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Norton Wood

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  1. Hi, Quick question as per you W1 in LNER Garter Blue, what was the rail match number and did you re line the parabolic curves around the Wedge nose? As I am in the planning to do this model, thanks Tom
  2. Thank you Although credit for the weathering has to go to Grimy Times - However the layout is a Club layout that I keep for the club as we have a lack of room.
  3. The site only get's updated when new models have been announced or progress on the model has continued, again your quite correct nothing new has been said. This being just my opinion but I think it might be another 6 months before we see this lovely model hit shops and run onto our layouts...
  4. It's been fantastic really, Eastern Region Modelers have been getting some real love. The GE section are very and were very lucky gaining a B17 with Stratford Tender, B12, D16, J15 and now the N7. I do hope that the other manufacturers see that the NER and a few other Eastern Region railways need some love.
  5. I thought the WW1 & WW2 Railway gun was a fantastic announcement, relating to Military modelers, yes they may not be in the majority, but I think it's worth it! Plus not many RTR manufacturers have actually done anything in relation to the centenary of WW1, Hornby did a troop train which was not anything amazing, Bachmann have done the A WW1 Ambulance Train, Warflats, Parrot wagons and the ROD 8K, in addition to the 009 WW1 Railway wagons and loco's, so with Oxford Rail doing the Railway gun and the ROD Dean Goods 2330 it's a good addition if I am honest. Plus with the unavailing of the N7 engineering sample, to me it's the icing on the cake.
  6. Thanks, I'll be taking a look in there when the magazine is out.
  7. Where are these images, as I cannot find them on Oxford Rail's Website or is it photo's of a modelling magazine?
  8. Absolutely fantastic images, this will be a perfect locomotive for anyone's layout. I really do hope that some for of destination boards are provided with the model, however I am happy to scratch build some. Unless someone already does them?
  9. https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/by-range?constraint=oxford-rail This will take you to the main site and scroll down to look at the items, very very happy. Thought there was only centering around WWII but with a WWI set means my WW1 Layout can continue.
  10. Something I never thought I'd see in 4mm/ 00 Really pleased, the price is rather encouraging as well
  11. Thought I would share a photo of my LNER B12 Renumbered to 8559 - I was lucky enough to source photographs of the actual loco in LNER Apple Green and fortunatly matched the loco with the steam pipe added to the side of the smokebox.
  12. It's a shame that there is no photo,however they don't seem too open in sharing photo's etc, but on the bright side we could see the model at the end of the year to the start of 2019.
  13. Quite right, I follow this strand for that reason, plenty of positive comments. As a modeler of the GE - LNER section the N7 one of the best engines to choose from. I'm surprised it's taken this long for a manufacturer to do such a popular locomotive!! Plus as my layout is set pre WWII having a B17,B12,D16/3 and a pair of J15's it's not right to not have the suburban tank engine. It's just a matter of time before I can hopefully see a J17, J20, J67/8/9 and the LNER E4 Intermediate in the RTR range
  14. Hi all, So as many people have posted on RM web or other blogging sites, about there upgrading of the Hornby J15. Now I'm not upgrading the handrails or cab in any way, following in the footsteps of 'The British Railway Series' Blog. I have put on my man trousers and begun and finished changing the J15's as modeled LNER (NER) Teapot chimney to the GER Stovepipe Chimney, this will then be painted, weathered & renumbered. Anyway, down to business. To start of with I pulled the chimney off the model, I was quite surprised how well it came off, I then dry fitted the chimney to the model, found that there was quite a deep hole left in the wake of the Hornby molded chimney. So I put some Humbrol model filler in the gap. While it dried I fitted the chimney exactly where I wanted it. After the filler had dried I took the Chimney for undercoating and painted it with Revell Matt Black No. 8, which came out very nicely. Leaving the bottom of the Chimney unpainted so I could glue it to the filler. After which I then painted the smokebox leaving the result you see before you. The model then went to Grimy Times to be weathered, unlike other modelers I am not confident enough in my weathering, as I am still practicing on an older model of mine, till I am confident in doing it myself. As you can see the model has changed from 5444 to 7554 - This not the same loco at all as I spent a long long time trying to find images of a J15 in 1936 Condition with a Westinghouse Air Pump, Stovepipe Chimney and fitted with the LNER type safety valves (Ross poppet valves I think) Correct me if I am wrong I always appreciate learning from others. About 7554, the loco was spent its entire life at Stratford (London) on the GER as 554, LNER 7554 then renumbered to 5452 and finally BR as 65452. It had a life lasting 53 years. All information can be found on the 'complete BR locomotive database 1948 - 1997' I find this a useful site to find locomotive numbers, which I then cross reference with photos of the period. (Again the photo's are not mine it took me about three hours on the computer looking for images) Finally, you can see the locomotive on my layout of Mile End Park, with all my current LNER Great Eastern Region Locomotives, all I need is an N7 which I want to do as 7993. The great thing about this layout is it's transdisciplinary so you can have pretty much anything from the 1900s till the 1960's on there and it will look good. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed modeling and writing about it. Thanks very much Tom
  15. It's strange as the image show's 69612 but the text reads 69621....Very confusing
  16. Fantastic work, I am planning to do the same using the new Hornby Railroad B17 Liverpool do you have any hints or tips at all??
  17. If I am honest I really don't mind the hand rails being horizontal, it really doesn't bother me at all. But I do appreciate those who are brave enough to do this
  18. From going through this,it does seem to me that there is a lot of healthy & unhealthy opinions, as regards to previous comments just as, ' making engines like J15's , Claud Hamiltons and Peckets haven't helped them' Well that's not entirely fair now is it?? Hornby have started a big ball rolling building the little industrial Peckett (I think it's a fantastic model and I own one) So Hattons announced that they will be doing the Andrew Barclay 0-4-0? But Why?? Answer because the 1960's steam industrial scene is very small but has a large following, with space for model railways getting even smaller building 00 layouts which are end to end and have a small fiddle yard with lot's of little industrial's around is becoming quite a large area of interest. I won't be surprised if soon we start to see 1970/80's Early Heritage railway scenes, with overgrown platforms, new track being laid in the platforms and rebuilding of the station buildings etc. What engines were used in the early Heritage circuit, that's right industrial's which were painted up made to look very very smart as they were the engine to represent the railway and were always there to run. Adding onto that; Magazines like Model Rail making or have made models like the Y3 Sentinel & J70 tram? Which I think is a fantastic idea and I have a Y3 & fully intend in getting a J70 Because they are small, easy and they fit the future of model railways, in small layouts which require a lot of detail in a small area. Bigger layouts are to become club layouts, because let's face it our fantastic hobby is not getting any cheaper so it will become harder to get models and with space being an issue layouts will have to become condensed. Unless a group comes together to build a layout with a specific vision. As to the comment that Hornby's going down for making the J15 / D16 model, again I don't think that's fair either, I live in East Anglia and have a large interest in where I live (Who doesn't) But the fact is before the new J15, D16 & B12 were made, we had nothing but kits (which are very rare or expensive to buy) or had to convert models. To me that's not the same as having a model which is branded J15 or D16. As a modeler of the GER/GE LNER I count myself lucky and I am very happy to see Eastern models being made, more notable seeing an N7 being made by Oxford rail who again is tapping into the East Anglian modelers market. In the end why are so many people reading on this thread; because we all care about this company which has helped forge our love for model railways; I like to think I am one of many which looks forward to seeing what Hornby will be doing, with it's new staff plus seeing Simon Kholar returning to Hornby brings a fun and nice face back to the company. I think Hornby has a bright future, no matter what happens I will always support Hornby in there decisions.
  19. Not my models, but examples of the GER versions that I saw at the East Anglian Model Railway show being modeled in 0 Gauge. Obviously carrying the the two typical GER Liveries I find the Grey and Crimson livery the best in my opinion. I could be wrong but the think the first picture isn't a C53 as it's slightly different to the lower picture, they have been modeled fantastically.
  20. Well 5 of my mates have put in emails for a GER version, I mean what's not to like, they are very different to the LNER & BR versions and there are people who model the GER who need RTR loco's. To date Oxford Rail are doing the GER N7 perhaps it would be good to see how well that sells then Model Rail could decide whether to move onto a GER C53 in the future. I myself have ordered the LNER MR-209 No. 7137 the version with the skirts, and really look forward to seeing samples at Warley, if there is to be some samples
  21. Plus the variety of the class with J67,8 & 9 And the Liverpool St Pilot, well known as a poor runner. You can get so much out of one tank engine, Which the N7's can present
  22. Ah, my apologies It is I was very lucky to get my hands on a J15 from Hornby at the Warley show for £63 pounds, looking at the prices of the B12's that hattons have I might have to get another on.
  23. Hornby initially sold out of all there GER/LNER Loco's like the B12's and J15's, but the stockists who are selling them currently are companies who were selling them at a much higher price, who have only now just brought them down - GER Loco's are hugely popular; If they weren't why were there 3 batches of J15's made and a second of B12's currently being made? However you are correct in the fact that Hornby are unlikely to do another brand new GER Loco (LNER E4 being the example) for a while which is very sad but the amount of work needed to do a entirely NEW loco wheel arrangement - However all GER/LNER modelers (Me included) Have been very lucky to get a newly tooled B17,B12,D16/3,J15 - Its a basic set of GER loco's and too add to that an N7 and J70 Tram - I think we are very lucky these past few years. I for one would like to see some M&GN Loco's that railway is very popular perhaps it might be worth looking into?
  24. If there is a chance that these models are to be made I think there is a higher chance that Oxford Rail will do most of those engines perhaps Bachmann for the F4/5 as they have already started on the 2-4-2 class engines
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