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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:47 pm
by Steve M
No email received here. It’s not An issue as I now have both versions on order! I guess at some point I will be able to cancel the ‘silent’ version before it’s released. I presume that I will be able to correct the lack of discount once I renew next month. I was going to have to buy a TXS decoder for the original order which would have put the total cost up to what I paid for today’s preorder so no big deal if I can’t unravel it.

I see a few are grumbling about the price but if you compare the features on the Deltic with the Dapol black label A4 from a few years ago then the Deltic is favourably competitive. And to think the A4 was £400 five years ago yet the TXS Deltic, with discount, will be around £320.

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:54 pm
by bulleidboy
I've been trying to get the retaining wall weathered. I have been using "washes" but even though well stirred, they appear to dry with a satin finish rather than matt. I still have to add track dirt along the bottom half inch, as suggested by Steve, and some greenery.

ImageIMG_1481 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:05 pm
by Steve M
They don’t ‘shine’ in that photo Barry. If push comes to shove you could give them a quick blast of Matt lacquer - Halfords sell a rattlecan of the stuff.
I think you will find that the finish will dull a bit with time (or as dust gathers :D ).

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:26 pm
by Walkingthedog
Some Engineering bricks do have a satin finish even after many decades.

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:44 am
by sandy
Iv noticed a wall in an old goods yard near me built in blue engineers bricks, very old and they still have a shine to them.

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:54 am
by bulleidboy
Serious light-bleed in the new Hornby Brake/Baggage coach. It will require an interior paint job. I might also fit a "shelf" to take the battery holder (glued/bluetac/double-sided tape?) - in the other coaches there is a space in the floor for the battery holder to clip into - not so with the brake/baggage coach - this would stop the battery holder rattling around and tugging on the wires.
ImageIMG_1488 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:36 am
by Carl L
Impressive reference library below :D

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:54 pm
by bulleidboy
Carl L wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:36 am Impressive reference library below :D
Thanks Carl - I have Hornby Magazine going back to issue No.1 all kept in slip-binders - so all in superb as purchased condition. The problem is they take up about eight feet of shelf-space and growing :o . Then there are about two hundred and twenty copies of Cavallino Magazine (fantastic Ferrari mag) a similar sized collection of Forza (another Ferrari specialist mag) and a full set of Supercar Classics Magazine (1983-1991) - then there is large collection of Autocourse F1 annuals 1968-2015. They will probably all end up in the recycling bin one day.

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:39 pm
by sandy
I think a complaint to Hornby would be in order BB. Disgusting production if you ask me. Especially what they are priced at.

Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:08 pm
by Walkingthedog
What’s a disgusting production?