M. Matthews
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Don't forget black aswell smiley
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I recently purchased a row of 6 low relief shop kits. I've assembled 2 but the options for shop displays were limited in options. I'd like to personalise them a bit more. Does anybody have any idea where I might be able to find some images of shop displays? Of course I have searched Google but I must be using the wrong wording / search terms as I'm just getting actual images of real shop displays that don't really work.
Many Thanks in advance for any help!
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I don't have any playtrains but my son has a Marklin my world set which is pretty much the same. He can be quite heavy handed but we've not had any breakages yet. I'd say they are pretty solid so I'm wondering if hornby changed any of the 'tooling' when they 'made' playtrains.
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Whilst we’re on the subject, I found this list a couple weeks back which proved rather useful. It’s a list of matches from Halfords rattle can paints.
Any roof grey Halford's plastic bumper
MR/LMS/BR red Rover damask red
GWR/BR loco green Rover Brooklands green
GWR/BR loco green Ford laurel green
BR diesel light green band Ford highland green
BR coach carmine Ford rosso red
BR coach cream Vauxhall gazelle beige
BR coach cream (well worn) Peugeot antelope beige
BR diesel blue VW Pargas blue
BR steam loco blue Peugeot royal blue
BR loco yellow warning panel Vauxhall mustard yellow
LNER garter blue/BR diesel blue, but slightly more blue Ford fjord blue, less green
LNER garter blue VW Pargas blue
LMS Coronation Blue Rover Pageant mid-blue
Stanier Coronation blue Peugeot royal blue
GWR or Pullman coach brown Rover russet brown
GWR coach cream Rover Primula yellow
SR dark olive green Land Rover Coniston green
LNWR/LYR coach plum lower panels Daewoo dark red
LNWR coach bluey-white upper panels Daewoo Casablanca white
CR steam loco Peugeot royal blue
SDJR blue Rover midnight blue
CR dark blue Rover midnight blue
Stroudley LBSCR ochre BMC tan
LBSCR umber Vauxhall Brazil brown
N.Staffs maroon Vauxhall Gambia red
NER coach red Vauxhall Gambia red
LYR coach upper panels Plastikote nut brown
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That was the next place I looked. Still no luck!
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Fox was the first place I checked. Can't see anything suitable on there unfortunately.
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I now have a full rake of the southern 4/6 wheel coaches but looking to add a second rake.
Could anybody point me in the right direction for some suitable waterslide transfers for numbers and obliteration patches to renumber them.
I've checked the usual sites but not sure what would actually work.
Thanks!
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I think the problem with pickups (6 wheel coaches rather than the 4 wheel) is that the coaches already have a lot of drag. My poor terrier is already unhappy pulling a rake of 5.
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They could quite easily supply the coaches with the lighting fitted without the battery. Or even better, Pack it separately.
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Pretty sure it was just an excuse to save costs whilst charging the same price. The new ones seem to have the same RRP as the previous lit ones.
Also not buying the whole reason for no controller in the Triang sets.
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Can anybody tell me the difference between Hornby x7690 and r7338?
They both appear to be the same thing but I can't work out why the "x" is so much cheaper than the "r"
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Can't see any problems with that. The Bachmann track that I have still has Hornby catalogue numbers on it somehow.
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100% a scam email. Timing is probably just coincidental. Funny thing is, if you go to the website it links you to, usually the only buttons that work are the ones that lead you to entering your details.
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I think the ones with “intercity express” are the below railroad standard coaches and the ones with “southeastern” are a bit more detailed.
There were different versions of the class 395 produced to very different standards.
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Mk4's for the class 91 I believe. They make up the 225 set.
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What a brilliant response. Thank you so much for your help on that. I shall quote you if I get questioned on it!
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I probably should have been a bit clearer joy.
Whilst the layout is not too speficic in era or area, steam is preferred, it's the club's layout and exhibiting members are bringing their own stock. A couple of members are a little fussy over prototypical trains.
The stock on my personal layout is an absolute mash up!
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Hi All
Just a quick one...
I bought a set of the Southern 6 wheel coaches and was later gifted a terrier. The only problem is that the Terrier is 'Brighton' which is in what I understand to be called "Improved green" livery or something of the sort.
I'll be exhibiting a small layout with my local MRC in the coming months. Would I be able to get away with running these together or are they different era's / area's etc?
I'm a modern image modeller and don't really have a clue.
Thanks
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Google was my friend - perhaps 5" later I found this:
Water slide decals , Tri-ang Pullman coaches,LNER different names,gauge 00,1:76 | eBay
Al.
Not sure if you’re trying to call me out for not just using google here...
But firstly I was asking how the coaches come as standard.
Secondly, I was looking for railroad rather than triang.
And thirdly, I was looking for the possibility of custom made names.
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I recently acquired a set of Pullman coaches (railroad) secondhand that came without any names on them.
Being as tight as I am, I've never bought a new one and so I am wondering, do these standardly come without names printed on them? Are transfers usually included in the box? And if so where I could get hold of some?
Even better, if anyone knows where I could get custom ones made? I'm not to bothered about realism so thought it would be cool to give some coaches names of my family etc
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- Gaugemaster - luckily I'm less than an hours drive from the shop. Unfortunately, not many bargains to be had. I usually go just with the intention of seeing what items look like in person but end up spending money as well.
- Bluebell railway - Again, high prices and don't usually intend on buying things from there but once said items are in front of you, I just can't help it.
- East Surrey Model Railway Club - There is a gentleman that always brings things with him to sell. This week I picked up a Hornby S15 for a tenner. Old model but great condition and great runner.
- Fleabay - what more can I say? Bit of a gamble but shop carefully and you can find some good stuff.
- Car Boot Sales? - I go a few weeks to try my luck, but never had any. Would be interested to find out if anyone else has?
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Years ago as a kid, I had the opposite problem... Laptop charger broke so I found my old Hornby power supply and plugged it in as it fit...
There was about 5 seconds of a buzzing noise from the laptop, a pop and then smoke. Killed the laptop dead.
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The track is like this to permit rope haulage working so that wagons coming up could be detached and wagons going down could be attached to the rope...............
Would you be able to expand on that? I'm genuinely interested but don't quite understand what you mean.
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Also, let me know what else you’ve had success with running around 1st radius
Another Playtrains Question.
in General Discussion
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On the assumption that the controllers are the same as Marklin my world, there should be two different channels to operate on. The controller should have a switch underneath it as should the locomotive.