Just went to my local model shop to get a few bits of plastikard strip, and somehow came back with a Farish 'Seaside Excursion' set...
:-[
you must've accidentally written out the wrong product code when entering! :smiley-laughing:
enjoy the set!
Phil
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 02:06:44 PM
Just went to my local model shop to get a few bits of plastikard strip, and somehow came back with a Farish 'Seaside Excursion' set...
:-[
Take it back, you might get a refund :angel: :angel:
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 02:06:44 PM
Just went to my local model shop to get a few bits of plastikard strip, and somehow came back with a Farish 'Seaside Excursion' set...
:-[
Yeah, and? Is that it? Am I missing something here? Seems like normal behaviour to me...
:smiley-laughing:
Seems your local shop has a very good line in sales patter :D
Quote from: newportnobby on January 04, 2016, 02:53:23 PM
Seems your local shop has a very good line in sales patter :D
Quite the opposite, actually - he didn't want to sell it to me! :o
I spotted a pile of 4F's split from the sets, and asked how much. £85 came the reply, so I asked how much for the full set & was told £135. I had a quick look online & found Hatton's had sold the full set priced at £110 (despite the fact they don't have any stock) so asked if he'd price match. The answer was a polite no, he could get far more by splitting the sets (apparently he bought all the stock the distributor had of this set for that very purpose, presumably why no-one else seems to have stock of them anymore) and I should go & buy one from Hatton's (he didn't know they didn't have any left) at £110 if I could get it for that. He pointed out that there'd be postage on top too, so I said I'd take it if he'd accept £120, which he did. :thumbsup:
Trouble is it won't really fit on my tiny shunting layout...
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 03:11:29 PM
Trouble is it won't really fit on my tiny shunting layout...
Is that an excuse to build a bigger layout? ;) David.
Quote from: Zogbert Splod on January 04, 2016, 02:42:16 PM
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 02:06:44 PM
a Farish 'Seaside Excursion' set...
Seems like normal behaviour to me...
Harrumpf, I must be abnormal ? :smiley-laughing: >>
A similar thing happened to me about a year ago but I came away with
two Seaside Excursions :D
Then more recently WE went to the model shop to collect MY xmas present ( some coaches &etc ) and SHE came away with a Mountain Express,
tis a mystery how these things happen,
it does not seem to make any difference if one takes along an adult to supervise either ! :laugh3: :o
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 03:11:29 PMTrouble is it won't really fit on my tiny shunting layout...
Yep, T shirt, lol! :laugh:
Quote from: dannyboy on January 04, 2016, 03:17:36 PM
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 03:11:29 PM
Trouble is it won't really fit on my tiny shunting layout...
Is that an excuse to build a bigger layout? ;) David.
I think it's inevitable! No point in fighting it, really. :worried:
Quote from: MalcolmAL on January 04, 2016, 03:18:08 PM
A similar thing happened to me about a year ago but I came away with two Seaside Excursions :D
I must say, it does look a bit feeble with only 2 coaches... :(
Quote from: MalcolmAL on January 04, 2016, 03:18:08 PM
Quote from: Zogbert Splod on January 04, 2016, 02:42:16 PM
Quote from: jrb on January 04, 2016, 02:06:44 PM
a Farish 'Seaside Excursion' set...
Seems like normal behaviour to me...
Harrumpf, I must be abnormal ? :smiley-laughing: >>
A similar thing happened to me about a year ago but I came away with two Seaside Excursions :D
Then more recently WE went to the model shop to collect MY xmas present ( some coaches &etc ) and SHE came away with a Mountain Express,
tis a mystery how these things happen,
it does not seem to make any difference if one takes along an adult to supervise either ! :laugh3: :o
OK, would you settle for
SUPERnormal? :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Ran the 4F in earlier. One hour in each direction. Reversing was fine, but it had a definite 'limp' going forwards. Also, when I took it off the test track I noticed that the rear steps on one side were bent outwards at about a 30 degree angle! Don't know how I failed to spot that before running it in. So, a quick sprint back to the shop, arriving about 5 mins before closing, to swap it.
Running this one in now - tried it forwards & backwards first, and it's fine with both :thumbsup:
Luckily (for my credit card) there wasn't time for me to look at any additional coaches!!! :goggleeyes: