Excellent news.

I only recently got into sound and I think I may have been spoiled because I started with the Revolution 66 which is the best sounding loco I've ever heard in N. I think that largely comes down to it having a very good sound project and excellent design and QC for the factory sound fitting.

If I had started with the Farish 08 that I bought recently, which tried its best to blow up the decoder and wasn't even properly sealed so sounded pathetic in comparison, I would have probably dismissed it as an expensive gimmick.

I will probably not buy any more factory fitted sound locos, I think it's too much of a roll of the dice. I'm now confident fitting sound myself and making sure that it's done properly.

Because when it is, the play factor with one or two nice sounding locos on a layout at home is well worth 20 fancy coffees worth of cash.

Love the allergy clinic next door!

knowing how much you adore the ads for the golden arches, thought I would share the current one across the road from our local.

I just read this whole thing and changed my mind at least four times. 

A new member of my roster for Black Douglas Vale.

Excellent news, thank you Adrian and all the best to the new owner

After the news earlier from Adrian regarding closure of this excellent resource, I notice this evening he is passing the site over to another party so it will reappear soon.  I am so pleased Adrian has been able to do this and it seems will continue to be involved for a while during the handover period.
See this link:  The UK Model Shop Directory
Thank you Adrian for all your work over the past years.
Cheers! 

Quote from: Steven B on February 11, 2026, 03:35:21 PMWhat style of nameplate? There's a big difference between a bog-standard plate and the type fitted to the class 40 and Peaks for example.

Try:
https://www.railtec-models.com  (3d transfer)
https://www.shawplan.com/spcat.htm (etched)

Good question.

I don't want it to look goofy, but I am employing Rule 1. So, I just want my real-to-life but fictitious place to have locos I named, based on the proposed region, running by. So, as long as size and color looks good to me, I'm happy.

Light Railway Stores has exactly what I want, but won't ship to the US.

What style of nameplate? There's a big difference between a bog-standard plate and the type fitted to the class 40 and Peaks for example.

Try:
https://www.railtec-models.com  (3d transfer)
https://www.shawplan.com/spcat.htm (etched)