Nearholmer Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Poggy Those LNWR CCTs were available as r-t-r models. They've been out of stock at most shops for over a century now, though. A modern replica is available, but it is a six-wheeler, which is all wrong. K 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) If you're looking for something of that general nature and authentic then surely a Pantechnicon is called for? This one from the now retired and lamented Penlan. Edit - link provided to my pictures of Penlan at what I believe was its last show. Also features Horton Regis which is very nice as well. Edited July 11, 2018 by jwealleans 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted November 14, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2016 "the now retired and lamented Penlan" There is still a thread about his layout Penlan on here if you search under Penlan. And very nice it is too., Also a few other entries I have not followed up. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 The LNWR had some CCTs painted in the livery of the users (usually motor dealers). Very pretty models they would make too. Turton offers a few examples of PO wagons lettered for something other than the actual user. The billiard ball wagon (produced by POWSIDES) is one such example. Technically I understand such advertising was contrary to the 'rules' but some such definitely ran in service. Albeit, I think, as rare birds, not something one would expect to find in the 6.35 am local goods to Muddlecombe-on-Slush. But then again, modelling the 'typical', although in my view more convincing, is not what modellers tend to do. Hence the surfeit of P2s (and in earlier times, Lords of the Isles.) One of the LNWR D425 six wheel parcel vans was permanently allocated to Palethorpes. However, I don't know if it ran in LNWR livery (I assume so) or was pained in Palethorpes livery as the later LMS vans were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) There was an article about Palethorpes, with a photo of that van, in Backtrack, about a year ago, which I think I've kept. IIRC, the van was in standard livery, but had a long roofboard, believed white script on blue ground, proclaiming the traffic, and it had all sorts of destination names sign-written on the panels adjacent to the doors. There was a bit of a campaign to get lithographed versions of the sides for it produced in 0 at the time of the article, because a tinplate version of the same van, in LMS Period 1 livery is on the market, but surprisingly few people seemed to like it. Everyone seems to like the later ones, with a picture of a packet of Brummy bangers on the side. One can also get what I think are fictional tinplate PO vans for Birmingham's other great pork butcher. I love them, because of the macabre slogan, as per below. Kevin Edited November 14, 2016 by Nearholmer 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Poggy Those LNWR CCTs were available as r-t-r models. They've been out of stock at most shops for over a century now, though. A modern replica is available, but it is a six-wheeler, which is all wrong. K The S&DJR operated a CCT lettered for S & A Fuller, coachbuilders of Bath. It was n.11 in the S&D fleet and was used by them for regular traffic when not required by Fullers. In dark blue with lots of gold lettering it must have been quite a sight! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted November 14, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2016 There were two LNWR vans built on standard carriage 31 ft chassis allocated to traffic from Pryce Jones in Newtown (he more or less invented mail order in order to find markets for local flannel). Apparently the LNWR Society has some information. I don't know if they were specially liveried or lettered (but would like to). Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) The S&DJR operated a CCT lettered for S & A Fuller, coachbuilders of Bath. It was n.11 in the S&D fleet and was used by them for regular traffic when not required by Fullers. In dark blue with lots of gold lettering it must have been quite a sight! Has anyone seen this exotic beast? If so where? Was it Highbridge-built or Derby or..? Edited November 16, 2016 by phil_sutters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted November 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've just been reading PO wagons book 5 by Keith Turton. Messers Coote ( from Wisbeach) and Warren (From Ely) merged in 1908 and would be a good additional coal wagon should you need one. Mr Coote was already shipping block trains of coal to Peterbrough in 1885, for distribution all over East Anglia he delivered to KL. So Castle Aching would be a possibility for either a Coote or Coote and Warren wagon.. There was another KL connection in the book but thats at home so I'll try to remember the information when I get he chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've just been reading PO wagons book 5 by Keith Turton. Messers Coote ( from Wisbeach) and Warren (From Ely) merged in 1908 and would be a good additional coal wagon should you need one. Mr Coote was already shipping block trains of coal to Peterbrough in 1885, for distribution all over East Anglia he delivered to KL. So Castle Aching would be a possibility for either a Coote or Coote and Warren wagon.. There was another KL connection in the book but thats at home so I'll try to remember the information when I get he chance. Thank you for this. As CA is notionally c.1905, and given what you say of Coote's base and operations, I should think a Coote wagon would be just what CA needs. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Has anyone seen this exotic beast? There is certainly a picture, but at the moment I can't recall where I've seen it. It looks very akin to contemporary GN and MR high CCTs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2016 James, Casting your mind back to the first few pages of this thread, you explained how the buildings are a mixture of OO and HO. How did you rescale the Scalescenes paper and the window frames for the HO versions ? I ask as I'd like to use a similar concept on my harbour layout, just behind the YMCA. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Holliday Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 There is certainly a picture, but at the moment I can't recall where I've seen it. It looks very akin to contemporary GN and MR high CCTs. Frontispiece to Private Owners Wagons of Somerset, from Black Dwarf / Lightmoor Press 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 James, Casting your mind back to the first few pages of this thread, you explained how the buildings are a mixture of OO and HO. How did you rescale the Scalescenes paper and the window frames for the HO versions ? I ask as I'd like to use a similar concept on my harbour layout, just behind the YMCA. Sorry, rush at work, but you now have my full attention! For HO specifically, I followed Scalescenes' own advice, i.e. take an 'OO' kit and print at 87% of full size (http://scalescenes.com/not-modelling-in-n-or-oo/). However, I have printed buildings at various percentages of full size with the intention of gradually reducing size. My printer menu allows me to insert a custom percentage when printing pdfs. As many of Castle Aching's buildings where created from photographs of real buildings, which I scaled as best I could to 1/76 before printing out at whatever percentage of full size I chose, some of the nominal scales are a mite approximate! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted November 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2016 It's very effective, and although nominal has really done the job. My only worry is about the sink hole that's opened up in the middle of the road. Perhaps a Japanese road crew could help. (annoying music on the link). Jason 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edwardian Posted November 21, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2016 My parents are having a clear out. This largely involves dumping their junk on me! The occasional item of interest turns up, such as these pictures of my first layout. Yes, that is the young Edwardian(!) 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Wonderful. I particularly like the Portrait of the Artist as a Young Sea-lion. K 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted November 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2016 My parents are having a clear out. This largely involves dumping their junk on me! The occasional item of interest turns up, such as these pictures of my first layout. Yes, that is the young Edwardian(!) Brilliant! It's really nice to see these sort of pictures of where the hobby came from. Did you ever manage to fit the train through the tunnel that you were trying to make with your mouth? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2016 (edited) My parents are having a clear out. This largely involves dumping their junk on me! The occasional item of interest turns up, such as these pictures of my first layout. Yes, that is the young Edwardian(!) I like the coal mine - evidently you already knew what railways were really about! That's a very high-class station building... Very early 80s judging by the rolling stock and your collar? Edited November 21, 2016 by Compound2632 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Can also see where the interest in 4 wheel panelled coaching stock came from. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I built most of the kits seen on your layout plus others, what ever happened to Builder Plus kits? 30 years later I built some of them again with my daughter for her trainset. Then she discovered playing the drums, guitar etc so shouldn't complain. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Has anyone seen this exotic beast? If so where? Was it Highbridge-built or Derby or..? There's a copy in my book.... "Private Owner Wagons of Somerset" Lightmoor Press :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2016 There's a copy in my book.... "Private Owner Wagons of Somerset" Lightmoor Press :-) I am sure if I saw it advertised somewhere I would put it on my Christmas list. I shall have to look out for an advert somewhere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted November 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2016 I do like the station building.; not GWR by the look of it and I am not sure I have seen it before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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