Horsetan

On reflection it was a mistake to use the original Hornby rods, as they're made of pot metal and easily distort. Ultrascale do make some very decent outside cranks for their 08 shunter wheel pack, but I don't think they will supply the cranks separately.

This is a problem I experienced with the outside cranks for the 08 diesel shunter. I think it's a combination of the axle bore being undersize and the axle itself being slightly oversize - this creates pressure resulting in a split. I ended up easing the axle bore and then trying to drill through the side of the crank into the axle and then inserting a pin to stop the whole thing slipping. It seemed to work, but then the Hornby coupling rods distorted, so new etched jointed rods are now a must.

E-mail duly sent.

Still waiting for the other two. My orders are three separate ones, rather than a unified one.

Did you have to supply your own artwork for this?

If it's this messy already, I can't see this ending well, to be fair

Those buffer rams and stocks looked a bit undernourished. I wonder if Hunslet used wagon buffer parts?

That's the one that's been sent out first to me. The green one follows after that and, hopefully, there'll be a payment reminder for the Hunslet soon. I suspect parts 42, 43 and 61 will be much in demand for 21mm gauge rewheeling and other types of coach....

If the money were available, 800 could be restored to steam and then shipped off to Australia to run over there. No problem with clearances or axle loadings on Victorian Railways.

I think it's more a case of "ah, now that could be useful later", but repeated at different intervals

I managed two for the preserved Park Royals. The Hunslet is the third one....

*sits back and waits*

We can but hope.

Yes, I seem to recall the suspension arrangement was slightly different....

In that case we're going to have to cut and shut the BR bogies supplied...

Incidentally, were the TPO Commonwealth bogies originally 8ft or 8ft 6in wheelbase?

My TPO kit is here. Did you get yours?

Something that plagued the Republic as a whole, not just the GSR. The paradox is that standardisation was meant to save money, but implementing it would have cost money.

Badum...tish

Knowing these ferals, that eejit probably tried snorting some of it.

....and that is where my profession comes in, so if anyone finds that they should need my *coughs discreetly* esteemed colleague's advice and assistance....

I make it £4.60...per nut!

I'll get the eggtimer out....

Nuts!!

Still waiting for Hunslet payment demand to appear....