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Thanks for the comments chaps , I think it looks a bit better too , although Gordon ,I haven't got a clue what the loading is , like I said an unprototypical load for an unprototypical vehicle !!

I agree Ian, I used to hate HSTs ,I was always looking for loco haulage too , but with the passage of time and the loss of favourite classes of loco , the real style of HSTs shone through especially for me in blue / grey and fitted with Valentas ......

I think that even in the gaudy liveries of today they still stand out but then again I suppose real styling always catches the eye .

I like them very much , a hard act to follow .....

Loving these pictures.

Finally decided I'd had enough of the rubbish metal " load " fitted to the Bachmann motorised permanent way crane .

It all came about when my youngest daughter asked why there was a lump of what looked like blu tack stuck inside it . Time for a change !

I made a plasticard box to surround the motor and glued Peco concrete sleepers all round and over , the sides were tricky sticking tiny offcuts of sleeper , plenty stuck to my fingers .

Once all dry and set I spray painted the assembly and picked out the sleeper chairs in rust colour ...hey presto ....finished.

I did think about adding weight but seeing as all it does is drag a unmotorised tamper around I didn't bother.

Hope it's of some interest...not very prototypical but then the actual model isn't either !

I agree with the above statement by C6T , I love having a couple of trains running constantly as I'm working on something or other.

Flippin' 'eck, I wouldn't fancy leaving that in a public car park! (....if it's a real one that is!)

It's definitely real ...the owner has an astonishing collection of cars including a McLaren F1.

This is by far the most pricey one he has though , I think the last RHD one of these that was at auction went for £2-3M.

Like I said though , fair play to him ,he uses it regularly and mixes it with the other traffic.

There was a beautiful E type DHC in the car park too , beautiful it was , but I must have seen 20 people taking pictures of the Ferrari and pretty much ignoring the E type which was a shame as that was pretty stunning too.

Lovely to see these cars being used .

Ferrari 250swb ....

This beauty was parked in Hornchurch town centre . Fair play , he uses it regularly , I've seen it a few times .

It's stunning ...my favourite car of all ...little bit out of my price range though

This looks superb .....right up there with the Bachmann 85 . In fact I may have to up my pre order . Looking forward to seeing this hauling a mix of mk2/3 stock on my layout.

A couple of pretty nasty comments made here , a little unfair really .

As I see it ,

Dave announces DJM 74 ,

I order via Kernow and pay for it in full ,

I wait quite a while,

DJM / Kernow announce cancelling of project ,

I receive a refund from Kernow.

I'm really struggling to see how I've been had over here , in my view both Kernow and Dave have been very honest and fair.

To be frank I think it's a bit poor to question how Dave is doing his business as even IF he hadn't lost money ( I'm sure he has ) he's no doubt lost a fair whack of his time .

I will order and crowd fund DJM again if they produce what I want.

Cheers for the effort Dave.

That little boys face says it all really ....I wish you could capture and bottle that look of excitement....what a great picture !

We can of course learn and be inspired to do better even from layouts that may not appeal to our interests. From looking at Calcutta sidings I can see that building scale track does make a big difference.

That's uncanny you made this post as I was just about to say the exact same thing !

As for the layout itself , sometimes the real railway doesn't have "soul" , I have stood at many a straight and level run of four parallel tracks trainspotting years back, whether it translates down to modelling scale is another question.

For what it's worth I like "Calcutta sidings, " I think it captures the railway atmosphere well.

Class 45 with marker light nose ........please !!!

Absolutely - but I have to qualify that by saying that only the original Fred Quimby ones are true classics, some of the later production was nowhere as good.

 

Jim

 

Absolutely right , superb animation and humour , particularly "Tee for Two"...

A masterpiece of a cartoon .....still has me doubled up with laughter.

The problem with "freedom fighters" or terrorists or religious maniacs etc is their actions or protests usually affect a hell of a lot of innocent Joe public who have nothing to do with nor any interest in their issues albeit sometimes with a negligible effect but at other times with catastrophic consequences......

You've already stated 'just get in, even if late', so the boss is willing to conceede something.

Sometimes people can't get in through no fault of their own. If a key road is blocked and you are caught past the last exit, what can you do? That is nowhere near the same as 'sorry, I ran out of fuel'.

If there were warnings about NOT travelling around, I would seriously consider the available options, including of course leaving much earlier. No boss owns my life and limb.

Fair point, although my comments were in respect to travelling on the railways and not driving in by road which is an altogether different scenario.

Some posters seem to be under the impression that the majority of people travelling in last week's disruption were doing so for a bit of fun , this assumption couldn't be further than the truth, the fact Is for a whole lot of commuters if you don't get in you can very easily find yourself on the way down the road or facing disciplinary action or at best unpaid .

Yes it is that bad .

My wife was expected to be in regardless of weather , didn't matter how long it took just get in.

I'm not sure a railway company advisory stating "don't travel" is really going to cut it as an absentee excuse.

My wife Call's my layout " his gimpy trains. " I really don't care as it's my hobby and a nice little get away from everyone and everything when I need to.

I always say to her, take your pick , I can have my models OR go football on a Saturday, place numerous bets and lash the money up the wall in the pub all weekend like a good few of my friends , that puts it into perspective for her.

She has no interest in railways at all , suits me just fine thanks .

Tesla's are pretty cool cars but I would still prefer the R8 , just for the noise .

As much as I admire the achievements of the new generation of electric power , I just prefer the ICE and all that goes with it .

I suppose I'm just old fashioned !!

Had this happen to me not long ago , won a brand new Hornby blue and grey express parcels mk1 full brake for £6.20 plus post and that never arrived.

Funnily enough it was relisted by the same seller within a week , he is not a dealer , I suppose he wanted more money and the auction I won wasn't enough .

I got my refund but it still left a sour taste . Couldn't be bothered to report it, eBay has lots of dodgy sellers AND buyers and they really don't seem interested.

Chalk it up to experience.

Life's what you make it ..........Talk Talk

Thanks for posting the pictures Bruce, if the blue / grey ones are as good I'll be very happy , these look very nice indeed , now we just have to wait for comments along the lines of theres two rivets missing from the roof therefore I won't be touching them and stick with my Hornby shorties....!!!!!

Agreed , they look very nice , hope the blue and greys are as nice ........and roll on the HST trailers too.

Thanks for creating this , a very good idea .

Should be interesting.

Could it be that because the new liveries seem to only hang around for a couple of years at time they almost become quite niche and therefore sales may not be as strong ?

I still class Anglia light blue as a modern livery !

The big four, BR nationalisation and BR green / blue were all around for quite a while each offering a large timescale to model , with quite a bit of overlap for all possibly increasing sales potential.

I'm not so sure it's teddy's out of the pram for me , I just won't buy one , it's really not the end of the world , simple as that .

I also think it's a bit silly calling this model just a couple of wagons with a crane plonked on top when it's clearly a pretty special representation.

To be honest I'm not sure a poll on RMweb would be truly representative when it comes to who models what . I believe there is a much larger liking for steam on here than for diesel and electric traction.

It would be like a reverse of the results should DEMU carry a poll !!!

I tend to find that seeing what sells on eBay is quite a good indicator of enthusiasm for eras.

I have said it before and I'll say it again, BR blue locos and stock always command a higher price , I know because I've been buying BR blue for years and it's a nightmare sometimes.

I think ANY manufacturer ignoring diesel and electric traction to be quite foolish and missing an opportunity.

If stock is laying around unsold , it shows the research for demand was wrong or poorly carried out in the first place.