Silver Fox 17

Screw A, the black tape has no reason to be there, even the second hand one yesterday had it but lower down as the screw was undone so obviously it is not there to keep it in. SK did say he had no idea why it is there as it serves no purpose.

Strangely I got this for the very first time last night. It was a second hand ebay purchase "supposedly new" and when I ran it I had the same on corners and points. The cause was the chassis to body holding screw was half way out catching the bogie. I simply screwed it in and it is like all the rest of my locos, no problem now.

The bogie arm that is fastened to the chassis needs to be tight and dead straight. If it is loose or angled slightly then the sliding pivot can allow the wheels to catch the drivers or cylinders. That is why Hornby had the chassis block and bogie holding arm altered with a pin cast in the chassis and a hole in the holding arm to keep it straight.

A video is far better than words, which for something like this is not easy to understand and do.

Only 3, I thought it was more. It is surprising there is anyone left, or, who wants to live there.

According to the club magazine the Blood and Custard Staniers should be available after May 3rd. The others a little later from May 17th.

I saw DP2 many times in operation, and when sheeted over in York sheds after the accident but it does not appeal to me. The problem I can see will probably be the 3D printed material thickness fitting over a chassis. If it wont fit I can always sell it on.

Oh dear, could be an expensive month, especially the end of it.

No full yellow ends, no corporate blue or there after liveries so anything pre 1968 is allowed. I do have 2 HST sets but there is a specific reason for those and it is not the norm.

As far as I know they were introduced in 67, (and only in blue), so in the steam era but unlikely seen alongside a steam loco. The green one was done many years later so mixing the two together under rule 1 gives me a "BR green" diesel to run on my layout. I dont like full yellow ends which is why I will try to paint them out around the windows.

Green ones as on one of them I can hopefully paint out the yellow window surround and then under rule 1 it is suitable for my layout. The other, to see if I can use the chassis in a Deltic body.

Regarding level crossings, one thing I don't ever remember seeing on a model is the pedestrian access gates on one side. Many of the old gated crossings used to have a small gate where pedestrians could use to walk across when the cars were held up. I don't remember any signs saying "no access if gates are closed" you went through and if the train was not in sight you walked across. Obviously the modern era with faster quieter trains and automatic barriers means the public access gates are not allowed but I have never seen them modelled on layouts, so, when I put my modified Tri-ang TT level crossing on the upper level I will add this feature.

Also now there are hard rubber panels in set sized metal trays used in many locations

Dublo never made a 9F although one was planned. I think you mean Triang/Hornby in 00?

Peco told me at the York show they had plans for some different wagons but wanted to wait and see what Hornby were going to bring out. I cannot see anything Hornby have mentioned would be worrying them due to the era's planned.

I agree and hopefully I will be able to get both. Evening Star did not last long enough in BR days to get grubby, 5 years I think.

What about all the green with Evening Star too?

A Duchess/City loco with curved front footplate (like the Hornby models) was not streamlined. The streamlined locos had a gap between the lower front footplate and upper main one.

Okay, thanks Tim. To get a better look at the Duchess I have lightened your photo, hope you dont mind.

If you are still there Tim, can you ask if all the Staniers are going to suffer the scrapping issue or just the parcels vehicles? Are they still scheduled for May release? That LMS Duchess looks nice.

"Blood" did vary considerably. When new it was crimson, not quite maroon but soon started to fade to an orange hue. Precision/Phoenix paints do make new and faded colours for blood and the faded looks more like most of the photos around. The custard was more yellow shade than not but again faded to a pale cream. Precision/Phoenix custard is a more yellow shade and I have toned it down a little when painting models. I did have a photo of a Britannia with about 5 different shades of blood and custard coaches behind but cannot find it at the moment. You will always get someone thinking a colour is wrong as apart from new/faded, sunny/dull etc our eyes all see shades different to others.

Going by the ones I have seen from 15 years ago when I was 00, the teak was brilliant.

This was a photo of the Gresleys, Scotland February 2023, and the only time I have seen them. If the teak finish was an issue (brilliant in 00 though) then blood and custard or maroon would be acceptable.

They seem to have packed in with TT 120 now.

I know we should not have to but it is an easy fix to remedy, possibly even with a sharp knife as opposed to me grinding the plastic away.