DJ Dangerous

Well...

My MetroRiders have finally arrived at Customs in Madrid! Won't be long, now...

All this Christmas??? Jaysus.

Just wondering if any more thought has been given to 21mm bogie and lighting kits for pre-IRM coaches?

How very dare you??? Don't you know? BIRD is the word!

I'm sure that I've seen it for sale somewhere online. SSM or DC Kits or somewhere. Beware DC Kits, though, you're likely to get tartan paint by mistake. When I was a lad...

I like your shirt.

Just email R&R and put an end to it all!

@Fowler4f says that the white grease is not for model railway locos, here: However, @Robert Shrives says here that white grease is for reducing gear noise: Can you email R&R and ask? According to their website: White Grease: "A tube of grease for model train servicing, ideal for improving slow or noisy models, a small amount can be applied to bearings, gears and drive shafts to maintain smooth running of the loco. It’s safe for plastic and metal gears and won’t dry out either." Grease: "A tube of grease for model train servicing, ideal for improving slow or noisy models, a small amount can be applied to bearings, gears and drive shafts to maintain smooth running of the loco. It’s safe for plastic and metal gears and won’t dry out either."

Pic of the two side by side, maybe?

Murphy Models Cravens buffet no. 1508 for £49 at Hatton's: https://www.hattons.co.uk/1408994/murphy_models_mm1508_po05_cravens_buffet_coach_snack_car_in_ie_orange_black_livery_pre_owned_replacemen/stockdetail

Re-listed again, this time up to €70: https://www.ebay.es/itm/115881378164 And some more goodies... EFE CIE Leyland PD2 for €35, have bought from this seller before, good guy: https://www.ebay.es/itm/364401437469 EFE Dublin Leyland Highbridge for €45: https://www.ebay.es/itm/364401541200 EFE Bus Eireann Wright Renown for €40: https://www.ebay.es/itm/204424110062 Lima three coach pack - two Mk3's and a Mk2D, for €435: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126045151185 Seller building a name as a gouger, buying on Adverts.ie and selling on eBay straight away with a hefty mark-up. Lima Galway livery three coach pack for €390: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126045131429 This seller was enquiring about these coaches on Adverts.ie for €150 a while back. Lima Galway livery three coach pack for €290, same seller as previous two coach packs: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126015556851 Lima 201 Class no. 206 in Enterprise livery for €180, same seller again: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126031545204 Lima Mk3 buffet car for €180, same seller, one bid already made at that price: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126041655535 Seller says: "THE RAREST OF ALL LIMA CIE COACHES PRODUCED IN 1997 IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION ONLY 300 MODELS produced long since sold out and very hard to find I’ve not seen one before on any selling platforms and the last original one on eBay was over 10 years ago ….." Just for comparison, Lima Mk3 buffet in BR blue grey for €23: https://www.ebay.es/itm/115878297251 Lima 201 Class no. 233 in Enterprise livery for €375, same seller again: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126013940131 Happy spending!!!

When I was a lad, we only needed one thread on the one subject...

Don't you have that the wrong way around? If the garage is too small for today's model railways, perhaps it might suit a car.... Cheers. Not-Darius.

Only four and a half short years ago, I was in the same boat as you:

IXO Models TR034 1971 Volvo F88 cabs from CochesdeMetal. Unbranded "Everest Model" eBay 1:48 containers on a butchered Edicola brand trailer.

Where's the "report" button? English language only, please, none of these Welsh words with no vowels. What the Hell is a jmri anyway?

I saw about three of them pass through Hatton's last week. Nearly sure that one of the three was a junker, but all three went for £200 GBP plus. Tempted to let one or two of my own duplicates go and buy newer running numbers, as I'm sure a few people are, but not sure if it's worth the hassle, and not sure if I'll regret it a few months down the line.

I don't mind taking it somewhere to have it repaired, that's not an issue. I just wanted to explore options that might benefit modellers. There have been a handful of posts on here about damaged PCBs and repairing PCBs.

A few horns, you say?

Cheers, @Si2020 . It's just to test the loco, and I was afraid of doing damage.

So would a drop of standard Super Glue in the centre, combined with silver glue on the contacts, work?

I've seen syringes of silver glue on Amazon, designed for repairing contacts on PCBs, but am not sure if they're any use. I have three 'phones that have been dropped and knocked once too many, including the one I'm typing on, so need to get them working again.

Is there an alternative to soldering for circuit boards? I'm assuming that Super Glue etc are insulators rather than conductors? Not actually railway related - I'm replacing the battery in a mobile and one of the two connectors broke away from the board. The other unclipped fine. Just thought that IF there is a solution, this might be applicable to the PCBs in locos as well. Very hard to get them in focus for the photos as they're so tiny, these are the best I could take. The connector that broke away should be to the right of, or above, depending on your perspective, the "2". I do have a soldering iron but the tip is bigger than the whole connector here!

Hatton's photos say: