Quote from: Dorsetmike on February 03, 2021, 05:47:09 PM
@jamespetts  So Salisbury, Weymouth, Exeter, Plymouth, Yeovil or somewhere smaller in the West country? I've chosen my home area east Dorset as that allows some LMS stock via the S&DJR. I'll admit it still requires some kit building and a bit of hacking.

I never got as far as this as I found that N gauge rolling stock was too limited to model any principal main line before the 1950s without building a lot of kits. I decided to build a 00 gauge 1930s layout and a 1980s N gauge layout in the end - the 00 gauge 1930s layout, still in planning, is set on the south coast of England in the Portsmouth/Southampton area, but I have plans to multi-guise it such that it can, with a change of name boards, rolling stock and one or two other things, be set instead in south Wales in the vicinity of Swansea.

I ended up building the 1980s N gauge layout first, which is what I am still working on.

Quote from: jamespetts on February 03, 2021, 05:52:39 PM

Quote from: Dorsetmike on February 03, 2021, 05:47:09 PM
@jamespetts  So Salisbury, Weymouth, Exeter, Plymouth, Yeovil or somewhere smaller in the West country? I've chosen my home area east Dorset as that allows some LMS stock via the S&DJR. I'll admit it still requires some kit building and a bit of hacking.

I never got as far as this as I found that N gauge rolling stock was too limited to model any principal main line before the 1950s without building a lot of kits. I decided to build a 00 gauge 1930s layout and a 1980s N gauge layout in the end - the 00 gauge 1930s layout, still in planning, is set on the south coast of England in the Portsmouth/Southampton area, but I have plans to multi-guise it such that it can, with a change of name boards, rolling stock and one or two other things, be set instead in south Wales in the vicinity of Swansea.

I ended up building the 1980s N gauge layout first, which is what I am still working on.

I have OO ambitions too. Both layouts are based around Portsmouth-Southampton-Eastleigh area so I can have western and inter-regional interlopers.
The OO one is 1970s as that is the only gauge with a fleet of RTR EMUs and they are all blue-grey. And OMG the space they take up is horrendous.

The N one is a pastiche of bits of Fratton, Eastleigh, Southampton Central and I have space to have an EMU shed, a steam shed, a diesel shed, a set of engineers sidings for ballast trains, but NO OTHER GOODS FACILITIES. In the same space I've hardly room for a Minories style terminus and fiddle yard in OO.
In N I want to see trains running on a DC layout. In OO I might well have a sound enabled DCC system.
Different purpose for each model.

I really dont see the point of sound in N. Or DCC for that matter. Nothing wrong with cab control. Its how signalmen have worked for years. We don't hand over the railway to reckless drivers to go where the heck they like, do we?

Bob

An interesting set of layouts!

My N gauge layout is DCC, which I need for my computer control/automation plans.

Quote from: crepello on February 03, 2021, 04:22:39 PM

Quote from: honk843 on February 03, 2021, 03:25:06 PM
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''A 55 in Biffa livery''--my worst nightmare! Thankfully it must be a typo!

Your right a typo indeed.
Just checking to see if anyone reads my posts.
In the meantime we seem to be shifting to eras. What I want to know is what people use to pull all the private owner wagons that are sold in N gauge ? certainly not a 66 in Biffa livery.

Quote from: Dorsetmike on February 03, 2021, 05:18:56 PM
Just as a matter of interest how many on this forum model SR or BR(S)? Also how many of those modelling BR(S) would change to pre BR.

I model BR(S) but only what I know/can establish/could feasibly reach Oxford between 1955-1965. It's my comfort zone and I wouldn't change to pre BR owing to lack of knowledge and it being before my time.

Quote from: honk843 on February 03, 2021, 06:48:07 PM
What I want to know is what people use to pull all the private owner wagons that are sold in N gauge?

The dates I model in answer that one - none!

Quote from: Foxhound on February 03, 2021, 02:27:38 PM

Quote from: jamespetts on February 03, 2021, 02:14:58 PM
Perhaps time for a class 117 from RevolutioN?

A class 118 would be nice. P480 would be a winner.... (Anyone local to Plymouth in the early eighties will know why  ).

I notice the EFE JIA which is, as mentioned elsewhere on the web, a downscale from the Kernow OO model. Such a shame they missed the PBA, which I would have preferred (and in fact I emailed Ben A with a stab in the dark query about earlier today!).

I'd be amazed if they don't do a PBA. In fact I'm surprised (and annoyed!) they did the JIA first.

Mind you my bank balance or rather the wifes bank balance is quite relieved there was nothing of interest having over the last few months spent quite a bit I shouldn't have, with a new Class 31, 121, 108, 08, 14, 17, 55, 22, 26, 33, 52, 43 HST plus Mk3 Coaches plus the 8F so need a little time for the smoke to settle 

Anyone want to buy a Kidney 

NGM

Quote from: jpendle on February 03, 2021, 03:55:34 PM
CL66 in Biffa Red

I've already got mine from Dapol, there's plenty of other fancy liveries, or maybe they've got too much red paint?

That's my main grievance, I've no issue with it being a small announcement. But duplicating a loco which had been out for over a year and is still available new (ie the market is saturated) when they could have done the ONE one, any of the Maritime ones, GBRF grey, "Chinook", GBRF Pride. There are so many unannounced celebrity ones. No, no. Let's duplicate the one that's already on the market. Just like 66789, and 66731.

Thank you Bachmann for the...build up?

I was genuinely underwhelmed as I watched the YouTube presentation and at the end thought; is that it?  Oh well, I hope things pick up in the next quarter.

Cheers,

Geoff

Sheds at top and bottom of the list and not too much in between.

As has been mentioned though, it's now a 3 month announcement schedule, so there's always hope for the next one.

Quote from: Calnefoxile on February 03, 2021, 04:25:55 PM

Quote from: Trainfish on February 03, 2021, 04:02:39 PM

Quote from: Calnefoxile on February 03, 2021, 02:08:17 PM

Whatever you do DO NOT I repeat DO NOT  go onto this Farish RMWeb Thread https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/161945-graham-farish-spring-2021-new-announcements/ and say anything negative about Bachmanns Farish releases, otherwise Mr York will not be impressed.

Cheers

Neal.

Well, that Leicester Thumper is a bit of a troublemaker in my eyes. Maybe needs a thump himself 

John,

I can definitely confirm that Leicester Thumper is not me 

Cheers

Neal.

Ah, I see you have your usual name there now. Or maybe you have a twin..................

Gawd help us if you do 

In addition to the new items announced last week, the following is due in the shops in the spring quarter:

371-180A  Class 40 Green Disc Headcode
371-180ASF As above with sound fitted
371-184 Class 40 Blue Disc Headcode

371-388 Class 66/4 Freightliner G&W
371-389 Class 66/7 GBRF BR Blue

371-885A Class 108 3 car Blue
371-887DS Class 108 3 car Green Sound Fitted
371-888 Class 108 3 car White & Blue

373-350 WD 40T Parrot WD Grey
373-351 WD 40T Parrot LMS Grey

374-122A MK1 RU Blue & Grey Weathered
374-123 MK1 RU Chocolate & Cream

6 x versions 16T Mineral Wagon

377-275C 27T Steel Tippler BR Grey Early
377-280 27T Steel Tippler Lancashire Steel Black
377-281 27T Steel Tippler Grey & Yellow Weathered

Above now in shops

377-451C 16T Slope-sided Mineral Wagon Bauxite
377-453 16T Slope-sided Mineral Wagon BR Grey Early

377-475 5-plank China Clay Wagon With Tarpaulin Cover GWR Grey Weathered
377-476 5-plank China Clay Wagon TOPS with Hood BR Bauxite Weathered

379-201 Platform Ramps


Best

Scott.

Thanks Scott, very useful.
Richard

The Class 40 has been delayed continuously for nearly a year now and how long have those Charringtons's TTA's been awaiting for along with others mentioned. Nothing actually new on the horizon I see... we really need a set of Peaks a Class 105 DMU a retooled Class 25/3 and with EFE do the "Baby Deltic"

I just get the feeling my wallet will be getting a rest this year, can't see much this side of Summer to be honest!! :'(

I already have a 45 and 46 in green, and will be converting the couplings at one end to EasiShunt as I do with most diesels now.  I  could be persuaded by a 2 headcode box version also in green.  At least with NEM pockets the coupling change is easy.  Though it would be a rule 1 loco - club layout use mainly!  I would certainly have a 105  if produced  perfect for when I run Cromarty in Diesel mode.  My 25/3, again a rule 1, is fine and like my Peaks will be getting a coupling change in due course.