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15 minutes ago, cbrooks122000 said:

Hornby must have them in, I got a mail 10 minutes ago to tell me mine is being delivered tomorrow.

Same here.

The W4 tanks had long-lives. The Kent & Essex cement industries were still using them in the 60's.

20 hours ago, Spannerman said:

Give it a couple of years and they will probably be released as an EFE model.

Probably not if they are made by Kader.

On 26/02/2021 at 11:27, doilum said:

The tipper wagons appear to be loaded with coal rather than the usual cargo of muck. Not sure how Betteshanger operated but our local collieries had "stockyards" where surplus production could be stored. In latter years these were well organised concreted aprons often with flood

 

They are full of spoil, If you go into Fowlmead country park (the old spoil tip) and mooch around in of the mounds it looks like coal but doesn't burn very well. I didn't try it honestly guv.

1 hour ago, tomparryharry said:

 At these rates, it's not long before a manufacturer makes a cheap knock-off copy.  

Hornby did make a cheap version for the older B12 loco, available as a spare for a long time, actually runs rather well.

3 hours ago, lwnameplates said:

i must be the only one who actually likes sitting in the dark quiet a lot with all my little layout lights shining, its a lot easier to sort a bright white light than replacing no light at all 

Why don't they make them more realistic in the first place.

4 hours ago, Butler Henderson said:

On those with compartments how high do the partitions extend given the light strip? Thinking of making an open third a compartment third.

 

 

Does this help.

You need to worry if you don't get a resistance, as said it is the resistance through the armature windings.

2 minutes ago, Coach bogie said:

I want the underframes for some 6 wheel siphons I have been working on and off for a while.

 

I assume they are not actually out yet as there is a 'shop' on ebay selling them as if they were stock items.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BNIB-OO-Gauge-Hornby-R40082-LNER-6-Wheel-Teak-Coach-3rd-Class-4141-Era-3/393095030294?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200520130048%26meid%3Db2491a46db56452faf7d2df5f90055d8%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D383901179248%26itm%3D393095030294%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithDarwoV3BBEV2b%26brand%3DHornby&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

Mike Wiltshire

Some versions are in the shops now, one is on its way to me.

1 hour ago, Jenny Emily said:

Hornby have clarified the concave appearance of the buffers. They noted this feature on prototype coaches in period photographs and decided to replicate this in light of the photographic evidence.
 

I’ve seen one of the pictures (a LBSCR coach) and they are definitely concave though as I don’t know who owns the copyright in the picture I cannot share it here.  

I've seen them before but seem to remember only one diagonally at each end, so the domed buffer fitted into it.

You can buy pullers to pull off the X04 worm. ECM did drop in can motors. Or there were motor mound to fit different styles of motors.

6 hours ago, The Johnster said:

Ok, Triang 1961 Cataloge (if memory serves).

 

Just realised I forgot the B12.

 

And the Blue Pullman, Rocket & Dean single

1 hour ago, The Johnster said:

 

Has it. though?  Despite the pandemic, Chinese production is back on track and not far off the original quoted delivery times,

 

I don't think production is the problem, it is shipping, at the moment there is a shortage of containers to ship from China. One of my suppliers doesn't expect to be able to ship till February.

44 minutes ago, Jack Benson said:

If Hornby are looking for a quick win, whilst using existing bits and revisiting old Margate products, then a Maunsell L1 might be an answer. A medium sized loco, they served on the Kent coast and Eastleigh, nice contrast to other Eastern division models etc. An L1 with a rake of Bachmann Birdcages would be rather spiffing.

Have a safe Christmas and a better 2021

The mould was modified to make an LMS 4P

2 hours ago, Moxy said:

 

I'm sorry Stuart, but that doesn't ring true, emulsion is a much more recent inventions than 1890's.  I think if somebody is trying to claim that is a contemporary account, they are pulling the wool over our eyes.

 

Edited in light of new info

Whitewash is an emulsion paint and that is nowhere near a recent invention.

14 minutes ago, eldomtom2 said:

Wasn't the generic 0-6-0 chassis made DCC ready a long time ago?

Yes, the 2732 pannier tank was available with DCC fitted.

The report said the indicators where not illuminated, is this another case of asking someone to notice something not there as opposed to a positive indication?

I have a 3L eBay jobbie, use it for cleaning carburettors.

Come out nice and clean.

25 minutes ago, 1whitemoor said:

I'd be very interested to learn how Hornby arrived at the livery for this most recent Peckett. 

 

I've handled the print of this at the NRM while looking for a photo of a NG prototype, the darker upper cab side honestly just looks like a re-touched photo and there's no examples from the colour photography world showing that Peckett's had different shades of green on their locos at the same time. 

 

Paul A. 

Look totally different colour and lining style to me, as though the cab top has been replaced from another loco.

I fitted the Triang track cleaner to Hornby's 4 wheel coach, very effective with a drop of meths.

And the best duster ever.

3 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

Ah - those were the days - nobody uses words like PANTECHNICON nowadays ! ( As pantechnicons go, I'd say it was quite a small one, actually ! ) 

You right it wasn't an actual Pantechnicon (removal lorry) just a general goods lorry (short dropdown tail board).

36 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

With Hornby going through their back catalogue Pacific Loco's and retooling them over the last few years, I think we'll see either the Modified (Rebuilt) Merchant Navy or Gresley A1/A3 being announced as a retool next month.

I keep hoping they will do the Maunsell L1 from their back catalogue.

They were good motors as an alternative to the XO4, with the bracket the motor could be fitted in a more confined body. One in my Wills C class.

On 15/10/2020 at 21:50, cctransuk said:

 

None of us who can were born with the capability or ability - we decided to learn.

 

It's not 'can't', it's 'won't'.

 

John Isherwood.

Absolute tosh, after years teaching mechanics, peoples brains work in different ways, some can do it easily, others struggle and some just don't have the dexterity.

10 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

 I do know that a lot of folk were buying plastic kits around the time when lockdown was announced but of course in sales value many of them are well behind model railway prices.

Yes my local newsagent stocks a selection of Airfix kits, always been steady sellers but after lockdown she hasn't been able to keep up with demand.