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Considering that Bachmann make/made the Great Northern C1 large boilered Atlantic. How about a North Eastern Atlantic as well as the North British machine. Thus giving a trio of pre Pacific East Coast express Locomotives. Not forgetting some appropriate coaching stock to compliment the locos.

Anybody for Titfield.... OK it's not Lion/Thunderbolt, but sister loco Tiger. Seen here in front of "my" shed [shh from Bachmann]. It's hard to think they're both freight locos and that Lion/Tiger are only 9 [yes 9] years younger than Rocket of 1829 with Lion/Tiger built in 1838!

Ok putting the "cat amongst the pigeons!" Re-introduce Nelly and her consorts Polly and Connie open_mouthyumhugging_face!

Ok putting the "cat amongst the pigeons!" Re-introduce Nelly and her consorts Polly and Connie open_mouthyumhugging_face!

What's so special you ask? Answer; the £ sign, as some seem to think eBay is a license to print money....

Many here have mentioned the Railroader range. Which I [like some] look on as the budget/junior range. I say that as they allow those on a budget or the younger modellers to create something with a "flavour" of which ever big 4 outfit they're modelling. The one main thing I've notice though over recent times is that the price is becoming more and more expensive and not far short of the super detailed models.......

Whilst it's great to see that Hornby are making another batch or two of Gresley Teaks. What I would like to have seen is some First and/or third class opens too. Of the thirds many have survived into preservation as they relatively easy to convert for other "departmental" uses being the equivalent of the modern BR Mk1s, 2s, 3s and so on. The same can be said of the other 3 of the big 4 companies too. Of course pre-war most used corridor stock. With the opens being for excursion trains or to make up extra trains at a busy time.

Whilst it's great to see that Hornby are making another batch or two of Gresley Teaks. What I would like to have seen is some First and/or third class opens too. Of the thirds many have survived into preservation as they relatively easy to convert for other "departmental" uses being the equivalent of the modern BR Mk1s, 2s, 3s and so on. The same can be said of the other 3 of the big 4 companies too. Of course pre-war most used corridor stock. With the opens being for excursion trains or to make up extra trains at a busy time.

It's not just the "train sets". Now that Hornby have announced that the LNER W1 10000 Hush Hush is on it's way. I've seen folk on eBay asking an assortment of prices. most start at around £220 and go up to the £250 [+/-] that Hornby are asking. Though there are some who are asking really silly money prices ranging from £325 to over £400! Things though there will be some out there that'll pay these silly OTT prices! With those asking these prices seeming oblivious to the lower prices being asked by the majority of sellers.

Indeed over the last fortnight I've had issues with DpD. I placed a repeat prescription. I got the text giving an eta. Then another on the day "....Sorry it has been unexpectedly delayed", with a new date. once more another "....unexpectedly delayed" and another date, once again another delay. Only to be followed on with a message on the website of return to sender.... As it stands I'd re-ordered my stoma bags and got a text say expect a delivery on the 13th, 4-5pm. 4:15 "...Sorry we missed you" complete with a photo of the stair well. Pity the driver went to the wrong block of flats. I know it was the wrong block as the lights on the ground and 1st landing of my block have blown and are in semi darkness...... All the lights were on in the other block. Another delivery was attempted on the 14th and again "...Sorry we missed you" with a photo of the locked main door in the photo. As it stands you could/can see the other side of the stair well with the other door and intercom. Didn't bother going round. So how the driver expected to get in without using the intercom, I know not. They dropped the parcel off at the pharmacy by my GP instead.

Don't worry even the "Big" railway had issues with mismatching of colours. Legend has it that Darlington North Road [former North Eastern main works] and Doncaster [The Plant former main works of the Great Northern] used slightly different shades of apple green! lso you'll have fade of the paint scheme over years out there in the big wide world.

Evening Star has been painted green from it's entry into service in 1960 upto the present day........

The shade of this or that colour as has been mentioned is a perpetual hot potato..... Speaking in this instance of LNER apple green. The Plant [Doncaster] had a slightly different shade to that used at North Road [Darlington]. Moving on and returning to 4472. Back in 1975 at the S & D 150 do at Shildon [is that event really nearly 50 years ago?!]I was a new [junior member of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group owners of K1 [6]2005, which had recently [in 1974] returned to service in LNER Green. Much to the annoyance to one of the 4472 support group, NELPG's stand was beside 4472, anyway after this set too with one of NELPGs members, he noticed that the two front bogie wheels on the left hand side of the loco were different shades of green! So next day when the 'Scotsman Guy came by it was pointed out much to his dismay/disgust...............!

As has been mention in other replies on various posts. You could have a look at some these free track plan, planners available online. Type in the term free track plans [or similar] into Google etc and it should return a selection of sites. They usually give a shopping list of track needed be it Hornby, Peco or any of a list of other compatible track suppliers.

Indeed yes, the Yesterday channel is on Freeview/Freestat. Freeview is usually available on pretty well all modern Tellys as it's fitted as standard, if not you can still get "set top" boxes that you plug in between the aerial and telly. They can be connected in the same way as a video/dvd player, insomuch as you plug theaerial into the box and in turn plug the box into the telly's aerial socket. Granted you'll need to plug the 'box into the mains too for it's own power supply.