SamThomas

I've gereally round that sewing machine oil is a bit "runny" wheras the oils sold by the likes of Roco/Flesichmann/Trix & the GM619 all seem to have the ability to cling where put provided provided it is used sparingly as it should. Unless you are lubricating the likes of Miniature Wunderland the cost of the "specialist" oils in a handy syringe type dispenscer is hardly a deal breaker when compared to larger quantaties which will go gloopy over time if not used.

That will be fine, also the equivelent from Trix/Marklin, Roco or Flesischmann.

56mph/90k - it is for HGV's.

No more than the equivelent vehcils from other makes. But, they have seriously lost their charector looks wise (the Evoque & Freelander excepted).

Without thinning down emulsion for spraying (& having to apply more coats) the only commercial method is "airless spray". Think very hard about the amount of overspray in the air & where it will end up................... It would take a very long time to do it with anything suitable for fine scale modelling.

Indeed - the original. The P38 that followed is a better car, but less of a RR. The L322 is a better car, but less of a P38. The L405 is a better car, but less of a L322 & so on until you have to look twice to see if it's a RR, Evoque, Defender or Discovery.

Agreed, & to avoid futher thread drift on the subject I've started a new thread ;

Without wishing to "thread drift" too much on another thread I thought I'd start a new one. Q : Are we becomming too Insular ? A (well, mine anyway) : Yes, we are. Companies go well out of their way to avoid human contact***. So many companies that make their telephone number diffecult to find & then when you do you have to wade through option after option & then when you get into the queue the only relief from the dreaded muzak is the 30 second "do you know, the answers to most questions can be found on our websife www.wasteoftime.com" - of course I know & that's why I am here, in an electronic abyss, bnecause the answer to my question is not there. I find it sad that we are losing the simple pleasures of communication - even a simple "good morning" to the person who takes your money as the filling station - horror of horrors I'm even beginning to welcome that North American import ; "Have a nice day" "Thank you" "You're welcome" ** Yes, I'm fully aware that employing real people to answer the phone/advice ect costs money.

TBH, I'm thinking about the older systems that you paid for after drawing your fuel. Shows how long I've managed to avoid using them ! My second comment still holds though.

Im the UK you would be waisting your time reporting Traffic Light failures to the police if you think they with rock up & start directing traffic. The best you could hope for would be for them to pass the information to the Local Highways which you can do yourself & cut out the middle man. AFAIK, they don't even teach Police Officers how to direct traffic at junctions, let alone provide them with anything like luminus battens. Also, with respect it would appear to me that a lot of things are different in Australia & we are to a larger extent discussing the situation in the UK. FWIW I commented on the way some HGV drivers have had PCN's withdrawn because of how the automated sysyems work - in an ideal world a manual check by the LA would result in these erroneous PCN's not being issued but said LA's use the system as cash cows safe in the knowledge that most drivers will simply pay up thus swelling the LA's cofferes, but that's a whole additional can of worms.

& how will that stop "drive-offs" ? FWIW I do not want to be opening my wallet on an exposed forecourt - I much prefer feeling more secure in the kiosk & horror of horrors, also nice to say "hi" to a real person behind the counter, especially on a long jouirney. We are becoming far tioo insular.

Please re-read my post - my comment was in regard to people who do not/will not ever be able to charge their EV's at home. & before anyone comes back & says "they can charge their EV at work" I'm also referring to those that may have the same issue at work or be a mobile worker - such as a carer who will spoon feed people when they are not longer able to feed themselves.

Thanks for the link Nick - I knew I had seen it somewhere. I think the "get out of jail free" card was played for the simple reason that all signage ect must be working ciorrectly or they are not 100% legal. Which is why some facists (sorry, CEO's) also take images of signage when they take images of your car prior to issuing a PCN.

Looking at the amount of people that cannot get all four wheels withinn a parking box there is a way to go yet !

A lot of house's in my road are terrace, many of those modified twoups twodowns - almost all have two cars & some parts of the road have parking only on one side. Some do have off road parking but there is not enough space for everyone at the same time. I really don't know what the solution for charging EV's would be & I don't think there is anything out of the ordinary with my area. Whilst admitting that those without acess to their own charger at or near their homes will be able to use public charging facilities EV charging technology needs to get charging times comparable to filling up a fossil fued car.

I know a couple of HGV drivers that have had red-light PCN.s cancelled ofter they have asked for absolute proof that the primary stop light was actually working so there must be something in it. The problem HGV drivers face is that there is a lot of vehicle after the front wheels that can trigger these cameras.

That last one looked like something one of Ed Striker's underlings would drive.

I'm pretty certain that each junction will have a "primary traffic signal" & this one must be operational to enforce red light infringements. I'm also pretty certain that the that the HC is just that - a code, not actually a code book, although it's recommendants are often used when deciding a point of law.

Am I looking at this from a too simplistic angle ? How about making the grain bodies demountable in the same way that ISO containers are with twistloks.

You can peel it off - but peel off both sides otherwise it tends to warp as the manufacturing process puts on under tension when the foil is applied.

Absolutly spot on. My last van was a VW T5 Transporter - hybrid turbo, straight through stainless steel exhaust (pretend cat of course) & a pretty agressive re-map. It would have blwon the doors of quite a few of my early "fast" cars such a a MkI Mexico, MkII RS2000 & probably the XR3i & Astra GTE as well. I too started on two wheels, gained a sense of roadcraft & a sense of self preservation. The aforesaid "fast" cars were almost like a second skin & they would roadfeel back to you if you were starting to push it. I lost the Transporter on the A57*** - no warning, it just went, scraping a wall on it's way into the scenary to come to a stop amongst the sheep by the verge - good job it was not the other side...... The A57 Snake Pass was a road I always enjoyed until they put a blanket 50mph speed limit on it. *** Probably the last "modern" I drove with any form of charector & roadfeel. Even then there was lack of radfeel compared to the T4.

I can see that & I would admit that there are times when faced with a long journey would still like to use my car but relax for the bulk of the journey - if only that could be achieved...... oh wait, just had an idea, you could drive to a railway terminus, put your car on a train, relay in a seat with a table & legroom, get something to eat, sleep, stretch your legs, de-stress & then, after a few hundred or more miles retrieve your car & finish your journey. Now that's sorted just need a name for it - how about "Autorail" ? Much as many people look forward to fully autonomours vehicles I will never ever trust it 100% - & what happens when (not if) the tecnology that controls it all goes down ?

Many are not recorded & often for the reasons you stated. A road junction near my house has a very high rate of "single vehicle accidents" in icy weather - these range from simple "no-damage ending up on the pavement/damaged wheels/relatively minor bodywork". The County Council (responsible for gritting the roads) will not add the road to the gritting routes because "records show there are very few accidents cause by ungritted roads".

Many operators are probably unable to perform even simple checks such as checking fluid levels simply because many current vehicles will do that as soon as you turn the key. They don't check tyre presuures because the TPMS does that. many don't even give the treads a cursory look - currently, I'm looking for another car & when a see a "possible" check the MOT history & the amount of failures due to tyre tread delth is amazing. Another common one is "position light(s) not working &/or headlamp aim. Another marked difference between a driver & an operator,

Anything that dos not have any form of solvent in it will do the job. If speed is not impoertant then PVA will be fine, if speed is important then any of the cheap "instants" will do, again, make sure they do not contain any solvent. Hot glue is mot a good idea either.