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Thanks for the advice always good to help others

I am comparing it to my other peco track. Not steel track. I found I needed to clean it at least once a month especially if it's been sat around. And the legacy track make claims that their track can go for long periods without the need for cleaning. So that's what I'm testing. How long before I need to clean it. I will update on it when I finally do need to do some

Yes, it's an unfortunate fact that companies are more interested in sales profit over testing and getting a good model first. Hornby stated to me there was nothing wrong with the power cars, yet a year after they produced a new power car that had fixed the faults they demanded, they were not there !!! Obviously, they had an awful lot of complaints but wouldn't give me a refund

Good luck. Might not get good results now. U need to plant around April time. But with our wierd weather these days u never know. I lost all my plants this year. I had around 100 growing and even with watering I lost them all with the extreme heat as I was late in planting them also.

That's true. I have enough locos but I really need coaches and rolling stock now

I have not added that. I'm not intending to swap trains in the yard but I do have a cross over up on the main line.. that will allow me to take trains into sidings in the foreground of the station area.. the coaches or wagons can be dropped and loco can then go off straight round to the tmd. The track going off to the tmd will be in the same area. It's designed in a way that operations involving loco swaps can be done as a visual operational thing ..

Glad u got one.. mine had a dodgy bogie but ac models in Eastleigh where I got it from gave me a replacement bogie for free. They have very good customer service there... and I won't touch railroad either. But not due to the tooling. I think there great locos for younger modelers who can't afford the all singing and dancing overpriced models but for me it's a weight thing. They are much lighter and won't pull anything substantial up a helix...

@@stocktonjunction I totally agree with you about the Railroad range, some modellers rave about them and how cool they are, the best Railroad item I’ve seen to date is their ex-Lima crane in the red or yellow livery, I’m sure it’s based on a European model but hey beggars can’t be choosers in this unique hobby, I have to say that when it comes to Network Rail yellow livery coaches Hornby lead the way by far, it could take years to get hold of the Mk 1/2/3 coaches as they are hard to get hold of these days.

@StormmyStormmy yes agree I have that crane lol

@@stocktonjunction The original Lima crane was great looking bit of kit that came with a few bits and pieces, the Railroad one seems to be missing those extra pieces from what I remember, I still believe that the Bachmann 45 ton Ransom crane is the best manually operated crane on the market to date, I spoke to a person connected with Bachmann who told me that they could have made it motorised but it would cost modellers in excess of £1000, fair play but it’s a steam crane so it’s not self propelled like the Roco Kirow model that is an exceptional great model with a price tag of around £775 - £875 if you buy from the Uk or £650 if you buy from Germany.

@StormmyStormmy I'd love one of those German ones but can't justify the price tag especially as it would live most of its life in a siding id happily buy a static model of it if it were available as my permanent way sidings and tmd areas will have plenty of scenic storage areas

Thanks for that advice. It's obvious now u mention it as the programming track is lower voltage and the stay alive is trying to take all the current hence causing the issue... lesson learned lol 😆

Still working fine so far 😀

Yeah u need to be quick on some of their stuff.

They randomly appear for sale on Accurascales site, I just picked up a set of these, there were 4 sets when i started checkout but all had gone by the tie I finished so I was lucky to grab one. Its the second time I have seen it happen, I missed out on the last ones I saw.

I practiced on an old hornby one first as it was my first go at weathering anything with enamel paints..

No idea.

Great thanks foe the info on removing the body. I love accurascale models but the detail parts are fine and can fall of very easily so was a little worried about removal ... Regards Daniel

It's certainly possible If u want to send me pictures and explain what your wanting..to StocktonJunction@gmail.com I can have a look at it..

@@stocktonjunction Hi, thanks for the reply, if you have a Hornby/Bachmann shunter in your vast collection the lamps are on the lower part of the body just above the soul bar at the front and rear ends, if they were slightly bigger with holes going through via the raised parts that represent the light lenses, 0.5mm to 0.6mm would be great so the fibre optic cable can fit through it with a bit of wiggle room. I bought some Wired SMD Micro Litz Pre-Soldered LED Lights 0402 to fit on the inside of the shell for the directional lighting 0603 could also be used as they are slightly bigger so the fibre optic cable size could be increased to 0.75mm if you wanted a bit more lit area.

It saddens me you paid over the odds for this coach set because Accurascale decided to did their toes into the RTC livery scene, they know there are a lot of modellers who missed out on them but unfortunately they don’t give a toss because they made their money, let’s hope Revolution Trains produce some as they are on another level when it comes to coaches. I hope you get the excess money back you paid for this coach pack, those unscrupulous sellers on eBay who aren’t modellers make easy money out of collectors.

The old bachmann rtc stock was produced exclusively for modelzone so they might not be able to re do them. Might be a contract thing.... but I hope they do. I have a couple of the model zone ones

I actually spoke to accurascale at the gets show about these and asked why they didn't do more and about demand for rtc they didn't show much interest at all

@@stocktonjunction I fully understand that but surely the contact is void now they are no longer trading, I’m sure I heard that Invicta Railways were taking over from Modelzone’s place, I believe Modelzone paid for the livery to be applied on the coaches and gained all the permissions and licensing to cover the models they would be covering, by the way have you got the Bachmann class 08 RTC shunter called ‘Ivor’?

@StormmyStormmy no I haven't got the rtc shunter yet it's on my wish list tho

Thanks 👍 im not sure .. might find one online somewhere. Good luck

Thanks, I've tried on-line retailers, Kijiji, eBay and some other web sites to no avail, just no HO versions left, lots of O and N gauge Premium sets. Now that being said, this morning I did find one in Europe but they will only sell in the EU, won't even mail to the UK where I have relatives who could forward to me. I may have to buy the standard set, but I'll miss the neat blue case to store it in, keeping everything together. Cheers, Geoff

@geobrower3069 not good .. have u messaged them to see if they are making more

@@stocktonjunctionYup, tried that and got a reply "not at this time", kinda sad seeing they sold out very quickly! Geoff

Thanks 🙂

Thanks lee

Yes definitely and I would use a different shade of flocking too as flowering bushes or hedges etc are generally in full spring summer colours 😀 😉 so just go a little greener u can experiment with several shades until u find the one that looks perfect 👌

Your welcome. I've just got hold of the newer apt power car so need to test that soon ..

No I haven't bought it but not bad idea

I have managed to source one so hopefully it will be better ... I will do a video once I get it and once I get my electrics done as layout is unpowered at mo whilst doing a fiddle yard re build

Thankyou 😀

Cheers lee

Hi yes mine is the Suttons version ..

I saw that video. I think I possibly got them from the same guy Charlie got his from.

Thanks lee atb Daniel

Thanks I will check it

Lol 😆 🤣 😂

Thanks 😊

I was just holding the camera as I didn't have a tripod at that time...

Hi thanks. Yes I got quite a lot the (2023) harvest I did the following year from this video wasn't as great not quite sure why.. I do still have lots of off cuts and some good bits but not got around to putting any up for sale as been so busy. I'm hoping for a better harvest this year🤞ill see what I can do regarding sorting out a couple of boxes to list during this week

@@stocktonjunction great. I'm trying to grow some myself but proven a bit of a pain, they damped off after sprouting

Yes they are pretty tricky

@@stocktonjunction well I'd gladly take a box from you good sir if you're not charging the silly prices that GM whack on

@stocktonjunction Hi again mate, let me know how to go about buying a box from you, mine all completely withered and died :(

I'll try that 👍

Many thanks im certainly pleased with the results

Thanks lee

Many thanks. There certainly will be another scene at stonehenge in the future but not Tony unfortunately !!!

😂 that 2 great tips 👌 👍

Many thanks. Yes the cmx does the donkey work so reliable .. ive done weathering with powders but was my first go with paints as for the 37 I was thinking exactly the same earlier lol. Might check those couplings out. I had used Hunt couplings before but I've had them uncouple on the helix !!! So given up on them...

Thanks lee 👍

Still working perfectly so far. No issued im still happy with it.

I haven't tried the sharge cloth on my cmx yet as I haven't run out but providing the thickness and withs are pretty much the same I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Found some available but only 1 left in stock so be quick www.coastaldcc.co.uk/products/cmx/cmx-ho-pads

I will have a look shortly to see if the sharge cloth is suitable if it is due to postage I would suggest ordering several to make the most of the outrageous pnp cost 😀

Hi after checking the cloths the sharge cloth is approximately the same width. Close enough to use but it's thinner by about a third although u could still use it but may need to adjust the ride depth of the plate by a fraction of a mm to compensate for it..

Thank you so much for taking the time to investigate my question to you and your replies were very helpful indeed. I will check out CoastalDCC for the last one. I'm surprised the Sharge material is so much thinner! the CMX is quite thin. I wash the CMX pads and use them over and over till they are thread bare on the back. So I cannot see the Sharge material lasting very long? I think I will try posting on REM to see if anyone is using another type of material? and will let you know my results if any. Again my appreciation for your help, Bill.

@geordielad9636 to be fair I just throw my pads once worn never washed them so I'm not sure how long they would last 🤔

Yes. Always interested 👍stocktonjunction@gmail.com

I've contacted accurascale about the couplings im sure they will sort it out. But they are great wagons and run so well

Thanks Andy. Yes I think the rake looks great just needs good weathering now but that can wait until I have less important jobs to do on the layout .. atb Daniel

Thanks lee 👍

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

Thanks 👍

Many thanks 👍glad you liked it

Thanks it has turned out exactly as I had hoped and I just pray I can live up to the same standards with the rest of the layout now lol I do seem to have set myself a bit of challenge but hopefully it will be all worth it

Many thanks ... 😀

Thanks lee