Dieselbob

Hi Richard I was just looking at 4 VGA's I built from Kits, probably 35 years ago now, which are sitting on my layout, I couldn't remember the name of the maker and you have reminded me that they are Roy Gould kits, thanks for that. Time for them to go, the will be on ebay this weekend if its an 80% off week. cheers Bob

I just received an Invoice from Accurascale for the class 66 I ordered last year. when I go to Project Status it says still in production and hasn't even reached the boat from China, doesn't seem right to me. Could be a scam. Beware. Bob

I just received an Invoice from Accurascale for the class 66 I ordered last year. when I go to Project Status it says still in production and hasn't even reached the slow boat from China, doesn't seem right to me. Could be a scam. Beware. Bob

Thanks very nuch for all your replies really helpful. Cheers Bob

Hi does anyone recognise this Loco/Truck, it was donated to my club but does not have a manufacturers name or description. Its H0 gauge and runs ok. cheers Bob

Hi I don't know if this question has been asked before my apologies if it has. Does the GBRF 66 66779 Evening star model come with Bells at both ends, because Bachmann chose not to fit them on their model even though they showed them on the original advert. Bob

Hi Just thought I would mention that Hattons have class 66 axel boxes at £1 each (I just received 4) but I couldn't find them on the website except for a pack of 6 which it seems is not available, I had to call to find out they have them. cheers Bob

How about this, Hattons class 66 in G&W Orange Livery still for sale at Hattons for £119. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374090396202?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11010.m1951.l7533&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=e57072d1f6e84133853756cff45c802c&bu=43130414298&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20220529065504&segname=11010&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid. If you wanted one of them surely the first place you go to is Hattins website.

Hi I recently made a small office building for my clubs layout and finished in painted render seen in photo. for that I used silver sand sprinkled on to PVA coated card and painted with what ever colour artist acrylic you want. The Works Acrylic is a good price. For a realy smooth finish you can glue fine sandpaper on to the card and paint. cheers Bob

Hi Douglas Photoshop can be a nightmare sometimes specially if like me you only use it occasionally, you have probably done something that you normally don't and haven't noticed it. I can load a Jpeg 2000 into Photoshop and convert to Jpeg as you normally do. Jpeg 2000 is also called jp2. My advice is to save to the desktop as jpeg 2000 using save as. (The original TIF will not be altered). Close Photoshop. Find file on Desktop (which may be .jpf). If the icon has a blue PS then click on it to open in Photoshop, if not then right click on it and select `open with` and scroll through the dropdown menu More Apps to find Photoshop Photoshop will open, then try save as, Jpeg should then be there. It worked for me. You could also search google for a free converter. Sorry it’s a bit long winded. Bob

Hi Beware, this week is one of Ebays special offer weekends £3 max fees. But it is only different from a normal week when you sell for More than £21 inc postage which is the point whery things get better. Anything lower than £21 then the fees are standard 12.8%+30p. They are trying it on. Bob

I Love the effect, do you let the acrylic dry before the white spirit attack. Bob

Hi Ianp Try this link its pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ALdmDLPGU Bob

Many years ago when I decided to go DCC and get rid of all of my stock which was mostly Lima Loco’s & Wagons. I was offered stupid money at a swapmeet so decided to give Ebay a try. I put 45 items on and sold the lot for triple the swapmeet traders offerings, It was an absolute nightmare, I hadn’t thought it through II never had enough packaging and had to go to Tesco & Sainsbury’s on a Sunday afternoon and scrounge boxes and I find somewhere open to buy Tape. Me and the wife were at it for ages (packing) and then came the Post Office Queue. I am better equipped now and use Ebay a lot, I have a policy, all of my stock is on my layout so if I want to buy something new I have to sell something to make room (nothing in boxes) mostly I sell on special offer weekends. I would never sell any other way except maybe Gumtree, but models don’t seem to sell well on there but it’s handy for bigger items, furniture etc and its free. Bob

Quite right the colours did change, but unfortunately as per usual we are the only country that sticks to that code, actually Black is a live colour here now together with Grey & Brown.

I suppose there are worse things than plugs without fuses. Bob

You are quite right in what you say and it is on my list of things to change. If I was sensible I would have done it straight away, but I have been an electrician for over 50 years and it’s easy to become complacent and that’s no excuse I Know. If I was with a customer and saw that I would change it for them straight away. In the case of the Earth pin, Its a class 2 piece of equipment (Fully Insulated) all the earth pin is doing is opening the shutters in the socket, some plug in transformers come with a completely plastic pin, on a few occasions I have had to change sockets where the pin has snapped off. Bob

80s Scrap, Sheerness is Scratchbuilt.

I bought this small Polishing/Sanding machine a few months back from what I thought was a company in the US because it was priced in Dollars $69 to be exact about £50 but it turned out to be from China. When it arrived there was no variable power supply in the box which it was supposed to have. It wasn’t via Ebay but I had paid with PayPal, after having no joy with the company following numerous emails which they didn’t answer I phoned PayPal and spoke to a rep who told me I have to start a claim with them, I then got an answer from the company in China but still no joy they said post it back but never offered postage. I phoned PayPal again and the rep told me she would refund me the full amount while we were talking which she did. I asked what should I do with the machine and she said do with it what you wish and they would get their money from China. I thanked her and said that was good service, she said it pays to keep a good balance in your account, I’m not sure what good is, I only had a couple of hundred in there, but it’s worth remembering, not that I think it should make a difference having money in your account. Anyway I bought a power supply from Ebay for £8 so all is good mind you that came from China. The Machine is really good quality and works a treat and has a 30mm wide belt, It’s a shame they have to spoil things. The company was called “O My Dealz” pity I can’t recommend them. Cheers Bob

The Quote was my own and I was not completely correct as I found out this weekend and have since worked it out properly. When giving 80% discount it is always better than the previous £1 Max with PayPal But under normal charges 12.8% + 30p only better when the total price including postage if any is above £13, below that and it is worse but not by much about 7p on a sale of £2 but getting less as the price gets higher. Bob

All I ever hear people do is moan about Ebay making money. Ebay is the best thing that has happened for the railway modeler and most other hobbies, before they apeared you had to sell your unwanted items in the local paper or get ripped off at a smelly swapmeet, those traders wern't there for nothing. Do people really think that Ebay shouldn't make as much as they can. Dropping PayPal for sellers is actually is an advantage for the seller without doubt, specially when it's a special offer week like this weekend. They are giving 80% discount on selling fees which is better than £1 max as they have been doing no matter how large or small the sale because there is no PayPal charges. Try selling on Gumtree and listen to the bartering idiots who want something for nothing people offering rediculous money for good gear. I have nothing against PayPal, in Fact I would rather Buy with Paypal because I haven't got to keep filling in my name and address every time I make a purchase. Bob

The silver sand looks pretty good, a lot better than I thought it would, not much different to the bought stuff. Be careful with cheap pva, the best i have found is Evo stick wood glue (Resin W in green bottle) watered down, dear but the best usually is. Bob

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I must agree with that. I bought a class 37 & 47 a few weeks ago from Amazon, of all people they were the cheapest and they owed me a fiver so that was even better. Anyway I fitted them in a Bachmann 37 & a Bachmann 47. They did not perform at all well, jerky running and poor sound which is maybe due to Bachmann Motors being a bit to heavy for the TTS, but I have a Hornby Black 5 which I fitted with TTS sound and it is pretty good. I sent them back to Amazon and got my money back with no quibble. You get what you pay for. Bob

B&Q will cut to size and the first few cuts are free.