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Wait till half of Europe arrives on Hols in the future kid! Car insurance this month so glad of the extra time here.

Yes I seen that in the Video it stretched way over the turntable, not good for a loco, Interesting never the less.

Tks Horse Discovered a bit more now! in the first half of the 1940s, a large number of class 52 locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn were equipped with condenser tenders. They were initially used in war zones east of Germany, later also in northern France and Belgium. Due to the lack of a steam plume, they were not so easily noticed by the crews of enemy aircraft and could also be used in areas where the infrastructure for the intake of feed water was no longer available due to destruction. After the war , some machines of the 52 series were konstationed in the Mainz-Bischofsheim depot. In 1950 there were 16 locomotives with the numbers 1853z, 1862, 1907, 1919, 1935, 1941, 1957, 1987z, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024z; other machines were stationed in Kirchweyhe, Duisburg-Wedau, Rosenheim, Munich-Ost and -HBf and Nördlingen, but were parked until mid-1954. In the area of what was later to become the GDR, 25 machines remained, which were used in the Cottbus area and converted into the normal version while retaining their company number. In Germany, the tender of 52 has been preserved in 1972 (source: Kondenslok.de), but no matching locomotive.

Hi Lads, Just seen this on utube, Absolutely amazing Model, the Features on this a nuts, Reserving Gear works, chimney cap rotates, Tender flap opens, smoke out of Safety and whistle and cylinders Any one know any thing about it I imagine it is a condenser on the back? Let down by a crappy chuff sound though. Anyone know any history of this loco, I've had a look on the net and cannie find anything. heading off to do the lotto now I think.

Nice one Noel, That landing light tore into the wing big time.

They will be still used a tramp Freighters for a while yet so fingers cross you will get a close up at some stage. Still visit SNN Regularly too. The production line for the A380 in Hamburg was Amazing to visit, the size of the beast up close and the cross sections you could view, you think layout wiring is bad!, Our guide for the couple of hours was the Jig designer, He was close to tears telling us everything will be scrapped. I think the A380s went into Knock for Scrapping Noel, 4 are due to be torn apart there. I would of though the 380's would of help on emission reduction given the capacity they could carry, Takes out 1 flight as opposed to the 2 jet twins. Also in Japan where they have super dense routes. shame really but they were flipping ugly yokes.

LHR will be a strange sight without the BA 747's traipsing in and out during the day, An endangered species it seems all over the world, The 4 engined leviathans will be a rare sight in the skies in the not too distance future. I remember being in LHR for the fist 747-400 delivery in 1990,a Pairs Landing, I worked in a 4 Story building right next to 27R with a Fab view of the Threshold too. The final Take off was meant to be a pairs Take off, Weather was pants though, Talk of Negus being preserved in Kemble. I was lucky enough to have a few flight in them including being bumped up to 1st class on one occasion to Chicago. Missus still thinks I paid for it! LOL! always dress well for a flight https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=371159750917818&ref=watch_permalink&t=11

sooner than Later Dave, Eoin's your man for top end quality!

My cab doors grab rail fell out, Were not glued in.

That's at least a 2 page spread in Model Rail Eoin plus you would get a few readies for the article and possibly do accompany that perhaps an Exhaustive review of all the best driver figures available. I think I will glue a picture of a face to the front window, Tad easier.

Rob, sorry forgot go to post these, Envelope still in me laptop bag with the decals inside. Very bust recently. Are you ok for the large logos so?

They have sound in N Gauge locos now these days so not really a Miracle. Difficult perhaps though, Poxed my one works though and the sound is fun to much about with and fair play to MM for sorting you out.

Watched this earlier, I had it on HD on the Tele but everything seemed out of focus except for the shelf at the back.

Triple post sorry cant delete!

The two main Manufacturers Baccy and Hornby are pretty good in all fairness, I never failed to get a part off of them when I needed one, mind you looking for a Baccy Class 20 side window at the moment which I can get if anyone has a Shell out there. These Short limited runs will have problems down the line I reckon and 1 spare 071 motor left as Dave indicated is a pretty bad omen.

Nice one, I do think your 141/181 sounds are the Dogs B's when compared to other ones I have heard.

Lack of parts is a worry for the smaller manufactures I fear especially Rails Hattons, Kernow etc once the loco is worn out its will end up being a shed Queen. "had a few motors for 071's and there may be one left" - Are these motors available from other sources I wonder? any part number or it Dave.

nuvver one

Some foreigners have a day out in the form of an 071 and Mk.3' and a the ol 121 with some Baccy green coaches.

Flipping heck, Some Arsenal you guys are building up. Is there an onslaught coming to the UK Market soon!

oh did not realise these were in OO, thought they were O Gauge. I'll hold off in the hope that Dapol to the proper SR ones at some stage,

Tks Thump, Still mucking about with it. First Decoder have with that function in it. Also with 26 functions maybe its time to upgrade the DCC system now too. No idea what 16 is - Manual notching Logic, Should that be lock? Also the Dynamic brake, does that get used with F12?

Goodness me, Just noticed there is rotating axles ends on this model! Unreal!

Nice one Dave, Spent the last 40mins playing in the shed, The Notching is top class!

Looking good Noel. I Picked up a sound chip today, Very nice Engine noise, however much fewer functions when compared to the 071 jobbie, Headlight and side lights not separately controllable like the 071. Not even a fade out function on it, not to mind a Guards whistle, Church Bells, Late Late Theme tune etc..ah well. Almost like a Hornby TTS Decoder at twice the price. ( I know switches in the bonnet Dave) The only Mapping I am able to do is with a OSI one and Compass. The Grey does look nice in the flesh, I am gonna dig out come Green coaches tomorrow and have play about.