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- Dannypenguin
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From my personal experience of building an E-Commerce website (okay, I got a free template and adapted it), I can say your wesbite certainly looks professional and well built.
I wish you well in your venture and you have filled a gap in the market, if I ever get round to scratchbuilding a loco you'll certainly be on my list to look at
I wish you well in your venture and you have filled a gap in the market, if I ever get round to scratchbuilding a loco you'll certainly be on my list to look at
Dan
Visit the PFLR website - http://poultonfarmlightrailway.webs.com/
Dean Forest Railway Society website - http://dfrsociety.org/
Visit the PFLR website - http://poultonfarmlightrailway.webs.com/
Dean Forest Railway Society website - http://dfrsociety.org/
- Peter Butler
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Result!!!!! I don't know where to begin.... the Rx has been installed in two of my locos to test the effectiveness of different component motors and batteries in the system. The control over these locos is just amazing, particularly for their slow running. The 'inertia' control is something I thought I would not use but it adds to the skill level in controlling a train to stop at any given point. I ordered the first Rx to convince myself, and it works so well that all of my locos will now be fitted.
Thanks Rik, you have a great product which is the answer to all my needs, with potential for more, and deserves to succeed in the ever expanding Garden Railway market.
Thanks Rik, you have a great product which is the answer to all my needs, with potential for more, and deserves to succeed in the ever expanding Garden Railway market.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
This is not meant as the blatant ad it may appear but I started the way you have using the paypal buttons, very nice site you've built by the way, but soon found that its better to have a proper ecommerce site which generates invoices and keeps records of sales etc in a user friendly way. If you look at my shop there is a link to the freewebstore site. Its only free if you have less that 15 products (you have to pay for more than 15) FIRC but you can have many variations of each product so its quite easy to keep it free.
Its worth haveing a play to see what it can do and i'd be happy to help if you have any problems....
http://shop.5inchrail.com/
Barry
Its worth haveing a play to see what it can do and i'd be happy to help if you have any problems....
http://shop.5inchrail.com/
Barry
Thanks PeterPeter Butler:115460 wrote:Result!!!!! I don't know where to begin.... the Rx has been installed in two of my locos to test the effectiveness of different component motors and batteries in the system. The control over these locos is just amazing, particularly for their slow running. The 'inertia' control is something I thought I would not use but it adds to the skill level in controlling a train to stop at any given point. I ordered the first Rx to convince myself, and it works so well that all of my locos will now be fitted.
Thanks Rik, you have a great product which is the answer to all my needs, with potential for more, and deserves to succeed in the ever expanding Garden Railway market.
I'm so glad you liked the transmitter. What attracted me to the Deltang system was the quality of the control which it offers - I really enjoy slow running and shunting operations on my railway.
Unfortunately, the supply of the Rx65b receivers seems to have dried up for now. I just tried ordering top-up supplies from David at Deltang but he tells me his back-up stocks have been cleared and it will be several weeks before he gets fresh supplies from China. Hopefully by the the Spring (and the running season), stocks will be refreshed.
Rik
Hi Barrysstjc:115467 wrote:This is not meant as the blatant ad it may appear but I started the way you have using the paypal buttons, very nice site you've built by the way, but soon found that its better to have a proper ecommerce site which generates invoices and keeps records of sales etc in a user friendly way. If you look at my shop there is a link to the freewebstore site. Its only free if you have less that 15 products (you have to pay for more than 15) FIRC but you can have many variations of each product so its quite easy to keep it free.
Its worth haveing a play to see what it can do and i'd be happy to help if you have any problems....
http://shop.5inchrail.com/
Barry
That does sound interesting. One of the limitations of PayPal buttons and the freebie package I used was the limited range of postage options they offered.
Can I just ask (it doesn't seem to be clear on the freewebstore site, does the £5.99 include hosting or is that extra?
Rik
Rik
All packages include hosting. I have the free package which limits you to 15 products but within that each product can have a number of variations. You can set up various postage options and can also specify a postage option for each product individually if you wish. Its worth signing up for the free option and having a play.
Hope that helps
Barry
All packages include hosting. I have the free package which limits you to 15 products but within that each product can have a number of variations. You can set up various postage options and can also specify a postage option for each product individually if you wish. Its worth signing up for the free option and having a play.
Hope that helps
Barry
- -steves-
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Rik
Do you now have the RX65's in stock as David says he now has loads of these but is pointing us at you in the first instance to buy them?
If the answer to this is yes, can you let me know the P&P charges on one please.
Cheers
Steve
Do you now have the RX65's in stock as David says he now has loads of these but is pointing us at you in the first instance to buy them?
If the answer to this is yes, can you let me know the P&P charges on one please.
Cheers
Steve
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
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Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
That''s interesting. I've tried ordering more stocks from David but he says he's waiting for fresh supplies (I think he gets them made in China) and it could be weeks before he'll be able to supply me.-steves-:115540 wrote:Rik
Do you now have the RX65's in stock as David says he now has loads of these but is pointing us at you in the first instance to buy them?
If the answer to this is yes, can you let me know the P&P charges on one please.
Cheers
Steve
It might be that he's still not fully recovered from his house move and will take a while for things to get back to normal.
It's reassuring on one level that he's referring you to me - but puzzling when he knows I'm waiting for him to send me more stock. Maybe he hasn't realised I've actually sold out.
I have a standard P&P rate of £1.80 on any order up to £50 (this is for 2nd class signed for - which actually costs me £1.84) - it's then £4.00 up to orders for £150 after which it's post free).
I would have preferred to make the postage rates a bit more sophisticated but the PayPal tools aren't that clever.
Rik
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Excellent, glad to know your postage rates, but if I can be perfectly honest with you, I think they are too cheap and you need to charge more, not often you will hear a customer say that is it, lol . If the actual postage charge is £1.84, you will also be using envelopes or boxes as well as fuel to and from a post office, I think you should charge £2.50 as it then at least covers your cost of P&P and not just P, lol. Food for thought and it is of course your business
Its great that David is referring people to you, he just needs to let you have some stock now to cover the orders, lol
Its great that David is referring people to you, he just needs to let you have some stock now to cover the orders, lol
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
- -steves-
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Also, could you put me on your list to be waiting for an RX65 once you have stock back in please. I am sure once David knows you have customers waiting he will get the stock out to you asap
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Hi Folks
Will let you know as soon as stocks are replenished. In my last correspondence with David (on 7/1/16) he indicated it could be a few weeks before he can meet my order. If you are in urgent need, it might be that some of the other suppliers listed on his website have reserve stocks. However, as David is the sole source they may also be running short. He said that he will queue back orders - so hopefully when he does get fresh stocks I will be near the top of the list.
Rik
Will let you know as soon as stocks are replenished. In my last correspondence with David (on 7/1/16) he indicated it could be a few weeks before he can meet my order. If you are in urgent need, it might be that some of the other suppliers listed on his website have reserve stocks. However, as David is the sole source they may also be running short. He said that he will queue back orders - so hopefully when he does get fresh stocks I will be near the top of the list.
Rik
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And I am more than happy to wait too Rik, I always pick carefully who I deal with and I prefer keeping my custom with reliable people.
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
- -steves-
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Lucky me.....
Well I today got my first RC Trains TX24. I love this compared to the Deltang version, which was although practical leaves you with having to remember what each function does, which is fine for me, but if I let someone else borrow it they don't know.
As you can see below, Rik at RC Trains has managed to overcome this and present you with a professional retail looking TX at a very good price. Obviously the functions are the same but as you can see Rik has added an additional button for me on channel 7 which I use for sound on/off on some of my loco's. I also love the red dials on the cream background, but most of all, I love the battery compartment at the back, something which was lacking on the original.
All I can say is a big well done Rik and I look forward to seeing more of your items come to market.
Well I today got my first RC Trains TX24. I love this compared to the Deltang version, which was although practical leaves you with having to remember what each function does, which is fine for me, but if I let someone else borrow it they don't know.
As you can see below, Rik at RC Trains has managed to overcome this and present you with a professional retail looking TX at a very good price. Obviously the functions are the same but as you can see Rik has added an additional button for me on channel 7 which I use for sound on/off on some of my loco's. I also love the red dials on the cream background, but most of all, I love the battery compartment at the back, something which was lacking on the original.
All I can say is a big well done Rik and I look forward to seeing more of your items come to market.
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
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