darren01

I have this one a PDK 700, Good kit.

Look at the 4 Cep a few years ago Hatton's where selling them for £69.99, Do you think shops like Hatton's are taking a hit on sales, I don't think so. So i wonder what the mark up is for them to be able to sell them at that price and not loss money?.

Well said Sir, I stopped buying new models over two years ago and started buying a lot more second hand one's at shows and my local shop. £19.95 for a Box van, That's the price on the Bachmann site is a joke, A guards Van at £27.95, When Oxford Rail sold theirs at just over £13.00?. I was at a show last year and a Young lad with his Dad where looking on one of the stands, When his Dad saw how much was being asked, i head him say, "I am not paying that much for that, Lets go to the toy shop in town i get you something from there". Don't get me wrong i am not asking for the models to be rock bottom prices, But prices that are not in cloud cuckoo land, If we want to bring new modelers in and not end up with a niche market things have to change. Even my local shop is not ordering any new model in, unless you pre order it, He just can not sell them for the price that are being asked anymore. My other model shop now only sells mostly second hand stuff and is doing well, again due to crazy new prices.

I lost my Mojo after the last price increase.

Paint the side of rail on the operating side white where the magnet is.

I gave up using magnets under the track and move to electromagnet, got fed up with wagon and coaches parting if the loco jerked just a little.

Thing is you could end up paying way over the odds for one on Feabay.

Talking Pictures is great for research i record bits of film they show for details of what streets look like in the 1950,60, It surprising how much bomb damage there was even in the 60's. Now my no.1 channel.

No, it a packet of Fish plates.

Hi I have been reading up about the Drummond 700 class loco, i keep coming across this wording "Black motor", Is this to do with they where good steamers, Quick off the start?. Anyone know why they where called this.

That funny i had two on order with Rails when they first announced, Got an Email this week asking £47.95 each.

I pre-ordered with Rails was going to get two SR BR ones, As Hatton's had them going for £36.99. But was a bit surprised they where Full retail price even on pre order, so only one brought.

You could do the brake van in the last photo with the two 20's a mix of grey and red.

Playing Battle tech on my PC at the mo, what a good game, Just like the old board game i used to play back in the 80's.

Hi I through someone my be interested in this https://railsofsheffield.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2647f1b386f7ba8c60ce37a0a&id=c40566bf4d&e=16ced778dd

Use this it works. http://www.treemendus-scenics.co.uk/groundwork/

Nice, one on my list.

Did not know that the GWR had Terriers?. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dapol-00-Scale-0-6-0-Terrier-Tank-Locomotive-No-6-Early-GWR-ShirtButton-Emblem/142833238115?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D49130%26meid%3Dab6ffc1406374df08b5758130f63934c%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D253700875608%26itm%3D142833238115&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

All taken in the 1970.

Thanks Andy Just looked like when i placed the order at the end it came up asking for full payment, Thanks for clearing this up.

Hi I wanted to pre order a Dapol B4 and the new Hornby dinning car, placed an order and it looked like i had to pay the full amount up front. So if you pre order from them it looks like you have to pay up front, and wait till the model arrives, which could be months, if i do a pre order with say Hattons you do not pay till the model is in the shops, or am i missing something here?. Darren

Just tried to order one from Gaugemaster, all sold out, what happened to the ones that where on the Dapol site?.

What i do not get Hattons announces a P class and bang it in the shop, Bachmann announce a loco and..................

I have been saying this for sometime now, announce model, wait years for said model, price shots up and the a big shock, i stopped buying Bachmann, the final straw for me was the Brighton Atlantic, announced, wait god know how long, and then the price shot up!.

Hi Is there a tread on here about the class 21 news i got today in an email?.