Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 23 hours ago, Edwardian said: Currently modelling Norfolk. Ambitious. Whatever your scale, that's going to be a large model! 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Obi-Jiff Kenobi said: Ambitious. Whatever your scale, that's going to be a large model! Only the parts lost in the folds of the map 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Dinky used to do the OB in maroon and cream and cream and maroon. I have no idea of the scale (at the age of 9 it wasn't important) and I have lost sight of them unfortunately. Cheers, Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Philou said: Dinky used to do the OB in maroon and cream and cream and maroon. I have no idea of the scale (at the age of 9 it wasn't important) and I have lost sight of them unfortunately. Cheers, Philip Can't recall Dinky ever doing a model of the OB. Was certainly one of the early Corgi 1/50 scale models when they started to produce them, as I have 4 different liveries sitting in a display cabinet here. They were interested in doing a Mulleys Motorways version, but never got round to it before the diecast bus "bubble" burst.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said: Can't recall Dinky ever doing a model of the OB. Could well be that I mis-remembered when I posted up (grey matter an' all), I seem to recall (now) that the Dinky model had the driver in a half-cab (or is that a figment too?). I left them at home when I bought my own home 47 years ago, and they could well still be in the attic with a load of bits'n'bobs. I'll ask my brother to have a look. Cheers, Philip 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 Will this jog your memory? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Philou said: seem to recall (now) that the Dinky model had the driver in a half-cab (or is that a figment too?). The OB didn't have a half cab . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Perhaps the range of merchandise will include a selection of the drinks carried on board, in 4mm scale bottles. And a tin bath. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Our magnificent generals, General Gordon and General Booth. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 16/03/2021 at 16:44, dibber25 said: Forget WMPTE - how about some of these? I bet some smartar$e will pipe up that WMPTE operated 227 vehicles of BMMO origin: 2 x D7 90 x D9 14 x S16 79 x S17 9 x S21 9 x S22 24 x S23. .. .. D'Oh! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted March 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2021 14 hours ago, ian said: The OB didn't have a half cab . Yur, 'tis Colin! A bit of a day out in Blackpool, he do get around mind... Reg 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2021 All this bus talk lead me to finding Corgi did the 1/50 OB in Titfield livery. My O gauge Dapol 1401 now has a companion And I’ve just realised I live within walking distance of Andy Duncan, so a roller may be joining it later! Right so who do I have to ask pretty please to for Lion in 1/43? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 15 hours ago, phil_sutters said: Will this jog your memory? Aaaargh! Noooo! What are you doing me? I'm now more confused than ever! What I can say is that I definitely had the two D/Ds in red/green and cream (second shelf down) and the BOAC shuttle bus (box on right, third shelf). What I probably had (have still?) is the maroon with cream 'go-faster' stripe (left hand end third shelf) and its 'opposite' coloured one cream with maroon 'go-faster' stripe mid-way on the third shelf. I did acknowledge that I was probably wrong regarding the OB - it was the flared rear end that had me confused (though it doesn't need much nowadays!!!). Anyway, back to Titfield, I'd be in the market for an updated 14XX. If it was available in various guises (48XX, 58Xx and 517) I'd have one of each of them too, ta very much! Cheers, Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I have a Corgi OB in Pearce & Crump livery - 'O' scale. It was done as a limited edition around the 1980s period. Rapido needs to keep prices down - nothing over £49 3s 0d, otherwise we'll have to put on the Mikado again. (CJL) 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) On 14/03/2021 at 03:16, AY Mod said: N for Noooooooooo! O for Oh. G for Groan Rapido also has significant 3.5 mm scale experience....in the US video/film speak having "form" would be having a "prior".... This whole subject is a wonderful delight. Rest assured that eventually the Rapido Titfield Thunderbolt will eventually rampage through the Southern Pacific trackage of my current (still in 2023?) layout set in Port Costa, California, 1950. Anachronisms be damned. It has always been one of my most beloved films. One of the delights that remind me of my original English heritage although Edited March 18, 2021 by autocoach more fun 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 22 hours ago, Nick Gough said: Our magnificent generals, General Gordon and General Booth. I assume you don't mean General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 23 hours ago, wombatofludham said: Perhaps the range of merchandise will include a selection of the drinks carried on board, in 4mm scale bottles. Rapido, with their CN / VIA dining car model, included the place settings molded onto the table tops and separate water jugs for the user to install... https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-News-105---All-new-dining-cars-and-videos-.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=IoZWCkbnRAI 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 47 minutes ago, autocoach said: I assume you don't mean General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army....... I don't, but I suspect Mr Valentine did. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2021 12 hours ago, autocoach said: I assume you don't mean General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army....... Why not indeed? A most worthy organisation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Why not indeed? A most worthy organisation. My mate once upset a young female Sally Army volunteer, by refusing to put anything in the tin she was rattling, his excuse was that he didn't support para-military organisations! Edited March 19, 2021 by jcm@gwr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I personally won't support the Salvation Army because they have a long (and recent) history of refusing to offer support to people in need upon finding out that they are LGBTQ+. Doesn't sound very Christian to me - I don't recall "Love thy neighbour" or "Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give shelter to the needy" having the proviso "Unless they're gay or trans". Anyway, that's quite enough of the Salvation Army for now! Back to Titfield! Has anyone pondered a Faller car-system conversion for a 14xx yet? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2021 'The Titfield Thunderbolt' seems to be an ideal subject for RMweb - so eclectic in itself that the usual eclectic wanderings of an RMweb thread can for once be (almost) wholly justifed. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo63 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 As the model is possibly being released as both the film version "Thunderbolt" and as the L&M "Lion" perhaps they could do some tooling modifications to make a model of "Venus" as per the photo I posted a couple of years ago? It has a large dome on the front ring and possibly (very hard to tell) a round shaped top to the firebox. 8 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Devo63 said: As the model is possibly being released as both the film version "Thunderbolt" and as the L&M "Lion" perhaps they could do some tooling modifications to make a model of "Venus" as per the photo I posted a couple of years ago? It has a large dome on the front ring and possibly (very hard to tell) a round shaped top to the firebox. What a wonderful picture and a great idea. It's hard to believe this isn't another Todd, Kitson & Laird product. Aside from the boiler fittings, it appears identical to Lion. I would love a model of this. Readily convertible from a Lion/Thunderbolt. I was also considering one for use on the Strackenz Railway ... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted March 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2021 21 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Why not indeed? A most worthy organisation. 17 hours ago, Skinnylinny said: I personally won't support the Salvation Army because they have a long (and recent) history of refusing to offer support to people in need upon finding out that they are LGBTQ+. Doesn't sound very Christian to me - I don't recall "Love thy neighbour" or "Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give shelter to the needy" having the proviso "Unless they're gay or trans". Sorry for drifting off-topic again . . . . . . . I know nothing about the current policies etc of the Salvation Army but I do know that my Dad always gave to the SA - when he was born in 1927, he suffered from Pyloric Stenosis which is a narrowing or blockage from the stomach to the intestine and in those days often resulted in the death of the baby. For some reason the doctors thought he was worth saving so Dad and my Grandmother were packed off from rural Lincolnshire to St Thomas's Hospital in London for a pioneering and life saving operation. As she was needed to feed her son, my Grandmother was looked after by the Salvation Army at one of their hostels. Dad made a full recovery and lived a full and healthy life for another 92 years! . 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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