Good luck, Mick. Hope you get good news.

Cheers,

Chris

Just had a call from Preston hospital saying they've had a cancellation so could I go for the MRI scan I've been waiting nearly a year for on Feb 12th at 08.15. Course I can, even though it will mean getting up at silly o'clock to avoid all the rush hour crap. In the meantime I need to get to Chorley hospital next week sometime for a chest X ray, the results of which are needed by the MRI team

Quote from: will99 on January 25, 2026, 05:30:07 PMHi,

Looking at the Graham Farish Diesel Locos we seem stuck between the Class 47/0  D1601 for around £152  or one of the LMS1000/1 twins which are just under £100, in Black or Green livery.

Interested to know what others think of these two diesels, is either any better than the other and why are the LMS ones so much cheaper  ?

TIA.


https://railsofsheffield.com/products/graham-farish-371-825e-class-47-0-d1601-br-green-small-yellow-panels-diesel-locomotive?_pos=113&_fid=0c2be8d97&_ss=c


https://railsofsheffield.com/products/lms-10001-br-lined-green-late-crest-diesel-locomotive?_pos=14&_fid=4ce70a8a8&_ss=c

Simple answer is both are good models.   
Some have raved as to the twins being the best diesel Farish has done to date
At 100 squid each they're an absolute steal.

Quote from: Stuart Down Under on January 28, 2026, 12:45:37 AM

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 27, 2026, 01:56:55 PMThanks for that. I don't do Facebook. Perhaps they could update their own website

People that "do" Facebook don't realise that many of us don't. They should certainly have a progress line at the top of the "expression of interest" page. It would probably accelerate progress. If it's gone from 50% to 80% in a month, they should get there or thereabouts by March...

As someone who mostly uses this branch of the NGF but also, to a lesser extent, "does" the FaceBook branch, albeit sticking to only certain well moderated groups and avoiding the general melee, it is quiet noticeable how the NGF community is largely split into two separate "sections" with the overlapping portion of the venn diagram being relatively small....

Anyhoo, getting back to the topic, I do suspect we will get there on this project. In fact to some extent I might even welcome the possibility of a slight delay as I have so much on pre-order here and there right now that the prospect of it all coming in at once is slightly concerning...  .     

Thanks very much for the reply, will keep an eye out for your pics, once you get to take them.

Quote from: Graham on January 28, 2026, 10:02:15 PM

Quote from: njee20 on January 28, 2026, 08:08:23 AMI continue to find the total absence of photos of the bespoke models odd, I may want a Freightliner one, but want to see one first!

I am starting to wonder, according to the projects page the shipment 1 bespoke units are shipping, but no one is posting about them.
Of course the recipients may not be on here or FB. even RMW.

My bespoke 66846 Colas Diamonds livery is perfection. As for pics, since it's dark when I go to work and dark when I get home, I can only take a decent pic at the w/e. But then I'm too knackered lately.     If you've seen a factory finished model, then you've seen a bespoke model - as @cookiescrumble says "looks just like a factory finish". 

Quote from: njee20 on January 28, 2026, 08:08:23 AMI continue to find the total absence of photos of the bespoke models odd, I may want a Freightliner one, but want to see one first!

I am starting to wonder, according to the projects page the shipment 1 bespoke units are shipping, but no one is posting about them.
Of course the recipients may not be on here or FB. even RMW.

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 28, 2026, 09:44:44 PM@scottmitchell74 The 2 vids you've posted so far are unavailable to view

 
I'll have to look into that.

@scottmitchell74 The 2 vids you've posted so far are unavailable to view

Beautiful melodic metal.