A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[gwrrob]

Some morning King delight as 6004 carries on heading west to her home shed.

 

[2ManySpams]

21 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

Some morning King delight as 6004 carries on heading west to her home shed.

 

Nice cattle dock.

[Tim Dubya]

15 hours ago, mdvle said:

 

15 years ago - so 2006 - who would have predicted:

• retailers commissioning or dealing directly with China to get models made
• Hornby/Bachmann/Heljan/Dapol being challenged by Rapido, Accurascale, Cavalex, KR Models, Revolution, Sonic and others.
• a healthy - if limited by size of the trains - RTR 7mm/O market
• almost every class of mainstream diesel loco being available RTR
• oddballs like the Fell, GT3, ATP-E and others available RTR
• the other side of the market, steam, pushing backwards from the big 4 into the previous companies

Anything is certainly possible in 15 years, but so far steam doesn't seem to be dead/dying even if it isn't as big as it once was - and my suspicion is that steam will always remain given the visual and other benefits it offers to those who model that era.

 

and who could of imagined that a manufacturer would shell out £1,000,000 on making a model train.  Which is what I understand Bachmann have shelled out to get their new class 47 into production!

 

[Mallard60022]

13 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said:

 

and who could of imagined that a manufacturer would shell out £1,000,000 on making a model train.  Which is what I understand Bachmann have shelled out to get their new class 47 into production!

 

Ouch.

[Tim Dubya]

10 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Ouch.

 

Only when I laugh...

 

I think it's mentioned in this vidyo

 

 

 

Apologies @gwrrob for the guff.

 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by Tim Dubya
last night's curry

[gwrrob]

54 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

Nice cattle dock.

 

Authentic too as the parts for the kit were made in Buckfastleigh.

[BMacdermott]

Results – GWR 00 Rolling Stock Mini-Poll No.12: Slips & Sleepers  

 

Hello everyone

 

As previewed, we weren’t expecting a major turnout for this somewhat niche Mini-Poll, but many thanks to the 17 voters who did take part. The number of votes to each item is shown in the left hand column and Comments Received are appended on a PDF as usual.

 

Please note that the results reflect the views of those who voted here and may not necessarily reflect those of the wider modelling community.

 

High Polling

7          Diag.F16 Double End Slip Compo. Ten vehicles. 1909 to 1958.

6          Diag.F15 Double End Slip Compo. Three vehicles. 1909 to 1956.

6          Diag.F24 Double End Slip Compo. Six vehicles. 1938 to 1963.

 

Middle Polling

4          Diag.F14 Single End Slip Compo. Two vehicles. ‘Toplight’. 1908 to 1957.

4          Diag.F23 Double End Slip Compo. Three vehicles. Cornish Riviera. 1929 to 1959.

4          Diag.J11 Sleeper Third. Collett. Nine vehicles. 1929 to 1961.

4          Diag.J12 Sleeper First. Collett. Eight vehicles. 1930 to 1961.

3          Diag.J16 Sleeper Composite. Churchward originally. One vehicle. Lasted to 1962.

 

Low Polling

1          Diag.F20 Single End Slip Compo. Three vehicles. 1913 to 1958.

1          Diag.F25 Double End Slip Compo. Three vehicles. (1958 BR conversions Hawksworth Diag.E164 BCKs)

1          Diag.J18 Sleeper First. Hawksworth. Four vehicles. 1950 to 1970.

 

Your suggestions for Slip Coaches not listed.

1          Diag.F10 Clerestory Slip Tri-Compo

 

Your suggestions for Sleepers not listed.

1          Diag.J14 Sleeper Third

1          Diag.J16 Sleeper First as converted.

 

We will be back on Wednesday 8 September, with GWR 00 Rolling Stock Mini-Poll No.13: Non-gangwayed Stock (exc Auto-coaches). This will run as usual until 17.00 on Saturday 11 September. (Date corrected from 4 September!)

 

Brian

(Note: These are ‘informal Polls for fun’ on Rob’s thread only and neither RMweb nor The 00 Wishlist Poll Team are specifically involved, apart from me, John, Chris and Ian in our ‘personal capacities’.)

 

 

 

GWR Mini-Poll No.12 Slips & Sleepers Comments Received.pdf

Edited September 5, 2021 by BMacdermott
Date correction.

[Captain Kernow]

On 04/09/2021 at 08:49, gwrrob said:

It's an overcast day in the South Hams

For the sake of prototype authenticity, it is even more overcast in the South Hams today, with a light misty drizzle occasionally falling on and around Kernow Towers.

 

I am minded to do some more work on my next pannier.

 

[BMS]

Brian:

What is the closure date for the next min-poll - 4/9 seems unlikely. 

Smiley

 

Many regards

[The Stationmaster]

8 minutes ago, BMS said:

Brian:

What is the closure date for the next min-poll - 4/9 seems unlikely. 

Smiley

 

Many regards

You mean that you haven't got your own Tardis - every modern cars eems to come with enough gubbins to indicate they are able to do that as well 

[bgman]

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

I am minded to do some more work on my next pannier.

 

Definitely time well spent if you ask me.

[BMacdermott]

1 hour ago, BMS said:

Brian:

What is the closure date for the next min-poll - 4/9 seems unlikely. 

Smiley

 

Many regards

Sorry about that - the perils of cut and paste from previous issues when in a hurry!

 

Now corrected in that post.

 

Brian

[BMacdermott]

1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said:

You mean that you haven't got your own Tardis - every modern cars eems to come with enough gubbins to indicate they are able to do that as well 

 

And in my defence, I only gave the closure day and month...not the year!

 

Brian

[2ManySpams]

2 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

I am minded to do some more work on my next Bulleid.

 

There you go, sorted.

[toboldlygo]

4 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

Nice cattle dock West Country Class.

 

Even better  

[gwrrob]

More King action.

 

[gwrrob]

Now I'm spoiling you all as we see a rare glimpse of a City class in the West Country as 3440 City Of Truro heads west on a stopping train using austerity brown clerestory stock.

 

[2ManySpams]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

Now I'm spoiling you all as we see a rare glimpse of a West Country as 34066 Spitfire heads west on a stopping train using austerity brown clerestory stock.

 

 

Another typo or two fixed (Rob just needs to correct the photo now)

[2ManySpams]

2 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

 

Even better  

 

Hint hint...

[gwrrob]

15 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Another typo or two fixed (Rob just needs to correct the photo now)

 

Seven years now since the diverted ACE with 34066 ran through Brent and a lot has changed on and off the layout.

 

[mattingleycustom]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

More King action.

 

"More King action" - oh, it's not that bad ...

... although I much prefer a Castle.

 

Keep up the good work,

 

Glenn

[Dunsignalling]

7 hours ago, Tim Dubya said:

 

and who could of imagined that a manufacturer would shell out £1,000,000 on making a model train.  Which is what I understand Bachmann have shelled out to get their new class 47 into production!

 

Tooling up to make a typical Class 47 would probably cost no more than half of that, it's being able to make (almost) any specific Class 47 that Bachmann will have spent the rest on.

 

John

 

[toboldlygo]

3 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Hint hint...

 

81 years ago the skies above England were a battle ground, the 'Few' were not only downing bombers & fighters to protect our towns, ports and cities - but their aerodromes as well  

 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by toboldlygo

[2ManySpams]

Regular readers will  remember the troubling incident a few weeks back of a 1366 getting a bit carried away and not listening to its elders and betters (the Beattie Well Tanks). 

 

Well(!), having seen an influx of similar silly WR locos, it seems appropriate to keep them carefully corralled. So it is with great fanfare and much waving of flags I present 3 new Western Region Engine Restrictors:

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

Nice buffer stops.