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Hi Phil, I really liked the idea of two separate levels, but as I'm on limited budget since losing my job to ill health, and my wood butchery is exactly that, I'm going to have to pay someone like Tim Horn or White Rose to create my baseboards, so you can kiss the better part of £1000 - 1500 goodbye. If I wanted two levels, it's probably double the price.
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Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I think I’ll pass, I was hoping it was just a simple renumber job. To be honest, I probably have enough AS Class 37’s anyway (6 in total). -
Thank you for your comments and I’ve already got a Dapol Class 68, and a Rails/Dapol Class 88 on order, as well as a Bachmann FNA and a set of Accurascale FNA-D’s. I think that should represent the nuclear traffic, given the space I have. I’m going to get one of Realtrack’s recently released Northern Class 156’s in white livery and tempted to get the RAF liveried one as well, but as I want DCC & sound, that’s the best part of £500. Huge chunk out of my baseboard budget! I’m also struggling with the layout plan, but I’m constrained by space. I can’t seem to find a happy medium as both the coast section and station have plus and minus points.
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Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
Doesn't fit my time frame of 2017/18, and I already have 37402 -
Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I've been offered 37402 at a reasonable price and thought about renumbering it to 37424/37558. Is it easy to do without a lot of faff? I'll keep my DBSO as it is as I don't think I'm that a good a modeller to drill out the centre headlight and install lighting. -
Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I've put more on my Cumbrian Coast thread, but here are some pictures I took earlier today of some of my DRS Class 37's, which of course will be running with my Bachmann Mk2's, on my Cumbrian Coast layout. -
Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I will if I can't get the screws. If I've got the clips, I kinda want to use them -
Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I appreciate that and maybe I missed pointing out, yes, they just 'clip on' but on mine, there still a bit loose and really need the screws to firmly secure them in. -
Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
Which begs the question, why sell the retaining clips for the Class 37 if they don't need them? I've fitted the clips to my Class 55, but there was only two screws on the chassis to make it secure, when you really need four, so I've emailed support to see if I can get the other two. Fitting them certainly sorted out the vibration problem I was getting with the Deltic. -
Class 37, by Accurascale
TravisM replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
I got a similar email Friday, saying the refurbished Class 37 decoder was back in stock, so I ordered it straight away and I thought, it will arrive after Xmas. Got a email from DPD yesterday to say that it would arrive between 12.38 & 13.38, and at 12.35, there was a ring on the door bell. Great service from Accurascale and DPD. It was duly fitted last night, runs and sounds great but I bought some retaining clips for the Accurathrash speaker (still waiting for), but noticed the tiny screws needed to hold them in place are missing, and just holes where they need to screw them into. Are the screws available? -
It’s a really interesting thought, but I feel I’d be limited to only two trains running on the layout, as I’d have nowhere to hide a third passenger or nuclear train. Ideally, I’d like four trains with two being loco hauled, a Class 156 and a nuclear train. I would also like to run my inspection saloon and test train from time to time. I’m so, so tempted by the coastal route as scenery is stunning, so in the summer, I think I’m going to have to take a trip up there to get some pictures and make my decision before I start cutting wood.
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Hi there, I like what you have suggested regarding the hidden sidings/turnback sidings, and I'll have to give it some serious consideration, though the passenger trains would be either units, or if loco hauled, top & tailed or loco at one end & a DBSO at the other, so it would only work for nuclear trains. As to the siding at St Bees, it's very short and hardly used, so it's there for scenic purposes really.
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Hi Ben, I did consider those, but as my time period is 2017/18, during the last years of loco haulage along the line, I don't think they had entered service then (unless you know different)
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Great picture, do you know if anyone makes a model of it in 4mm?
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As I’m planning to build a small section of the Cumbrian coast line, which might include the exchange sidings at BNFL Sellafield, I was wondering what shunting loco’s were used on site. I believe that BNFL have some Clayton Class 18 CBD80/DBD90DRS hybrid/battery shunters on site or on order, but as they are very recent, I wonder what was used before them? Did DRS shunt the site with their loco’s, or did they hire in ex BR Class 08’s or use their own industrial loco’s? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I can safely say that the Met ones were blue, because as a kid, my bedroom overlooked the one on our street and I remember (1960’s) being woken up at night on several occasions by the blue flashing light
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As I'm planning to model a small section of the Cumbrian coast line that parallel's the sea, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to effectively model the sea breaking onto a rocky shoreline.