The flying brit

Hi Chrissaf, I looked on eBay.com and I found the stuff there, problem is though I don’t have a credit card. So it’s a little difficult for me to get it unless I ask my brother in England to order some for me and send it out here. I looked on Amazon japan, as that would be easy for me to order it through ie just go to the local 7/11 convenience store and pay using my a money order from Japanese bank account. Unfortunately I can’t find it on Amazon japan. Any other ideas what I could did to get rid of the excess glue if my brother can’t buy some of this stuff from ebay and send it out to me in Tokyo. Thanks.

Hi chrissaf, thanks for your quick reply. Do you know if it’s possible to get it via mail order internationally here in Japan. If not then I will have to look for another method. cheers.

Hi guys, back again with a new problem. You might remember yesterday that I was asking for help to reattach a loose vac pipe to the front of my Adams radial loco, well the good news I managed to glue it back down. The bad news is that I accidentally used too much superglue, I need to find some way of removing the excess glue.Unfortunately it’s dried now and the position where the vac pipe is is between the lamp iron detail part and the vac pipe. In short there’s almost no room to get a piece of sandpaper or anything in between the gap without breaking more detail parts. The only thing I can fit in between them is a small toothpick or screwdriver for fixing glasses with. Or I was thinking maybe I could use a paper clip as dropper and use something like paint thinner or lighter fluid to dissolve the excess glue. But I need something that won’t also destroy the plastic of my locos body shell, I don’t know what to use. I need to find some way of either filing off the excess glue of dissolving it without the vac pipe coming off. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can do this as the excess glue sticks out like a sore thumb. If anyone has a suggestion it would be appreciated. Cheers.

Hi, I tried using superglue to try and fix the vac pipe, but it’s still only a little more secure than it was before. Do you know if it’s possible to replacement fine detail parts anywhere, I looked on peters spares but they only have things like replacement wheels and valve gears etc,

Yes when it’s in the box there’s room for the vac pipe.

Hi, no unfortunately it’s not a push in part, it was already fitted to the loco when it left the factory. Like I say it’s in danger of snapping off. So I need to find some way of fixing it. Mod note - your two duplicate posts removed.

Hi, I was wondering if you guys could help with a problem I’ve got. I've got an Adams radial tank engine, the vac pipe at the front on the engine is in danger of coming off, it hasn’t come loose yet. But is very loose and could come off at any time I noticed this other the day when I was dusting it lightly. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could do to fix this problem. cheers.

Hi, Was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I recently went to use my Hornby starter set, the track which was supplied with it has been stored in a pile unassembled for about a year and half. Unfortunately the room in which it has been stored suffers from damp in the winter, nothing excessive just enough to cause white powdery mounds on books. The tracks colour has dulled, when I went to use it I noticed some of my locos would stop and I would have to give them a nudge to get them going again. Also my Peckett has this issue I have to give it a nudge to get it working as it keeps stopping and starting. It’s a brand new item and a few months ago didn’t do this, it’s so new in fact that it hasn't been run in yet. Is it possible the wheels are dirty or because the track has been stored somewhere damp this could be affecting my locos performance. Does anyone know what I should do about these two issues.

Hi Guys, and thanks to all who have since replied to this post even though it’s only been up about 12 hours. As regards my question about 3D printing I asked because I thought it would be an interesting adjunct to the hobby, in conjunction with buying locos and rolling stock as well as building layouts. When watching Sam on his videos on Sams trains, I’ve seen him 3D print simple wagons and coaches in a matter of only a few hours with very impressive end results. I will take a look online for some files for printing stuff, though if anyone could point me in the right direction ie give me some links to some websites that would be appreciated. It would be great if you really could just download files from the net that enable you to print model trains as impressive as those that are available to buy commercially, though it would also sadly mean that manufacturers like Hornby could find themselves out of business. Who knows maybe in about 20 or so Years when this technology has really evolved even further that could well be the case, having been born in 1977 and grown up in the 80s when I was kid this technology it was still the stuff of science fiction or the big Hollywood movies I grew up watching. As regards the availability of this technology it’s pretty abundant where I am that’s for sure. Anyway would be interested to hear you guys opinion on this subject ie whether or not you think this technology could or couldn’t enhance our hobby as a whole overall, I know Sams been putting up quite a few new videos showing of his recent prints so I guess he at least must think so. Anyway cheers The Flying Brit.

Hi guys, Have been watching sams trains on YouTube with some interest recently, especially the recent videos where he has been using a 3D printer to make wagons and carriages. Was also wondering what you guys thought about using this technology to make replacement parts for fine details that have come off of locos you have that are damaged. And what your experiences are with it. I’ve seen Sam on YouTube making his own replacement parts for internal mechanisms on models that have worn out, ie new plastic cogs or gear wheels etc. And if you know where suitable software for designing said replacement parts can be found, I unfortunately have a few damaged locos and being in Tokyo means that it’s also extremely difficult and costly to order replacement parts from the uk ie Peters spares and the like. Finally before I go I was wondering if anyone here has attempted to use a 3D printer to design and build a loco body shell that they could then fit onto a new or old chassis, after all the technology used is basically the same as the guys at Hornby use, just not as expensive or as sophisticated. It would be interesting to see the results of such an experiment,especially considering that collectors of die cast cars have long been known to cut up and cannibalise models to create their own creations, so why not try something similar with model trains. Would be interesting to you guys thoughts and opinions on this. Cheers The Flying Brit.

Hi guys, Was just wondering has anyone heard anything about when the two new hornby dublo locos ie br coronation class city of Leicester and the two merchant navy locos are supposed to be released and in the shops to buy. I think the br city of Leicester was supposed to have released way back in February or March, but I still haven’t seen them in the shops yet. I've been checking the news updates here on the engine shed but haven’t been able to find out an exact release date.

Hi, thanks for the advice I will try some humbroll paint on it and see what happens. what I did first time was use an undercoat of Gaia paint primer, then brushed on some black Tamiya paint over it once the primer had dried. For the first few weeks everything was fine, then after I had picked it up and put it on and off the tracks a few times the paint chipped back off. I suppose it could be that the paint primer I used was no good or that because I don’t have good modeling skills I repainted the damaged area wrong. Anyway I will give the humbroll a try and see what happens, humbroll is tough to get out here in Japan seeing as it’s an import brand here,but the hornby stockist where I got my locomotive from also stocks it. cheers the flying Brit.

Hi guys, I haven’t posted anything new recently on this forum for about two years as I’ve been busy with things like family and work. I’ve just bought a new terrier leaden hall locomotive, however unfortunately when I got it out of the box I noticed a small paint chip on the die cast metal baseplate just below the wheel splashers. Does anyone know how I can fix this chip as it sticks out like a sore thumb. I've tried repainting it with some alcohol based Tamiya model paint and although it covers the chipped area well enough I have to be extremely careful not to touch the repainted area or handle it to much when picking up and placing the loco on the tracks as the paints comes off again. Ive tried using some Gaia paint primer before repainting using the Tamiya paint and although this helps the paint does still rechip. I can’t send the model back to Hornby as I purchased it from outside the uk, I live in Tokyo Japan. I suppose so long as I’m careful not to touch the repainted area when I’m running the train it should be ok as the baseplate is above the wheels and is not in contact with any moving parts or the track. Does anyone here know how I can fix this issue, or should I A just lump it and keep using my current terrier. B just lump and buy another new undamged loco. or C keep trying to fix this paint chip. Any help with this would be appreciated. Moderator’s Note: Your post edited to take out excessive white space between paragraphs.