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No good them, you need a class 87! Much better to drive than the class 90's.

@George If you are in Facebook, (Railway Modellers Ireland group) there is currently one for sale by Mark Dunlea, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1111393745593442/?multi_permalinks=28265491526423630%2C28234164049556378&notif_id=1786851617000000&notif_t=group_highlights&ref=notif

I have found that firstly you need to unclip the end corridor connections, ( the whole end piece is one moulding) then as Robert said, on Lima MK3's the roof is part of the glazing and is very brittle so you need to be careful when trying to remove it. Use cocktail stick or thin off cuts of placticard then eventually the roof and glazing should come free. Its easier to do than try and explain in words.

@Auto-Train Original Copyright is protected for the lifetime of the original author plus 70 years after his/her death. This is for UK and Ireland. As @Flying Snail mentioned above, if you want to post anything then its best to just reference the articles concerned.

More fun for every one, the EU from July will be imposing €3.00 customs charge per item for items from outside the EU on any orders under €150.00. This will include items from the UK unless they are delivered duty paid. https://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/individuals/relief-low-value-consignments/index.aspx

Strange way to carry on! They want you to order direct from them rather than supply model shops and then your account gets suspended? Surely must have been a mistake and given wrong information from the person you spoke to in customer services.

Does the OP actually do any modelling? They quite regularly put videos on youtube and facebook about this or that, and various interviews, but cant recall anything about them actually doing any modelling. At least Jenny Kirk does have a layout and does tells you about it in her videos.

That's one thing I like about the Lima models, they are easy to strip down and service. Running can be improved by adding additional pick-ups. Though basic by todays 'standards' as others have mentioned, they are sturdy and robust and you are free to add as much or little detail as you wish. Before Hatton's closed down, I used to look at the pre-owned Lima items and would occasionally buy a non runner with the intention of stripping it for spares for the rest of my Lima fleet. However, on receiving the model most times all that was required was a broken wire needing to be re-soldered and a good clean of the mechanism and wheels. In fact I tend to run my Lima stuff more than the more recent detailed models.

Some more of my Lima upgrades. This time MK1 coaches, these have had the buffers replaced with white metal ones and kadee couplings fitted in the same was as the MK2's. I have fitted a bachmann slim tension lock coupling on the ends of the rakes for coupling up to locos.

Here are the pics of some of my Lima MK2 modifications. There is a before and after image. I have also modified the end corridor and painted the end doors red. I have a rake of 5 SO's and have renumbered them, also have an FO and BFK to do.

I am currently working through my rake of Lima MK'2s , I have removed the hideous tension lock couplings and replaced them with Kadee's, this helps reduce the gap between the coaches. In fact I tend to run my lima coaches more than the Bachmann ones! Will try and post some before and after pics later.

I'm getting this too, @BosKonay, @Warbonnet, could this be an issue with the server?

Like me, often buying stuff for a future project or a "roundtuit"

Even with parcels that are supposed to be "signed for".

The TT stuff has been on offer with Rails for a while now, the EWS 37 being the most recent addition. The GW HST is a good price which I already have. .