Karhedron Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Here is my crimson and cream example providing guard's accommodation on the milk run from Chew Magna creamery to KennyO. Edited February 27, 2020 by Karhedron 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithg Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Message for Karhedron, Back in December 14 I wrote enquiring into size of branding wording for K42 Full Brake in 7mm scale. Although some time has passed you might be interested to know that Fox Transfers have finally produce the goods, in 7mm. The sheet contains many variations to destinations so you can have many full Brakes with various locations, particularly as shown in Russel's books. Fox Transfer reference for the above sheet is FRH 7117 at £6.50 for two sheets, entitled Great Western Railway Collett Full Brake Van Lettering. Although I appreciate you model in N Guage/ 2mm Scale I am sure Linda at Fox would be only too happy to reduce to your scale. Thanks for your help Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I've just noticed that Dapol Collett Full Brake is now part of the main Dapol range having previously been made exclusively for the N Gauge Society. The only slightly annoying issue is that they are currently not producing it in Rail Blue which is the version that I wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Mildly annoying, I agree. At least rail blue is a pretty easy livery to repaint yourself so there is that option. I suspect that 2P-000-340 will end up in the bargain bin as it has been produced in a strange fictional livery with 1930s style white roof, no GWR insignia and BR-era W195 branding. The other option is to keep an eye out on eBay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 More than mildly annoying ................. that it's not available in 4mm scale. 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I am slightly surprised no one has done this (or something similar) in 4mm yet. The best available is the Hornby Hawksworth BG but that is not good for pre-nationalisation modellers. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Karhedron said: Mildly annoying, I agree. At least rail blue is a pretty easy livery to repaint yourself so there is that option. I suspect that 2P-000-340 will end up in the bargain bin as it has been produced in a strange fictional livery with 1930s style white roof, no GWR insignia and BR-era W195 branding. The other option is to keep an eye out on eBay. Yeah, I was kind of hoping that one of them would end up in the bargain bins and I could have a go at repainting it, but then there's the issue of finding transfers for 70s Parcel vans. Presumably the version that you've illustrated is meant to be a Western Region version with a incorrect roof colour. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened as I've recently finally got around to painting the roofs on my Dapol HST MK3s black as they are supposed to be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Unlikely such a lowly vehicle would have received choc'an'cream in BR days .... that was mainly reserved for prestige Mk1 rakes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 That is a GW livery with BR number, 1930s hence the white roof. Usual QC, but unless you're right next to it with a magnifying glass I doubt you'd notice - in fact I bet most people who buy it won't notice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted February 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2020 Most won't notice or care. It's interesting that the BG are now a general Dapol catalogue item. I'd always believed that the tooling for the NGS models produced by Dapol belonged to the NGS. Perhaps Dapol have bought them back or given the Society a donation in exhange for a run of the models. (Ltd. Eds done by Farish/Bachmann are done on a time limited exclusitity basis, hence the Queen Mary and Inspection Saloons joining the main catalogue). Steven B. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Steven B said: Most won't notice or care. It's interesting that the BG are now a general Dapol catalogue item. I'd always believed that the tooling for the NGS models produced by Dapol belonged to the NGS. Perhaps Dapol have bought them back or given the Society a donation in exhange for a run of the models. (Ltd. Eds done by Farish/Bachmann are done on a time limited exclusitity basis, hence the Queen Mary and Inspection Saloons joining the main catalogue). Steven B. Usually it's five years or so before commissioned models rights go to the manufacturer. Looking at the date of the last previous post in the thread that seems about right. Jason Edited February 28, 2020 by Steamport Southport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 19 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Presumably the version that you've illustrated is meant to be a Western Region version with a incorrect roof colour. I am not sure what it is meant to represent to be honest. None of the range of Dapol Colletts were painted in chocolate and cream during BR days. There might have been a handful that received hybrid GWR/BR livery if they were repainted in 1948 before the new Crimson and Cream livery was specified. But they would have had dark grey roofs and you wouldn't have seen a rake of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 It's not a preserved vehicle is it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Karhedron said: I am not sure what it is meant to represent to be honest. None of the range of Dapol Colletts were painted in chocolate and cream during BR days. There might have been a handful that received hybrid GWR/BR livery if they were repainted in 1948 before the new Crimson and Cream livery was specified. But they would have had dark grey roofs and you wouldn't have seen a rake of them. I notice that the N-Gauge Society didn't produce a BR version in choc & cream so it does seem to be something from the fevered imagination of Dapol! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Wickham Green said: It's not a preserved vehicle is it ? There is a preserved one in choc & cream, but it is liveried as a GWR coach not a BR one. Edited February 28, 2020 by montyburns56 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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