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Right, I have got to the washing stage, will post on how I get on with the rest of the process when I get back from the emergency room.

Fleeced ? Ah, I must have skipped an important part of the process, right, does anybody know how to unglue a cat from a baseboard ?

This idea doesn't work at all,

Oh, I know that crossing well, I'm really looking forward to seeing this one.

What you really need there is a couple of brake vans

139 euros plus insane postage, that's more than a quick buck.

Lads, is everybody planning on displaying in communication with them now ?

Go on, splash out Mine originally ran on a lima 55 bogies on the supplied brass chassis, but not very well, replaced it with the cut down hornby 55 chassis runs fine now.

Resin body, photo etched brass parts, mine runs on a cut down hornby class 55, not a bad little kit.

Underground yard wil station on top, exactly what I did, tricky, but pays off when it runs right.

There is always one

Finally got em running right. VID20260630204138.mp4

All three of mine were derailing r2 and 3 on an incline ( I have two helix on my layout ) the bogie has a u shaped bracket which makes contact with the NEM socket, I cut the bracket off, this allowed more throw on the bogie, however the sprung buffers were also fowling, I retracted them and put a spot of super glue on the back of them to keep them retracted, this seems to have fixed the issue, I didn't like making these modifications to these works of art, but they run on my layout now, which is better than them not running. In defense of the manufacturer, my layout does present challenges for rolling stock.

Great, looking forward to seeing it again.

That is really taking shape, lovely

Wow, good to know

I better get the finger out and finish the bloody thing now

I'm booked in

I was having derailment issues with a hornby class 73, was using it as a donor chassis for a C Class, anyhoo, after a lot of frustration I discovered the motor bogie didn't have enough clearance from the chassis frame, a couple of minutes with a file and it was sorted, I was very surprised as it was a brand new loco, if I wasn't going to chop it up anyway I would have been very annoyed, not saying you are having the same issue, but might be worth a look.

Yup, me and my Kilshaughlin layout would love to attend, if I can figure out how to get it 200 yrds up the road.

Laundry day at Knocks Cottage

Oh my God, the possibilities with that space are endless, decide on an era and a country, once that is established let your imagine go mental, then bring it back a smidge to something realistic, but most important, keep us updated, we are nosey buggers.

That's half the fun

Oooh, I'm looking for four of them to tow four airfix 25 pounders, wanna do an FCA gun battery in transit.

That's the second helix done, somebody said ya can't put a point on one, so me being stubborn said why not ?, it seems to be working fine so far.