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Decorating some of the old Tri-ang buildings can produce quite attractive results at minimum cost. e.g. in the photo where the decorations were just photographed and printed out.

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Just trying this out. Will there be even the remotest possibility of posting short (less than 25mb) video clips as per Messenger ?

But a really excellent solution ! But may have to change the men's suits to fit the period modelled.

Sounds like an interesting layout, Steve. Any chance of photos for us to enjoy ?

Very useful photos and info. RT. Thanks.

Is there a concensus about the usefulness of smoke? I like the idea but there are so many negative reports about it. Is it really worth bothering to use, renovate or install smoke units ? My apologies if this subject already flogged to death . 😛

Maybe a little cotton-wool "smoke" coming from the chimneys ?

Hello MR. How expensive was it ? And can the Tri-ang magnet strength be measured from outside the loco ? Also, "harmful" in what way ? 😛

Hello Steve I would not bother with cambers. Really not necessary unless for visual effects. From my own experience, trains usually derail collapsing inwards in the case of an excessively long unbalanced rake of coaches or wagons. A camber would likely increase the the possibility of an inward collapse. Certainly, a derailment in a covered section of your layout would be an annoying event ! 😛

Must be a Donald Trump-size bed ! Very well done . Happy Christmas

Just an 'addendum' to ellocoloco's helpful comment about steam loco lights -- one of the 'specialist locos' is Tri-ang R54 "Hiawatha" which has a forward headlight. Of course this could be considered as a non-British loco. Possibly there are others falling into this category.

Yes, no problem at all. I have a similar train. The best formula is to try it and see. 😀 You are also lucky to have Haileybury as this is one of the rarer locos. Best wishes.

Thanks for reminding me of Gumtree. I think I will try Gumtree to sell a JVC High 8 video camera, in excellent order, that listed at £1875 when launched and I bought for £1275 from Comet (remember them ?) Maybe I can get a fiver for it ! One of the very few to have a 4" display. Perhaps a museum piece now. 😛

Hello Duke. You mentioned that it is gloomy in the workshop. I have just acquired one of those LED head lights and have already found it extremely useful for several purposes if a shade uncomfortable to wear for a long period. Perhaps that might be the answer for you. Best wishes, Jimbo.

Proves what a helpful company Hornby is. Many firms would just leave you out to dry. Nevertheless, sorry to hear about your troubles, Terrun.

Absolutely beautiful, Mike. No passengers to be seen as they were afraid of influenza -- no Covid in those days ! The blurring in the distance gives nice dramatic perspective. @ RogerA Hornby track pins thicker than Peco so a bit more difficult to push in. Also, Peco sharper.

I bought the set a year ago and have been very pleased with the Tornado. I would strongly recommend it. 😀

Is there a Guiness Book of Records entry ?

Just a small item. A red Tri-ang R119 Express Mail Van. I haven't seen many of these for sale.

I bought this new in July. After only a very light usage it has locked up solid and does not repond to power. Is there anything I should try before returning it to Jadlam Racing (who were very good in replying next day to my distress email) ?

Personally, I do not much like those grey supports. They look rather unrealistic and are awkward to detach sometimes unless you have a grip of iron and they are not in a confined space. A train cannot run through them on a lower level. I have built several elevated tracks, either straight, curved or "snaking" (or a combination of all) and prefer to scratch-build my own supports using wood or layered cardboard measured to the required heights and covered or painted to a pleasing design. Had fun, too, making them. 😀 A big advantage is that you can tailor them exactly to the heights needed so that the gaps between are not irregular and the track not too steep for the trains. The elevated rails between the supports can be strengthened against any bending by glueing stiff black plastic on the underside. This gets rid of the "spindly" appearance. I will post some photos later when I have completed my ongoing efforts.

Sorry to learn of that, M-R. May I wish you a speedy recovery (without new parts !). Jimbo

Thanks for the Service Sheet, Ruffnut. I'm the one who must plead guilty to doing the "pushing". (Tho I'm not a pushy type in real life !) The 4-vehicle rake has done about 50 circuits now, smoothly, without once derailing.

The latest Tri-ang catalogue I have on my PC is 1965. So if any kind soul would send more pictures of later leaflets I'm sure they would be much appreciated by all. Nudge, nudge. 😛