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- Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:30 am
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Brand new to this
- Replies: 14
- Views: 271
Re: Brand new to this
I tried getting into DCC three times but eventually went back to DC, the reason being that I am an old fashioned bloke that is over everything going digital, I am okay with electronics having built several shortwave radios so I had no trouble with the electrical side of DCC, thanks to AM/FM radio I ...
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Some Silly Fun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 247
Re: Some Silly Fun
Not silly fun Great fun, being a small loco fan myself I can see why you enjoy your collection, my biggest is 0-6-0 but prefer the little Hornby 0-4-0s to anything, far less trouble than the Big'uns. 

- Fri Dec 25, 2020 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 4
- Views: 199
Re: Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you George, ah Boxing Day I will be watching your USA live railroad cameras on YouTube, have a good one.
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:49 pm
- Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
- Topic: Suprise Move by Hornby
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1528
Re: Suprise Move by Hornby
Great model of a great loco used on NSW crack express trains which regularly ran at speeds around 80 mph, now all we can dream the impossible dream and hope that Hornby will one day produce an affordable model of the Victorian North British built R Class Hudson, probably the best steam loco ever to ...
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
- Topic: Adding weight on Hornby 0-4-0
- Replies: 12
- Views: 805
Re: Adding weight on Hornby 0-4-0
Another way to get lead weights is to flatten fishing weights with a hammer they can than be cut to size
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:27 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Too many trains
- Replies: 13
- Views: 795
Re: Too many trains
I think it's just the way we humans function many of us like to collect things it doesn't matter if it's old beer bottles, salt and pepper shakers, stamps, model airplane engines or trains we just collect stuff, so long as we enjoy what we have and don't feel guilty who cares.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:24 am
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: The Purist
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1578
Re: The Purist
Wow if a so called Purist saw my layout he would most likely require mouth to mouth but I wouldn't be giving to him as being so pure he might like a great send off, we are supposed to enjoy this wonderful hobby so who really cares what other think or say.
- Thu May 14, 2020 8:08 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Thoughts About Couplings.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1001
Re: Thoughts About Couplings.
I must be getting old for me Tension Lock couplers are perfect for my OO trains and Rapidos on my N Gauge trains, I have played around with all kinds of couplers over the years but came to the conclusion that the old tried and tested versions are the most reliable, my pet hate is seeing a Kadee coup...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Covid Rip Off or Bargains
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1254
Re: Covid Rip Off or Bargains
Regarding model railways I cant say the same probably because we pay to much for it without the virus, what I will say though is our local Foodworks store has doubled the price of toilet paper and quadrupled the cost of a packet of noodles, I did intend to shop there because its local but because of...
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Great service!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 329
Re: Great service!
Certainly better than my experience with Australia Post, I purchased a Branchline LMS Hughes Fowler Crab loco from a dealer in the state where I live it took sixteen days to arrive at my place, I had almost written it off but I was pleased when it turned up.
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:08 am
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Is This a Joke
- Replies: 9
- Views: 939
Re: Is This a Joke
We have a small number of people who offer stuff at exaggerated prices, the one I referred to is somewhere not far from me, but it's almost impossible to find out what the stuff goes for in the end. Some of it doesn't sell and comes around a few weeks later still at the same sort of price. There's ...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Is This a Joke
- Replies: 9
- Views: 939
Re: Is This a Joke
The Hornby Elite at that shop sells for $780 when everywhere else sell it for $549, they must be selling stuff though as someone paid $180 for a Hornby Terrier when everyone else is selling the Terrier for between $129 and $139.
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:17 am
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Is This a Joke
- Replies: 9
- Views: 939
Is This a Joke
The most expensive eBay store I have ever seen, it's in Australia so as the UKPound is worth half an Aussie. $ just half of he price
https://www.ebay.com.au/str/forestml?_t ... 7675.l2563
https://www.ebay.com.au/str/forestml?_t ... 7675.l2563
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Hoarding - Do I really need to keep so much ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1486
Re: Hoarding - Do I really need to keep so much ?
I cant help but smile when I read this thread I have two great mates that are both hoarders one of which I visited yesterday, he has more locos than most large model railway shops and estimates his collection to be worth $70,000; yes that is seventy thousand Aussie dollars or £35,000, also his cupbo...
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: A Great Buy.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 784
Re: A Great Buy.
Its a steel shed and I have the walls and ceiling covered with one inch thick refrigeration insulation and its still to hot, crikey its so flamin humid up here you have a shower then have trouble putting a TShirt on because of the sweat. 
