Knuckles

Helps when one is practiced for sure. I wasn't trying to put a chip in though, just evaluating body removal yet found the running plate is joined to the chassis too. Might just get a cheapo chassis from ebay. For my N gauge E2 print.

"There are two ways of doing things, the Great Western way, and the wrong way"

I'm definitely not Great Western then.

Don't we know it?

HOW MUCH!!!!?!?!?!

Yeah seriously, no joke. New terms as of a couple days ago.

Over 10 years of forum posts wrecked. Over 2000 pictures down the pan.

Well it usually come out of there eventually!

I'm still confused, sorry.

There's not enough fat in any Aussie animals to make sausages from! So I can understand you being disappointed and confused.

I hear ya. How do you sell your stuff and where? Defo need to look elsewhere.

Problem is Shapeways and the other Belgian one name escapes me, are the only ones with a shop.

What I tend to do is get a prototype printed here in the UK in a similar material or something close to the specs of a shapeways material, then I put it up for sale as for me that's a pass. So I avoid all the prices from Shapeways.

Or just manage the sales yourself and use someone reliable in the UK.

Ok, many thanks for the info. Eventually I'd like to be able to offer basic and complete kits in a box to suit any guage, probably with etches too. Might at some point try your idea as something definetly needs to be done about this Shapeways bother, not that it is all bad as it isn't but for me various things are making it too bothersome and unworkable long term. Any particular company's / outlets you recomend I try?

I plan to keep my stuff predominantly pre-Grouping for the reasons PaulR stated. Pre-Grouping railways need some love but I still plan to do some other stuff and my own freelance stuff as well. The more ideas the better though.

To Mad McCann - Sure, please fire away, or send a PM if you want.

I can't promise anything but you never know. The Cambrian Class 61 was asked for and I made it, although no sales on it yet!

I'm a bit late to the party but a LBSCR I3 would complement the E2s perfectly. And there are two roof styles (LBSCR and Maunsell), so you'd sell *at least* 2

Thanks for the suggestion.

This J1 is taking quite a while and I hot another lined up for after but then it will be a free choice again. Just the time it takes. ;P

Well, not in the same boat, probably, but I haven't been in a position to do any modelling at all for over a year, but I keep going on sausages and references to towns in West Wales.

Turkey and herb sausages are the best I ever tried. I don't eat piggies any more but seriously, turkey sausages are really good.

They must have come on a lot from the days when I used to get the cheap frozen sort!