Horsetan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Meanwhile, the GBL Black 5 hackathon continues, and a Brassmasters detailing kit has arrived.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) You beat me to it Il Grifone! But, out of your 11 points of criticism, 1/ agree 2/ agree 3/ my brake hangers were ok 4/ agree! 5/ agree 6/ I don't think they're meant to be working! 7/ agree 8/ agree 9/ no problem on mine 10/ agree 11/not sure what you mean, or what the problem is? Jeff Sorry i didn't mean to steat your thunder and would welcome your appraisal. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/City_of_Truro_3717_Didcot_%2810%29.jpg However to illustrate my points 3. Maybe OK on position but far too heavy - the real thing is not so obvious. 6. I was referring to the two vertical parts of the handles - could easily cause broken limbs to 4mm loco crews - I think they are also too high - likewise the fireiron guide 9. Perhaps I was just unlucky 11. See the photo of the real thing - A working model would need the wheels to come out and a prototypical removable section is impractical. But nothing that can't be easily sorted out - well worth a set of etched plates (which will cost about as much as the locomotive!). Edited June 11, 2014 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Three smokebox darts?!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Three smokebox darts?!? I'm afraid so! - if you blow up the picture on the magazine cover they can just be seen - I'll have to see if I've got a Kitmaster door left over. (The strange brake/water scoop handles and sloping running plate as well) http://www.greatbritishlocomotive.co.uk/the-models/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Looks like a K3 from the (rather small) illustration. Hope it is. According to the magazine picture the model is no. 1902, which is a K3. The plan was to paint all locomotives green from 1946, but I don't know if any K3s were. Edited June 11, 2014 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm afraid so! - if you blow up the picture on the magazine cover they can just be seen - I'll have to see if I've got a Kitmaster door left over. (The strange brake/water scoop handles and sloping running plate as well) http://www.greatbritishlocomotive.co.uk/the-models/ Not very clear on here, unfortunately. The door does appear to be a bit too big, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 No problem David, my thunder is still intact (not that I had much to start with!). I was just trying to check it out for those who were 'on the fence' about buying. But you've already done a better job! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Removing the lamp left a gloop of glue on the back of the tender. Luckily there should be a vacuum pipe there instead! Now I have to decide whether this model is sufficiently better than my Airfix one* to merit a second example. *Motorised (as 3712 'City of Bristol') with a K's tender drive (A beautifully smooth unit for once) in a Triang 'Lord of the Isles' tender to EM gauge back in the early 70s in unlined green 1920s livery. Edited June 11, 2014 by Il Grifone 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmz06003 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Could not find a copy in Glasgow either has anyone in Scotland seen one yet? There were 6 in Asda at The Jewel in Edinburgh this morning, 5 once I'd left.... Nice to see the livery quality improved again, pity the Deltic wasn't up to this standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplex Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Any pictures, please!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) At least one K3 was Green .Bachmann have done a version as No 1935 no idea if pre or post war probably post war as a number of locos had single examples done e.g V1/V3 and J72 both also done by Bachmann. Edited June 11, 2014 by micklner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Harrison Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The K3 interests me I must say. I may buy one for a bit of a play.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf27 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) S1300001 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr S1300002 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr cheers Shane Edited June 11, 2014 by Wolf27 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The darts are just plain strange. Is the tender a little low? The steps don't seem to be in line. The chimney is easy to correct, though. The dart should be easy enough to carve off and then it would just be a case of repainting the smokebox and chimney, a bit of detail painting here or there. Shame about the handrails. But will be a nice shelf-filler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The chimney has a brass band round the barrel Hope they can play their instruments without falling off the smokebox... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplex Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I must get one tomorrow, looks good enough for 8.99 to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplex Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hope they can play their instruments without falling off the smokebox! no they are probably moulded on!...ok i'll get my coat... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Three smokebox darts?!? One hundred and EIGHTYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I see the magazine repeats the claim that 100mph was impossible due to lack of power on the part of GWR 'Cities'. I have read this - it states just over 90 likely, but it's not supported by publishing the maths and would require two independent timings (one by a very well respected expert) to be seriously out. Rous-Marten was perhaps not that "well respected" as I have read some criticisms of his timing technique (like not keeping his head still) and sadly Kennedy's notebook was thrown out when he died so that record is unavailable to us. There is also the possibility that if one of the mileposts was misplaced, that could have led to both recorders noting erroneous speeds. However I did some calculations a few years ago (sadly also lost) which showed that if Truro did 80mph at the exit of Whiteball Tunnel as recorded by Rous-Marten, then she would have only had to have overcome the train's resistance to motion (and yes, I appreciate that at that speed even that is not a negligible force!) in order to reach 100mph at the bottom - gravity would have done the rest! I have also on one occasion recreated the Ocean Mails as closely as possible in Microsoft Train Simulator, achieved 80mph at Whiteball and subsequent speed at the bottom of the bank was ... 102.3mph! So even allowing the concessions in my first paragraph, I'm sure 3440 was capable of such a speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Just got the last Black 5 on my newsagents shelf this morning. No sign of City of Truro yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 No.103 Flying Scotsman Converting a Railroad Scotsman model in a decent representation of no.103 in 1947. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 One hundred and EIGHTYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! Let's look at what you could've won. Super, smashin', great.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 CIMG8661_1.jpg No.103 Flying Scotsman CIMG8664_1.jpg Converting a Railroad Scotsman model in a decent representation of no.103 in 1947. Blue tender, face on the front.... I thought you were converting it into Gordon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Are those the new Dave Franks w/m buffers Simon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 No sign of Truro in my local Asda. They have had all previous issues. The space on the shelf was taken up with some cake related magazine. Bah! If there is still demand I don't see why the publisher would reduce the numbers supplied. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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