance is it?

Wouldn't D1701 be a class 47?

5 minutes ago, sjp23480 said:

https://www.loot.com/??

Yes.

The 3 colours were yellow, green and peach according to the above link.

12 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said:

The "Loot"??

It was a Newspaper published 3 times a week in the north of England where you could sell stuff. it was either green, peach and another colour depending on the day it was published.

2 hours ago, CalyClive said:

This article might point the way to there soon being less of these part-time scalpers on Ebay:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/jan/01/selling-goods-online-be-warned-hmrc-will-soon-know-about-it?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

Could this mean a return to selling stuff in the "Loot"?

If the ships have to go the long way round, then fuel bunkers at Cape town, and, a trip to the V&A waterfront. Excellent if you are an engineer!

"This Hornby electric locomotive," is a rebuilt Merchant Navy as far as I can make out. Though it is a model that runs on electricity, so is isn't technically lying, it depicts a steam locomotive not an electric locomotive.

17 hours ago, Ravel said:

These look great and have captured the 'might' of a Grid well,

 

Are there any samples of the EWS or Loadhaul liveried models around at all? There doesn't appear to many pictures if so,

 

Also for the "suggestions box" - Transrail livery would be great if there's a re-run in the future 😁

It won't let me agree to your comment, so I agree with you about Transrail and Loadhaul. Loadhaul and Mainline are two of my favourite liveries especially on a class 60.

2 hours ago, quicksilvercoaches said:

IBG kit 72020 is the one you want for the Blackpool wrecker. It correctly represents the short-bonnet 969 model used by Blackpool whereas the Matchbox, Oxford and Langley versions are all long-bonnet 980 tank transporters.

Thank you for that. I didn't realise that Diamond T did 2 different versions of their trucks. I have to admit that I am gutted that my friend and myself never cabbed it on work experience and I never took photos of it. To elaborate, my friend did his work experience at Blackpool Transport bus depot and I did mine at the tram depot, both at rigby road.

5 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

The one used by Blackpool was a completely different type to the one in the kit.

Yeah, all the pictures I have seen of the Blackpool transport Diamond T, it had a single boom crane on the back, whereas the US Army versions had twin boom cranes on the back. I don't know if Blackpool transport had theirs specially converted? There are plenty of photo's online of it recovering trams, as well, as buses. I don't know if that had something to do with it. 

I rember seeing those Citroens on TV when I was a child watching horse racing with my grandad.

On 19/12/2023 at 09:56, Invicta said:

Ah yes, I've got a couple of Diamond T kits stashed in the loft somewhere, and I remember them having that base- the Matchbox T-34 came with one depicting the tank driving through a wooden fence, plus an accompanying Russian soldier figure. Your railway base originally came with the Matchbox M-16 half-track

Could I ask who made the Diamond T kits please? Blackpool transport used one in the post war period well into the '90's for recovering trams and buses. It was still in the Rigby Road depot when I did my school work experience there in 1997.

Happy Christmas everyone.

Makes you wonder if this Rodney suffers like this Rodney?.....

https://youtu.be/ylgV8OyTIFg?si=bhWKWnE5wQciaA5C

My brother is called Dave, but, doesn't get it when I call him Rodney!

On 23/11/2022 at 07:58, RateTheFreight said:

Hi all,

 

How long did TOPs era 08’s carry BR blue with yellow buffer beams and yellow con rods? Am I right in thinking this is an early 70’s livery as a starting point?

 

thanks in advance 

 

G 

It's looking like the internet photo sites like flicker are your friend here, and searching for images of individual 08's, which may take a while....

17 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said:

Further exploration of his other items reveals this

 

In his description he reveals that “The loco's one connecting rod piece is broken, it is an easy repair however as-is the loco will not run.” [sic]
 

If it is an easy repair, why not do it?

 

However, the statement that further justifies awarding him the accolade of MC of the Day is …

 

“It has been priced accordingly for the faults.”

 

He wants £260 for it … wonder how much he would have wanted if it had been complete and working?!

 

Steve S

Is that one of those bradford exchange models, sorry overpriced naff toys? I believe Bachmann made some stock for them way back when, in 0n30 gauge.

4 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

I think that wheelhouse thingy is out of gauge !

Yes that is a weird looking bridge wing.

7 hours ago, younGGuns7 said:

And which route they have to take 🤦‍♂️

With the way things are in the Gulf of Aden, then probably round the cape of good hope.

1 hour ago, Hal Nail said:

And even then they are likely to create air pockets.

I suppose a wood chipper or shredder of some kind first, would do away with the air pockets.

4 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

No one bid, they've been relisted on the same terms.

 

I am going to presume the description on the ebay listing, is an AI generated one. I don't see how bent carriages will make great addition to anything other than landfill

4 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

That's rather cute.  What else would you do with the bits left over after kit-bashing/cut shut etc?

This.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256345574583

19 minutes ago, ianmacc said:

I hardly ever get on this forum these days. I need to come back as the eBay thread alone is good for one’s wellbeing!

The thread drift on here can be funny and always cheers me up as well!

5 hours ago, jools1959 said:

Recently purchased a non DCC/Sound 37609 and went to order a sound decoder for it, but a little confused as I maybe missing something here.  When the 37/6's were originally refurbished to be used by EPS, do they need the 'refurbished' sound decoder, or 'original' decoder as I thought the 'refurbished' sound chip referred to just the 37/4's.  Any pointing me in the right direction would be most grateful.

I thought the 37?4's were identical to the 37/5's (which the EPS 37/6's were sourced from). The only difference with the 37/4's is they were fitted with an electric train supply. I may be wrong.......

3 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

So much is wrong for a mail coach...  😁

 

We had Hattons on the ropes yesterday, today its Rails...

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/products/pre-owned-thomas-friends-murdoch-2-10-0-steam-locomotive

 

Hornby R9684, so its probably loco drive rather than tender drive.

 

Only £1095.00

I think they do delivery free at that price...

 

There's a fair number of Thomas locos on offer.

https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/pre-owned?q=thomas&sortValue=2

 

I think that is one of the cheaper ones I have seen. Have seen them on the bay for over £1500.