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Sound fitting to the P2 was a doddle with the 21 pin HM7000 decoder. Couldn’t have gone better, although there isn’t space for the stay alive in the tender 

as a side note, provided you don’t go nuts on the speed, I’ve made mine go round radius 1 curves (it’s all I have for my test track) without any modifications whatsoever. 

My 2007 just arrived from Kernow. Very happy with the look and finish, will get on to its running qualities later

I’ve always been fond of free land liveries, so the southern one catches my eye :)

Should be there myself, looking forward to it , some of the layouts look like crackers. 
 

Does anyone know if there will be a bus shuttle from Tamworth? 

1 hour ago, AGR Model Store said:

Introducing the PECO GRC-001 OO-9 L&B 8 Ton Bogie Brake Van 'Mail' No.13 - AGR Special Edition! This all-new exclusive from Peco / AGR is perfect for 009 Modellers and collectors alike who are looking for something truly special.

Limited to 100 -

 

https://agrmodelrailwaystore.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=13694&search=grc

 

A superb model - very happy with mine - please do some more :) I need some coaches to use on my Mid Sodor Layout :)

This was exactly the livery I had been waiting for. But it being a club exclusive is just too much for me - I had been hoping to pick it up for just under £200 from a box shifter, and it being just south of £250 including the membership means that this is  (currently) a bit of a non starter regrettably. 

It looks so darn good too…

It’s obviously the Great Bear :) 

17 hours ago, ToledoRails said:

 

 

YES! I have been eagerly waiting for somebody to announce a run of proper OO Gauge S160s! If any of the ones announced were made by the Lima Locomotive Works they'll be coming home for sure! (Also if you mad lads do a fictional BR One.... 😁)

Not so fictional - they have appeared in BR livery in preservation :) so technically it will just be accurate modelling :)

(Not my photos, as always, please message me for removal if they are yours and they will be removed)

1 hour ago, Johan DC said:

 I'd suggest you try to see one or both streamliners in the flesh, it might help you of the fence, possible on the 'yeay' side. Mine just arrived here in Belgium, and they are flawless. The ridge is almost not visible, and it fits perfectly on both. 

For those into HM7000 TXS, this is the fastest ever sound decoder installation. By far. If @Jenny Emilyneeds an idea for a short YT-video, highly recommended! 

Unplug the tender, take the three screws out and open it, remove the cover Paper from the TXS-speaker, place it on the pre-installed speakerbox, plug in the decoder, connect the speaker, close up and connect the tender, and go! Typing this took me twice as long. 

And if you are an idiot like me, and bought two locos and only one decoder, swapping the tenders is a five second job. 

 

That is a neat arrangement for the speaker. Bravo Hornby 

12 minutes ago, Johan DC said:

Is the streamlined P2 at Doncaster still being build? Haven't heard of it for quite some time?

Just had a look on the website - it’s still there, but it appears to have gone quiet. The first line on the page is a request for people to stay safe during COVID, although the website shop still seems to be operating. 

I believe that I read somewhere on the P2 project page that they were loading with the owners and operators of 71000 to ensure that lessons learned there would be incorporated into 2007.

Ooh dear. I’ve only got a mehano train set with 1st radius curves. Ah well, if my W1 will negotiate it then I’m sure I can get the P2 to go round, although expectations will have to be set for speed :)

Just seen some pics of 2002 that someone has had delivered over on instagram. Can confirm that no smoke deflectors are included in the model, and it therefore depicts the period before they were installed 

Have a Prince of Wales coming from Kernow and a Lord President from A2B models, so hopefully they will be with me soon. They look like superb models 

In defence of people who make low initial offers, I usually do chance my hand to see what discount can be obtained (assuming - not unreasonably I think that the button wouldn’t be there if the seller wasn’t willing to negotiate) but most sellers seem to have a hard time avoiding the rudeness when they respond. I’ve had plenty of answers along the lines of ‘get real’, ‘don’t waste my time’ etc. (but usually with more swear words).

I have however made some genuinely good purchases. A Flying Scotsman in black this week for £187, a brand new Shakespeare express train set for £125, classic computer games and books for pennies and so on. clearly these items were selling at prices acceptable to their sellers otherwise they wouldn’t be selling at all, and I’m happy to get them at less than the going rate. 

Got 1501 on order from Kernow - but am kind of hoping they don’t get sent out yet. I’m running out of money and can’t afford it until end of September :)

judging by the rough six week timeframe given I think I’ll be alright, but I’ve got two P2s, a leader and a railmotor all paid for and awaiting delivery myself, so its safe to say that it was expensive for me recently :) 

28 minutes ago, Johan DC said:

https://d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net/4116/8448/6096/Available_Profiles_for_HM_DCC_25-4-2023.pdf

 

Here you go. W1 is for Q1 2024. 

thank you. So I’ve got a while to wait yet. As well, the A4 will do me for the time being 

A while back there was a link on this thread to a timetable of expected release dates for sound files, but the only link I can find seems to be broken. Does anyone have any info about when a W1 file might be about?

Extreme e is also having its pair of races in Sardinia this weekend. Ken Block’s daughter is making her debut in the series with the Carl Cox Motorsport team 

1 hour ago, black and decker boy said:

The bit your shown doesn’t list what they think needs to be fixed and on past performance there is no guarantee they see what you & I see or that they care enough to change it.

Let’s give them a chance to mess up before we start condemning them for it shall we. It’s fairly clear that this is a work in progress

In fairness, what we are seeing as white in the picture may be either over bright cream lining or a transposition of the red/white lining from the BR Grey versions. Neither is correct of course, but as pointed out, this is a decorated sample meant to highlight issues with the livery, which KR Model’s own comments highlight in the full post 

8 hours ago, rovex said:

So did these run in rakes or individually or a combination of the two?

I think there is probably evidence of them being used both ways out there. However, I believe that the most common usage would have been in larger numbers grouped together as where traffic justified the use of one wagon, the chances are that there was enough stuff to shift to justify the use of many (ship arriving at port and offloading huge quantities for example) 

42 minutes ago, Trainshed Terry said:

I sold a book on 30th May and the customer has requested a refund. But there are delays in the postal network and I did say that due to the on going industrial actions there could be a delay to the item.

 

I also said that the item has to be returned to me before I give any refunds. I have been caught out before when the an item has lost it's way in the postal system.

 

Terry.

 

Regrettably, you may end up losing out on that one. Until delivery has been made, the seller is deemed responsible for the item, and eBay tends to hand out refunds themselves if things haven’t arrived, regardless of if you’ve had things sent back or not

I’d try another couple of messages, but if you haven’t heard anything back by the weekend, id open up an ‘item not received’ case on eBay.

whilst it is possible that the owner is unavailable due to something out of their control (hospital etc.) you’re still out of pocket. In the event of absent mindedness/holidays etc. then I don’t think that that is much of a reason personally. They are happy enough to have you pay up

Nothing that I’m aware of, although I’d expect that some samples should probably be doing the rounds this year