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Foster Street - Driverless Locomotives - a Pet Hate

paulprice

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Its official the Domestic Overlord has confirmed that at the grand old age of 38, I am now a "Grumpy Old Man", and I am almost at the stage you can set your watch by one of may rants.

 

I don't think they are rants just mild essays into the areas of life that are beginning to grind my gears, and can range from the so called "Pull to open" tabs on anything from Ginger nuts to Washing powders which don't actually work, just leave you with a pointless piece of packaging in your hand, and the products still securely wrapped taunting you...........

 

Anyway one of my modelling rants I relates to model locomotives, especially ones you see either at exhibitions or in the modelling press, that have either one of the or all of the following :(

 

1. No crews in the cabs

2 Multiple locomotives of the same type with the same running number or name.

3 No lamps showing,

 

So in attempt to make sure I can't rant at my own locomotive fleet, I set out with my modelling arsenal of Doom (yes including my favourite Superglue) to improve the situation. My hit list composed of 3 x 4-4-0 compounds, 1 x 8F and finally 3 x Jubilees, which passed through the works to get the treatment.

 

Was I successful in my aim, not really to be honest, all require lamps as the one I have in stock are actually GWR pattern (yes I have GWR stock too :)) and one of the Jubilee's needs a new number and nameplates adding (once I get them ordered as the ones I thought I had I have miss placed), but I do now have Galetea and Trafalgar ready for action.

 

After all the effort am I happy with the results, not quite but then again I am a "Grumpy Old Man", the grubby Jubilees look ok, but I need to do something about the moulded coal, the coal loads in the other tenders could doo with a little tweaking, and they could to with a little more weathering, but for now they will pass muster I think?

 

All I need to do now is get some LMS lamps from Sringside and decide on the name for the 3rd Jubilee and get the plates, oh and remove the headlamp accidentally glued to my hand, though its been a couple of days and I'm getting use to it now, as ever until next time Happy Modelling :)

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paulprice

Jez thanks for the kind comment, and bringing to everyone's attention that I cannot type lol :) :)

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cornish trains jez

In all seriousness, it makes such a difference to see locos populated and also coaches for that matter. The new Dapol offerings are difficult as the drive shaft goes straight through the centre of the cab.

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WD0-6-0

I would annoy you then, many of my locos drive themselves without any route or train identification showing however you'll be pleased to hear I have no duplicates and I'm slowly fixing the driver and lamp problem

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MikeOxon

also guilty as charged - at least on points 1 and 3 - I don't have enough locos to have fallen foul of 2 yet :)

 

It's a good job your crews don't have 'human rights' or you'd be in deep trouble, keeping them standing stock still on continuous 24 hour shifts - including weekends.   I expect they mutter under their breath "Doesn't this chap know this engine's electric? - he ought to model the DLR"

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paulprice

In all seriousness, it makes such a difference to see locos populated and also coaches for that matter. The new Dapol offerings are difficult as the drive shaft goes straight through the centre of the cab.

Jez, I know what you mean I only have one Dapol loco (a Southern Q1) in an attempt to fit a crew, I had to remove a hell of a lot of the crew figures. When viewed side on it does not look too bad, but from other angles its not a pretty site. Still are Southern loco's ever pretty :)

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paulprice

I would annoy you then, many of my locos drive themselves without any route or train identification showing however you'll be pleased to hear I have no duplicates and I'm slowly fixing the driver and lamp problem

It might just be me, I might be turning into a crank, I must admit sometimes I struggle with the fitting of lamps sometimes, as its easy to fix them to Express locomotives, but I tend to favour the less glamorous locomotives and it can restrict the type of train you attach them too.
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paulprice

also guilty as charged - at least on points 1 and 3 - I don't have enough locos to have fallen foul of 2 yet :)

 

It's a good job your crews don't have 'human rights' or you'd be in deep trouble, keeping them standing stock still on continuous 24 hour shifts - including weekends.   I expect they mutter under their breath "Doesn't this chap know this engine's electric? - he ought to model the DLR"

I must admit to maybe having more locomotives than I need, as for "human rights" they can all shut up and put up with it, if I hear any signs of a complaint I will demote them to crewing "GWR" loco's lol

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