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    P2 Frames?

    in Preservation

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    2 hours ago, Ed-farms said:

     

    Not sure I agree with that as the Prince of Wales will have one style of front end whereas the Cock of the North will have the A4 style front, am sure Prince of Wales could carry both in time but for those who want the A4 style front at the moment this is your only chance to see it 

    The "frames" (if you can call a few sheets of metal dumped on a flat wagon in a car park frames) have been around for 5 years. That seems to be the sum of their progress. I very much doubt I'll ever see 2001 completed, and I'm only 35!

    03079 Modification - BR or Private ownership?

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    7 hours ago, Lord Flashheart said:

    Have just seen this thread, the owner of 03079 is a friend of mine and can confirm the radiators were fitted when based on the Is!e of Wight,03179 also has them fitted.

     

    Rob

    I've managed to find an old photo of 03179 at Hornsey with the cab door open, and the radiators are just about visible - painted dark grey, rather than white. 

    Schynige Platte and Brienzer Rothorn 2019

    in Swiss Railways

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    Some nice photos there. I've been on the BRB a few times. The BO card allows unlimited travel on there, so you can spend the day going up and down as much as you like - so I did! It's a stunning line. No idea how nice the SPB is. I've only managed it once and it was in the rain. The cloud at the top was so bad that if you stood near the loco, you could hardly see the end of the second coach! 

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    Italian Railways (FS) - a beginners guide to modelling

    in Overseas Modelling

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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! 

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    Heading for the Harzbahn

    in Narrow Gauge Prototype

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    5 hours ago, Bill Jamieson said:

    One of the top experiences is to stand on an open balcony next to the smokebox of a 2-10-2T blasting uphill but this is only possible with the 10:24 from Nordhausen and 14:08 from Eisfelder Talmühle.

    Bill

    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. 

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    DJM - Statement of Affairs released

    in DJModels

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    1 hour ago, queensquare said:

     

    I dont think in all honesty any more should be made unless they are re-tooled, they aren't very good. Dave asked me to review these for the 2mm Association. If you put proper size wheels in them rather than the grossly undersize ones fitted it soon becomes clear that something is very wrong - they sit way too tall. This error was obviously spotted late in production and the decision taken to fit undersize wheels to get them to ride at somewhere near the correct height. This was a shame as, otherwise, they were very nicely done and contained some interesting design features.

     

    I decided in the end not to review it as it would serve little purpose, 2mm Association members who wanted a mermaid already had the excellent Stephen Harris kit.

     

    I realise this post has little to do with the statement of affairs thread which I've just skim read but thought a picture of some trains might lighten a rather depressing theme. The mermaids are Stephen Harris kits, the Shark the excellent N gauge society kit on a 2mm Association chassis.

     

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    Jerry

    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. 

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    DJM, the end.

    in DJModels

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    35 minutes ago, JSpencer said:

    I can't believe he would actually just sit there indoors twiddling his thumbs while watching the ship sink (then again, maybe I can reading everything here).

    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. 

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    DJM, the end.

    in DJModels

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    5 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

    The somewhat delayed production samples of the Kernow 1361s arrived in September 2017 according to an AY post on RMweb; the Hattons48XX/14XXetc production samples had arrived at the same destination in December 2016 according to another AY post.  As far as I know these were the last completed commissioned loco models to be delivered via DJM as an intermediary between the commissioner and the factory.  

     

    The crowdfunded (originally Kickstarter) Class 71s arrived in May 2017 after a production delay and J94s were about in August 2016, again judging from posts on here.

    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. 

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    DJM, the end.

    in DJModels

    Posted

    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. 

    NEW OO gauge Crowdfunded Class 92 initiative

    in DJModels

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    1 hour ago, Tricky-CRS said:

     

    I have thought for sometime that Letterspider is Dave Jones, I become more convinced with each post. The only issue is the grammar and obvious proof reading but perhaps that's intentional.

    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. 

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    DJ Models Announcement 01/05/19

    in DJModels

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    16 minutes ago, MarkSG said:

     

    The NRM (to be more precise, the Science Museum Group) hasn't registered the design of Flying Scotsman or Mallard, or anything else. What they have done is register those words and phrases as trade marks. That is something they are entitled to do, but they've only registered the marks in certain categories (and in certain forms) in order to give them exclusive rights to market what are probably best described as "souvenirs" - the sort of stuff you would buy in their gift shop when you visit the museum.

     

    https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00002057869

     

    https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00002580563

    Although one of the classes does cover scale models, the existence of prior art in that particular sub-category would make that particular aspect difficult to enforce if there was to be a dispute over it. But I suspect that a dispute is unlikely anyway, as there are strong benefits to both the manufacturers and the SMG to collaborate in the production of any new model of those locos. More pertinently, the trade mark has absolutely no effect at all on any products based on any other A1 or A4 - it only applies to the actual named loco.

    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. 

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