Steamport Southport Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I'll just leave this here. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrbsh55.htm Jason 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: I would prefer to see moulded coal 'phased out immediately' (one of my favourite Arthur Scargill quotes from the 80s) and tenders/bunkers modelled empty; perhaps a pack of coal could be included in the box... Yes, although I would settle for just the empty bunker of correct form. Hornby peaked on their Brit by doing this and including a plastic baggie of coal! But I have found that preserved railways are very good about a lump of loco coal for a plastic fiver donated. 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: ...while we're at it, how about a set of lamps, 2 front and a tail at least, that can be fitted to the brackets, in the box as well! I read years ago a suggestion that sounded eminently sensible and doable, standardised plug in (push fit) lampirons and loco lamps, made in 'on the footplate' and 'into the smokebox door' forms, so it would be simpler to dress a loco for its intended work. Disc alternatives where applicable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 Mine, although there's not much left of it now, is a lump I mined myself on a visit to Big Pit in Blaenafon many years ago. A good half of it has gone in to my loaded coal train, which is 11 wagons and does not use card or foam fillers under a top layer because I like the 'heft' and the slight slip it induces when I'm trying to get the train underway with a 94xx. It may be time to go back for another lump, if they still let you have a go... Lamps that fit on brackets require a common agreed system for compatibility of course, and we haven't achieved that with couplings properly yet! I lamp my trains correctly using cut down Rexel no.13 staples as brackets and a combination of Modelus, and Springsides with holed drilled in the bottom; the Modelu lamps look better but are a bit fragile for continued handling as the handles break. I'd suggest some sort of ferrous casting that could be magnetically attached as best for RTR purposes, attaching to rather than fitting on the brackets; this would allow a bit more leeway and easier compatibility IMHO. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, The Johnster said: Mine, although there's not much left of it now, is a lump I mined myself on a visit to Big Pit in Blaenafon many years ago. A good half of it has gone in to my loaded coal train, which is 11 wagons and does not use card or foam fillers under a top layer because I like the 'heft' and the slight slip it induces when I'm trying to get the train underway with a 94xx. It may be time to go back for another lump, if they still let you have a go... Lamps that fit on brackets require a common agreed system for compatibility of course, and we haven't achieved that with couplings properly yet! I lamp my trains correctly using cut down Rexel no.13 staples as brackets and a combination of Modelus, and Springsides with holed drilled in the bottom; the Modelu lamps look better but are a bit fragile for continued handling as the handles break. I'd suggest some sort of ferrous casting that could be magnetically attached as best for RTR purposes, attaching to rather than fitting on the brackets; this would allow a bit more leeway and easier compatibility IMHO. A missing lump of coal? Aha! You're the culprit! I wondered where it went! Actually, I've got about a carrier bags worth. It's far too small to go into a proper locomotive, so just right for model uses. It should be Meadow Vein, just right for a truly authentic coal load. Ian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, The Johnster said: Lamps that fit on brackets require a common agreed system for compatibility of course, and we haven't achieved that with couplings properly yet! I lamp my trains correctly using cut down Rexel no.13 staples as brackets and a combination of Modelus, and Springsides with holed drilled in the bottom; the Modelu lamps look better but are a bit fragile for continued handling as the handles break. I'd suggest some sort of ferrous casting that could be magnetically attached as best for RTR purposes, attaching to rather than fitting on the brackets; this would allow a bit more leeway and easier compatibility IMHO. And of course the Western's lamp brackets are the other way round to the inferior companies (who managed to fit them incorrectly.........) Edited March 4, 2019 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 Indeed; magnetic attachment would cope with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2019 8 hours ago, The Johnster said: Mine, although there's not much left of it now, is a lump I mined myself on a visit to Big Pit in Blaenafon many years ago. It may be time to go back for another lump, if they still let you have a go... Take a good torch! I came away with a few lumps of genuine shale and ended up calling at Didcot on the way home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) Slightly off topic, but if you picked up 'coal' at Blaenavon, then it will undoubtedly be shale. The local area had an extensive opencast project carried out prior to being landscaped to remove nearly 150 years of industrial desolation. We had about 1/2 million tons of overburden, a lot of which was used to level up certain areas. I had about a carrier bag's worth of Meadow Vein, a coal seam about 1,000 yards from Big Pit. It's a very friable coal, easy to break, and ideal for power station stock. If you use it, be sure to seal it, as it will continue to break down to a fine dust. Living in Wales, it's still relatively easy to get a lump or two: Not so easy if you live in somewhere like Edgware or Basingstoke. Happy modelling, Ian. Edited March 5, 2019 by tomparryharry Memory lapse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 There are spots on Caerphilly Mountain where you can 'crop' coal; the measures come to the surface here, and there are pits showing where this was done by local people during the depression of the 1930s and in the 1926 strike. Coal is still easy enough to come by round here, and I have no doubt I will be able to replace my depleted lump, but another visit to Big Pit is long overdue and I could drop in on your 12" to the foot scale train set as well. It isn't particularly shaley, but mined by yours truly from the main seam underground at Big Pit, on the way out just before you get to the underground pony stable. It is proper coal, shiny on it's flat faces and not especially friable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor43002 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Anyone know if Hornby are doing mid-year announcements this year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiraffe22 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Connor43002 said: Anyone know if Hornby are doing mid-year announcements this year? I've heard rumours through modellers on social media that they are, and there may be a D-lightful announcement, but all rumours. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Connor43002 said: Anyone know if Hornby are doing mid-year announcements this year? Nope... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Connor43002 said: Anyone know if Hornby are doing mid-year announcements this year? We will find out when/if they announce anything. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: We will find out when/if they announce anything. My guess for a mid year announcement is.. Steam: top secret surprise reworked Toby from Thomas to Railroad J70 Diesels: class 25, 91, 92 all in railroad Electrics : class 86 also in railroad coaches: mk5 sleepers More trees, bushes, hedges 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 18 hours ago, The Johnster said: There are spots on Caerphilly Mountain where you can 'crop' coal; the measures come to the surface here, and there are pits showing where this was done by local people during the depression of the 1930s and in the 1926 strike. Coal is still easy enough to come by round here, and I have no doubt I will be able to replace my depleted lump, but another visit to Big Pit is long overdue and I could drop in on your 12" to the foot scale train set as well. It isn't particularly shaley, but mined by yours truly from the main seam underground at Big Pit, on the way out just before you get to the underground pony stable. It is proper coal, shiny on it's flat faces and not especially friable. Sorry Johnster. Ill health is keeping me away from the big railway. Once I've finished some remedial work at home, it's 'shed' time. I've got some serious train playing time to catch up, and these trains don't run by themselves. Actually, I've never been underground at Big Pit.....Although I did help brick up the slant roadway tunnel. If you want some coal, let me know. Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, adb968008 said: My guess for a mid year announcement is.. Steam: top secret surprise reworked Toby from Thomas to Railroad J70 Diesels: class 25, 91, 92 all in railroad Electrics : class 86 also in railroad coaches: mk5 sleepers More trees, bushes, hedges Hornby could cap off a really, really excellent year by announcing a full-fat pannier, with no expense spared. A low gear ratio, and connectable pickups to allow better performance, either via a shunters truck, or a guards van. The problem is that all the other stuff, how will I pay for it? Ian. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Give them a break! Having finally broken their roughly 60 year duck in tooling any completely all-new 0-6-0T with the J50, they now have two more on the go in this year's announcement. And is it likely to be most profitable to go into thoroughly occupied territory? Forty years of the pannier available from Mainline, Replica and Bachmann just for starters. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 29 minutes ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: Give them a break! Having finally broken their roughly 60 year duck in tooling any completely all-new 0-6-0T with the J50, they now have two more on the go in this year's announcement. And is it likely to be most profitable to go into thoroughly occupied territory? Forty years of the pannier available from Mainline, Replica and Bachmann just for starters. Can't argue with that. It's one thing to ask for it, another thing to actually get it. I'll stick with what I've got. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 5 hours ago, tomparryharry said: Hornby could cap off a really, really excellent year by announcing a full-fat pannier, with no expense spared. A low gear ratio, and connectable pickups to allow better performance, either via a shunters truck, or a guards van. The problem is that all the other stuff, how will I pay for it? Ian. There are 4 'open goal' possibles amongst the panniers, a hi-spec 2721 (my preference of course), 54xx, 16xx, and 15xx. A 15xx would be something of a challenge, with all that daylight showing low down. I would deffo be in the market for an upgraded 2721 to replace my 2761 worked up Hornby. This loco was at Tondu during my period for over 2 years, 1948 to withdrawal at the end of May 1950. My upgrade is not bad, but I can't get around the incorrect wheel spacing and skirts. It'll be a problem to my already nervous wallet if it comes out around the same time as the Baccy 94xx! Less of an open goal would be the later series 64xx/74xx, which have a different cab to the Baccy 64xx. We live in hope. Actually, I live in inner city Cardiff, which is a sort of denial of hope... My advice about ill health is not to have it, but you've clearly already ignored that! Take care of yourself and get better as soon as you can, mate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Rapido/Model Rail are already doing a 16XX. I would expect a 15XX to appear from Bachmann at one point. They did a decent job of the very similar USA Tank and shares some parts with the 94XX. Just don't hold your breath waiting for one. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2019 14 hours ago, GreenGiraffe22 said: I've heard rumours through modellers on social media that they are, and there may be a D-lightful announcement, but all rumours. Here's hoping its a specific 'D' (preferably with beautiful lining)...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 57 minutes ago, phil-b259 said: Here's hoping its a specific 'D' (preferably with beautiful lining)...... I doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor43002 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 9 hours ago, adb968008 said: My guess for a mid year announcement is.. Steam: top secret surprise reworked Toby from Thomas to Railroad J70 Diesels: class 25, 91, 92 all in railroad Electrics : class 86 also in railroad coaches: mk5 sleepers More trees, bushes, hedges Im thinking if they did do mid year announcements there would also be a TPE class 802... Personally im hoping for a GWR class 802 myself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 18 hours ago, GreenGiraffe22 said: I've heard rumours through modellers on social media that they are, and there may be a D-lightful announcement, but all rumours. If there are rumours,then they might emanate from another quarter...which might surprise ...or not if one considers that others have form in this particular field.This is pure guesswork btw and in no sense insider information.Like Stationmaster Mike,I don’t think Hornby will do this.Having said that,they are full of nice surprises. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 On 06/03/2019 at 00:55, GreenGiraffe22 said: I've heard rumours through modellers on social media that they are, and there may be a D-lightful announcement, but all rumours. I heard it could even be something D/E-lightful this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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