Quote from: Bealman on October 06, 2026, 02:01:23 AMMy daughter got hit by a bloke on one of those stupid e bikes this morning. She's ok apparently but knocked around with a lot of bark off.

Bloody things ought to be banned. At the very least, much tighter regulation. As far as I see it, they are a motor vehicle and should be on the road.

Sorry to hear and absolutely! They should be off sidewalks and on roads as a vehicle. 

Quote from: GlenEglise on September 30, 2026, 09:46:49 PMThe model 3d print was by @F2Andy and may possibly still be available form him.

They are! Message me if interested.

ETA: also available on Cults3d if you want to print it for yourself.

Royal Mail    
15 days for a 1st class letter to travel less than 75 miles.
Nothing more to say!!!

A selection of 'Broken Peach' who @Trainfish put me onto.
Here's one in 'plain clothes' i.e. not in costume. Some very good harmonies

My understanding is that this model, without handrails, was produced from 1962 until 1964. I bought mine secondhand in 1970 from Beatties in Southgate and it was already in a play-worn condition. It has always run like a jet-propelled rocket!

...and require licence and insurance...

Cheers,

Chris

My daughter got hit by a bloke on one of those stupid e bikes this morning. She's ok apparently but knocked around with a lot of bark off.

Bloody things ought to be banned. At the very least, much tighter regulation. As far as I see it, they are a motor vehicle and should be on the road.

Quote from: msr on October 05, 2026, 06:00:27 PMI'm pretty sure my Arnold Baldwin VO-1000 switcher in NH black and red livery belongs in SPAM. It is the early version, without handrails, Cat.No.0261

I think that goes right back to the Rapido 200 models of the mid 60s?  Not quite the very first as those didn't have the Rapido coupling we've come to know and love.

I'm pretty sure my Arnold Baldwin VO-1000 switcher in NH black and red livery belongs in SPAM. It is the early version, without handrails, Cat.No.0261





However, I am not sure about this Japanese C56. I understand it dates from 1982 but by Japanese standards this is still very early for N Gauge. The manufacturer was Nakamura Precision (Nakamura Seimitsu; Nakasei) who are better known for HO models. I wonder if this was one of a series, or planned series, judging from the card that was within the loco's box:



This C56 in N (1:150) and has a considerable weight thanks to its metal body. It runs well by contemporary Farish standards but not a patch on the silky smooth Kato equivalent recently released (illustrated in the bottom photo).





Here's the modern Kato equivalent; definitely not a SPAM member:

Hi Guys 

Hope that everyone is ok?

Many of you will know that I have done a few editons of this Magazine/Booklet & I really aprecate all the comments and feedback that I have had, so thank you for that.

Recently I have been thinking about producing the next edition and the amount of time and effort that it takes to refresh this booklet. Because of this, I'm considering publishing the next edition via Amazon & Kindle Direct Publishing.

I really don't like the idea of doing this, but unforunatly I can't justify the time/effort that is needed to this up to date.

At present, this is (basically) just a list of avalible/unavalible products, so I'm asking what would you want to be included in future addition that would make the 'paywall' worth it.

Please let me know either on here or PM what you would like to see in addition to the product list. (Some of the ideas I've had would be something like protype formations from different times; possible locations to model; more specific histories of the main lines and what locos/units would be seen on them.) 

Look forward to your replies,

Stu