GSR 800

One hopes you understood it was tongue in cheek, and no cats have been fleeced for a layouts scenic purposes...

Bless free will, you're not obliged to watch any of them! I think the obvious solution (which he mentioned) to his issues in testing would've been an electromagnet. Otherwise, the big issue (unless like him you decide to 'side' all your rolling stock) is that other than bachmann, the tension lock coupler itself is magnetic. But certainly food for thought!

The Fish Vans, along with the Horsebox are lovely little kits, well designed. I soldered the main and glued the detail!

Looks to be a D17, no.94

Hornby D16/3 with driving wheels from a Princess Royal

not brilliant but shows some of the backhead detail https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53509091889/in/photolist-2pZhkzL-2qEc2KN-2pwDm6y-2pwq5MP-2pwiTJB-2pwDQTy-2pwDQTt https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53510472622/in/photolist-2pqQxgM-2qUTuzP-2pwjBQF-2pwfAqs-2qUUdW9-2qUTecq-2qUTdXn-2qUUdWe-2qUTuNE-2pwDXuL-2pwiTHu-2pwxaey-2pwiTJG-2pwEwFR-2pvFPEL is the driver operating the wheel there by the looks of it??

had a 'solid reversing wheel' according to a Decade of Steam, along with a 'butterfly regulator' and the somewhat infamous (to GS men anyway) letterbox firehole door.

For a more targeted approach you could perhaps have a model slurry tanker

Bravo Killian, take a bow! How very handsome she looks!

and empty beer bottles in the cubby holes..

One furthest right is one of Bulleids tin van TPOs. Behind it looks like either a Bredin full brake/parcel van or the later 616 parcel vans which were similar, not entirely sure though.

This is something I often say in defence of the "cheap Chinese shite" argument people make with so many things these days. It's ultimately down to the company making them. IRM/Accurascale are a good example, with pretty rigorous checks to make sure everything is up to scratch. KR models clearly did not follow similar quality control measures and the consistent poor quality is the result. It's interesting both manufacturers came up around the same time, both impacted by the whole DJ models thing and one has become one of the largest manufacturers in 00, the other has imploded. I have to say reading through the KR models speel its a big old poor me im the victim. I still can't get over basically telling customers its their fault that they couldn't be bothered to 'just' loosen a few screws as if they dont have every right as consumers to return a faulty product.

Here Jb I'll do it for a score and a pint. Call me Johnny Proletariat..

Right in time for an IRRS segment on the PP class in their latest issue!