MGR Hooper! Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Oxford Rail announces - OO gauge GWR Dean Goods http://www.oxfordrail.com/76/OR76DG.htm Edited January 26, 2016 by MGR Hooper! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2016 I don't think they were lined. I am now going to take shelter in the Rock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainwright1 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wonder if Oxford have allowed in the tooling for all the possible variants to enable the maximum potential to be obtained from this model ? i.e. Twin framed; oil burning with oil tank tender and the pannier tanked type used by the military, as well as the inside framed type already shown Perhaps some pre-grouping G.W.R. wagons might also follow to match up with the earlier versions. RB 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 I don't have that volume of the RCTS, but the lining did continue on at least some of those fitted with Belpaire fireboxes. Here is a pre-topfeed example, cationed as ca. 1911: http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrls836.htm ...and here is one with topfeed and lining, captioned as ca. 1914 http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrbsh55.htm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy Y Posted January 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2016 EP sample: 50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Actually, that looks rather more impressive than the earlier pictures. I observe a fall plate. However, if we drag our eyes away from the daylight under the boiler, do we detect horizontal boiler handrail knobs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks Andy. No topfeed on that one, suggesting I suppose that the different versions will have detail differences... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I'm a bit more impressed having seen the photo Andy posted. Maybe I'll consider it instead of restarting my slightly delayed Mainline conversion, now I can see daylight under the boiler. If various fittings are removable it may be easier to backdate to 1905 condition, as I already have the right fittings if they need replacing. The big question then is how easy it will be to convert to EM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 Lovely looking model. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2016 I may delay building my Martin Finney one until after the release of these. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Wow! That looks superb indeed from that Prototype! Anymore images from different angles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thank goodness someone has finally come up with a good model of this. It must be one of the most popular GWR tender engines never made for years. Well done Oxford Rail ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivegreen Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Actually, that looks rather more impressive than the earlier pictures. I observe a fall plate. However, if we drag our eyes away from the daylight under the boiler, do we detect horizontal boiler handrail knobs? Nice to see the Dean Goods being RTRd again. Agree the EP pic looks far better than the one Oxford posted earlier today… but do I sense a replay of knobgate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Knobgate! LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Wow, that's more like it. Oxford have evidently acted on the aspects that attracted criticism on the Radial. Reckon my Bachmann Dukedog will be getting a playmate.......... The handrails do have a touch of the J15s/700s abut them but I have to admit that, once those are on the layout doing some work, it no longer catches the eye. John Edited January 24, 2016 by Dunsignalling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I may delay building my Martin Finney one until after the release of these. Oddly enough I was just thinking the opposite, in that I need to get on and build my Finney kit before this one hits the market. Edited January 24, 2016 by The Fatadder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 Knobgate! LOL Nurse! The Screens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 Nice to see the Dean Goods being RTRd again. Agree the EP pic looks far better than the one Oxford posted earlier today… but do I sense a replay of knobgate? Whilst I agree in principle to having a gentle rise to ones knob as per prototype, I would not be too unhappy should it remain in the horizontal plane. It comes down to the overall appearance and I would venture that having one's knob at the wrong angle should not detract from the overall effect...... Rub Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivegreen Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I tend to agree with you. In any case, I have just about reached an age at which such differences in angle have long ceased to affect performance appearance. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Stanchions! OK, Knobs then. Edit:Apologies to Mr Rice, (who always learned me through his scribblings that stanchions hold handrails away from boilers - {oo err, Mrs}) but I have had to bow to peer pressure and admit that I like a good knob joke as much as the next man. On the subject of Mr Rice, I would also like to publicly apologise to him for picking up his colleague's (Simon de Souza's) tool at Larkrail without first asking his permission. Edited January 25, 2016 by Tim Dubya Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Spoilsport! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2016 Stanchions! Bless you !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD0-6-0 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) When it's arrives you can play with them to your hearts content, fiddle with them, adjust their angle etc, I dare say people will be playing with their knobs across the country to achieve the most pleasing aesthetics. I wonder who will have the best looking... Edited January 24, 2016 by WD0-6-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I cannot begin to say how pleased I am - one of each of the GW versions then more to modify to round top fire boxes, with different dome positions. Hopefully daylight under the boiler this time. Well done Oxford! Edited January 24, 2016 by Edwardian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) If various fittings are removable it may be easier to backdate to 1905 condition, as I already have the right fittings if they need replacing. What fittings are those? It looks very much like 2336 photographed in April 1903 apart from the buffers. Keith Edited January 24, 2016 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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