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Thanks once again, BIgmet. Knowing how good the K1 is, how much a good B1 would cost me and the fact that I'm DC, I think I'll remain B1-less.

Is it realistic to expect that a new Hornby B1 should be as good a runner as my Hornby K1 is? Or are there marked differences between them that would affect the performance?

ChrisGreaves wrote: ... I had not thought to ask if today's hobby paints are latex, and hence rinse-in-water.

You're thinking of acrylic paints, not "latex".

Just received an email from Hatton's : "We're sorry to inform you that we have had to cancel your order for the following item: R3834 - Class A2/3 60512 'Steady Aim' in BR green with early emblem We are not able to acquire the stock to allocate to your pre-order. We always endeavour to honour ...

Bigmet wrote:... when I was first shown this technique, it was with well warmed up plasticine...

Which had the advantage over BluTak of smelling nice ...

When talking to a Hattons Person on the phone once about the prices they were paying, I mentioned what seemed to me to be their going rate for buying-in secondhand rolling stock. Judging by the reaction I got, I wasn't far off :) Let's just say that if I was to flog them some ordinary run-of-the-mil...

a price tag that would have Gostude muttering rip-off under his breath. :lol: :lol: :lol: I think we all know that rip off merchant! Thanks for the morning chuckle. :mrgreen: End2end Hate to say it, but I've actually bought three Bachmann wagons from him at very fair prices over the last couple of ...

Bigmet wrote: ... In my book top s/h price is 60% of current new price, and that's absolute tops.

Exactly the same here, even when it's called "pre-owned"!

I used to buy a lot of stuff from Hattons, without realising that the reason why I was automatically buying from Hattons was actually because 30-35 years ago they were always cheapest and I'd just been assuming that they still were! What a silly person was I! So I finally got my act together and com...

Thanks very much indeed, BIgmet. I'd never have worked that one out.

My enquiry about availability of the 4.5v battery with the brass strip contacts came about because of a brainfart. I was confusing the EverReady 1289 with the ones which used to power the ubiquitous EverReady pushbike front lights until they quickly died, got forgotten about, leaked and ruined the l...

My Bachmann panniers are in need of crews, so I have questions. Is there a magic technique for getting them into the right positions in the cabs? And are any of the offerings from Dart/Monty's particularly suitable? (I'd love to use Modelu but can't afford to, and I was decidedly unimpressed with Fa...

Bufferstop wrote:Test them with a 4.5volt flashlamp battery, the flat type with long brass tangs on the top.

Can you still get those?

Cheers gents. I suppose there's no hope now of finding out who came up with the daft term "rotating axleboxes" and giving him a stern talking-to ...

I have little if any interest in model diesel locototives, and I know even less about full-size ones, but after stumbling upon a YouTube thing about Hatton's wobbly Class 66, I'm intrigued by these 'ere rotating axleboxes. What is the point of rotating axleboxes? What actually rotates? And why might...