Ordered yesterday from Model Railways Direct and delivered lunchtime today. What great service from both

Set of 3 Rapido SECR 7 plank wagons so I now have a full train of 5 planks, 7 planks, covered vans and a 6 wheeled brake
These really are superb little models and at £13 per wagon in the sale it would have been rude not to. Bad news for anyone else - it was the last pack

Just arrived, the Gaugemaster Collection/Dapol 33 012 with its distinctive livery.

A strange shade of green but we'll let it pass

Quote from: Newportnobby on April 15, 2026, 12:43:08 PMA strange shade of green but we'll let it pass

If I'm brutally honest, it's not only a strange shade of green but also a slightly strange shade of blue...

Quote from: GScaleBruce on April 15, 2026, 12:46:08 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on April 15, 2026, 12:43:08 PMA strange shade of green but we'll let it pass

If I'm brutally honest, it's not only a strange shade of green but also a slightly strange shade of blue...

It does look somewhat dark

I've told the story why the colour change happened.

The work experience guy used his initiative and ordered Blue and Yellow to mix together to make green, but when he came back as a permanent he saw the result. 

Mark

Quote from: GScaleBruce on April 15, 2026, 12:27:59 PMJust arrived, the Gaugemaster Collection/Dapol 33 012 with its distinctive livery.

I didn't even know about these specials. Oh my. Do I buy another Peak or do I get this? Decisions.... 

I wish they'd done 33012 as D6515 in current preserved guise though. Beautifully turned out machine.

Quote from: Foxhound on April 21, 2026, 08:55:04 AMI didn't even know about these specials. Oh my. Do I buy another Peak or do I get this? Decisions.... 

What I didn't realise until after I'd bought mine from Gaugemaster at full retail price was that "other retailers may be available", with some offering their usual discount, but never mind.

In my defence, it was on offer and you can't have too many NDVs/BGs if you're modelling a parcels terminal...

Walked in to buy a point, left with this beauty for a mere £40.

Unboxed but runs sweet as a nut. Front coupling and pocket removed (I do this anyway).



PS think the forum gallery may be having a moment. Uploading from an iPhone but the photo keeps going all Australian on us (it's the correct orientation on the phone)!

Here in Oz, it looks the right way up !

Yeah, nowt wrong here

Magnadhesion at its finest.

Quote from: NOE 544R on Today at 08:59:47 AM..
PS think the forum gallery may be having a moment. Uploading from an iPhone but the photo keeps going all Australian on us (it's the correct orientation on the phone)!

Nothing wrong with the forum! It's the EXIF data embedded in the image file. The EXIF data in this image declares the image's vertical plane to be 180 degrees from vertical - i.e. the camera was upside-down at the time of capturing the image. You can correct this by rotating the image in most any image editing app.

Might not be the case here but I take all my pics on a phone. Take them in 'landscape' no problem, take them in 'portrait' either upside down or on side. Therefore take them in 'landscape', simples!