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Italian railways are fascinating. Some of it is very modern, other parts less so. 2-6-0 625.100 was still listed as normal FS stock, as opposed to historic, until only a few years ago. The last steam workings were in the mid 80s. Locos like E626 electrics were virtually unchanged in 80 years. Yet they have hundreds of miles of high speed lines now, seemingly all in tunnels! The slate grey livery appeared on coaching stock in the late 60s, yet was still around on some vehicles this century, so there's a lot of overlap with some models. I get a lot of my stuff from eBay, or Tecnomodel. My aunt lives in Livorno, so visits there are combined with a trip to the model shop as well. Amazon occasionally have a few Rivarossi bits for sale. I picked up a 744 2-8-0 a few weeks ago for a lot less than the RRP. At one point they had another version for about £105, instead of £178. There are a few wagon kits available from Duegi Editrice that are good value. They need the wheels changing, which is a bit of a hassle as they're continental length 24.5mm axles, rather than the usual 26mm ones, but there are a few sources. DE also publish a lot of very good books and magazines. Not cheap, but some of the photos are stunning and full of detail. www.duegieditricestore.it When I finally get round to finishing off my shed, I'll be building an Italian layout. About 19' x 7', so a decent size! I've already got far too much stock for it as well, but keep buying bits!

I'm not sure a 75 year old design counts as modern image!

They don't look like LMS wheels, they don't appear to have a large hole in the middle of the axle, so that rules out 6201, 6203, 6229 and 6233. Too large for a King. Possibly a Castle? Balance weights don't look correct for 850 Lord Nelson. Can't think of any other 4 cylinder locos.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F331702136316 £89.50. For an empty box!

I couldn't possibly comment on the fact he frequents a forum that reviews UK air shows...

He's still alive and posting on other forums, same as before it all went belly up. His signature still states model designer and manufacturer. Ahem....!

Steam today looking at the webcams! Looks very dry though. A trip in the North of Germany with 03 1010, meant to be its last tour before its certificate expires, is diesel and electric hauled today.

Depending which way the loco is facing, whenever I've been it's been very hit and miss. The climbs out of Eisfelder Talmühle towards Stiege and Mägdesprung towards Gernrode are pretty good too, though it seems the brake van is now next to the smoke box on the Selketalbahn. Also, recently some of the Harzkamel diesels have been out, seemingly due to staff and loco shortages, even working up to the Brocken. 13.25 Wernigerode - Brocken and 15.40 return are the usual workings, but there could be more.

I didn't think the Mermaids looked right, that would explain it. At least they weren't as bad as the Ixion Manor! The images of the Shark never impressed me either. Maybe it was just the angle of the photos, but they never looked quite right. The step boards looked far too chunky for a start.

Have you looked on the FS Fondazione website? https://www.archiviofondazionefs.it/ There's also this book but I've no idea if there are any drawings in there. http://www.shop.ferrovie.it/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=561

Judging by his postings on another forum, he seemed to spend a lot of time trawling Flight Radar 24 looking for unusual aircraft. He's not been on there since Saturday though.

Thanks, I knew the 14xx was before any DJM own brand stuff appeared, but I hadn't realised the 1361 was a little bit later. Even so, that means in nearly two years all he's managed to produce is a few CAD drawings and a 3D print of a King, plus a lot of announcements.

Out of interest, have DJM actually released anything in the last couple of years? Last I can see is the N gauge mermaids in July 2017, and the OO class 71 a couple of months beforehand. Have I missed anything? Any commissions from retailers? He always stated the sales of one model would fund the next - if there's nothing to sell, he didn't stand much of a chance.

Over half of the 1200 copies printed have now been sold, without any real attempt at advertising.

http://www.parowozy.com.pl/rozklad.htm Three return trips to Zbąszynek on weekdays, two returns to Poznan on Saturdays at the moment. Nothing on Sundays. Worth keeping an eye on www.parowozy.com.pl to see what is happening.

Nevermind the jar, I've never seen anyone iron their track flat before!

I wonder how easy it'll be to paint one yellow and regauge it to 38.5mm gauge to model one of the Spanish ones http://www.loco-photos.net/picture?/34740/category/217-1988_01b_france_spain

I'm not so sure. Dave is still active on another forum I frequent, not railway related, and his writing style on there is identical to how it used to be on here. He was also active on that forum this morning.

https://www.sirnigelgresley.org.uk/trademark.shtml SNGLT have registered the nameplates for 60007 as trademarks, to prevent them being used for commercial gain. Understandable as a charity to try and maximise your income.

It would probably have worked fine if there hadn't been so much slack and backlash between the gears. Yes there should be a little bit of give between them, but you shouldn't be able to turn one gear at the start of the gear train nearly half a turn before the wheels start to move.

That was LR3090, which is a protected Simplex rather than an armoured one. Quite a few protected ones still around.

Bit grubbier than the real 778 was today

Is DJ going to get any more clients wishing to use him for their CAD work?

RMB 1880 en route from ELR to NYMR.