Jenny Emily

Samples of both types of Palbrick, Hunslet Bo-Bo and Shay passed by here and I couldn’t resist a quick photo.

I’ve used a D&H micro 6 pin decoder to chip mine. I wired a six pin loom into the cab so it just plugs in there and sits up against the roof. The issue I have is the loco just shoots off as soon as power is applied. It even does this on the programming track. I tested the decoder in another loco and it works fine in that; a Rails Connect decoder works just fine in the small England. The decoders are installed the correct way around. I forgot to add, the loco works fine on DC if I put a blanking plug in the socket. Has anyone else had a similar problem?

According to Google street view those rails weren’t there ten years ago. I suspect they may have been installed for loading/unloading stock from lorries?

I’ve just had the EP on loan for filming. These are a couple of photos. It ran quite well on DC, but none of the electronics were present so it wasn’t possible to run it on the main layout as that is DCC.

This prompted me to thoroughly check my 50002. I can thankfully report no sign of Mazak rot anywhere, so hopefully for others with this model this is a more isolated issue.

The video of the Fell:

For completeness, this is the green model. I swapped the bodies on the chassis during filming.

Here are square on pictures of both sides of the pre-production model:

The models I had last night are the ones that were on display. Both pre-production, and the black model is fully functional with sound (as was heard right at the end of the stream) There will be a full video looking at these in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here is the full size image I took quickly yesterday:

The weathering video. The wheels aren’t weathered because I’m all out of gun blue.

I had a go at weathering my pair. They look a lot better for any weathering.

I really like this model. The switchable tail lights are long overdue on models, and the cab detail is really good, only lacking cab lighting to show it off. Though Heljan i form me that this would have necessitated a chassis redesign which they didn’t want to do as the current chassis ran so well. i love Intercity livery. I hope that the class 83 gets modelled at some point so I can get an Intercity liveried one of them. A video review I filmed:

This is the video I filmed showing both versions of the Banana van, all three ventilated vans and both Pilchards:

A photo from the video I have been filming, including both versions of the Pilchard. Video coming next week.

I’ve filmed a Q1 review round up of OR releases, released next week. The following photo is of the actual models if this is helpful (includes Banana vans and Pilchards):

I was sent a sound decoder set up to review, made specifically for the Dapol Terrier based on a Doehler & Haas sound decoder. It’s a quite reasonable setup (I hadn’t really heard of the D&H brand before) and at approximately £85 through Tramfabriek I thought it reasonable value for money for an O gauge model. The chuff rate is already synched on despatch specifically for this model.

My upside down layout uses a large metal roller bearing on which the whole layout sits and rotates. Power is transmitted through using the metal bearing for one wire and a central pin point resting on a plate for the other.

I finally got to video one of these. I’m quite pleased with the model. Despite a few slight panel gaps, what does need to be commended is that they are made, printed and packed entirely in the UK I believe, proving that the UK can still make model rail rolling stock. I also like the posable doors.

Thanks for the replies. The stub is connected, though the point timbers appear to be in the process of being replaced.

I’m trying to find out when the tracks from Parkend to Marsh sidings were lifted, and why the first level crossing still remains with its rails in the road but nothing past it (except a small piece now reinstated with a coal wagon on it - was this relayed or did it get excavated from being buried?) I have seen a picture of rails still in situ in around 1983; was there a reason that the sidings were not preserved as part of the Dean Forest railway? Did the tracks get lifted, or just buried? The tracks in the station yard look to be original but well buried. thanks in advance.

Went to see if these rails were still there. Amazingly they were. It’s West Cornforth, and I last looked ten years ago. I think the last train ran in the early 1990s?

I would love to see the GWR County and LNER D49 get retooled to modern standards. I predict more 4 and 6 wheel coaches in new pre grouping liveries - perhaps Midland maroon, Caledonian and GCR? A retooled 8F would also be nice, along with premium HD versions as 48158, 48073, 48109 and 48094 all in late crest BR black.

Shotton Paper mill had one. I was last there 15 years ago mind. It was used because of the need to propel over a small level crossing. When not in use it was kept in the works to avoid the local scroats barbecuing it.

There is the Fina branded Barclay: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/hattons-h4-ab14-008-andrew-barclay-0-4-0st-14-2134-no3-in-fina-lined-blue?_pos=6&_sid=a34019233&_ss=r

I got both the NCB brake and the ZGV triple engineers’ opens from retailers as these too presumably didn’t sell quite so fast.