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by Bigmet
Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: Real World Railways
Topic: 220th anniversary of passenger trains
Replies: 11
Views: 121

Re: 220th anniversary of passenger trains

And whaddaya know? The Eurostar 'costs incurred' refund came through today. Now we go back to work on the other aspect, compensation for 'failure to deliver the purchased service' which Eurostar really want to ignore; yet they claim to be selling the convenience of board here, disembark there, servi...
by Bigmet
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Real World Railways
Topic: 220th anniversary of passenger trains
Replies: 11
Views: 121

Re: 220th anniversary of passenger trains

Cynically, the anniversary of the first steam hauled passenger train, which only did the outward journey: followed by a wait until 1841 for service to resume, for those that hadn't resorted to walkstitution; a true portent of things to come. (Perhaps I am grouchy because we had to walk some of the w...
by Bigmet
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Soldering droppers to Code 75 track
Replies: 11
Views: 166

Re: Soldering droppers to Code 75 track

Thus the 'big hole' solution. I go for an inch.

In all concealed areas I now wire on top of the board - but that's all code 100.
by Bigmet
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Soldering droppers to Code 75 track
Replies: 11
Views: 166

Re: Soldering droppers to Code 75 track

...one centre of track hole drilled through the baseboard for both wires to pass down... That's my choice too. Great tip from the guy who's name I have forgotten, that had the 'Electricnose' moniker on his site: glue brown paper over the top of the hole, and push wires through, (and for point motor...
by Bigmet
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Soldering droppers to Code 75 track
Replies: 11
Views: 166

Re: Soldering droppers to Code 75 track

On each length of flexi, move the sleeper base apart, cut off the web, tin the rail underside, lay the tinned wire end along the rail bottom and apply the iron. If you have a lot of plain straight track to do make yourself a simple bench jig; a lath either end at 36" spacing, little upstands at...
by Bigmet
Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Which modern-ish locos have coreless?
Replies: 20
Views: 311

Re: Which modern-ish locos have coreless?

In addition to those mentioned, the recent-ish flurry of useful LNER group tank engines: Sonic/RoS A5, Bachmann/TMC G5, Oxford N7, also the Bachmann MR 0-4-4T, all have coreless motors is the opinion/information. The brand managements do give the impression that this is information they would prefer...
by Bigmet
Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Other Model Railway Manufacturers and Gauges
Topic: List of Other and Minor manufacturers/Distributors
Replies: 9
Views: 36862

Re: List of Other and Minor manufacturers/Distributors

I've unlocked this thread, please append any desired additions/deletions/amendments , etc. as replies. [/color] John, Here's an amendment! I wouldn't for a moment think I have got all the brands listed, or all the 'no longer active' deleted... 00/H0 Gauge Accurascale...................................
by Bigmet
Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.
Replies: 10
Views: 266

Re: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.

...Peter the proprietor has a massive stock. English 00 predominantly. His prices are fair, and I've seen and bought some great bargains, particularly as new locos. Now he doesn't do internet. His website hasn't been updated for 12 years. No ebay sales. I'm not even sure if thats his current email ...
by Bigmet
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Dublo Three Rail Layout
Replies: 39
Views: 5203

Re: Dublo Three Rail Layout

That's coming on very well. Real working steam locos, once they had put in a few months in service after construction or a major overhaul, had all sorts of 'flaws' in their external appearance, dents and creases in the claddings and other external sheet metalwork, bent handrails, coal rails, oil pip...
by Bigmet
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.
Replies: 10
Views: 266

Re: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.

I have now mastered the Rails site in terms of 'mechanism' and it remains clunky and tedious compared to what Hattons had developed. I will continue trying the various online sites, and whichever retailer eventually matches what Hattons made so effortless gets all my business: it's never a mistake t...
by Bigmet
Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Dapol
Topic: Dapol Mogul
Replies: 1
Views: 121

Re: Dapol Mogul

I haven't, but see one roughly annually on a friend's layout. It looks like it should and runs well, and there's a big choice of one 'current standard' model of the class in RTR OO. That's for the current production, first releases the gear ratio wasn't ideal. Standard advice: have it test run at po...
by Bigmet
Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Coppenhall Goods (Late Crest) 00
Replies: 60
Views: 11349

Re: Coppenhall Goods (Late Crest) 00

Part 3 - Some people looking at the layout were saying that a goods yard this size would not have a dedicated Engine Shed... A note of caution relating to 'some people' and their opinions. The old railway put up no end of buildings, some of which ended their railway working life being used for a di...
by Bigmet
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.
Replies: 10
Views: 266

Re: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.

Bit surprised Rails wasnt mentioned in the above post. You can filter on in stock and pre owned stuff on their site which, imvho, is way better than hattons was. That looked like a 15 year old had used plain HTML to create it... Possibly I am not using the Rails site the way it was designed to be u...
by Bigmet
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: The Workbench
Topic: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works
Replies: 1421
Views: 209816

Re: Dad-1 - Workbench - West Bay Wagon Works

When compact and with a highly competent range of motor control CV's to cudgel optimal performance from a less than special drive ie required: Zimo MX600 is my go to wired decoder, 25 x 11x 2 mm, full insulating shroud means it will go 'anywhere' in an all metal body. It was all of £20 not so long a...
by Bigmet
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.
Replies: 10
Views: 266

New s/h champion supplier required. Reports please.

Early in the Hattons closing thread, I recall this question. ... Permit an odd question. The main British model rail magazines seem to have an unusually high number of adverts "we'll buy your trains." Has the hobby shifted significantly to circulating used stock? Too high costs for new stu...