Stroudie

After a 6 year break from the hobby (house move, kids, business, divorce etc!) I've now got the luxury of a train mad partner and a hefty free space in my home to get back to the hobby. Before I had to put it all on hold, I bought a very large amount of Lenz DCC kit (controller, accessory controllers etc)...what I'd like some views on is should I be considering another master controller (the Lenz system doesn't seem to have been updated at all in the years I've been away), have there been any really better controllers come on the market that are compatible with all the other Lenz kit I have? No doubt this will all be very subjective, but good to hear others' views. Thanks!

Pretty impressive work, like what you did to the 47

Wow, really impressive guys, well done

This is the 3rd or 4th time he's listed this with exactly the same BIN price - needless to say , no takers!

After over 1000 trades on eBay, my experience is that traders who accept "cheques only" have been the dodgiest.... caveat emptor!

Quite simply the worst collection of "weathered" models I've ever seen.....

This item has been previously posted at the same insane price and ended with no bids. Isn't insanity described as doing the same thing again and again, but expecting a different outcome??!!

My nomination for rubbish imaginary livery of the year..... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250699206600&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 Just yuk!

It goes on quite a lot - anyone remember those Bachy 158s in a "unique" Scotrail livery that were on sale at some show, they were bought up in armfuls by some buyers, only to appear on eBay later at vastly inflated prices... Stocks? - too good for them I say!

I've followed this guy before, he buys up "Ltd Editions" from the likes of Modelzone, Model Rail etc and puts a third on... simple business model! To be fair I've bought a couple of items from him when I've been desperate and the service has been very good. Glad I snapped up my TPOs for the list price of £30, moral of course being is that if something you fancy is a "Ltd Edition", buy it asap....

Motorised engine? What other kind are there??!!

On the subject of Lima, is this the world record for a Lima OO loco (or are Irish Rail examples particularly valuable?...) My link

FGW Fagpackets sell well on eBay, but even so I've never paid more than £30 for a coach and £100 for a powercar set, so this might be a little optimistic.....! Lima HST FGW

I'm absolutely speechless........

Melmoth makes an excellent point. When time permits I respray locos and sell them on eBay, there's absolutely no connection between the time a project takes and the price it achieves. It's purely driven by how much one (or more) people want that item. Even "simple" resprays take 2-3 hrs work, if I was a professional model maker trying to earn a living doing this I'd have to charge a min of £50 per model (just for the labour, nver mind paints, decals etc). Sometimes I get a mark-up of £10, sometimes £100 (great ), it all depends on who's bidding and how much they want that particular loco compared with the other bidders. So, you have to remember that the price something like this layout will achieve is not based on what you and I think it's worth, but what someone (or some people) who would love a ready-made layout will pay, several interested parties and you've got a healthy bidding environment...

Blimey, total pants! BTW, this is definitely the most entertaining thread on RM Web, some of the things people put on eBay defy reason!

James, follow the link to my site, there's some more there.

Thanks James, they have taken me ages! Alclad laquer is great, really recommend it, though varnishing after application is essential as it won't stand masking tape - as I found out!

Wanted to try and capture the MoD trains found around Didcot Yard, so made a start with three Bachmann VGAs... More on my website, here

Modelling is a bit politically sensitive at the moment - I'm meant to be helping the Mrs getting the place ready for a house move - but she's away, so time to get a bit of sanity in the workshop! Just finished DRS 57002. Colas branding from Precision Labels and replacement numbersets from Lancaster City Models.... More information on my website, here

Had my first experience of re-spraying & detailing a Vi-Trains 47, the bag of bits took a day in itself to add! More pictures & info here....

Finished the basic construction phase of building a Network Rail RHTT, with the added extra of DCC lighting. I've put a full summary of sources etc on my website, here.

Thanks guys!

Andi, I was contacted on Monday from one of the gang who operate Widnes Vine Yard and asked if I could have this ready for Thurs (big ask!), had huge problems sourcing a new Hornby donor, so got a mint condition 2nd hand Lima one. I didn't want to lose the roof grill and decided to keep the warning panel yellow to save time, so masked these off. I rubbed down all the lettering/logos and numbersets with some wet and dry to get a smooth finish, then primed with the usual Halfords grey - result as good as a dip in the Supastrip. John's decal were excellent, however I think for the 2nd one I'm doing I'd spray the silver strip with Aeromaster's silver, as I think you've done. Dominic