Wolf27 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, newbryford said: Not me - I've already got one. Self self self. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) Hello everyone, As Mike has posted above we are delighted to be able to offer Caroline in Viridian Green. It travelled far and wide in this livery and creates the perfect train for all your DRS 37’s and 47’s that appeared regularly with it. Available to order now from Rainbow Railways at the early bird price of £149. If your not online we can take your order in person or over the phone too. Our thanks to Revolution for allowing us to do this option with them. Thanks Mark https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-southern-region-general-managers-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-viridian-green/ Caroline_email.pdf Edited November 27, 2021 by MRDBLUE17 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Painted samples https://www.revolutiontrains.com/caroline-a-painted-lady/ 9 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMafia Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 As wonderful as it looks, I can't help but wonder if the gap between the bogies and body is too big, it looks like it's sitting a little too high? Be interested to see it next to a 37. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Looking great! An excellent pre Christmas treat. I do hope that the general application and fit and finish will be improved on production models? It’s fine but quite fuzzy and for the cost you’d hope it would be almost perfect. Merry Christmas 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pre Grouping fan Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Have to remember, normally livery samples are put together quickly and without the full QC checks like the production run would get. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzler17 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I'd be interested to know how easy it would be for the modeller to alter the two digit headcode, to say red blanks one end and white the other, and also how to fit a crew (cannot propel without a driver)? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2021 Interesting mix of moulded and non-moulded Door handrails / grab handles. Where metal ones are used, I think they need inserting a bit more. I like the interior, will it be painted ? Is the glass panel on the cab front a bit too square ? Maybe a bit more rectangular ? All in all looks pretty good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 15, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2022 Just a thought. Hi FNC I wonder if any of the retailers have thought of doing a twin pack? I guess there would be problems with two different manufacturers involved. e.g. Fragonset 33103 with the pre-rebuild version SR green, opal green Caroline that was seemingly bolted to 37423, later SR green post rebuild with other 37/4s including 37421? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 6 hours ago, newbryford said: SR green post rebuild with other 37/4s including 37421 Yes it has spent a lot of time with 421. More recently with DRS it was 424 and 402 I have seen pics of it with. I have a 421 and 424 for this exact purpose! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted January 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2022 13 hours ago, TomScrut said: I have a 421 and 424 for this exact purpose! I have the same for exactly the same purpose 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMafia Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 15/01/2022 at 01:43, newbryford said: Just a thought. Hi FNC I wonder if any of the retailers have thought of doing a twin pack? I guess there would be problems with two different manufacturers involved. e.g. Fragonset 33103 with the pre-rebuild version SR green, opal green Caroline that was seemingly bolted to 37423, later SR green post rebuild with other 37/4s including 37421? Nice idea, I have 33103 already for exactly this purpose, but would definitely like to see the pre-rebuild version SR green on Caroline... hopefully one day? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Has the deadline for this been confirmed as the end of the month please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrange Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 14:33, Iron Horse said: Has the deadline for this been confirmed as the end of the month please Today - Feb 28th 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted February 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2022 Hopefully we should get the finished item by the autumn, fingers crossed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted March 6, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2022 And missed it again. I'm not good at keeping up with these deadlines at the moment. Will the Blue/Grey version be available via any of the Revolution resellers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 06/03/2022 at 10:56, Ian J. said: And missed it again. I'm not good at keeping up with these deadlines at the moment. Will the Blue/Grey version be available via any of the Revolution resellers? Hi Ian, We’ve ordered an allocation of the other liveries to go alongside our exclusive version at Rainbow Railways. They should be on the website later to preorder so you won’t miss our but feel free to drop us an email at rainbowrailwaysuk@gmail.com and we can get one allocated to you. thanks Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) Hi Everyone, If anyone has missed out we have limited numbers of the 3 general release models of Caroline now on the website with free postage and no payment necessary until the models are in stock. You can also still order our exclusive Viridian Green model for the early bird price of £149 with a deposit. Thanks Mark https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-trains-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-brunswick-green-livery/ https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-trains-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-network-south-east-livery/ https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-trains-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-blue-grey-livery/ Edited March 18, 2022 by MRDBLUE17 Add links 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Express Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 18/03/2022 at 19:25, MRDBLUE17 said: Hi Everyone, If anyone has missed out we have limited numbers of the 3 general release models of Caroline now on the website with free postage and no payment necessary until the models are in stock. You can also still order our exclusive Viridian Green model for the early bird price of £149 with a deposit. Thanks Mark https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-trains-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-brunswick-green-livery/ https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-trains-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-network-south-east-livery/ https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product/revolution-trains-inspection-saloon-975025-caroline-blue-grey-livery/ Hi, detail-wise (excluding colour) are there any differences in the Rainbow Railways exclusive and the Revolution Green one? Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted March 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2022 I had a short chat with Ben on the Revolution stand at AP today, and he confirmed that the B/G version will be available via resellers like Rails/Kernow/Trains4U 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungrange Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Is there any confirmation on the DCC socket in the 00 version and how many functions will be required to operate all of the various lighting combinations? There was a suggestion earlier in this thread that it was to be 21 pin and this article confirms that. https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/caroline-breaks-cover However, I note that Hattons are describing it as having an 18 pin socket, so that implies a Next18 decoder is required: https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklistdatabase/779734/revolution_trains_oo_sgmis_002_inspection_saloon_975025_caroline_in_network_southeast_blue/stockdetail Obviously both sources can't be correct. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
159220 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) I would be rather suspicious of that Hatton’s link as there is a series of incorrect pieces of information. Most of the amusement can be found on the 'Real Vehicle Profile' link. Where does Hatton's get their historian from? The English is just awful for the whole paragraph. 1. The entire point of the inspection saloon is to be used as a 'VIP excursion' train (General Managers), not just for 'several times'. It's secondary role has always been line inspections (Chief Engineer). Revolution had two extensive articles in Railway Modeller about this, with interviews from BR legends to today's Network Rail top brass. 2. S60755 was inserted into Hastings Unit 6B '1031', not 1036 (did not become Class 203 until 1973 on the introduction of TOPS, long after the buffet had been removed!). Impossible to be 1036 as her buffet, S60756, remained in service until October 1980! 3. 're-numbered 975025 in 1978'. Comical! S60755, following its conversion, became GM&CE TDB975025 in 1969 as the inspection saloon. Technically re-numbered to 975025 when re-introduced by Fragonset/Serco Railtest in 2003. 4. 'As of 2012 the saloon had push-pull train controls for a period of several decades'. I am sure you see the mistake there, 2012-2022 is a single decade. But the glaring error is to suggest that randomly in 2012 the inspection saloon was finally push-pull capable?! It has operated push-pull since conversion in 1969! Where did 2012 come from? Did they mean it's rebuild in 2007/08 to be fitted with locomotive push-pull control (bluestar)? 5. Driving van trailer? Do they mean the Mk3 DVT, designed and built decades after the inspection saloon? What are they on about? 6. BR Eastleigh Works built locomotives! The Eastleigh Carriage Works built coaches, including S60755, which was then fitted out in Lancing Carriage Works. 7. Operated by Vista Westlink Rail? What? Just no! British Railways, Network SouthEast, Fragonset, Serco Railtest and Network Rail. So with all that non-factional information, I hardly would believe anything Hatton's say. But then, trawling through information online...nothing is mentioned about DCC pins directly. But respectable press outlets and retailers who are actually stocking the model all say 21-pin. Edited April 10, 2022 by 159220 Oh how ironic, for the English! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Also what livery did it carry from 1994 - 2002? There is nothing mentioned on Hattons webpage for that time period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
159220 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 4 hours ago, PieGuyRob said: Also what livery did it carry from 1994 - 2002? There is nothing mentioned on Hattons webpage for that time period. NSE. It was sold to VOSE in 1996 and was laid up. Sad sight of her in 1999: https://www.departmentals.com/photo/975025b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorz101uk Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I’ve just read the information on Rainbow railways how it got the colour for Caroline, Myself and another apprentice worked at RVEL at the time and we was the only Apprentices. The information is untrue so I liked to know where it come from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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