Remember the Dapol HST is not designed to have a speaker fitted, so this would be a bigger and more skilled job than the retailer may wish to take on.

There are plenty of shops and individuals who offer this service, so it is unfair to Rails to criticise them.

Quote from: Bob G on September 13, 2025, 08:35:43 PM

Quote from: Chris Morris on September 13, 2025, 05:58:46 PMA decent 2251woukd also be most welcome and I think very popular.

Ah. He talks in some code that only GWR cognoscenti will understand 

I assume you mean a Collett Goods 0-6-0 tender loco, of which Peco and UM have both had a stab at, and both are no longer available.

Bob G

I would love one of those. I do keep my eyes peeled on eBay. The sole 1:1 scale survivor lives near me and is a fabulous machine.

Well i stumbled upon the dapol pair of 26's set with the appropriate badges etc, and had a few extras added courtesy of Grimy Times. Completed a 5 coach rake with the Farish sets plus a spare TSO renamed and numbered with w/s decals from RailTec. did a bit of Bogie decoration and underframe filth.. so  looking up some pics i couldnt help but notice that in real life this rolling stock was green and 'white' why on earth are the models green and yellow...

there ought to be a "slightly miffed" thread, cause whilst I am unhappy, there is nothing I can do about it at the moment.
2 weeks ago I received my notification from @revoltion that one of my class 66 orders had shipped. Woo Hoo. Click on the link for Royal Mail only to be informed it has been handed over to the partner carrier. Great, go onto the Australia Post website, to be told, great we have it at the Langly international mail centre, its cleared customs and just awaiting a flight.
This was 2nd Sept.
In the meantime I get an email from Royal Mail telling me they have tried to deliver and no one was home.
However Australia Posta were still telling me the same message.
Today on checking, Royal Mail is telling me they have passed it to their partner.
And Australia Post are now saying they have received it from Royal Mail on 15th Oct.
What is going on.

Does anyone know if The Spotters Guide to British Locomotives in N Gauge book is available anywhere. The EnGee website says it was due to be updated again in September after a break of a few months but still seems to be paused with no updates. I was hoping to be able to pick up a copy, even an old one, but can't find one anywhere.

Thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction or even better has a copy for sale.

Jason

Quote from: Newportnobby on September 14, 2025, 09:01:24 AMI've expressed an interest in a maroon and a blue BG and a blue/grey Buffet

Ditto, even though I have already done some modelling and built one (back in 2011) 
Bob

Quote from: Newportnobby on September 14, 2025, 12:56:24 PMEvidently these will only be available to order direct from Dapol so there'll be no retailer discount.

But if the price of £39.95 holds firm they are still cheaper than most recent Farish releases with 15% discount applied.

Glorious

Quote from: EtchedPixels on September 14, 2025, 02:19:09 PMBuckethead

A bit of a cross between Slash and Hendrix perhaps?

Buckethead