Quote from: Newportnobby on May 25, 2026, 10:46:36 AM.... and I, for one, am pleased that thread is being kept going....

I loved "sparring" with dannyboy on the Groaner thread, and still miss him. I thought long and hard as to whether to continue. In the end I decided to do so as a lasting tribute to him. I like to think he's up there (definitely up) having a chuckle at our efforts. 

I was rummaging in a jacket pocket for a pencil yesterday when my fingers felt a couple of strange shapes. Wossis?, I thought...



A couple of brake vans bought for next to nothing at a toy fair a few months ago that I had stuffed in a pocket and promptly forgotten about! Not only that, but it wasn't till I looked at the picture I realised one was LMS and the other, excitingly, was BR.

  

As I always say, you can never have too many brake vans. Do you always say that? Oh, good.

Cheers,

Chris

Awesome! Many thanks to @Mark & @Shropshire Lad for their generous donations, it's difficult for me to out into words how grateful I am for everyone's generosity.

 

This may be a repeat from me, but just finished watching season 15.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZU516GI3Ac

Hello all,

Simon is our customer services manager and deals with technical issues and support for specific models; he does not answer more general enquiries. All the feedback I have had is that he is very diligent and efficient.  We are very happy with his work.

Answering general enquiries, order queries etc has been paused over the last fortnight due to staff holiday but we are back at work now and will start to get on top of any backlog.

For clarity: we are not Amazon and realistically our service will never equal Amazon standards. 

We could hire more people to deal with emails and to pack and post, but then our prices would have to go up, which customers tell us they do not want.

And one reason we offer models to retailers is so customers who do not wish to deal with us don't have to; but of course the caveat with that is that the price is higher.

It is rare for Revolution models to appear in 'bargain bins' - most of our models sell out before that.  This is intentional; we respect retailers and try to manage production levels so they don't have to cut their own throats just to sell our models.   Of course we do not always get that right.

cheers

Ben A.

Target exceeded, but don't let that stop anyone donating!!

Still having received no response I have resorted to sending Ben & Mike a PM.
I have not received my orders and, with no stock showing anywhere, fear the worst

There are a few videos on this channel about cameras.  Cheapo: There is a video on using reading glasses to get closer focus.
Expensive: Focus is the big issue. 

Hi Michael,

It's been a while .... great cause, good on you! Just added a little more to the kitty.

All the best,

Mark 

What John just said. Cheers, David.