B & M Stores: Cinema Key Fob

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Just back from our local B & M Store, where I spotted an illuminated DIY Cinema Display type keyfob on sale for £1.99. It comes complete and ready for use with batteries and a set of letters and symbols on transparent s/a film, which you peel off to create your own bespoke wording. I tried out an illuminated station sign for 'Salzesche' on the CLR- picture below. The LEDs have overwhelmed my phone camera a little as in reality every letter is crisp, clear and dense.

The LGB outdoor controller on which the sign is perched is for scale purposes only. There are many potential uses for this little sign, I think.

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As this is a link that talks about BnM I thought it appropriate to list here that they are currently doing Harry Potter Figures at 5 for £12.99 or £10 if you buy two sets or something else in the Toy Section that allows it. On the basis of many figures these are not a bad price and fit in nicely with our sizes once that big horrible base is Razor Sawed off. Pic with comparison of LGB and a Bachmann Figure. Note that Mfg also does some other Potter Figures as well. Now if only they did normal people........
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Is the Lionel 'G' actually 'G'?

Or is it 'S'? - Whatever that is?
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ebay mike said:
Lionel, but it's too toylike for me - proportions are wrong.
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Those Lionel G sets are certainly more akin to 1:32 Scale 1. The Hall is too dumpy at the front end to make a good looking 4-6-0, however a conversion to a Churchwood 2-6-0 would I believe be fairly straightforward and make a nice looking secondary Battery Powered Locomotive. Unfortunately the sets are as rare as Hen’s Teeth in UK and post cost from US plus the extras for import make them not worthwhile. The Coaches are pretty Toylike as well, but as I have not been able to examine them closeup not sure what could be done with them. I am a Member of the Gauge 1 Society and always on the lookout for something worthwhile not Live Steam to have for Open Days.
 
Mike Whitcomb said:
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just converted my Lionel Ready to Play Hogwarts Express to run on 45mm track instead of Lionel's 50mm
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Oh dear I though that they were 45 Gauge, many thanks for the heads up. Be interesting to know how much work was involved and yes I still like the look of it for a 2-6-0.
 
dunnyrail said:
Oh dear I though that they were 45 Gauge, many thanks for the heads up. Be interesting to know how much work was involved and yes I still like the look of it for a 2-6-0.
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Early sets were G scale and they said it right on the packaging. The "Ready to Play " sets are the wider gauge tracks unique to the new Lionel battery train line, so you can purchase their track packs and switches. (Very flimsy, not ridged at all). I wasn't planning on purchasing one but my wife picked up one for $50 for Christmas. So at that price I could afford to experiment with the wheel sets, and it worked.
 
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I started with the wheel sets first. Drilling out the face of the wheel to expose the ends of the axles. Then using a small socket and a hammer I gently tapped on the wheels allowing the axles to pass thru, I did this evenly on both sides until I achieved the proper spacing for 45mm track. I used an Lgb wheel set as a gauge and a spare piece of track.
 
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The next step was getting the re gauged wheel sets to fit back inside the frame. I had to trim the inner wheel flanges flush. Then I had to remove material on the outer part of the wheel bushings that would normally slide into the inner wheel flanges. Once the excess material is removed, the wheel sets fit right back into place. The pilot wheels had to be done the same way
 
Certainly not a straightforward job, but with care much would be possible with a lathe if you had one (I have). Now all I need is to find one in UK at a sensible price!
 
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All the tools I used to do this, (not shown is a mini file to clean up the cuts) It was just time consuming, took me about 4 hrs to do the loco.
 
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