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Problem is , they either need the best one and I may buy it over the Bachmann , or they need to be way cheaper than the Bachmann and they may turn my head .

They are neither .

If I was them I’d ditch the 00 and stick to 0 , as it seems they can get away with potato shaped locos there as they are “ the only game in town “

I think the only thing is with stuff being delayed is the fact people budget for when they think it’s coming .

Gone are the days of feeling slightly flush and wondering into a model shop with your £100 in your hot little hand and picking off the shelf 

I’ve used them a bit and they haven’t lost the personal touch which maybe disappears with the megastores a little 

7 hours ago, Pillar said:

Is it really a snowplough? It doesn't seem shaped for it. I always thought it was an 'obstacle deflector'.

No, it’s not a snowplough .

2 hours ago, Steadfast said:

Thank you Accurascale for not calling it an air dam! One if those phrases that really grates.

 

Jo

Dam right ! Hate it when they call the snowplough that .

The red looks nice and vibrant as per a brand new loco 

Not many places I can have a Singapore sling and watch fighters over a city centre !

Sadly it’s not on current route structure I don’t think 

390 quid.yipes !

The Aussie seems to be smashing up his second chance . Train wreck 

It’s always front and centre in any “ this is Singapore “ type film 

2 hours ago, XChris said:

In all honesty I think Bachmann have massively under utilised this new tooling. So far they produced models like 375 and 790 but these are no good as the common machines can be renumbered and people would buy 2/3 not just one and that’s if they like that one. They really need to use the tooling create the real odd balls like 601/901 like the flush fronted DRS ones not the celebrities. But they need to deliver the odd standard one too that people can do some (dare I say it) modelling and renumbering too. They will find boxes shift then a mix is what you want but I just don’t see them doing this at the moment.

Modelling …Are you insane ?! :)

If the 47435 was £150 ish , I’d probably get another , but not at £200 plus .

Ive got a 47001 masquerading as 055 , the translucent grey discs are a bit odd , they stick out a bit ..

I think to clarify if I’ve got this right , the front had in order 

/ headcodes

/ 0000 set ( 76 ish )

/ dominoes ( white dots on black glass )

/ translucent grey discs ( TGD ) or small marker lights ( rarer) on yellow mainly panel .

Theyve done the 2 dominoes now so it’s the TGDs I’m on about 

At the end of the day none of it matters if you like the item !

40 minutes ago, Daddyman said:

I can't believe intelligent people are giving this model airtime and oxygen. It's Heljan; what did you expect? Select "ignore thread" and move on! 

Because intelligent people like to compare stuff and have conversations on their observations ?

48 minutes ago, adb968008 said:

Rfd europe livery always seemed a bit marmite… even Lima ones werent that popular in the 90’s.

I quite liked it. Only saw it once in the flesh after EWS had taken over so they were starting to deteriorate , but I liked the bold “ Railfreight Distribution “ titles and the unrealised promise of vast tunnel freight .

52 minutes ago, Southernman46 said:

Yeah - it'd sell like hot cakes - sure lots of people would want one ................................ 😉

Maybe ! I’d have to ask the institute of statistics for some statistics ……

I think 601/901 , SF white roof jobs all ad up to the frustration of trying to find something different in the sea of Blue.

I like blue duffs and I’d love to see a marker light job with ETH , with or without headlight ( just sneaked into my era )

like this one ( not my photo, Dave peachy on Flickr )

1 hour ago, brushman47544 said:

 

But Bachmann produced another celebrity rather than a standard version and wasn't 47365 Diamond Jubilee a late production with the previous tooling and that hung around? So I wasn't  particularly surprised.

True. Wasn’t 375 a flush front too, limiting renumber options ?

Carbuncles ! I wonder how much the fuel burn is up compared with a standard one 

Those Iranian drones used by the houti tuttis can’t be very high tech but seem effective en masse. And the missiles we use on them cost £1 million a time it said , we are being economically waged war upon !

I try and play devils advocate and view it from the manufacturer side to see what is likely .

What winds me up is , “ it’d sell like hot cakes……loads of people want one “ etc…etc….

unless between 500 and 3000 people have told you they want one , it’s by far than certain .

Sone things I thought would be popular haven’t been and vice versa. Thought the attractive RFd European livery would shift quick but it didn’t 

4 hours ago, Kris said:

Well this is nearly an aircraft. Currently doing some form of testing near Harlech. It’s a drone for the Royal Navy apparently designed to carry 100kg 1000km.  

Be hard to shoot down as it’s very small ;)

4 hours ago, Roy Langridge said:

Far from anecdotal, look at the way it sold out (fact) but, at the same time, was hated by many, me included. 
 

Roy

You mean the purple deltic ?

A purple deltic isn’t a brown 50 ?

Was some of the deltic appeal its celebrated work on scheduled cross countries in the 1999 era ? Did the 50 have such exposure 

15 hours ago, wombatofludham said:

Aaaanyways...

How about this for a mad idea to have a discussion about at the next brainstorming over a few Liffey Waters...
...a Class 150.  With a few adaptations.

Hear me out.  The 150 seems to be the railway equivalent of last night's curry smell, and are not going anywhere soon.  The Bachmann model, whilst nice, has a few compromises and none of the three car sets, both the original prototype and the Centro and GMPTE 150/1 and 150/2 three car lash-ups have been made (although I have modified three three car lash-up sets and am happy not to have through lighting).

Now, the prototype units had a full intermediate car, and also had recessed drivers doors, so, with a different cab end slide, and another body tooling for the motor car, you could chuck out an NIR 450 class.  That would be a good tribute to NIR's make do and mend design, which combined used English Electric diesel engines salvaged from scrap 70 class, some bomb damaged 80 class and possibly the odd spare from the Southern, bolted to second hand Mk1 underframes onto which were welded Class 150 style bodies, kitted out with PEP style low back seats, at a time when getting any money for trains was virtually impossible given the stranglehold Ulsterbus had on public transport funding at the time.  One of these yokes even carried the Queen across Belfast at one point, Lord only knows what she thought of that.

Of course, there are more differences than the cab ends between the 450 and the 150 but oh, the joy, if you decide to progress a 450 when you announce you are planning a Castle Class, only for the fans of those poncey green painted things that took posh people to Cornwall, to collectively whine when it turns out to be an NIR DEMU.  Northern Irish humour at it's best, naming the cut and shut 450 class after Castles.  The only sort of Castle I like given my main line experience with those 4-6-0s resulted in two partially cancelled railtours when they developed tummy ache after being fired with something other than Welsh finest champagne coal.  

Joking and pithiness aside, I can't help thinking that the 150 could be worth a punt despite the Bachmann offering.  Price wise you would probably be competitive, they are widespread, have worn a paintbox worth of colours, have lasted from BR early sectorisation to now (and are knocking on for the same age as the trains they replaced) and if the tools were cleverly designed could also get the NIR 450 out on the back of the Sprinter, I can't help but think there is room for a competing model.  And before the "why do you want more duplication" team start, to be honest, Bachmann's pricing would leave room for Accurascale to come in with a better detailed product at a similar price without the compromises some of the Bachmann models have due to the way they were designed.  I would like many other units but given their longevity, colourful liveries, widespread use and possible crossover potential with the Ulster Castles subject to details etc, I have a strange feeling there could be a market for a better 150.

Interesting idea , but I wonder if the market needs a DMU to a higher standard ? They are always bit part players…..not the leading man (* lady etc ) so would the effort be wasted ? I’ve just got a 150 as I might make a a West Midlands plank, but if you said to me pay a bit more and get a better detailed one I’d say “ I’ll take the 66 please “

“ free market economy “.

I never understand this bile for people selling stuff at a profit . Buy it or don’t buy it . It’s not North Korea .