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9 hours ago, Melton Works said:
Has anyone thought about this one?...
9 hours ago, Melton Works said:37109
37109 has a welded roof, so doesn’t work with the latest Accurascale batch of 37026, 37027, 37043 & 37051.
WE REALLY NEED A LIST !!!
So here’s a start point which will be edited as we go along….
This is purely body style from my records which are based around the late 80’s early 90;s hence 37043 is not contained in the main list as it was plated around 1988.
*** Can someone confirm the single / double riveted roof – which batch of engines had this feature? ***
Split box, Riveted roof, Doors, Vulcan built
37006 37007 37009
37010 37011 37012 37014 37015 37016 37017 37018
37021 37022 37023 37026 37027 37028 37029
37033 37034 37036 37037 37038 37039
37040 37041 37044 37046 37048 37049
37050 37051 37052 37054 37055 37056 37057 37059
37060 37061 37063 37064 37067
The following also fit the bill, but had their doors plated at some stage.
37008 37013 37019
37020 37024 37025
37030 37031 37032 37035
37042 37043 37045 37047
37053 37058
37062 37066 37068
Obviously there are loads of other differences e.g. Headlights, re-numberings, liveries etc. but this will at least give a rough guide to what could be modelled with the Accurascale models.
As always, check photos of you engine. Another useful reference site is https://www.class37.co.uk/
Happy to be corrected on any of this info.
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6 hours ago, jools1959 said:
I’ve finally paid off my Class 37/6’s, just wondering when they are due in the country?
If only there was a website, regularly updated by the manufacturer, that gave that kind of information...
https://www.accurascale.com/blogs/news/class-37-delivery-update-june-2023
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Sorry for not keeping up, but will the addition of an Accurascale sound decoder to a non-sound fitted loco bring it to the same configuration as a factory supplied sound fitted loco?
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The IKEA shelves are made from corrugated cardboard and covered in a thin piece of board "veneer".
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Get a copy of Pip Dunn's "British Rail Main Line Locomotives Specification Guide". You'll find a comprehensive list of all the locos that carried the Stratford Sparrow; and all the other depot emblems. Also includes detailed info on liveries all across the history of each class of loco. Detail differences are a hugely complex subject and this book helps to clarify the majority of changes. It was published in 2013 and obviously there have been many changes to the remaining BR fleet since then, but it covers the period from the 60's up to publication in great depth. Highly recommended reference book.
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15 hours ago, big jim said:
Just called into A+H models in brackley, he’s selling off the last of his British stuff, not for exact prices but ballpark off the top of my head figures
accurascale VTG steels wagon twin packs, 3 left at £45 a pair (that is the price as I bought one pair)
Dapol manors approx £110-115 or sound fitted approx £220
large prairies £110 approx
Bachmann collectors club ‘Belgian’ class 90, £129 DCC ready or £169 DCC fitted
Bachmann earl £109
apologies for approx prices but I don’t want to quote an exact price incase I’m wrong but I’m not far out price wise!
I picked up the Dapol sunshine B4 for £75 (only one though)
dont think they are showing on the website so probably best to call
This is the place look...
https://www.aandhmodels.co.uk/oo-clearance-items-1885-c.asp
A few 009 items there too.
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On 06/01/2023 at 09:46, Paul W said:
55005 is a case in point, as it is shown to have been a GD loco all of it's life according to BR Database, but then it is shown to be a YK loco for the last 2 years according to spotting books.
I think we have identified the problem.....
BR Database is like a book with a good contents page, but with many of the pages blank or missing.
Napier Chronicles is a far, far more reliable source.
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Dapol version is the newest and best. Various liveries available but look for newest as early ones had pick-up issues.
Hornby do a re-vamp of the old Lima one, which was/is a very good moulding for it's time; good option if you're on a budget.
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The market dictates the price and so eBay is a good starting place for standard items.
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On 30/11/2022 at 20:27, nightstar.train said:
Does anyone know of suitable paints for the Railtrack orange (or brown?), grey and white livery. As used on their sandite vehicles in the late 90s. Also does anyone make suitable transfers, and transfers for the blue/green livery?
Bookmark this...
https://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/paint-guide
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On 27/11/2022 at 15:04, Madreddog said:
Nice idea but 2mm aluminium isn't that easy to get. Most of the suppliers I have previously used don't go below an 1/8" (3.175mm) It would cost about £1700 for the 224 lengths needed.
Regarding the decks; they are to be 3.6mm ply to save as much weight as possible.
I don't like to knock a man who obviously thinks out of the box, but thin wood and cheap track will not a make good bed fellows.
And a bit of thinking out of the box from me....how about routed grooves in an mdf board and copper tape applied to the sides and a little on the top surface? That would provide the electrical contact you require, over a long distance. You probably need to paint the mdf to provide a good surface for the tape to adhere to.
Discuss...
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Wafting around un-protected heat sources is not sensible. Some kind of heat gun or a mini/travel hair dryer is a far better option.
Mainly because you can turn them on and off at will, put them down whilst you work on the next task, without worrying about burning smells...
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iL Dottore,
If you go to the chemist in CH, they will supply IPA.
E.Leclerc or Weldom across the border in St. Louis sell something called "Alcool" which is IPA (also available in a lemon scented version!!).
Failing that, drop me a PM and I'll see if I can drop some to you at home.
As the paint is fresh, it should come off pretty easily.
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My father, who passed away in 2019, was a naval officer rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He had a long a varied career in the Navy including getting torpedoed when heading to Russia on a North Atlantic Convoy mission and building Fairey Swordfish aircraft from a kit of parts in various far flung corners of the British Empire.
Some years ago he started a scratch-building a model of the Cutty Sark but never got much further than the hull and decking. It's been sitting in the loft for many years stored in a glass case which he also built to house the finished model. We were hoping that someone might be interested in taking on the task of finishing it, but had no idea how to hit the "target market". So now I've come across this thread and it seems like as good a place as any to try and find a new home for it.
It is currently in Warwickshire (but could possibly be re-located to Berkshire or North Yorkshire ) and if anyone would be interested we be happy to donate it, just pleased that it doesn't have to get thrown away when he put so much time and effort into building it. Drop me a PM if you have any interest. Thanks.
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If it’s just storage you are looking for, why not add a point into the road just above and don’t have it connected to the TT?
Somewhere before the water crane would seem suitable.
As to being ridiculous; space would always be at a premium, so I’d imagine adding another road would be pretty prototypical.
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Monk Bar Models have a small sale on with a link on their home page - https://www.monkbarmodelshop.co.uk/
Best bargain by a long way are the EFE PBA Tiger wagons at £34 or £37, quite a bit cheaper than many other retailers (e.g Rails £42). There were about half a dozen in the basket when I was there on Monday, some weathered and some not. So be quick if you want some.
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On 07/06/2022 at 08:56, Hal Nail said:
Just out of interest, are production samples sent primarily so punters can see before ordering and production is already ploughing ahead by the time they arrive, or are they sent for the manufacturer to approve production, which therefore only starts after that?
Essentially a production sample is built using the final manufacturing tooling and assembly tooling that would be used in the actual production run. All components will be from final tooling, any electrical items will be from the same bin as the full production run. Any production sample should be “saleable” - no different than the item that ends up on your local model shop’s shelf. It’s a way of the company checking that they will be getting what they ordered from the supplier and also gives the supplier a chance to fettle any manufacturing issues.
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4 hours ago, Coombe Vale said:
Really? Are you sure? You would think so and I would have agreed with you four days ago. But that was before the case of the "Colston Four."
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On 25/03/2011 at 19:44, Butler Henderson said:
but not for the stuff which is clearly marked made in China
I believe Chirk is just a mis-spelling of China......or is it the other way around?
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If you're looking full a full list of locos which had these markings, and SO much more besides, this book by Pip Dunn is an essential reference..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FIP8X2O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
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Not London terminii, but the Blackpool-Portsmouth service was HST for a few years around 1999-ish. The route was Reading-Guildford-Pompey Direct. The service terminated at Portsmouth & Southsea and never went into the Harbour AFAIK.
A great train for getting to Fratton Park for the football on a Saturday, but the return left before kick-off.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-58668109
Did anyone else read that and think.....£21K.....is that all ??
I also wonder how many other Wives / SOs etc. are completely oblivious to the size of collections squirrelled away in railway rooms up and down the country?
"I knew he collected trains but I didn't quite know how many he had," she said.
Mrs Batty said she had never set foot inside her husband's collection room, so was taken aback when she finally saw its contents.
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There is a solution to this issue..........
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There was a period when the engine change happened at Coventry.
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Class 37, by Accurascale
in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
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Not quite....
D6700 became 37119 (and then 37350)
D6983 was scrapped early so never got a tops number
D6819 did not become 37119 but slotted in at 37283