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You've got a Capri haven't you........I just know you have.....

Well that should certainly have enough heat ! I've got the SD650(?) Antex (I've had it so long I can't remember the exact model) When I do frame spacers I also put it up to about 400, clean up the work, Carrs green and hit with the solder and don't usually get any problems, so I'm intrigued as to what others might recommend.

I've only had that a couple of times, your iron is probably hot enough at first but the chassis is disipating the heat before it runs the solder. What size iron are you using?

Would these be the railings from Jason? https://www.shapeways.com/product/BNPN6ZCKV/gnr-post-x-50-4mm-scale?optionId=59558408 They're in 10's, 20's and 60's

Aaah I see, I thought the other bit was just the sound/mic. Very impressive quality judging by this months DVD.

Thats because there were too many in front of you.

To bring it back on course. The GNR society had a very good weekend at the show, (I manned the stand on the Sunday) some very good conversations with members and non members and an enjoyable well organised show. I said hello to Andy Y first thing, later when he was interviewing Tim watson on Copenhagen Fields I was rather surprised to see the filming being done on an iPhone. I know the quality is good but never realised that BRM TV footage used one, as I presumed it to be a professional setup for the quality that we see.

It's easy to tell the difference, one has more derailments than the other..............Oh hang on.......that just might be our club.......

I volunteer in the C&W in the goods shed at Swanage, although it's been some time since I've been able to do so (3+ hours away). The goods shed has been hosting some locomotive repainting recently so they certainly need more cover. I note it doesn't give a timescale for movement so I wonder if the railway will announce some covered accommodation at the same time. At present it's stuffed and mounted, at least if it heads to the SR it has a decent chance of running again.

Isn't the Furzebrook site likely to be for stock storage only ? The original planning permission given to BP had a condition that the site had to be returned to Heathland when it was finished with, if the railway open a workshop there then it is an engineering facility rather than storage using the existing sidings. In the last magazine it was noted that the planning permission for the land behind Herston works had been renewed although there was the issue with a gas main as well as drainage. I'll wait for a full anouncement as I would doubt the NRM would give something away without covered storage being on the cards.

Go on........you know you want to....

.....everywhere else is listing them at £40+..........sure they've not put some of the older ones in the new boxes..

As a show of appreciation for your hard work I've just ordered Single No 2....and so have to say you're an expensive girl to know! Good luck with whatever you do in the new world.

In ref to this post. And then this one from Ian. I typed "Coopercraft Kirk" into google and the first page that came up was this one. http://shop.cooper-craft.co.uk/index.php?cPath=61 Which doesn't have the warning on, and why it is easy for the unsuspecting to place an order in good faith. Shame as there are several examples in the range I would order (I still need 50+ coaches) but I'll make them out of resin instead.

In the spirit of recent posts. I'm manning the GNRS stand on Sunday and I've got my badge ready..........Come and say hello.

Not bizarre at all, not every modeller is on forums and aware of the situation. As in other things when problems arise such as non delivery of a product you start to search and only then might you find threads such as this. I'd surmise there are still alot who frequent here and yet have no idea they'd be pouring money into a hole if they ordered. I got caught many years ago in a similar situation. it was pre-internet and you relied on magazines, shows and word of mouth. I purchased a Leather bike jacket from a trader at a show, as he didn't have my size I paid a deposit and awaited delivery. To cut a long story short he was doing much the same as Coopercraft and advertising products he didn't have and taking deposits and payment. When he finally got wound up it turned out that many of the magazines he had been getting orders from had been cutting him slack as "he was a nice guy" and the stand that I brought from wasn't his but another companies that had given him space "to help him out". I paid £20 deposit when my weekly wage was £80 so it was a large amount to me, in conversation with the liquidator he said that just in the previous year the trader had taken £20,000+ in either deposits or full payment and all of it had "disappeared". The stupid thing was if he had run his business properly it was viable. I didn't get any money back but at least the trader spent 18 months in prison.

They will be. Chatting at Warley and was told quite a lot of the Single is going to be metal to get some weight into it, and having done some GN singles that isn't a bad thing. Without some really decent weight above and around the driver she's going nowhere.

What says everything to me is that every time he gets an order through the website he can't fulfill what does he do ? He doesn't refund or contact the buyer he just ignores them and keeps the cash until challenged, only then does he after a fashion return the money, but it usually takes 2-3 attempts and a long time. My thoughts are that he bargains on the purchaser giving up and it's become a reliable revenue stream for him, if it wasn't he would have been honest and changed his website by now.

With that 8' Driver it's going to be traction.

Which is no different to the current situation. Either someone approaches him about passing/selling on what he has or they're just forgotten about and he's reported to Trading Standards about his website. I'm not a fan of the programmes but he's a prime candidate for 'Rogue Trader' as he takes money with no means or intent of actually supplying anything.

Excellent Mike. I really like the idea of reusing these older coaches. I'm guessing the masking tape used is a very low tack one. I'm always a bit wary of masking the oil paint in case it peels off.

I don't know for sure. I have seen some open framed ones years ago, they caused problems after a couple of years when they got caked in grease and muck, but they were cheap ones they used to throw in with a kitchen. Edit - without checking I would assume a cooker hood has a much higher flow rate than the bathroom one shown.

Looks good. What about draping a bit of gauze over the fan to pick up the bigger particles ? might stop you getting paint colours on the outside of the shed around the fan. I think the reason some of the larger ones are quite expensive is because the fan can't have an open motor, if you spray with lots of thinners then you could have a flashover. For what we do it shouldn't be a problem.

I have no sympathy with the owner. If you paid by Paypal approach them about non delivery of goods, same with a CC. I'd also report to trading standards

Burn Him.......he is a witch.....