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VAT rate change

With the V.A.T. rate going back to 17.5% in January, I wonder whether the stores that never passed the reduction on, wil...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Hozz
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by Hozz

TORX Screws for wood

but 2 X 20 mm steel - not brass ! Do you know where I can get hold of 500 peaces for a reasenable price ? TORX would be...
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Tilt Shift Photo's

Try this website http://tiltshiftmaker.com It's a special effects web service ( nothing to download onto your PC ) that...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by chris.brett58
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by chris.brett58

Airfix 14xx chassis

About to re-chassis an old Airfix ex-GWR 14xx to cure a 'wobble'. Anybody re-chassied one of these before? Advice on wh...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by patrickinpowys
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by patrickinpowys

(very) Small station idea

I had an idea for a small branch line terminus station for passengers and freight. It takes a siding from the run aroun...
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by james
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by james

Bachmann announce GWR City of Truro

Bachmann yesterday (4 December) announced a model of GWR 4-4-0 no 3440 City of Truro for the National Railway Museum. ht...
51 comments posted 16yrs
posted by usenet
51 comments posted 16yrs posted by usenet

Ratio coach kits

How are you supposed to assemble the bogies ? I need 16 hands to hold the things square and glue doest stick them until...
43 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
43 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

OT: Miniatur Wunderland

I know this is off topic, but thought people on this group might also be interested I recently had the pleasure of visi...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mike
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike

Is it all a waste of money?

How many minutes per week do you actually play with your trains? For myself, if I were to tot up the time spent travell...
38 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invalid
38 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

DCC and the geriatric modeller.

Having taken the plunge into DCC but without the benefit of much info from the makers of the Select controller I have l...
45 comments posted 16yrs
posted by apeterabraham
45 comments posted 16yrs posted by apeterabraham

Traverser

I've been thinking about building a traverser to go with a small scenic area. I can get hold of an old flatbed scanner...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by james
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by james

A couple of questions

A couple of questions if I may. Firstly, point motors. For 00 mounting under the base board, what is currently good (an...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bulleid
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by bulleid

Bachmann announce Freightliner 70s.

Bachmann have just announced that they have secured exclusive rights to produce models of Freightliner's new Class 70 '...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Curved bridge

I'm relatively new to all this so please bear with me. How do I build a bridge on a bend? Do I have to build from scrat...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by edward.harrison1
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by edward.harrison1