Model Railway Forum

That's a lot of paid staff - hope they can turn it round.

Welcome George - as you can see it's a friendly place. Lots of help, information and fun.

Welcome to the forum David - it's a great place - lots of help, information and fun. BB

Ian - As a side issue, it is probably worth getting your Select upgraded. I recently sent my Elite back for the latest upgrade. I rang the repairs department at Hornby and was given a "Job number" which I had to quote when returning the Elite. I posted it on a Tuesday afternoon and it was back with ...

Thanks Roger and TWD for the explanation. I thought it might be cheaper to make your own - as I said £6 a coach is not bad, but the prices for some of the items required is very cheap. I'll get probably buy three kits, which will enable a rake to be lit, and then see how we go. BB

Iv'e looked at a "coach lighting kit" from Layouts4u - it consists of a strip of 3v LED's, latching reed switch, and a CR2032 battery + holder - all at £6. You stick the LED's and the reed switch to the coach roof (inside), the battery holder sits at the end of the carriage. You wave a magnet over t...

It's been in most of the national papers today - the Express had a double page spread. He was also interviewed by Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 today. It would appear he came across across as a knowledgeable railway modeller.

Thanks for the link Steve - not sure if I've watched this one - there are a lot out there!

It's nice when you've booked the flights and have a note on the calendar - something to look forward to. I'm keeping an eye on BA at the moment for tickets to Tampa for next May - they have just had a sale but the tickets were £100 more in the sale than they are normally, so I didn't buy - condo is ...

Thanks Steve - I'm going for a grey finish on the cliff face. The two ends actually come off - I stuck a length 10mm dowel into the two ends, and then pushed the dowels into the main hillside. Hopefully the weight of the plaster bandage will keep them flat on the base board. I can lift the whole lot...