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All IP kits are awesome :D But the roundhouse range aint very good, there still routed! I had an IP Roundhouse 2 compartment coach kit bought for me for Christmas just gone and over the laser cut freelance guards van kit I just built from them this coach kit is no where near as good. I think now I ...

Hi Mike, Have you fitted a blow down system like you get on the Accucraft loco's or is it just a different lubricator drain plug so as you say they don't burn their hands? I think that's the only thing missing from current Roundhouse loco's as it's great at the end of the run to blow down and watch ...

DO NOT PAINT MATCH for the paint creeping!!!!!!!!! you will ruin your nice gloss finish If you have used enamel or celulose get some paint thinners and carefully rub the paint away. Afterwards you can use washing up liquid to wash the thinners away. You can then use a resin based car polish to poli...

Thanks Sir haydn for the advice regarding painting, it worked :) Here is my recent progress: /myff/tom_tom_go/SANY0397.jpg /myff/tom_tom_go/SANY0400.jpg /myff/tom_tom_go/SANY0402.jpg /myff/tom_tom_go/SANY0404.jpg /myff/tom_tom_go/SANY0407.jpg Yes you can guess who doesn't know how to mask off bodywo...

I have finally started to (now that I am over my bubble-wrap period) alter the appearence of my Roundhouse SL: http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e339/pochicken/SANY0393.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e339/pochicken/SANY0392.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e339/pochicken/SANY0391.jpg htt...