mr b Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 hi, just a mention, owners of Peco Jubilee's can re-motor their loco as Union Mills can supply a complete tender drive, though you'll need to tell them its for the Peco loco, at around £28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heruss Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 So pleased to have discovered Union Mills here on RMweb... especially as the 2F, 58153 regularly travelled from Burton, Via Swadlincote onto the Glenfield line as these older locomotives were the only ones which could easily get through the Glenfield Tunnel when accessing the yard at Leicester West Bridge. Means I can actually build a model in a much smaller space and acheive a very long term goal (now 10 years and counting) of building a model of Swadlincote Station. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted February 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I don't know if Colin is around at the moment, I spoke to him about a month ago. I asked about new locos and he said that he hadn't decided anything for this year and therefore as and when he does it is likely to be the back end of 2012 (at the earliest) before we see anything. Best wishes, Alastair Edited February 13, 2012 by A Murphy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Turtle Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 So pleased to have discovered Union Mills here on RMweb... especially as the 2F, 58153 regularly travelled from Burton, Via Swadlincote onto the Glenfield line as these older locomotives were the only ones which could easily get through the Glenfield Tunnel when accessing the yard at Leicester West Bridge. Means I can actually build a model in a much smaller space and acheive a very long term goal (now 10 years and counting) of building a model of Swadlincote Station. Can't thank Union Mills enough - same here, i'd have no chance of having a North Eastern Railway layout and would have always been a pipe-dream, but now I have the J25, J27 and D20 available in RTR that just need a repaint! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted August 31, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2012 Just received my second J11 from Colin at Union Mills. His next model will be an Adams '395' class 0-6-0 in Southern and BR black liveries, Cheers all, no connection, just a delighted customer, Alastair 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Just received my second J11 from Colin at Union Mills. His next model will be an Adams '395' class 0-6-0 in Southern and BR black liveries, Oh dear there goes the budget Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreamnos Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Just received my second J11 from Colin at Union Mills. His next model will be an Adams '395' class 0-6-0 in Southern and BR black liveries, Cheers all, no connection, just a delighted customer, Alastair I just ordered two more locos from Colin and I asked about the Adams '0395' 0-6-0. He's aiming for a November, 2012, release date and his model will have the sloping smokebox front and square cab windows. A picture of a prototype with those features can be seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSWR_395_class, (along with a picture of one with the flat smokebox and round windows for comparison.) Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreamnos Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Just an update about the Adams for anyone interested. This might be old news but I hadn't seen anything posted here (or elsewhere for that matter). The Adams 0395 is currently available for purchase from Colin Heard at Union Mills for £69 plus p+p. I emailed Colin (colin.h@manx.net) and ordered one today. I will post a picture of it here once I receive it. (usual disclaimer - no connection to UM or Colin, just a very happy customer). Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreamnos Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 3 pictures of Union Mills' latest model, the Adams 0395 0-6-0 with sloped smokebox and square cab windows. It's a lovely little loco and a fantastic runner. Matt 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted April 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) What an inspired choice! With the mainstream manufacturers bringing out larger locos for the Southern and coaching stock, modelling the SR/BR(S) in N has become a lot more tempting. All that was lacking was a suitable small goods loco. Perhaps we should start a new thread to highlight this release? Edited April 16, 2013 by Joseph_Pestell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernboy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) That's a lovely loco, and thanks for the pictures. I believe that under the LSWR goods locomotives were painted in holly green, and after grouping the Southern Railway painted goods locomotives black. But I don't imagine this would have happened on the stroke of midnight ... how many years after grouping on 1 January 1923 do people think some examples of these locomotives would have survived before overhaul / repainting? Two or three years? I'd quite like one - but would love to have an excuse to re-livery in holly green (because my layout covers from grouping to 1937 btw) Edited April 16, 2013 by Southernboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr chapman Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Union mills locos keep getting better. The wire between the loco and tender looks much more tidy now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I agree. Not my region but a lovely little loco. I have shortened this wire on a number of my UM locos and it makes a massive difference. Good to see that this is now how they are supplied. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 It is usually this time of year we start to hear rumblings about what Colin Heard is planning for his next model. Does anyone know if anything is decided yet (or indeed if there is to be a release this year?). Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreamnos Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I outright asked Colin in April when I ordered my Adams. He didn't let on at all in his reply. I suggested a Midland 115 class 4-2-2! Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Turtle Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 4-2-2 would be superb - plus opens up the possibility for a North Eastern Railway one too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcleary Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Spoke to him yesterday when I ordered a Southern 700 and he said that the next one would be 'something LMS'.... I was pushing for more Southern! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Spoke to him yesterday when I ordered a Southern 700 and he said that the next one would be 'something LMS'.... I was pushing for more Southern! Darn it! I was hoping for "something LNER" (A D34 Glen for example). Never mind, maybe next year,,, Cheers Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
invercloy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I've just taken delivery of a tender drive unit from Union Mills for a 009 tender loco scratchbuilding project. Being a slightly different project, Colin was quite helpful in advising me on what he could offer. I posted him a cheque late last week and I received my chassis today - great service. Does anyone have any photos of their chassis after DCC conversion? I'd be interested to see any slightly different approaches to the one in the DCC fitting guide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Spoke to him yesterday when I ordered a Southern 700 and he said that the next one would be 'something LMS'.... I was pushing for more Southern! Just curious. Has anyone spoken to Colin Heard lately - is there any more news of a new loco this year, or has he decided not to? I know I could phone him but saves hassling him if somebody else has already asked and can say. Thanks in anticipation. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Just to show the effect of replacing the UM tender on the D20 and J25 with the smaller UM Midland tender then adding coal rails (in my case not very well as I'm ham-fisted). Posed on Furtwangen Ost. The lower picture was taken on my Hawthorn Dene layout (under construction). The J25 is off for chipping. All the very best Les Edited October 21, 2013 by Les1952 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreamnos Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 UM's next model (to be released this November pursuant to UM's August price list) will be a LNWR "Prince of Wales" 4-6-0 in a choice of 4 liveries. I don't know what those liveries are going to be. From what I've been able to find on the net, the last four of these locos were withdraw in January of 1949 and they never received their allocated BR numbers before withdrawl. So... here is a question for someone more knowledgeable than me about these locos (which means anyone, frankly!): Did any of those last 4 receive BRITISH RAILWAYS lettering, or did they retain their LMS livery to the very end? (My undstanding is the "cycling lion" emblem didn't appear until 1950, so if true that livery would be wrong for these locos.) Colin has issued his Q2 0-8-0 in BR early emblem livery even though they were all withdrawn by 1937 and a D11 in BR green (I've got one, even though those engines never wore BR green) so as much as like him and his models, his liveries are not always correct. Anyone? Thanks! Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 The lion totem had appeared in 1949 at least, on 18000 and the Shenfield electric stock. Forms of it were also used by other BTC organisations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miken806 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I have started a thread on N Gauge Forum for the new Union Mills Prince of Wales but here is a photo of the LMS and LNWR versions: Mike 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I've started putting the extra lining on mine. Modelmaster BR mixed traffic matches fairly well. Much left to do beyond that - did all these locos have boiler bands ? Will then etch some name and number plates, paint the whistle in brass, fit pipes and fix the wire etc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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