I wish Hornby would sell packets of stepped screws and conrod bolts.

[ColinB]

I wish Hornby would sell packets of stepped bolts and conrod screws. You can buy small parts packets for an individual loco but generally these are always sold out and generally you can buy all the other screws from other sources. The stepped bolts and conrod screws are the things that get lost when doing a service.

[The son of Triangman]

Such screws were available easily at one time. Tri-ang used to supply dealers with such items individually or by packs of a dozen.

[DarkRedCape]

This is one thing that really surprised me about this hobby. The RC car world is the polar opposite, there are spares for absolutely everything. The company HPI sell enough spares you can build one of their trucks just from spares.

I feel this is one area of business Hornby are really missing out on. I think a spares department would be a massive hit.

You can buy sets of micro screws and nuts and bolts, but those conrod screws are such a specific shape that I doubt anyone else is making those.