Halvarras Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: Mint condition? Ha ha! Certainly looks like it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted March 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2021 14 hours ago, Neil Phillips said: ........so it could be overhauled and have its dome replaced by a giant humbug!! (Photo date 27/3/77) That makes my 60cm test track look positively massive. Roy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Compound2632 said: When I knew the VoR best, mid-late 70s, the engines and carriages were all in plain all-over blue (just like the DMUs and EMUs at home in Brum, so a proper train). When did they gain the black and white lining? I went in September 1977 so Prince of Wales was in service like that. Several of the coaches also had the black and white lining on the lower panels. I think this was the first application of a brass Double Arrow, some years before the GW150 ones. Metal ones before that were aluminium (or stainless steel?) finish. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just now, BernardTPM said: I went in September 1977 so Prince of Wales was in service like that. Several of the coaches also had the black and white lining on the lower panels. Our family holidays to Borth must have been earlier than I thought. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I've only been to the VoR once, in 1988, when it was still (just) owned and operated by BR, and still have the ticket in a youthful scrap book somewhere! It's certainly somewhere I'd like to go again. Of course, one of my early 009 builds was a VoR loco on a Mintrix chassis, which has had a few detail additions, and still runs/turns heads in its BR blue livery. I'd definitely be keen on a BR lined green one to replicate my journey! Looking forward immensely to seeing further developments, though I suspect I'll be ordering a few carriage etches from Worsley Works, unless some RTR ones materialise from somewhere! Cheers J 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted March 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2021 The locos look a lot better than with the Westinghouse pump, with which they were adorned with on my last visit around 7 years ago. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Any news on this project? Been a while since I’ve seen anything anywhere 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 On 17/04/2022 at 18:51, Edge said: Any news on this project? Been a while since I’ve seen anything anywhere I remember seeing this posted on Facebook showing the CAD images with the below comments. Post dated October 2020: "Vale of Rheidol 2-6-2T: Design work is complete and has been checked and tooling work should start imminently. The model includes a Next18 decoder socket, provision for sound and our design team is working out whether it's possible to get true firebox flicker which will be visible behind firehole doors that have been designed to open and close." 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Yeah, that was the last I saw of it. I was just wondering if any other information had come out in the meantime 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheekypaul Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Looks like there's still no updates..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 9, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2022 Their website is a bit out of date. It says: "This week in news – Sep 24th-Oct 1st A look at the model railway headlines from the last seven days" Seems to be sleeping....☹️ No mention of Rheidol Valley locos anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheekypaul Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, melmerby said: Their website is a bit out of date. It says: "This week in news – Sep 24th-Oct 1st A look at the model railway headlines from the last seven days" Seems to be sleeping....☹️ No mention of Rheidol Valley locos anywhere. It's still advertised in their magazines as one of the locomotives coming soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 10, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2022 Maybe they'll report progress when there is progress to report. Very easy to overlook the rather important fact that model railway manufacture in China had s been all over the place, with considerable delays, for the past couple of years and no customer has been immune from that. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIA185 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 10/07/2022 at 12:02, The Stationmaster said: Maybe they'll report progress when there is progress to report. Very easy to overlook the rather important fact that model railway manufacture in China had s been all over the place, with considerable delays, for the past couple of years and no customer has been immune from that. There will be news very soon. (CJL) 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, VIA185 said: There will be news very soon. (CJL) This means at Warley I presume? 😅 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Patience is a virtue............ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIA185 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 16/11/2022 at 18:59, SteamingWales said: This means at Warley I presume? 😅 Next issue of mag due out just before Warley. (CJL) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 There has been a post on a OO-9 group on Facebook giving an update. Currently under dev with RevolutioN trains, an EP expected early next year. (I was worried this was going to be via Heljan based on their Baldwin....) My only question, I know its a big loco, but will it cope with 9 inch curves?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, JSpencer said: There has been a post on a OO-9 group on Facebook giving an update. Currently under dev with RevolutioN trains, an EP expected early next year. (I was worried this was going to be via Heljan based on their Baldwin....) My only question, I know its a big loco, but will it cope with 9 inch curves?? I think I remember initially it was going to be model rail dealing directly with a factory. The piece says they don't have the time to dedicate to it so revolution are overseeing it on their behalf. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndg910 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Time to revive this topic. Email from Model Rail says there is news in the latest magazine out tomorrow. Model Rail are not at Warley with a stand but it is clearly the intention to have some news for the big show. Those VoR RTR coaches cant be far behind now - but by whom? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Glad there is news on this as I'm really looking forward to getting one (or more) Question is do I bin my current standard gauge Aberystwyth engine shed build and turn it into the VoR narrow gauge shed 😅 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, SteamingWales said: Glad there is news on this as I'm really looking forward to getting one (or more) Question is do I bin my current standard gauge Aberystwyth engine shed build and turn it into the VoR narrow gauge shed 😅 Or model the original layout? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) Subscription copies are already out -as per an earlier posting being developed by Revolution and samples expected early in the New Year Edited November 24, 2022 by Butler Henderson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 15 hours ago, ndg910 said: Those VoR RTR coaches cant be far behind now - but by whom? Simple enough in plasticard, especially if you have a Silhouette Cutter 😉 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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