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Georgeconna
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Saw that in the Flesh in Dortmund, Fantastic Layout, The Little Lad playing trains in the fore ground, different scales then for the forced Prospective. The Farrier bashing away and course the disappearing Passenger at the Halt. Sumblime.
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This popped up on RMEB, 7MM Jobbie.
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/163029-interest-in-boad-na-mona-locomotive/
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6 hours ago, Bumble_Bee said:
Brilliant to hear! Loving their 'lockdown project' kits as well, a great idea for kids bored in the house.
I wonder though if people will continue their newfound railways after lockdown or will there be a country wide 'beeching axe' as kids return to school and adults return to work
I have a love/hate relationship with hornby though after what they have been doing to other manufacturers like Hattons and Rails by trying to undercut them with the rocket coaches and the new pre-grouping six wheelers!
Hattons coaches are far superior to the Hornby ones though so I'm looking forward to getting my set.
Ah Hold on here!
Rails, Firstly A Shop tried to make a quick buck off of the Hornby Rocket with a 3rd Class Coach, The come in with a Terrier too, something the big H had already in their inventory that needed upgrading They got Burnt (nothings exclusive mind)
Hattons, firstly a Shop tried to muscle in with a some might say Problematic wobbly Class 66, They got brunt
Kernow , also a Shop have carved in a nice little Niche with their products, No Conflict.
Hornby stick to making their stuff and also selling it at high RRP prices on their web site or through discount through the shops.
Now we have 'Lion', Rapido who do for sure make great products (can't Fault the APT- E and Stirling Single I have) decide to drop into Kinda of ERA 1 with the Lion / Thunderbolt (Titfield Thunderbolt) even though Hornby have form with the Fabtastic Rocket and suitable Stock and have bashed out a Titfield Train set already, This is fine with me as I have 2 products to Choose from, Keeps cost reasonable and I don't have to pay now for something I might get in 2022.
Rapido or Hornby though, which one to go for.
Hornby are protecting their jobs and as you say the Brand. Its got History, The have the Factories to combat these 'Pretenders' There is only one, there's plenty of shops. Its up to you to choose where you go at the end of the day. No company is perfect to deal with that's for sure but you can be properly look after with Spares etc where good luck in Getting Spares for your Hattons 66 in years to come. Same with Baccy Great for spares.
I Like Hornby, Hornby has been with me since the 1970 to late 80s when I could run a HST, Short coaches and LNER Plasticky teaks in a rake with no care in the world, Airfix too and Scalextric. Now they cover a lot of SR stuff where my interest lies.
Business is Business, its dog eat dog, the fittest survive.
In Case anyone has not seen the Titfield Thunderbolt it is well worth sitting down with a cuppa for the Carry on not to Mind the opening scene!!
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Why don't you get the same tubes in Windsor and Newton oil paints and thinners from a Local Art shop. You get more paint, costs less and does not have all that fancy packaging.
All you have to do is mix it.
I must admit Mig J certainly nails the Marketing on his products.
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Wow , Love the Ferry, Very impressive. Some length of goods train as well. Nice to see the NG on the layout too!
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15 hours ago, murphaph said:
I'd certainly take a rake of Cravens with updated running numbers. How will PM judge demand I wonder? Just asking the retailers?
Interesting thought, I wont be needing any Cravens , far too many probably as it is.
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7 minutes ago, Dempsey said:
That'll put an end to the 150 euro mk2s on ebay
Yep, My Retirement fund just gone up on orange....
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21 minutes ago, minister_for_hardship said:
Oh come on. Really?
Yep it happened to me a few months back too!
6 hours ago, skinner75 said:Could he not have ordered from Amazon.de? €60 there with free shipping, versus £50 from the UK site
Errrr, you don't know the Bro in Law!!. I dont think he thought about it too long, Must buy, must buy, must buy now!! Press.
6 hours ago, murphaph said:So yeah my Hattons parcel that was supposed to arrive delivered duty paid arrived with no DDP markings whatsoever. Of course the German customs slapped VAT on top of it again (and DHL added their handling charge of course). I'll be looking for EU stockists for any "commodity" stuff in future. IRM: Please consider a trunk service for the smaller items so we can throw stuff into a box until reaching the minimum order quantities for free/reduced price shipping. I would definitely order more "small stuff" if such a service existed
I appreciate there may be issues surrounding ownership/insurance that aren't immediately obvious to us as customers but maybe there's a solution.
Get onto Hattons and get them to take the VAT they charged you off the bill, Send em a copy that the German Zoll lads gave you as proof.
Sod that for a game of soldiers..
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Nice news to see MM is alive and Kicking
Just Hope to hell that the plans don't include an Avalanche of all of these products 2 weeks before xmas 2021 and they are released in a nice steady fashion.
Nice for the lads who aint got 201s, I 'd say I am pretty much maxed out with locos at this stage.. Gonna Draw the line at the orange Era TBH. Too much stuff as it is!
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Shame Kid, Looked excellent too but I get to that point several times a year! Sit back take a breadth and reset!
I had massive issues with Digital Cobalts losing addresses. Had some points ballasted and ended up taking those up to check I removed the Frog Wire to isolate it , in the end I did have them done correct.
Seems I have to send back the 18 I bought as there was a issue with that batch.
Now with poxy brexit this should be fun getting these across and back with out getting caught for Vat.
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3 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:
What is the limit, and how is it controlled?
Is there one limit for all non-EU countries combined, or a limit for each one individually?
As in, is the limit X from China, Y from the US, Z from the UK, or a limit on the total of X, Y and Z?
Liar!
Vaccines are a preventative measure. That horse has long bolted.
ALL HERE:
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19 minutes ago, DERAILED said:
It was Channel 5 (?) Anyway, it was Chris Tarrant and the whole video is here:
Nice one have not seen that one!
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Noel, Are sure sure you aint got a 009 layout on the go there!! They look like something Peco would have in their Catalogue. Cute Aren't They!
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16 hours ago, jhb171achill said:
Well, the idea that it IS to do with Brexit is exactly what I would have thought; it was suggested elsewhere that it wasn't, so i was simply wondering if it isn't to do with that, then what IS it to do with!
Personally, I can get around it by having UK-origin stuff delivered to a relative in Liverpool, or a relative in Wales, and they can bring it when they're coming. Ferry prices to and from Wales, incidentally, are horrific, and you can't fly to Cardiff without changing flights in Singapore, Johannesburg or San Diego.....
Thanks for clarifying; I will continue to trawl mainland European websites.........
That would always have been my understanding.
ME! I'm off to get a refill now.............
There a Goods Value Ceiling of goods you can bring in now from the UK so just be aware of that if they do get checked they could end up forking up a few bob to Revenue.
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Grow house there too Dave?
One way to fund it!!
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The Feed has died somewhat on this, I had forgotten about it until I saw a little bit in Old Glory March 2021
Nicely done!
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5 hours ago, MOGUL said:
Missed out on a Jinty also..
but could be worse, could have paid £170 plus P&P for one on fleabay
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/202221216889?ViewItem=&item=202221216889
I have a Jinty if you are interested. Never ran. BNIB. Not My area of interest
32-255Z No .18 €110 notes posted if that suits in Ireland.
EDIT Jinty is out the gap now.
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6 hours ago, NIR said:
Why the hell would anyone do that. Two lots of VAT are inevitable if you get something delivered in the UK and then get it redelivered to Ireland. It's nuts.
Addresspal and the like were just dodges to make a piddling few quid on delivery charges. There was never a real business case for it.
Some Sellers on Amazon won't post to Ireland and have never done, It was not about saving a few pennies on delivery, It was a case if you needed some stuff on the UK then the Proxy address was useful and needed.
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Well The Bro in Law ordered Firesticks from Amazon through addresspal, Vat levied on both sides so ended up being 20% odd extra cost than buying in here from an Irish retailer say.
Beware if using Addresspal. It is really a defunct service now as the UK Vat charge cannot be backed out as the seller thinks it is a UK transaction so it really pointless.
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There usually a Man that knows a man that can help you man. stay tuned!
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Finally the 201's are actually going up in price!
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Marks Still have them so no panic if you did not get them from IRM.
https://www.marksmodels.com/?pid=3981
Got mine at a Very Reasonable cost a few years back.
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2 hours ago, murphaph said:
Thanks a lot for the tips folks.
Much appreciated.
Josefstadt, I'm going to be building it all in 21mm so no off the shelf trackwork available unfortunately.
The track in the off scene areas will be minimalist however, with very wide sleeper spacing.
Have you sold you soul to the devil then! That is some amount of Work involved!
Sounds Fab though but you are gonna just be stuck to running Irish stuff. nice to have a bit of Variety too?
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YEP Done also good luck.
I wonder if is it based on volume of votes as the UK Lads wont vote for Irish stuff really.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2021
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009 I'd say for Marks one by the looks of it.