RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 If you happen to be in or near Eastleigh today you will find 66720 parked up by the station. Cannot provide any photographs of the other side but some to provide some inspiration for weathering - if you dare! Do please pm me if you want any high res files. all the best Godfrey Hello all, Anyone know which traffic it worked that led to this kind of weathering? Cement? Ballast? Cheers Ben A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 It's been on the Westbury and Eastleigh bulk ballasts in the last week before that picture Ben, so presumably the loader at Stud Farm or Mountsorrel if it wasn't like that a week or two ago Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 If you happen to be in or near Eastleigh today you will find 66720 parked up by the station. Cannot provide any photographs of the other side but some to provide some inspiration for weathering - if you dare! Do please pm me if you want any high res files. all the best Godfrey This livery looks like the graffiti artists have been at it. Was it a design submitted by a child? (that is a serious question BTW). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 This livery looks like the graffiti artists have been at it. Was it a design submitted by a child? (that is a serious question BTW). Yes it was. I can’t say that I like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2016 This livery looks like the graffiti artists have been at it. Was it a design submitted by a child? (that is a serious question BTW). Yes. IIRC, kids of GBRf employees - the winner was Emily Goodman - 6 years old at the time. It's not actually painted, but wrapped in vinyl like many of the current liveries. Dapol produced it in N gauge a number of years ago. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 It's not actually painted, but wrapped in vinyl like many of the current liveries. Yep it's a Metronet livery one, with the vinyl over the bodysides. The orange and blue are still the original paint, the last one in fact. Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted August 10, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yep it's a Metronet livery one, with the vinyl over the bodysides. The orange and blue are still the original paint, the last one in fact. Jo LT liveried 66718 still has a Metronet blue roof. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I was under the impression it was a fresh coat of blue, certainly looked very shiny when ex works. I'm not sure if the slight variation in shade is down to age, dirt, a different batch of paint, or, or, or... https://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenwetherall-railphotography/11373995496/in/photolist-ik6h3V-c67Lh9-bqnAkQ-ik5GAC-cfbVjJ-chsyj9-c67L2C-bqnzgj-bqnzXw-bDhtmP-bDhsZH-EP5evL-bqnyW1-bqnzyj-bDhsB4-EP5euo-EXfaz5-ik5SCE-iB54Rg-bvrKBb-JBEuju-bvauKh-C7uoBf-3aPbJX/ I've seen a class 59 and a 60 stabled next to each other, both painted at Toton in the same red paint look different shades due to age, especially on the roof where a shinier paint reflects more sky! Enough paint froth for tonight, anyway :-p Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerjaeger Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Anyone else noticed the £20 price increase in one month from £139.99 to £159.99? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bendall Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Anyone else noticed the £20 price increase in one month from £139.99 to £159.99? As with the LT Museum Class 66s, the models arrived at a higher price than had been expected. Unfortunately this couldn't be absorbed into the existing relatively low price so the cost had to rise on the unsold models. All pre-orders were honoured at the original £139.99. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purley Oaks Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Yep - the LT 66s are now £169.99 Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2016 Noticed the increase too, unfortunatly that's ruled me out of buying one now, thankfully i did have the LT museum one on pre order so got it for the cheaper price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.