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  1. In 7mm I went with L&B livery as I think it is far more attractive. In 009 I did a 50/50 split so I can run L&B, Southern and preservation eras. I'm not a purist, so any detail differences across the various eras doesn't bother me.
  2. Looking at the faux teak versions, I noticed the running numbers are E17E and E19E and no LNER lettering. Does this mean they are BR liveried and not LNER ? Did they ever receive LNER lettering ?
  3. The SECR green livery is my favourite, so I'll definitely be up for one of those.
  4. Awesome ! Time to retire my old Hornby examples. Definitely get both GN liveries and probably an LNER job too. 😁
  5. My Taw in late L&B livery arrived from Rails of Sheffield on Sunday. Tis a thing of beauty. No carriages yet though. Better get my finger out building the layout for them 😃
  6. Still waiting for Hornby to do the post WW II LNER livery of blue, without vallances, stainless steel lettering and re-numbering from 1 to 34. Don't care which member of the family they pick. Then my collection of LNER A4s will be complete. 1 grey, 1 green, 1 black, 1 blue with gold/red/black lettering and 1 Coronation livery.
  7. To my eyes the GNR grey looks rather light, more like the 'photographic grey' used in the works photos. IIRC GN freight grey was referred to as Charcoal Grey and is hard to distinguish from black in period photos. Happy to be corrected on this though.
  8. Yes it is correct. Bear in mind there were no internal dividers in 3rd class 4 wheelers. The suburban brake only has one light for all three 'compartments'. I believe when they switched to gas lighting , they switched to 3 lights, one for each bank of seats.
  9. My 4 pack of Great Northern Genesis carriages arrived today. Wow ! For my money, the best representation of teak on a RTR model so far. Scale , grain effect and colour all look stunning, and the overall appearance of the models make the competition look rather toy like in comparison. Very impressed.
  10. Yes, sorry I did mean the LNER ones. Thank for taking time to reply.
  11. So on the Hornby website these are listed as unavailable. Does this mean sold out or not yet available to pre-order.
  12. That's a nice mahogany effect on there Ian. Dapols rather blotchy interpretation is what's putting me off pre-ordering a rake of these for my Terriers.
  13. Just been told by East Midlands Trains that due to Industrial Action on the 26th there will be no trains between London and the NEC and a rubbish service on the 27th and that I should apply for a refund on my pre-booked ticket 🤬 Good job I didn't pre-pay for the show itself . Oh well, 2023 then.
  14. Due November / December according to the latest mailshot from Rails of Sheffield
  15. I think the J39 was slated for a re-tool (or possibly a re-chassis) a few years ago but was then cancelled by Bachmann. Good call on the J6 though
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