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I am looking to get some track for my increasing loco and stock but only have a handful of track at the moment. I currently have Piko 45mm brass track and like this very much. i am having major problems getting hold of any, have they stopped making it or something? he I started looking round and tho...

Sir haydn:57823 wrote:this is Accucrafts Electric Countess. The only conversion is from track power to on board battery.

Earlier this year Accucraft released the electric version.

Great conversion BTW looking good.

Ah ha, now that makes much more sense to me, thank you for the explanation

Cracking cab still

Looks good but I don't like these Steam to Electric conversions. Why spend a load of money for a Steam engine only to have the steam engine bits taken out & electric bits put in? Sounds odd to me Couldn't have said that any better myself really, i read the title and thought "how strange&qu...

Although I have managed to find a couple of pictures where people have RC'ed their MSS / Mamod loco, the bes tI can seem to find only shows the front end change, some of which were very net, and of course, some of which, wern't , lol I am after fitting a seperate in cab regulator, making that RC and...

Crackingjob:57656 wrote:Cheapest Rail Tickets in Britain...and a nice little railway
£2.50 return!

http://www.ruisliplidorailway.org/
They have a nice gallery of the locos and stock

also news item.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14532001

Crackingjob

And I always thought London prices were higher, neat pleace

Well its good to know that someone has up to date prices and is in contact with the manufacturer

now......

how long does delivery take, are we talking days, weeks, months or years or worse

ok, this is one of the links I was using, i didn't put it there, its not my fault, honest gov

http://www.grsuk.com/index.asp?docs/103.asp

That was indeed one of the companies I was looking at but has differing prices... Can I ask, where were you getting the prices from? And were they higher or lower? The MDC page on my web site is their ONLY official web presence, and those are the current prices. Oh dear, i am in trouble now arn't i...

TonyW:57496 wrote:MDC: http://www.rhoshelyg.me.uk/7.html

That was indeed one of the companies I was looking at but has differing prices...

Any other suggestions anyone?

After having read around the forum about custom name plates, i have seen that some of the better ones are either very slow or never turn up. I have also found a couple of outlets dealing with another company and at prices that differ considerably for the same item. Can anyone recommend a decent qual...

Are mamods still for sale in their seemingly new improved form? like this one? http://www.mamod.co.uk/product_view_details.asp?pids=83&pr=1351B%20Brunel%20Vertical%20Boiler%20Engine or this one http://www.mamod.co.uk/product_view_details.asp?pids=65&pr=1351%20Mamod%20O%20gauge%20Locomotive%2...

You could build your own......... It's quite possibly the easiest type of loco to build and Allen Morgan described a coal fired one a year or two ago, if you REALLY wnat a challenge! I personally have extremly little in the way of engineering skills. more of a wood, glue and screw driver kinda pers...

Oh, and forgive any ignorance in there, but i am no expert at these things, far far from it, purely for fun and enjoyment

i have this urge to treat myself to a De Winton type engine at some point soon. These things have always had a strange appeal to me but I have never been lucky enough to own anything like it. I have been looking at the Regner range, particuarly the Chaloner, but of course notice there are other comp...

Very cool pictures, thanks

haha, Bordum is a killer for me... only working evenings.... leaves the whole day open to bordum Mine is the same, just in reverse, lol    :lol:  :lol: I'm retired...  What's boredom? Boredom me thinks is a killer for anyone, but thats not saying I find the time to be bored very often, actually ......

We are off away for a few days as from early tomorrow morning and wondered if anyone knew of any model shops for 16mm / live steam along the way, I say on the way, but mean in the area really :) We are going to Snowden on Sunday, Festiniog railway on Monday, Caernarfon on Tuesday for the Welsh Railw...

Just a thought, but have you tried Accucraft as I think they come with brass these days on most of them?

anythingsdr:57141 wrote:haha, Bordum is a killer for me... only working evenings.... leaves the whole day open to bordum

Mine is the same, just in reverse, lol

OH, and also waiting on an order from IP Engineering, and that was with knowing he was on holiday for a while, just kinda reserved myself I will have to wait

Kinda getting used to waiting with this hobby, much more than any other it has to be said.....