RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2021 3 hours ago, cheesysmith said: I model BR diesels, but will have one of these, just because it is GC. Now, how about the C13 and N4/5? OO Works produced a C13 around 2013/2014. They come up occasionally on auction sites. That's how I got mine as I dithered when OO Works were making them due to impending house move. (Only approx 200 made though?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 There were white metal kits of the C13 and J10 and the N4 has been done by Judith Edge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Turpin Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, Edwardian said: Does anyone know when 9Ns were first seen with top feeds? According to Brian Haresnape in 'Robinson Locomotives', Ian Allen, 1982, page 68, top feed apparatus was added by Robinson to some boilers from 1912. Edited August 14, 2021 by Dick Turpin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted August 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2021 38 minutes ago, PenrithBeacon said: There were white metal kits of the C13 and J10 and the N4 has been done by Judith Edge Judith Edge also do a rather nice C14. It isn't a complete kit but with the addition of the castings etc. it comes up rather nicely. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 A5 pre-order in - at least they haven't all gone, it would seem! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckinneyc Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 After cancelling all my Hornby preorders I decided that the A5 was worthy of a preorder. Went for the LNER lined black version 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramshed Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 11/08/2021 at 15:34, Synch said: ......5045 in Black and White lining is something I can't recall seeing any mention of before, a rather odd look (can anyone provide more info?). I'll try... Yeadon Volume 21 has several photos covering developments of the class over the years including a sequence covering liveries. On page 36 we find this very loco with the following caption underneath.... "Ex works and paint shop on 30th May 1925, No.5045 was in black, but with red and white lining which Gorton had used for mixed traffic classes" The following photo of 5046 has the caption... "The extra lining which Gorton had put on No.5045 was not continued and that works then had to come into line with the others and use single red lining only" 5045's next general repair was on 26th June 1926 so we can assume that this was a short lived application but Sonic have chosen the right loco to carry this livery. Well nearly. Note the reference to 'red and white lining' as per GCR mixed traffic livery. To replicate this we need to look at the Bachmann limited edition of the 9J 0-6-0 (LNER J11) The lining on the tender sides, working from the outside inwards, is red-white-black-white. The lining on the boiler bands runs red-white-black-white-red. So before the livery artwork is completed, it appears that Sonic need to add red lines as above. Several references in the Brian Haresnape series on liveries carry a warning that the black and white film used at the time was not good at picking up red lining against a black background and indeed this is not evident on the photo of 5045 in Yeadon where only the two white lines can be discerned. I hope the above is useful unless anyone else out there knows better. I otherwise congratulate Sonic Models on tackling this subject and I have ordered two. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 This would also work for gcr days as one received a black lined livery as described in gcr days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hamlin Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 My quickest pre-order yet. Wonderful choice of loco, can’t wait 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted August 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2021 Looking at the shed allocations I noted that 69824, 69826 and 62829 were allocated to 32C Lowestoft in 1955/56. At that time I was 10 years old and every year we spent our summer holidays at Lowestoft where my grandfather was a fitter at 32C. His house was at the end of Denmark Road overlooking the line running into Lowestoft Central and we spent many an hour sitting in the window in the second house from the left watching the trains pass by: Odds are that grandfather did some work on one or more of the above locos and I may even have seen one or more of them pass the bedroom window. Pre-order was placed on the day they were announced...... Keith 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 And following on from Keith’s post above, if I wanted to model one of the GE-allocated A5’s, which is the best candidate to renumber to one of 69824/26/29? I’m thinking I’ll order 69820 and change the crest as they’re all part of the same batch, but would appreciate confirmation as I’m not familiar with the specific differences between the build batches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAYTHEROCK Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 What a superb looking loco! I came across a pic of 69824 - early crest - pulling into Norwich Thorpe 15-3-53 in "Branch Lines around Wroxham" but even so I can't honestly make it enough of an excuse to buy one for my little branch line. I seem to remember a pic of one running into - Shenfield i think - turntable problems somewhere along the line. Well done Sonic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Atilla Posted September 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2021 On the topic of A5s on the Great Eastern section, there is a photgraph of 69835 passing the Ilford flyover whilst working the 8.44 Liverpool St - Southend service on 21st April 1951 on page 56 of The Great Eastern since 1900 by Charles Phillips (Ian Allan, first published 1985) On page 61 of 'Doctor on the Line' by Dr Ian Allen there is a photograph of 69815 taking the Cromer line at Whitlingham Junction with 11 bogies in tow. The caption states thta 69815 was one of three A5 tanks allocated to Norwich but that this was the only one that was not cut down to suit the GE loading gauge. Plate 147 of '55Years of East Anglian Steam' again by Dr Ian Allen, there is photograph of 69824 passing Reedham Junction with a freight bound for Lowestoft Unfortunately neither of the last two photographs are dated. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Atilla said: On the topic of A5s on the Great Eastern section, there is a photgraph of 69835 passing the Ilford flyover whilst working the 8.44 Liverpool St - Southend service on 21st April 1951 on page 56 of The Great Eastern since 1900 by Charles Phillips (Ian Allan, first published 1985) On page 61 of 'Doctor on the Line' by Dr Ian Allen there is a photograph of 69815 taking the Cromer line at Whitlingham Junction with 11 bogies in tow. The caption states thta 69815 was one of three A5 tanks allocated to Norwich but that this was the only one that was not cut down to suit the GE loading gauge. Plate 147 of '55Years of East Anglian Steam' again by Dr Ian Allen, there is photograph of 69824 passing Reedham Junction with a freight bound for Lowestoft Unfortunately neither of the last two photographs are dated. That’s interesting, thank you. What does the book mean by cut-down? Not heard of that before, assume it may mean chimney and cab mods? Presumably the Sonic releases won’t cater for one of these variants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2021 Day off and I could do with a new kettle . . . Sonic models I blame you for this as I though it might be lonely! I remembered seeing one at ACmodels so thought something pointless and relaxing to do on holiday 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9402 Fredrick Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Finally jumped on the pre-order bandwagon & pre-ordered the BR Late Crest one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drt7uk Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 anyone seen any updates on these models? Not being impatient, just keen to see if any new info out there e.g. decorated samples in the GCR livery etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted November 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2021 12 hours ago, drt7uk said: Not being impatient Oh yes you are! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 I’m impatient for some GCR coaches to run with these and the 11F - we can but dream! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drt7uk Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I spoke to Rails this morning about another model but also asked about this and sadly this is not likely to be with us until Q2 next year (I believe due to the same covid related delays). Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR8700 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 16 hours ago, drt7uk said: I spoke to Rails this morning about another model but also asked about this and sadly this is not likely to be with us until Q2 next year (I believe due to the same covid related delays). Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! More time to save then 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted December 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2021 Q2 seems quite reasonable given current circumstances. Plenty of other (expensive) goodies due before then. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Johan DC Posted January 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2022 Decorated samples are expexted shortly after Chinese Newyear. And the boxes are ready. Really looking forward to this one! https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/sonic-announce-oo-robinson-lner-class-a5 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Decorated samples on the Rails stand at Donny this weekend. I hadn't my camera with me (hopefully somebody did) but they did look rather tasty. Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2022 9 hours ago, Les1952 said: Decorated samples on the Rails stand at Donny this weekend. I hadn't my camera with me (hopefully somebody did) but they did look rather tasty. Les There's some video in the Doncaster show thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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