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The bogie 'Queen Mary' van is still available from Bachmann in OO, albeit that is a fairly old moulding nowadays. The other van looks like a standard BR 20T van (or maybe an LNER one, as it has shorter footboards) but has had extra panels added as balconies: could that be a modification for the pres...

The Britrailpass can be expensive, but there is a big advantage in that you don't have to pay attention to who operates the train you wish to travel on. On my recent trip to England, we got England-only passes as we weren't planning to go into Wales or Scotland, and had (if I remember correctly) 8 s...

It will most probably apply to all of the Bachmann lines, including Branchline (OO), Farish (N), and EFE vehicles in OO and N.

Bit of a difference in that Hattons are producing their own models whereas Rails and Gaugemaster commission an existing manufacturer. The Rails Terrier is by Dapol and the CR 0-6-0 will be by Bachmann for example. Hattons openly offering trade terms to other shops to stock their models straight awa...

I agree with Bufferstop: I would use a two-pack glue like Araldite or equivalent. It will dry mostly clear and allow the light to spread through it - it may even enhance the effects.

You're endangering my savings Biggles! :wink: I hadn't even looked at the Castle and King class locos despite the fact they are on my wishlist. The trouble is I am basing my layout on Oxford - very much simplified - where all four companies met so you could see Great Western, Southern, LMS and LNER...

Oops - sorry. Accidental double-post.

If you look at a fire, generally there is a near constant red glow at the base, but flickering yellow/orange flames above. As such, I like End2End's circuit as it takes this into account. I have sometimes given thought to doing something similar in a locomotive firebox. It may be possible to arrange...

The Q1 is a thing of great beauty! Well, if you half-close your eyes and look the other way, anyway! :D I do like my Hornby Q1s though. They run nicely and haul a decent load. I even fitted one with sound. Hornby's 700 class is also very good and can be had for quite reasonable prices. I have two an...

Peterm wrote:Will you two pack it in! I can't afford either of these two loco's at the moment and when I looked in the mirror I noticed I've gone green.

Sorry Peter.

Carefully hides crossed fingers behind back.

I have four of the C class (two BR and two SECR) and I can't say I have noticed any particular problems with them. They all run nicely on DCC. If there was anything you could do to improve them (and this applies to most other Bachmann tender locos as well), you could fit extra pickups and connection...

Resetting computers and similar electronic items (printers, phones and so on), a quicker way is to disconnect all power, then hold the on/off switch in the on position for around 10 or more seconds. If it is a laptop or mobile phone, disconnect the battery if it is accessible, otherwise the battery ...

One other thing with the 31860 model: if you find the tender derails, you might like to read my rather ancient article here: http://www.semgonline.com/model/ntender.html.

Yes, as Bigmet said, definitely not a split chassis (in spite of what Hatton's say on their website second-hand listings). The most recent N class releases have a 6-pin socket, but earlier ones have no socket of any kind. The motor is mounted vertically in the firebox area, and has a small PCB adjac...

I have tried one of Dapol's Imperium decoders and so far it does what it says on the box, albeit the instructions were almost non-existent when I bought it (not sure if that has changed now). I like the Lenz Silver+ 21, but as RFS said, Zimo's 6-function MX638D is also fully featured and considerabl...