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#71
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Minimal wish-listing
Last post by PLD - February 23, 2026, 12:17:43 PM
Quote from: Roy L S on February 23, 2026, 09:01:51 AM
Quote from: Dancess on February 22, 2026, 10:19:54 PMPorthole coaches as they were my favourite.
They do look nice, but are they sufficiently different to Series 3 Staniers to justify the tooling cost and could they sell enough?
The main difference that Porthole stock offers is that they lasted around 5 years longer and there were a fair number of them carried BR Blue & Grey livery (mostly 62ft brake 3rds and 60ft Composites)
However... given that Farish have previously said they couldn't justify tooling for alternative frame lengths to expand the existing Period 3 range (almost every train should include a 60ft Corridor Composite!) sadly, I don't think Porthole stock would come from that direction...
#72
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by EtchedPixels - February 23, 2026, 11:45:45 AM
Accept:Metal Heart

Always loved this mix of classical minor harmonic scales and tunes woven into metal.

#73
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by joe cassidy - February 23, 2026, 11:11:25 AM
The album "Deltics" by Chris Rea.

The 'soundtrack of my life' as a working class youth  in an industrial town in the UK Midlands in the 1970s.
#74
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Minimal wish-listing
Last post by joe cassidy - February 23, 2026, 11:07:00 AM
Parallel boiler LMS Royal Scot ?
#75
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Minimal wish-listing
Last post by Roy L S - February 23, 2026, 09:01:51 AM
Quote from: Dancess on February 22, 2026, 10:19:54 PMPorthole coaches as they were my favourite.

They do look nice, but are they sufficiently different to Series 3 Staniers to justify the tooling cost and could they sell enough?
#76
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by kusojiji - February 23, 2026, 04:55:43 AM
Hey man, psychadelic!
#77
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Newportnobby - February 22, 2026, 10:29:34 PM
A very old Kraftwerk track from the 1970s Vertigo sampler album 'Suck it and see'

#78
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Minimal wish-listing
Last post by Dancess - February 22, 2026, 10:19:54 PM
Porthole coaches as they were my favourite.
#79
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Minimal wish-listing
Last post by Newportnobby - February 22, 2026, 10:12:46 PM
If I had to choose just one, it would be 'Lion', but that stands no chance.
Dapol may yet do the LMS suburbans and I know next to nothing about coaching stock outside the transition era.
I can't think of a single wagon I'd want/need as again, I know half of s*d all about them :dunce:
#80
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Stuarted - February 22, 2026, 09:56:16 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed "Europa Endlos" and the film that accompanied it. Thanks @Stingray.

Stuart
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