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Loved the latest video. Another excellent tutorial and encouragement. The period you model is my favourite a great mix if traction and liveries even though my main interest is mid 80s Scottish traction, I do like a bit of Ckas 50 action and NSE livery.. I prefer the original NSE livery over revised. I have the same Police river SD1, but thought the lights needed beefing up a bit. Intend the change the stripe and crest to something more Scottish later on.

Thanks for that I'll look out for the switches. Yes same experience with SMDs now go for the prewired version. It is the Bedford TK fire engine I'm struggling with. The blue lights on the roof are very small. The replacement I bought look OK size wise in the packet, but are much bigger than the originals. I have carefully drilled them out to accommodate an SMD. An SMD would be too big for the originals. Not sure just attaching them to underneath would allow them to shine through. Anyway one of my fire engines has solid lights anyway. Rotating beacons, sounds interesting. Any details?

SMET in sunny Perthshire, recognise the driver and the person with the red top but no good with names.

I ve fitted flashing pre wired SMD LEDs to an ambulance and police car. I'm OK with it but needs tidying up with a switch rather than training wires just now. I have a couple of Bedford fire engines one with transparent blue lights on the roof the other non transparent roof lights. I've ordered replacement lights but not sure how people fit SMDs to illuminate the roof lights. Would be interested to see how others have SMD LEDs to the Bedford fire engines and small switches in general to road vehicles. I have opted for button batteries rather than hard wiring them so I can move them around the layout.

Fitted flashing SMD LEDs to the Ambulance. The lights are hollow so the LEDs were inserted into them then held in place with insulation tape stuck to the inside of the roof. Also fitted LEDs to a Rover SD1. Next job is Bedford Fire Engines. Any ideas what to do with the them? Have ordered some new lights as one of them has solid rather than transparent blue lights on the roof. Trying to work out how to attach the LEDs so they shine through the light.

Thanks to you both for your encouragement. I did build Parkside when I got back into the hobby, looked good but didn't run well. I may give them another go.

Fancied these when they were first announced to include in a speedlink train, but with the current price I may just get one or two or not bother now. If only I could build wagon kits that would stay on the track!

You can't fool me, that's not real, that's Davids layout when he has taken his stock of to clean the wheels!

On the AWS I think this has been asked already possibly on this forum and I had wondered about it myself. From memory the suggestion was a driver seeing a red would stop esp since it appears he had already slowed on account of the proceeding signal being at yellow. On the preceeding signal question, I was watching a program on you tube about the robbery last month and reference was made by one of those involved to the proceedings signal having been put to appear yellow. It was one sentence in a long video if I find it again I will include the link.

Thanks very much for taking the time and effort to include all of the information. A monumental effort. I've skimmed through it and hope to have a proper look through it later. Thanks again, much appreciated.

Found the best way was to remove the body try to get a blade or small screw driver between the cab and the body and lift them gently from front and sides For those which were reluctant a carefully placed very small screwdriver pushing the side lugs would do it. Three of them came out no bother at all just by pulling, the other six took a bit of work. Once done they can be easily accessed. I may paint the cab interior or at least pick out detail of the block between the smaller windows. Wonder if the new cabs would fit into the current bodies, doubtful but would be good to get some non Scottish style (smaller) side windows on my disc version. The raised rectangular panel on 20227 to the side of the headcode is a welcome addition for 1980s MGR workings.

Hope the cabs are easier to get into, spent a good 2 hours last night very carefully getting into the cabs of my 9 Bachmann 20s to fit driver(s).

Just like it says on the box, 1980's Ambulance. Tiny 18 from Honk Kong via eBay. Really good to have a decent 1989s Ambulance at last. Easy to open up and fit driver and even patients. Looks like it would be possible to fit flashing LEDs

Yes it is back, based on comments on Dean Park Station Facebook it was down to an error that it disappeared from the website. Not sure what was behind the email advising someone who had pre ordered it that it was cancelled.

Just looked again there are no 47s in the above list or on their website. A retool candidate perhaps???

Am seeing a comment on Dean Park Station facebok page that 47711 in large logo has been cancelled after one of them got an email from Rails. Had a quick check on the Bachmann website and it appears to have disappeared. While I prefer my 477s in ScotRail I apprecited some will be disappointed. Hope the ScotRail Mk2a dont go thec same way.

I was reading the main announcement thread. "Bachmann Spring 2021 - New products" on Wednesday, but it then disappeared from my view in the Bachmann section. I can still access it via a link in a text I sent to friend on Wednesday morning but I can't find it anymore going via RMWEB. I am wondering if I've inadverantly pressed a button to hide it from my view? When I open it in the link the "Go to topic listing" and "Next unread topic" option suggest it is still in the Bachmann thread near the top but it is just no longer visible. This one on the retooled 20s is still visible. Update, sorted must have inadvertently pressed ignore the topic.

Was aware of the difference in cab side window size between the Scottish and English Class 20s on disc versions but unaware of the difference between bufferbeam. Interested to find out more. Thanks

Retooled Class 20 announced today. 20227 looks good. I remember when 20s first appeared in this livery, always think it suited them. I recall seeing a few on Longannet MGR. I do not think I ever saw a pair in Railfreight but certainly one blue and one Railfreight was seen. Although I liked Railfreight on 37s or 47s didn't think they suited the red stripe version the way 20s and 58s did.

Yip just bought 20156 in Railfreight and a professionaly 110 converted to a 104!

20227 looks good, I have the old Lima version of it in Railfreight, really liked this livery on them and remember seeing them on MGR in Fife. Usually pairs of them, 2 blue or 1 blue and 1 Railfreight. Don't remember if I ever saw two railfreight on the Longannet MGR. I have a few 1980s loco which have been preserved which allows them to make a guest appearance on modern image layout, 20227 could fit into this although not sure what livery or condition it is at the moment.

Good to see retooled 20s I know folk have been asking for them for while. I've got 9 already so probably have enough. Wonder if the disc version is a non Scottish enlarged cab window, would make sense if it was. But please where are the ScotRail livery mk2a coaches ????

Available on Amazon Prime. Our club has featured within this excellent documentary. We highlight some of our layouts as well as listing just some of the benefits that come with being in a club. Make sure to give it a watch during this lockdown!

I'm always amazed how many things are sold having only ever been run to test or words to that effect. For me does it run, is the body work unmarked and are all the bits, ladders, footsteps etc there.