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Like I said the finish on the model was excellent, it took the paint really well. I’ll be honest, I was expecting a much rougher finish so I was very impressed.

Picked up one of @Past-Avenue’s lovely 3D printed 30 ton brake vans at the last Bray show. I opted for an unpainted version which came supplied with decals. It really is an excellent print with a very smooth finish that takes paint very well. I used a more of a brown bauxite colour (Tamiya XF68) which is less red than some models I’ve see but I’m happy enough with it. It will be heavily weathered anyway. While the decals were fine, I just couldn’t get the wasp stripes to work. Sorry Enda! So I opted for hand painting them, I think it looks ok. I also removed the NEM coupler pockets. The molded ones are spot on, I just prefer to mount coupler boxes on my stock. The finished product, sans weathering.

Construction wise I simply removed two of the longer steel rods from the pot stand then used the small plastic feet to fix them to the plywood. I’m I used epoxy as it allowed me some time to adjust the fit of the rollers perfectly. I reckon it will hold as I don’t expect it to be subject to much force. I then drilled and tapped a small hole in the end of each rod to take a small set screw for attaching either wire or crocodile clips.

Sorry guys, remiss of me not to give links to the parts used. @DJ Dangerous yes those are the items I used. Mind you Temu sell an actual complete rolling road using those rollers for €23. https://share.temu.com/rxlXKT2gDDA @David Holman unfortunately they only seem to sell rollers spaced for OO/HO track. I can’t imaging the kitbashing you’d need to perform to make a multi-gauge version!

Have you considered going back to the seller with the decoder? If it was faulty they might help you out.

After all these years I thought it was time I got myself a rolling road for testing locos. But damn they’re not cheap! But I managed to pick up a few sets of rollers from Temu for small money. Then I kitbashed the rest from a steel pot stand from Ikea. Works just fine…..

Hi, will you be selling unpainted versions as well?

People like to pee on the old Lima models these days, but the truth is with proper care the motor will run forever. Plus, they had better molding and detail than other models of the time. My Lima MK2's still look OK running behind my new locos.

My own class 50 arrived today. Stunning model on all fronts. Will give it a proper running in this weekend but have to say I'm delighted with it so far.

And all sorted! Great service from Aacurascale as always…

OK @Warbonnet @BosKonay Ordered a class 50 on Friday and got a text this morning saying import duties of €75 due on the parcel. Is this correct? I was under the impression that we wouldn't get hit with these charges? **Reached out first to Accurascale directly, just got an email saying they are looking into it**

I used Woodlands Scenics foam underlay for my current layout and I'm very happy with it. As a cheaper option you could use foam underlay for flooring. https://www.screwfix.ie/p/vitrex-5mm-xps-premium-underlay-board-9-76m-/757VJ?tc=EI6&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19671794314&gbraid=0AAAAADmaiedyZsYd1UYkm1ZI93KNFQg4O&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmK_CBhCEARIsAMKwcD6rbwEOvmQdNzuPFrl3m4cA26bUaKbDcSAKlwIqLiTWMHvSj0eoDhUaAj6mEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#product_additional_details_container You would need to cut it but it would work put pretty cheap.

Loved that show, it was like Monty Python for kids!

That wasn't lost on me!