Billystanier

Loads of stuff for collectors that will never leave the box . Glossy Wembley exhibition Scotsman with short tender Wallpapered ‘Black’ 5 Furness red ‘black’ 5 King class mocked up as 6030 ‘King Charles III’ Ivatt Duchess mocked up as 46258 ‘King Charles III’ Class 50 mocked up as 50051 ‘King Charles III’ Class 87 mocked up as 87036 ‘King Charles III’ New tool: Raven pacific Class 01 or 06 Gladstone

Apparently you get a hand written Christmas card from Hornby too if you order before Christmas. Well thats drawn me in to make a purchase.

Well that is a bit of an anti-climax.

A Bernard Cribbens model figure in 00.

They are going to announce more versions of the 78xxx, to go with the other versions which have not been delivered yet.

Huge gamble by Hornby. i get the gist that this is aimed at people who want to run trains rather than be the concerned with the finescale aspects of modelling. It also railway modelling from a clean slate with commercially available correct gauging and compatability with overseas products. So lets hope that: products are detailed, but not overly-detailed so that things break off easily when you are doing simple things such as getting them out the box for the first time. relative cheap alternative to OO. Less detail, less raw material, smaller size means cheaper freight from China? mechanisms are simple and accessible so you can service them. Loads of my more recent 00 stuff just sits there as they are either dreadful runners through rubbish design or malfunctioned and I don’t have the ability to see what is wrong to repair them (even removing the body is a faff on lots of them). Older 70s and 80s stuff is bulletproof and even a cack handed clown like me can repair no mazak rot. I’ve got shedloads of 00 stuff, so I’m probably too far gone to make a complete switch, but might try a perspective layout with a 00 branch or industrial line in the foreground where I can do my ‘serious’ modelling, with the running express trains in the background at TT scale, Also, wonder if this is the start of the gradual phasing out of Railroad, as Hornby pushes towards TT for newbies? Leaving OO for finescale modellers.

Would you pay £83, not knowing what it is? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175145632445?hash=item28c77e42bd:g:P5QAAOSwx9Fh~75a

Yes please. Several times over.

Also try looking on ebay for ‘Ertl Thomas’ and see how much Jock, Emily, D7101, Spencer etc go for.

A positive review..... but the video is sponsored by Heljan.

Micklehurst station building is up for sale if anyone is interested. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/103324535#/

I have a Hornby Builleid WC Tangmere which has an issue and as I’m a complete duffer when it comes to mechanical issues, can anyone surmise what might be wrong? When the power is applied (forwards or backwards), you can hear the motor whirring away, but the wheels don’t move. Is it any easy fix and how would I do it?

That doesn’t bode well for my order of 3 yellow lined examples then.

You know, I’ve never noticed that about the 4000 rebuild before. Learn something new every day on here.

Another effort to get rid of J15s.

Will the shop be open again as normal from w/c 12th October, or will it permanently be mail order only?

At thr moment, anything in a colourful, unusual or pre grouping livery sells. I think the market has been saturated with good quality BR black and green models over the last 15 to 20 years and demand is not there anymore. At the moment, I reckon even a Hornby Black 5 in Floral Wallpaper livery would sell.

Perhaps the Furness 0-4-0? The reconverted Saddle Tank rather than Coppernob?

A huge proportion of them were bought and never run. Must admit I’m guilty of this and mine is still untouched in the box 15 years on. If you look at the sales of the sets on eBay, the majority haven’ been out the box either.

I’m pretty sure the greened BR clip from From Russia With Love is a stock clip as I’ve seen it in ungreened form in another film. The problem is I can’t remember which film! Anyone help out?

Did you use a WD 2-8-0 (LNER version) with some home made german-style smoke deflectors? Out of interest, there was a James Bond themed exhibition layout that was knocking around the North West a few years ago. They had the circus train, the Goldeneye train, the Orient Express (from Russia with Love) and all sorts of industry such as Drax Shuttles and Goldfinger Smelting Works. For the Mercedes, they used a scale car fitted with rail wheels and towed it behind a train using a small piece of thread.

Lickey Banker - 100th anniversary of its build. WD 2-10-0 Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T Rocket

Do Ebay bear this 10% reduction cost, or does the unlucky private vendor get less money than if it was sold on any other day?

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Latest issue seems to be one big advert for Amberley Publishing. Endless books reviews from this publisher and very little content.