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  1. Horsetan
    Has he?
  2. Horsetan
    Introduced 1979 by Hornby, but disappeared from the catalogue by 1983.... Not a cheap system back then either, and you were limited to 16 locomotives - that was the maximum it was designed for given the state of technology back then. Nowadays, many people have five or six times that number in their collections.
  3. Horsetan
    That's basically the RRP plus a top-up.
  4. Horsetan
    'Tis only another variant of can-kicking.
  5. Horsetan
    They will be delivered in Q1....of 2027. This aassumes that the various hostile elements in the Gulf region don't start taking potshots at shipping way outside the Strait of Hormuz.
  6. Horsetan
    It has been said before, but the island of Ireland and those who run it really don't have time for railway heritage. Neither is there the same thirst amongst the populace for it, unlike Britain. The legacy of decades without enough money for things runs deep, and I don't think that will ever change.
  7. Horsetan
    I don't think I've ever seen an actual layout in "black 'n white" before. Will be interesting to see if it sets a trend.
  8. Horsetan
    If Foxrock and also Ennis/Lahinch are available, would it be possible to view them, please?
  9. Horsetan
    I think we may have to resort to writing a letter and sending it by post....
  10. Horsetan
    Weird enough, I'm just after taking delivery of a London North Western meets (London) Midland kit - to build a reboilered Claughton but which has so many bits on the frets that it's very nearly possible to build two engines (one original, one reboilered). Quite a remarkable and ingenious artwork from a man named Dave Basford who seems to have had a go at doing etches for himself a few years ago....and then discovered that there was quite a lot more he could do. Loads more.
  11. Horsetan
    Have you joined the Lucky Dip Gang?
  12. Horsetan
    It does look like Hornby have managed to do what Bachmann didn't: make the nose (especially the curve over the top) less bulbous. There's not much in it, but it does look less awkward.
  13. Horsetan
    Wait 'til some eejit hacks into the system from overseas
  14. Horsetan
    Expediency.
  15. Horsetan
    The architects got the gig as someone in the Council probably owed them a bung or two. Keep it in the family, business is business, etc
  16. Horsetan
    Can-kicking, in other words?
  17. Horsetan
    Can be converted to P4 as is, but will need a bit more clearance for 21mm gauge, I think
  18. Horsetan
    The A is more the shade of mushy peas I'd be happy just to be able to open that bottle of Railmatch ProtoDeltic Blue, to be honest. I think a vacuum formed when the cap was originally sealed.
  19. Horsetan
    Humbrol no.3 is Brunswick Green - I used quite a lot of it in the 1980s on Airfix/Dapol plastic loco kits. Humbrol could be quite inconsistent when it came to shelf life. Their gloss black would last for years, but I remember orange, white and even Brunswick green would go solid quite quickly. I still have tins I haven't touched since the early 1990s (likely all rock hard now), as well as some early Railmatch bottles - one of which (Prototype Deltic blue) had a safety cap which refused to open.
  20. Horsetan
    Sure, 'tis the sound of a can being kicked along the way...
  21. Horsetan
    Looking at the early test photos again, might it be worth 3D printing new outside cylinders to recreate the distinctive look of the originals?
  22. Horsetan
    Those are MJT, not Bill Bedford.
  23. Horsetan
    A very limited range of Bedford W-irons are in S4 Stores, but not the 5'3" ones which I think are long lost.
  24. Horsetan
    If Des is away doing his day job in theatreland, it could be some time before he gets back. Bill Bedford used to produce sprung W-irons for 21mm but, when he transferred the production to Eileen's Emporium (also now long defunct) the 21mm irons didn't resurface. They are probably long lost now. The alternative, I suppose is to start with a P4-compatible W-iron and then graft in a section to widen it.
  25. Horsetan
    16.5 Nothing stopping you seeing if conversion to 21mm is possible, though
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