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Thanks for the response Debbie but still not working.  There doesn't seem to be a way tin the Pocketmags app to delete the faulty copy and download a new version.  I've contacted their helpline. 

I'm a digital subscriber. There seems to be something wrong with the latest edition.  When I play the video on the page next to the "see the Hornby Duchess in action on Little Bytham, it's actually a video of Andy interviewing the Bachmann boys about the Class 47 and when I try to play the video of the "first look at the Bachmann Class 47" I get a message saying video unavailable.  Is it just my download that's the problem? How do I fix it?  My subscription is thru' pocketmags.

Received mine on Saturday but only got round to running it yesterday evening. 

All intact and ran beautifully straight out of the box, crawling along at speed step 1 of 128 and negotiated cross overs and reverse curves without hesitation.  Factory fitted sound functions all first class tho' I may turn the volume down a little, the turbine sounds like the real thing was parked up on my drive.

Absolutely beautiful model in original black and silver livery. With factory fitted sound, this is the most I've ever spent on a single model in 4mm and worth every penny in my opinion.  Well done Heljan and Rails of Sheffield.  Top job.

I believe I'm correct in saying Maunsell introduced the simplified Wainwright livery soon after his appointment as CME in 1913 and the grey loco livery during the war. The N class was painted grey from introduction in 1917 so it seems to be established practice at least by then.

If your entirely plausible analysis holds true then there is a window of opportunity from 1913 to around 1921 when it may have been possible to see all three liveries co existing.  On that basis, the median point, say around 1916 / 1917, can reasonably be assumed to offer a higher probability of that beIng the case.  My logic may well be flawed but it gives me the justification I need to feel less guilty about ordering all these SECR livery wagons to add to my kit built stock and to run them behind my Wainwright livery locos. Thank you.

The irony here is that Maunsell's simplified Wainwright livery isn't available RTR.

So I guess the same argument applies in that situation.

Is it possible to suggest a range of dates when each of the Maunsell liveries were introduced and when they disappeared?  The sweet spot, of course would be any years when those periods overlapped and you might reasonably have seen Maunsell complex livery alongside Maunsell simple alongside Maunsell grey.

On 28/05/2021 at 20:40, JSpencer said:

For me, these are mainly after WWI even if some were made during it.

Although I've ordered them, they are really only suited to SECR locos in grey livery in pre-grouping days.

 

So my thoughts would be for even older types like the Rails SECR 1424 van. 

I confess to knowing very little about the history of the SECR and whilst I have joined the excellent SECR Society in an effort to learn more, my motivation is solely to be able to run appropriate stock behind all those lovely Wainwright liveried locos that I've invested so much of the hard earned in.

So here's the thing. My understanding is that Maunsell introduced the grey livery during the early years of the war but what I've never been able to find out is how long did it take to repaint the entire locomotive stock, if indeed they ever managed to do so?  Given the constraints of wartime, I can quite imagine the two liveries living alongside each other for some little time at least.

I have no basis for that fond hope but it would give me the excuse I need.  Can anyone educate me?

I am fortunate to have loco crew painted by Claudia and they are superb and amazing value for money but that photographer with the green rucksack with tan leather trim is outstanding. She is super talented.

Have to say mine doesn't look at all like that even under a magnifying glass.  It is most "visible" under the fingertip when the texture imparted by the printing process can be felt and underneath where the print lines are very obvious to the eye.  

Agree the roof could sit better but is easily rectified. 

All in all, absolutely delighted with this model and looking forward to the others I have on order.

Well done Rails and Dapol.

On 07/11/2020 at 14:26, Neil said:

Not just appropriate for industrial use, it looks as though three made it to the GWR (via a couple of the South Wales companies) and then onto BR.

There's no "looks like" about it. The Alexandra (Newport and South Wales)  Docks and Railways had two and the Brecon and Merthyr had one handing them over to the GWR and two, Nos 666 and 667 making it to BR ownership.  There's some work to do to make the basic model correct for these variants but what a great starting point and made easier again if you are offering detailing parts.  Signed up to the Newsletter and will have 3 (tho' sadly, maybe not all at once!) And if they can be converted to P4, a few more. Looking forward to these and wish you every success.

Eileen's Emporium are still listing DC3 sets which have some of the elements but not the all important swan neck, which I find difficult to form successfully (for which read at all!). 

...oops!  Should have followed the link before, replying. 

Eileen's Emporium are still listing DC3 sets which have some of the elements but not the all important swan neck, which I find difficult to form successfully (for which read at all!). 

Other than Bill Bedford's comprehensive DC 1 etched set (which I find hard to find, nowadays) can anyone suggest a source for just the swan necks and quadrants?

I think ABS did Whitemetal versions in the past but they are rarer than Hen's ( Swan's!) Teeth.

Thanks, both. Apologies for the delay in replying.  Couldn't get in here at all yesterday. 

On 29/03/2017 at 20:30, Graham456 said:

I have a couple of Hobbytime mink F kits to build, now the instructions recommend a few glues, but due to the passage of time these are no longer made, parafrat ? ?

Now being a very long time Land Rover owner I know all about the oxygenation of of the surface makeing it a pain to join, but I don't think my normal TIG welding ! Would be any good / appropate in this case!

Can any one suggest the best glue for sticking this kit together,there are ally to ally bits and ally to whitemetal joins to do.

And I have seen with this kit the recommendation of turning the internal reinforcements around to put the cross walls more evenly spaced from what the instructions say, comments ?

Graham

Just found this thread because, like you in 2017,  I am about to build the Hobbytime Mink F I've had in my kit stash for more years than I'm prepared to admit, so would be very interested to hear which solution you adopted and how it went...

Really enjoyed watching this last night after a long stressful day so checked out your other videos which are equally good.

Thank you.

Ah, OK. I thought the 2.5 inches reference was significant but to me the datum lines looked the same in both.  Must be my ageing eyesight! 

So in 4mm that's a difference just shy of a millimetre.  As  I'm still running an original Airfix 61xx - well at least as original as Trigger's broom - I can live with that.

Thanks for the explanation.

On 07/01/2019 at 14:19, Miss Prism said:

 

I do not expect Hornby to make this kind of elementary mistake.

 

 

This is my first read of this thread having been prompted by by an update from Hattons to look first at the thread on Dapol's Prairies and then for comparison here.

I've studied this diagram and, apart from the coupling rod being at different places in its rotation, I can't see any difference between the two. I've no doubt you've explained this at some point but I tried to find it and failed.  Could you do so again, please?

Thanks in anticipation. 

Thank you for the clarification.  Useful information.  I haven't yet bought one of these but intend to because I think they represent very good value for money. Having said that,  I recognise their shortcomings and, at the very least will replace the finial and the ladder. I'm then looking forward to a little research to see what else I need to do to get them closer to the prototype.

On 03/11/2019 at 18:41, Greenmodelmonkey said:

Yes agreed I mentioned this in an earlier in this post.   The Modelu finials and signal lamps are spot on and I use these myself and use peco/ratio signal kits, the arms and spectacle plate would make a very good replacement.  

 

Now I have seen the final product I think I will stick to making them myself as there are too many areas which I can see are not correctly modeled for my finescale layout.  

 

However ....Many thanks for supplying photos and hope all goes well in use.

Apart from the finials, which I agree are disappointing, what are your other concerns?

Full marks to Hattons for listening and responding to their customers by adding new liveries.  Trouble is the list could get very long and very expensive for us pre-grouping fans. In that regard how about the Cambrian, Taff Vale, Rhymney, Barry, Brecon and Merthyr?

A logical extension - for me at least! - would then be to go 7mm scale, 'coz thanks to Minerva there are, with a little enjoyable modelling to modify them, RTR locos ready and waiting to pull them.

Apologies for the delay in responding but work has been getting in the way of the important things in life.

Thank you all for your responses.   Good advice all, though I'm not sure I'll need to put the "Pendolino" advice into action.

What is clear to me is that there is a demand for more awareness of this subject  and given you can read magazine articles or buy books on practically every aspect of this hobby, I'm surprised no one has thought to cover this topic in greater depth.

Anyway, thanks again all.  I'm off to play with my train set.

Not sure if this is the best forum for this topic but here goes.

You can find any number of discussions threads on RMWeb about installing / fixing / modifying sound chips of every type and manufacturer into practically every diesel or steam locomotive ever sold.

But having gone to the trouble of fitting sound to a loco, what I would really like to know is how to drive the sounds so that my pride and joy not only looks like the real thing but sounds as though it is working like the  real thing.  It's all very well turning up the speed control and listening to your favourite loco chuff/thrash it's way into the fiddle yard accompanied by a seemingly never ending symphony of random sounds but surely there should be more to it than that?

We agonize over the most obscure detail but when it comes to sound our inner child takes over and we play.  Well that's what I do.  But what I'd love to do would be to replicate  in movement and sound how a real locomotive reacts to the driver, the load and the rail conditions.

I need the loco driving equivalent of a musical score and a conductor to guide me and tell me when I get the notes in the wrong order.

Anyone fancy the job?

Quarryscapes, they are on general sale, you don't need to be a WRRC Member to buy them though if you are at all interested in the railways of Wales which I can see you are, I recommend it. If you want to contact me via transfer_sales@wrrc.org, we can start a conversation.

There is a rumour that the Welsh Railways Research Circle is contemplating producing some Welsh transfers. However, the rumour also is that they move at the sort of pace that a tortoise would find frustratingly slow. For those who are interested, I suggest you get in touch with the WRRC and put some pressure on them.

On behalf of the tortoise, I am very pleased to be able to tell you that the Welsh Railways Research Circle and Richard Evans of Camkits have produced a comprehensive range of Cambrian Railways transfers in 4mm and 7mm scales.  Manufactured by Fox Transfers and available as bespoke livery sets, the WRRC-CamKits range will cover the entirety of the Cambrian locomotive, coach and wagon rolling stock registers.