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That’d be a load of Pollocks!

I was meaning more from the livery point of view - I also failed miserably to find any earlier shots as I was after one without the orange cantrail stripe ideally. I’m not too fussed about the roof pods as they can be removed if need be, or added for that matter. I have a set of moulds made from silicone putty from a Hornby example.

For me, this has to be the best look for No 8, though I've already got 3 LL ones on order, so I'll plump for a Laira Blue one when its turn comes. From A Ned's Perspective's Flickr page.

Viz comic does a great line in sending up this sort of tackiness, normally based on the Franklin Mint.

I find I need most of them or the body doesn’t sit quite right, alas!

That's brilliant. I hope it is!

Probably on here!

Sounds like a euphemism! I remember that news report!

I think Guy Fawkes has a certain ring to it and was carried by a Class 47 for a while. Hope it didn’t catch fire! I can’t find any reference to a steam loco with the name, but I think a lot of these historic names, good guys or bad guys help to keep the history of this place in people’s minds. One should never forget history.

That was from when they came clean about it in the May issue. Apparently a rival publication had 31200 in the namings section, so a lot of people were taken in by it! Said rival publication had it denamed the month after.

Happy to oblige….

It is interesting subject matter from a sociological perspective. I think it’s a good exhibit as-is as it shows changing attitudes through time.

You can’t beat a bit of pareidolia

There must have been a boom during and after the pandemic where many (and I) got back into railway modelling after a long hiatus. This meant that a lot of us missed the earlier (and by today’s standards) less than ideal models, the early 40, 25 and 37 versions being case in point. I suspect the returns from recent investments in high quality models from them, Accurascale, etc. have been boosted a lot by there being an influx into the hobby. Whilst some modellers will tail off as life has returned to normal, many, myself included will stick at it with a pipeline of preorders and new models to cherry pick. It’s an addictive hobby. Bachmann’s new models are excellent. There have been a few faults, all electrical which I’ve repaired with a little soldering but otherwise they’ve been good, if a little crudely assembled (ditch the screws, please!), and some of the detail is a bit chunky compared to the likes of Accurascale or SLW, but I have bought, and will keep buying their models and they scrub up exceedingly well. Their spares department is good as well, and crucial for those of us who don’t run things out of the box and infinge any warranty very quickly! 😀

Not all do. Edward Colston for instance. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67370120