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My cardinal ebay ruke is to avoid anything with 'rare' in its description.

The word seems to be a tool of a certain kind of trader. Best avoided IMHO.

I'm with the OP in this. Don't expect others to design your railway for you, read as much as you can about railways, then build, make mistakes, correct them and build more. Nearly as bad as the OP's pet hate is the guy who advertises for a ready to run layout to an exact size that somebody wants to ...

Ahh well said Jim ""- stop lurking and get involved "" Funny I thought I'd look in on my RMWeb Blog, not been there for just over a year although I had posted in a few other threads. What do I find ? All my photograph links no longer working. Can't blame my Photo Hosting, as RMW...

I used to be in a Wargames club, and fondly remember magazine articles and pub discussions bemoaning that Wargaming was becoming an 'old man's hobby. Twenty five years later they are still mentioning it but still new, younger players arrive. I suspect Railway Modelling will survive and as one indica...

As an N gauge modeller since 1974, I sympathise with the OP. However, as I have modelled Continental, American and British outline at one time or another, mostly but not exclusively steam eras, I feel I can add something to the OP's point. Most Continental outline 'N' models are better detailed and ...

I used Motorail in 1979 or 80, Sleeper from York to Folkestone. The car was driven, by me, onto a flat bogie wagon. (The N gauge Society make the very model.) strapped down rather brutally by the tyres and I proceeded to join the sleeper coach. The run down country was punctuated by running fairly s...

Some of us, while having had all the jabs, are still vulnerable and still 'being careful' around people. I suspect this equates to quieter shows.

Middlesbrough corporation Buses, back in the 50s and 60s had Double Decker buses. They also had Lo-Decker buses which were used on routes using the road under the bridge which is part of the station. Every so often in my childhood, say every 18 months to 2 yrs, someone would attempt to drive a stand...

My Duchess of Montrose, 3 rail, did so many miles that the skate pick ups wore flat in the central area. I did once or twice need to clean crud off the none driving wheels and once oiled the motor bearings. Other than that it ran and ran and ran.

Sound is particularly a matter of taste. While an exhibition layout with sound fitted locos impresses me, the idea of using it on my home layout doesn't. I play trains while listening to radio plays and serials, so noisy locos would be a distraction.

muggins wrote:Seller described it as "new", obviously it is not new, therefore I'd immediately start the Ebay "not as described" process.

This. If it says new it should be new, if it says as new expect a little wear but not too much!

It really depends on your age and fitness. I can kneel,for about five minutes and need something to hang onto to get back up, so it would be a no-no for me.

My stock list, stored in 5 different places, has a pdf version, which I can see on my phone. I use it when deciding what I should buy at shows or on Fleabay.

My guess is that someone from Rails saw the items for sale at prices they knew weren't right, Rails checked their stock and then said. 'If it's not us it must be Hattons.' Trigger a phone call.

Something just occurred to me. Those auto air fresheners that spray when someone walks passed. I bet they have some interesting electrickery inside... For sure. But do you want your model railway to smell like some nasal incompetent's idea of what a spring meadow smells like? :lol: (Perhaps this is...