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For those interested in GB outline especially, there are quite a few (advertised) discounts on their website this week. Got an email with this link this morning: https://www.modellbahnunion.com/sonderangebote.htm I honestly have no idea if these are good prices or not but they are an EU retailer so no Brexit headaches.

I was amazed how much better the finish was when I put the can in a warm water bath (not having a hot press). Totally changed the consistency. By the way my (German) missus once remarked that 'hot press' sounds more like an implement of torture than somewhere to make your towels nice and fluffy lol.

You had me sold with the front cover! 800 is a nice bonus!

The biggest problem for 019 is that it never left Inchicore like that so it's difficult to justify it on any layout really. It would be stretching rule one to the limit for most people I suspect

I'm afraid it'll have to be amazon for me JB. It's just easier with postage to buy off amazon Germany. Free postage as I have a Prime account too. Order placed. They are saying 21st November on there.

Smashing video. For some reason I always thought this layout was much smaller than it is. The "stage" effect thanks to the valances and lighting is something I'd like to achieve on my layout someday.

Is that on sale already JB? I want to pick one of those up for sure.

I had the German customs incorrectly levy VAT on a small item marked as a gift (from a kind forum member here). It was a 10GBP gift. It was well under the €45 gift threshold. I appealed and went through the (long) formal process and got my €2.22 refunded to me. It did it out of principle. The system is ridiculous. They should be able to treat stuff from say China suspiciously as they often use false declarations commercially. Let them inspect all Chinese parcels then. The crack a nut with a sledgehammer method is nonsense.

I've no pointers on the photos but welcome to the forum

I don't mind the wait, was really just concerned that maybe my order had slipped through the cracks as September was mentioned previously. It's all good I'm sure it'll be worth the wait too

Welcome Steve

Any news on this? My order is still showing as "awaiting publication". Same for you guys?

Ah sure I think we know a few lads that have

But why the need then to give her an IE look? I mean, she will presumably retain certification in the original yellow and grey livery, so why couldn't she be certified like that? I am kind of wondering is there some intention to run her in IE revenue service somehow? Maybe the whole thing was just to give some apprentices in Inchicore a go of a spray gun and I'm overthinking things!

What will she haul during these trials?

Can someone please explain what is going on here? Why would the RPSI want a loco looking like this? Looks the business tho.

Great stories. Very enjoyable reading.

UR'L mad.

I am developing a real soft spot for A42. There's something about that green.

Great to see the A being so well received by all these reviewers.

Yeah exactly. I think it's somehow more wrong than a 16 cylinder one though, for some reason I can't explain.

I was thinking the same that it's the MM 071 file with different engine sound, but I'm not sure it's not an 8 cylinder engine.

I'd need to build an extension to house the plane first!

Would be nice to see MM re-release the 201 in the delivery livery. Was 220 the only one MM did? I'd like no. 201 in her 1994 outfit anyway.

Hmmmm, I was also curious what sound this is. It sounds very much like an EMD sound from the ESU library to be honest! I asked in a comment what the prototype sound is from and found my comment deleted this morning. I doubted my sanity for a minute and just to be sure I restated the question (in a polite way, giving them credit for a nice sound first) and again, comment deleted! They obviously don't like people asking too many questions!