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Mountain wrote:DJH used to do a class 02 beginners kit in 00 gauge if I remember correctly? I think I have the right make.

digging deep here.....but wasn't it marketed as their "starter" kit for getting into kit building?

Heljan have announced OO and O gauge models of a YEC class 02 shunter. One of my favorite shunters that ran on BR. I've actually been on the lookout for a gauge 12" to the foot for some time LOL nothing yet though. Rails are taking preorders for the O gauge version at £288.15. No word on OO gau...

I've two class 41s and both run exceptionally well. Powerful and quiet. The motor is far from garbage.

Somewhat later... how did you do on it? Sorry I forgot to update this. I came across the front of a 9F being sold very cheap as the chassis block was rotting away and would no longer run, so I swapped the crosshead and connecting rod on that side. Still running fine now with no sign of premature we...

All I can add to that is when Heljan asked to measure up D5705 we dragged it out and their guys climbed all over it with a ruler and notepads. The CoBo is one of their better efforts despite the rather crude approach to the job. Maybe they were the A team?

After a big fanfair of Heljan doing a "better" class 25/3 than Bachmanns, effort, the first pictures of a factory painted example have been released. Underwhelmed would be the best way to describe it TBH. Something is very wrong with the shape of it. I can't be sure but the cab looks too f...

First painted running example here in the UK now. I must say it looks mighty impressive. It has sound too if you like that sort of thing.
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I do have to say despite lacking the level of detail and even a cab interior, the Lima 31 is a much better shape than the hornby offering, it just looks more convincing. One thing I do enjoy is bringing Lima locos up to a higher standard of detail, and refining their mechanisms to make them smoother...

Makes me laugh the prices some people and shops ask for Lima locos especially. What makes me laugh even more is when people pay the silly prices asked for them. Lima are fine, but only at cheap prices!

The Dapol Terrier should be arriving fairly soon as there has been approved painted examples for quite some time now, however with whats going on, that might affect things somewhat. You never can tell with manufacturers anyway, the Hornby class 91 for example, when announced they were making claims ...

B1, Hornby is the best, same with A4, but the hornby ones are badly built, 4-6-0 4mt and class 08s it's debatable, class 66, Bachmann all day. Can't comment on the hattons one, I've not seen one. . I can't think of any others going head to head without including railroad range which isn't meant to c...

I had a good long hard think about this. I came up with the idea of using the more powerful 12.5mm 9v CD motor with a 11 tooth gear on it. I cut the rear bearing completely off the motor bogie leaving a hole large enough for the gear wheel to go through. The top of the hole I just filed with a small...

That's a really interesting article, thanks for posting.

I've been keeping my eye out for a pooped Bachmann version, but so far nothing at the right money. I'll have a think about the dummy wheel as an alternative.

Its not struggling to provide traction, just Lima motors are so noisy and crude. From what I've read Lima CD motor upgrades only are really any use when its a 4 wheeled power bogie due to the motor hitting the center wheel. You can get super slim motors but they are very feeble. I need to take anoth...