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As I build kits, and have a topic on it here on the kit build section. Flux with acid is used for Brass and white metal. Solder for Bass 188 degree for strong joins and 145 for smaller detail parts. Iron wise I use a 30 Watt iron for brass. White metal you will probably require a different iron 15-2...

Honestly, you won't find any... if you purchased a printer hoping there was free files there won't be or if there is... well they won't be much good.. hence why they are free. As many and I include myself spend a lot of time in creating/researching we aren't too keen on giving files away, some sites...

...The market they seem to have aimed at is the 'that will do' ; it will sell because people will just want it and not care about the 27/30 areas that aren't right... Commercial judgement in my opinion. It cannot be expected to make massive sales so 'quick. cheap and dirty' was likely the plan from...

I have only seen photos of the recently exhibited model, and would observe that as a model of an 'ugly brute' the overall impression is pretty good. Looks like a tube train car jacked up on humungous bogies - bob on! Detail, schmetail; how many now living actually saw this crock? The Bulleid-Rawort...

Apologies for pulling this up from the murky depths of the forum. So there has been an update, some I assume hand decorated samples have been done, a Blue, Black and BR grey. Some revisions made, I did have a look at the first EP back in March, wasn't fully convinced... Revisions have been the cab w...

To go back to the original posts question.... the answer will be well yes... otherwise why make them? Of course they (The manufactures) will make less as demand is lower... I think you can guess what happens... yes the price goes up. For me I decide if it's worth waiting after X amount of weeks the ...

Hey Peter, really nice progress on the layout, the GCR weighbridge hut/office looks especially nice. On the 3D printed kit, unfortunately there is very little you can do, The chassis you can probably straighten it's resin so warm water wand carefully straighten it... the sides unfortunately are a lo...

Lysander wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:08 am Your Baxter is delightful. It's a shame that that Southern tank was never built, too.

Tony

Thanks Tony much appreciated it was good fun to do a third version which shows progression over the years.

There was something about the 0-6-4T that nagged at me, and the penny has now dropped. That's Bulleid's uprate of the Gresley N2 0-6-2T, (Big Met tank) a comparison of the weights diagrams makes it very clear: with the proven weight saving of the austerity design, we can have at least 50% more cont...

Magnificent work mattmay! I hadn't seen the red loco either. The finished loco looks stunning. If you find yourself "very bored" again.... no one makes unique Cornish walls. :D Thanks End2end Thank you, yes finished for a while that one, proven quite popular too, my transfer guy must hate...

Like the 0-6-4T model, that'll puzzle a good many that see it. Definitely a better idea than the Leader which got as far as a first in class build. Thank you, yeas but Leader I see the thinking behind it, but I think some of it's more odd features and much steam leakage was it's downfall, however s...

Thanks to the New modellers website I have managed to get back in so thanks to them, after several attempts to get a password reset or a member of the admin team to contact me... :? Anyway sorted now... on with the weirdness... :D As I got very bored one day I had another of Bulleids odd designs or ...

It is a big shame, thoughts are with Derek, family and staff... a company I will certainly miss. Had always turned to them for tools, raw materials, solder, flux... sadly when costs started to rise I didn't see their prices increase, plus I know they moved a year or 2 ago, I expect the rent on the p...

I am missing something here? On the 1st September 2020 I pre-ordered the GWR Steam Railmotor from Kernow Model Rail Centre. At the price of £149.99, DCC ready. On the 24th November 2022 I get an email saying that they are ready to take payment of £179.99 with “possible” delivery in May 2023. An ext...

Model Master is a no go at the moment, I have a feeling the business is close to closure, I have an order with him which is 9 months old... no communication nothing, some have been waiting longer.