cairnsroadworks

And it’s had its bufferbeams repainted red too.

I think you were lucky 😂

I have had a nightmare with the latest Heljan 86s. Nothing shifts the decals so had to repaint the two tone grey 😂

I’m impatiently waiting for a “meh” reaction 😂

My friend has also had a dispatch confirmation, for 027, direct from AS.

I’d challenge anyone who hasn’t already had one to be “meh” when it arrives 😂

I believe 😂

I used this for my 92044 renumber.

Thanks for this - I had this tape as a kid so will deffo look it up.

92029 was having a refurb about 3 years ago then they gave up I think. I will believe the 92 refurb rumours when one is moving on the track!

We can dream, but seeing DB services in the hands of anything other than 66/67 locos seems increasingly unlikely apart from through the tunnel and on HS1.

I’d love someone to do 901 with the roof mods!

Ironically given its imminent arrival in model form in Europhoenix livery, I believe 37608 is next for the ROG treatment.

You’ve got me!

Re the latter point, I’ve whined on FB about that too 🤣🤣🤣 You won’t see a 92 with roundels on mk5’s as it never happened. I think 38 was the only one that reappeared with them in Cale blue?

Indeed. Although that period didn’t last long. 38 was the first to be fitted with Dellners and 23 was overhauled, as were most of the Cale ones, whilst they were still hauling the mk3’s, so didn’t get the Dellner till later.

This was my post with the details.

The model depicts the period prior to it being Dellner fitted when it carried the channel tunnel “polo mints” and Crewe eagle depot plaques, and only ran with the earlier mk3 sleepers. See my post earlier for full details. When 38 was Dellner fitted it lost the tunnel “polo mints” and depot plaques, which, if you have OCD like me, means you can’t run it with Mk5s as it’s not accurate 🤣🤣🤣

The domestic electric freight hauled by 86s and 90s were Freighliner ones so not covered by DB 90s at the time. When the 92s were abandoned by DB their domestic duties were taken over by pairs of 90s. Ironically, given where the GB 92s ended up, they were going spare because of the loss of the sleeper contract as prior to that, post privatisation DB 90 hauled freights were rare. I’m not technical at all, but I think the sleeper 92s are heavily modified with a lot of equipment not required for hauling sleepers removed, but I might be wrong.

I suspect it will be more expensive to repair a rotting 92 than buy a new 93/99… and given the 92’s reputation for reliability probably preferable too, but I guess we will have to see how reliable the new locos are as well.

Nice one. I looked at renumbering 92032 but of course 92028 and 92043 have lost the tunnel rings and the red element of the old GB livery (they’re just blue). The model is different in the fact that is has the old school lights not the modern LEDs that 28 and all the other sleeper modified locos have. And Dellners, which involves a slight mod to the bufferbeams too, which I hadn’t noticed till looking at them closely.

Does the model have the Crewe IEMD Eagles on as well? It wore both from respray in 2016 until June 2017 but of course didn’t have Dellners at that stage either. Oh my OCD when I see modellers running it with Mk5s 🤣🤣🤣 It returned to traffic without the rings or plaques, with Dellners fitted, in early 2018 I think, it was the first to be fitted, and was involved in the early testing of the stock.

Renumber you say? Haha. I even removed the lifting points as per the prototype.

Thanks - did it from pics, was amused that the sides are so clean and the brush line from the carriage washer is so obvious. Done a few more so will post a few pics later.

Mentioned earlier in the thread that the smaller speaker is John. Think the install is a plug in job.