The Fatadder

Before you do, Rich, just consider the ease of fitment and relative reliability of the Markits wheels. Will you still be thinking about the cost in 5 years time?

I think a lot will depend on whether I have the motor and gearbox I am thinking of. Money saved there can definitely be invested in the wheels

Found it, just a shame it wasted an hours modelling time looking...

on the plus side I found the missing window etch for my DRS 20/3 that I needed at Warley...

White, I have a photo somewhere.

Thanks for confirming my expectation, I have a b&w photo of the star Class branding which looked white but wanted to check....

Try looking for something else.... mostly works for me!

I found it eventually, safe in the corner of the workbench.   Must get the crank pin washers soldered on before I loose it again

The problem I have is forgetting what it was I was looking for before I find it. 

I think this weekend I will need to do a thorough tidy of the railway room/study to try and find it.  The glazing fell out of a voyager I was fitting new lights to (over the past 6 months or so) and was put away somewhere safe until I was ready to reassemble...

My garage is full of all sorts of stuff  " put in a safe place " trouble is I don't seem to have used that place on a regular basis .

My F-I-L was excessively tidy.- In his workshop /shed even the spiders knew their place!

Everybody’s looking for something...

Rich, Airfix B Sets pop up frequently on the Bay and other places like Hatton's pre-owned page. The last lot I bought from Hatton's, for exactly the same reason, were GBP 5 per coach. I've also picked up Bachmann Colletts for not much more than that, to get 9ft bogies.

I've got some spare whitemetal sides if they're any use? 

Mike

I use Smiths 3-links more or less 'as they come', Robin and their screw links, albeit I make my own shackles, using an annealed brass lacemakers pin as the basis. I might reduce the size of the hook slightly, if I'm in the mood for it, but for exhibition use, I find that I need a reasonable 'target area' to get the loop of the adjacent coupling over.

I started off with PC Models couplings which look nice and are an appropriate size. Since I ran out I've bought a few Smiths- the Smiths are oversized but at least I can see them. The only thing I wonder about Smiths is that the hooks stick out as far as the buffers and I fear when sprung buffers get compressed I might end up with a locking problem when pushing wagons

I like the smiths 3links / instanters but always found the screw links looked really wrong. Will have a play with these Masokits ones this evening and see how I get on. The only coupling needed witll be between the loco and lead / last wagon as the rest will stay perminantly coupled in the fiddleyard

Couldn't fit layout in the new house so built a double garage - problem solved(ish).n

Way to go

Seems there are a few of us Jon, I know Kempenfelt is doing Strats. I'm on E2 and F2, with Strats to follow in November and (touch wood) T4 in Feb. Will be good to finally get my holiday back!

Are you using a fume extractor? Not too expensive and makes a big difference...

Open a window if you can. That way hypothermia will get you before the fumes today!

The milk made a huge difference thanks, opening a window isn't really an option. Workshop is the room next to the baby's Nursary and I wouldn't want to risk the Nursary getting too cold

Any good barbers there?

LOL

Will there be any flights when you get there?

Depends if he's flying Ryanair....

If your reliant on Southern things must be bad

In my experience, no...

(Iberia provide something edible, that is)

Oddly enough the answer to both was no, Iberia ran out of the meat offering leaving cheese and apple pasta. And the GWR wifi had died before the train even reached Swindon...

What were you buying ?

Either a c class or 3 series estate. Prefer the merc, but not got them to match bmws quote yet...

If you think that's amusing, ask them how much a B service will be...

I can beat that, I have a Finnney Duke kit somewhere between the UK and australia. 5 weeks so far. was sent insured, but cannot claim for 90 days.

A 3 month wait? That's ridiculous

Had me (and John J) a little gob smacked. Almost as much as discovering that tracking apparently stops when it is handed to overseas shipping, but Australia Post do not track either!

True, got back home today to find an Amazon parcel left on my doorstep, at least RM took it round the back!

Its usually Yodel or Hermes that play that trick, though they usually consider the wheelie bin a suitable location...

My postman scribbles something indecipherable on one of your letters which is meant to read "Parcel at number..." or whatever. Have the red cards been abolished as a cost cutting measure?