trainlover23
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The locos were permantly coupled and after the war became DB Class 288 stationed at Wurzburg to act as bankers for heavy freight over the steep gradients in the area. I think they were withdrawn around the early 80s but I am not sure
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Look at the Woodland scenics just plug range it very good
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I think you will find that the Dapol item does not exist
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The coupling rods are upside down
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Beware Maerklin is a 3 rail 16V AC system so spares MAY not work with 12V DC systems
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Smoke oil is smoke oil Colin
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Bimey that track looks well past its sell by date
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Why it is all steel and not to scale
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Thank you both. That explains the slips perfectly! I am definitely going to use a double slip for what I need!
Chris, as an expert in all things electronics I wonder if I can ask you some advice. I posted last week (and you replied) regarding the gadget that allows you to change points from a switch and or RM, all the showing an LED on the control panel. I love it!
I have also spent some time researching the Heathcote range of signal controls. A guy I watch on YouTube has successfully used them to control his signals (lights). Now I know I am a complicated bugger but I want my layout to be able to be controlled totally manually, totally automated and a mixture of the two.
Using a mixture of RM and Heathcote I want to be able to:
* Have all signals talking to eachother so they run in a timed (but also sensor trigggered) sequence.
* Not allow a signal to be green if the point it set against it.
* Not allow a train to pass a signal at red.
* RM to control all of the automation i.e. Points signals while I "drive" trains.
How possible and complicmated is all of this to achieve?
Thank you in advance
Ben
Don`t run before you can walk.
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What is the point in criticising Hornby for a decision taken 50 years ago?
'Hornby bashing' sinks to a new low.
I am not critacising Hornby as it is today this was a desision made by Exin lines Brothers hence Triang as Hornby then was Mechano Limited in Liverpool who made a track system fully compatable with todays Hornby Super six track of today and yes Super 4 will conect to todays Hornby track but you need the convertor rails!
Meccano Limited. The Hornby Dublo track is/was not compatable with Tri-angs System 6 the geometry was totally different
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The answer is simple progress. As moulding techniques became easier track profiles became finer as did the quality of the models.
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The British Railways examples only ran in Scotland and I don`t think that the Military versions worked on the railway network except during the war.Therefore demand would be small. The 2-8-0s worked virtually everywhere on BR eexcept possibly the Southern Region
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Surely if the locos are NEW and boxed check the catalogue number --- if there is an X after the number it IS DCC fitted and if it has not got an X it ain`t
Admin edit: As we still haven't got to the bottom of Steve's problem, I don't think a page of banter is suitable.
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No just a few from each section.
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Thank goodness I use gold old reliable DC and do not have to spend hours writing questions on here and an equal amount of hours reading the answers that are posted, some of which are pure drivel
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" I'm quiting the business and hobby for good on the 20th of January 2015." You're not trying to pull that one yet again SOT? You must think people have the memory of a goldfish.
May 2009 "We used to repair the locos and armatures, but since the end of April we no longer do model railways."
March 2010 "I'm a retired retailer. We gave up the business two weeks ago."
March 2010 "We are getting out of the business and hobby by the 1st of December and have started clearing spares and stocks."
Feb 2012 "Going down the same route myself now, the last ever customer restoration will leave the famous triangman workshop on my birthday later in the year after which I'm going into just doing "boxshifting" and spares."
Yes he must do it is also noted that the first post is dated 2009 I think you will find they started well before that date and as the song goes WE`ve heard it all before
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Yes it has been in Hall 5 for a number of years now at least 8. It is common for most large exhibition cnetres to use halls which can be split. I was making the point that Warley is a small old hall on the NEC site when it clearly is not . Yet more rubbish from our freind
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"Warley is a small old hall on NEC site"
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I needed to show just how expensive a show can be. The figure we were quoted was no doubt miles wrong, and we didn't run with it but I have broken down the cost of a major show for you. Back to the trains.
Warley is a small old hall on NEC site. I know from the past some of our large wholesalers were in the big halls in the main building. Stand cost were large, then adding on to this transportation of goods, wages for staff, accommodation for three days the cost in total was in excess of £60k. But these were large stands in the large halls in the main building. A lot of money. But unlike Warley they were wholesalers, they took large orders for show deals, they took pre-orders for stock coming, they picked up leads for new business. Prior to retiring after selling the business our last order, to one of the big wholesalers was £18k. It was big business with a large price tag.
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Warley will be less costly that is for sure, but no doubt still expensive, more expensive than smaller shows around the country because it is the NEC.
At last you admit that the stand prices quoted were WHOLESALERS and MANUFACTUERS not for retailers
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Is not all this a tad childish, what has it got to do with a hornby foum. It might be sense for admin to delete these point scoring attempts, and let us get back to what was on sale or new at the show, which neither attended. john
They are not point scoring attempts but are attempts at telling the truth which seems to have escaped some people
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Admin has asked me to prove train fair stand prices, we only had a verbal quote for Warley and didn't persue it further after fainting! Without advertising this is a fair we sometimes do, carn't put it any other way, Donington park, £38 per 6ft, usually costs us £152 for the 24FT pitch, take into account travel, a wage for an extra person to help and expenses it's a £322 day. http://www.bpfairs.com/fairs.php?fair=24
I hope this is within rules. Fairs can be cheap or expensive days.
Gaydon Great Electric Train Show 30ft for TWO days £500 ish . Not that much different Ally Pally 30ft for TWO days £1000 ish A far cry from the £2400 to £3600 PER day quoted by SOT . Also SOT states Birmingham is to far to travel to yet in one post he states he does Malvern Toy Fair. Further from Norfolk to Malvern than Norfolk to Brum. There I have Proved my figures so all of you can make your own minds up
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SoT and trainlover23, please ensure this argument goes no further. It's clear you aren't going to agree on the figures for the show.
Will do BUT I think that SOT should be told to prove his figures as he is well known for overstating in the trade
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You are wrong trainlover23 and I'm not getting into an argument here over show prices, we do many shows over the year and are quoted prices from free to 150per ft.
What planet are you on certainly not Earth. Your figures are complete and utter fiction IF and only IF the figures quoted by you were correct do you honestly think that there would be any trade support at any of the big shows? I think it is sour grapes and a total alck of knowledge on your part . or may be the organisers do not want you
Is OO gauge live steam range given up?
in Live Steam
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The whole of planes argument is totally flawed