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Bachmann retooled Modified Hall 2012 - What can we expect?
Pennine MC replied to 6959's topic in Bachmann
Whilst you're free to find it unacceptable - and I for one would certainly defend your right to do so - might I suggest that as a first post, your comment would be better received if it elucidated on what you think the faults are? Its style is forthright, the reasons are pretty compelling and I dont blame him for making it, but I doubt it'll silence some of the critics. -
Oh, that's nice That's one with the wrapround yellow - 45125 and myself were discussing this yesterday (whilst getting sodden waiting for Oliver Cromwell ) and we said it had to be an official spec, because the 'Driver' wording on the door was usually done in black
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Awww, sweet
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No, I dont think it is - I've picked up the May issue today and it's pretty clear. I can only assume it's a slip, or that it's something that was in force at one point and later lifted.
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Oddly enough, I'm normally one to lessen the relevance of exceptions and favour the typical Another 'grey area' is Northumberland - I have a magazine shot of Alnmouth in 1966, with a *lot* of cattle vans, 'BR Marshalling Yards' has a 1970 pic of a GFYE Clayton at Newcastle Central with two and a brake, and' Railways across the Pennines' has no less than four behind a blue 37 at Wylam in 1972; in the latter two cases, I'm half-inclined to suspect a local pool for barriers with the glue tanks from Hexham, although I wouldnt have thought they'd be needed by then.
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Always Model looks well Flood; I've done a few clasp braked ones but always with the Red Panda chassis (or bits thereof) on kits, I'd not thought of butchering the Bachy underframe. The 9F shot at Hest Bank is interesting - the first two wagons are 21T Felix Pole type ex-POs but to different heights, something that's only really evident when you see them together like that. The first one also bears a SUBEX disposal code, suggesting it's at or near its expenditure limit for repairs (there are several of these codes that can be seen in mid 60s shots but I dont think anybody has fully discovered their meaning).
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That's interesting Bob, particularly the bit about 'non-blue/grey'. At least one Pennine (124) car got the wraprounds, and I think we've come across a GRCW 119 before as well. From a 'gut guess' at the quantity of cars done, based on the percentage of photos I've seen, I'd reckon the instruction only lasted a matter of a year or so.
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It wasnt common, but it wasnt mega-rare either - most DMU classes and some EMUs seemed to have one or more examples. There might be something in Chard's Transition Liveries area.
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It was allocated, but the first list of allocations is from around 1974 IIRC, some time before the codes were applied to wagons - this is why a number of types 'got' codes but didnt carry them Some were used as barriers but I would doubt that any outlasted the vans in their designed use, mainly because by 1975/76 there would be plenty of other vans, more 'standard' in nature, surplus for such use if required.
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I'm with David and Bill, a total ban seems very unlikely given the huge number of photographed examples. There *might* have been a problem with the narrow bore tunnels on the Hastings line (cf. the specially built 'Hastings gauge' DEMUs and 33/2s). Edit: if the source of this gem is the Dave Larkin article in the March issue, I've just checked it and the caption to a pic of an SR van does specifically mention problems with tunnels between Tonbridge and Hastings...)
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I think it's further back in this thread that the 'whiteness' was probably cleaning fluid deposits. Nice wrapround FYE on the 110 in the Morecambe shot
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I cant speak for the wagons in the Flickr shot, but flows to/from Kyle (for Skye) laste until 1971/72 and the Holyhead traffic is now quite celebrated (IIRC finishing in 1975, as Nick mentions)
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It is very slightly different, and significantly less rusty (compare also with the wagon behind the 37 at Carlisle). Given that the bottom doors were passing out of use anyway, going to the bother of denoting them would seem a moot point anyway.
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Could be almost anything Paul, what's often forgotten is that these wagons were designated 'mineral' for a reason and didnt just carry coal class products. In that particular location (Carlisle), I'd suspect Cumbrian gypsum, but 16 tonners were also sheeted to carry sugar beet and no doubt other things that didnt improve when wet.
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No need to cut, the door is a separate part (though as you say, it could do with thinning or replacing if it's to be seen edge-on). Must admit ES's comment brought a wry smile - at one time I thought it was the law that you had to build it with one door ajar
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Were they the ones for the driverless experiments?
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I am reminded of that phrase so beloved of kit reviewers: the box is large enough to store the completed model . Well it is a cliche thread
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Bachmann retooled Modified Hall 2012 - What can we expect?
Pennine MC replied to 6959's topic in Bachmann
Wasnt the offending Hall a Grange though, Derek? -
Take it to the bridge Throw it overboard See if it can swim Back up to the shore No one's in the house Everyone is out All the lights are on And the blinds are down
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It's in 4VEPs Countrywide, shortly after the S&D chapter.
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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
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Slowly but surely, the straw men are advancing...
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Spent a pleasant evening with the Stealth Bomber. That really is a well thought-out layout :-)
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Lynne Truss, 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves'; still available I think....
