Important story embargoed until Sunday

Jane Sullivan said the following on 30/03/2007 07:03:

Flippin' 'eck - do magazines still indulge in this childishness? :-)

"Jane Sullivan" wrote

I can't wait. ;-)

John.

Pretty certain is the agreement between Bachmann and Hornby to stop releasing things in OO and use HO like the rest of the world instead. They've been discussing it for years.

- Nigel

Nigel,

Nothing like a bit of stirring on this group :-)

Jim.

Nah, stiring would be the EU banning home assembly of kits as its a health hazard (solder, heat, toxic fumes from glues, etc) and its putting upmarket Swiss and German RTR manufacturers out of business. Instead, kit assembly will have to be by qualified experts, in suitably assessed buildings, with appropriate safety processes.

Purchasers of finescale kits will still be allowed to frame the etches and hang them on their walls (subject to using safety glass, weight limits of frames, structural assessment of wall load bearing, and getting local authority building inspector sign-off the nail in the wall as a modification to a house).

- Nigel

I suspect Hornby are to announce the discontinuation of two rail track systems and return to the three rail version from the days when they were under the Meccano banner ;o)

garden

I though Embargoed was a place in South Wales.

Andy

"Keith Willcocks" wrote

*This* Hornby were never under the Meccano banner, but were known as Tri-ang in their previous incarnation. They only assumed the Hornby name after Meccano went bust.

John.

Well, the german magazine Eisenbahn Kurier announces that the EU has prohibited running of live steam models unless the user has bought the equivalent number of CO2 emission certificates... That directive takes effect at april 1. of course.

-Søren

Very good :-)

- Nigel

Nigel Cliffe said the following on 30/03/2007 10:15:

What's really quite disconcerting is that it doesn't take much of a leap of imagination to see this sort of thing actually happening, the first bit at least!

Some purchasers of finescale kits would be better off framing the etches and hanging them on the walls :-)

They're not quite banning it. The various finescale groups are to run an accreditation scheme. Members will be able to study for City & Guilds 1883 qualifications and, on payment of subscription, be allowed to self certify their own kit building as meeting the new legislation.

Ordinary modellers will first need to submit a "kit building notice" to their local environmental health officer who will arrange and charge for a fully built kit to be signed off after checking that it was built in a "green" manner.

MBQ

wrote

Is that before or after the modeller had produced & submitted a 'safety case' and had it approved?

John.

In message , snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com writes

Nah, that's Cwmbargoed!

Is that near Cwmbyamilord?

It has been decreed dangerous to run model railways with unprotected rails electrified at 12000 millivolts. As from 1st April, only clockwork mechanisms will be permitted.

Bevan

With all those nasty, dangerous, tightly-coiled springs? Maybe a small elastic band would be sufficiently risk-free.

"Bruce Fletcher" wrote

Providing goggles were worn. ;-)

John.

It's news about the imminent release of the Farish Class 60.

Fred X