RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2018 It makes me wonder how we won WW2 with all these fails in aircraft. It's the way the aviation historians like to write things up. They glorify the Spitfire, the Hurricane and Lancaster and vilify a great number of RAF aircraft. You have to ask yourselves why did the GWR rename Castles after these apparent failures, do some digging and you'll find out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(W) Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Spams wasn't the only culprit... post-126-0-70881500-1504025116.jpg Only just seen this post, but it would seem that the authorities deemed it prudent to convey a supply of oil to replenish the loco's oil-bath en route. Cheers, BR(W). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(W) Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 And here's a Ben Brooksbank photo of the other side of ANTB with a pair of Castles attacking Rattery near Tigley..... 7034 Ince and 7018 Drysllwyn Rattery Tigley.jpg Is one of the Castles a bit poorly? Actually, a 'Castle' and a 'Star'... (Sorry if it's already been mentioned). Cheers, BR(W). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Actually, a 'Castle' and a 'Star'... (Sorry if it's already been mentioned). Cheers, BR(W). Mr Brooksbank must have been extremely lucky to get a shot of the only Star still running on July 27th 1957 - 4056 Princess Margaret and with it's newly fitted cab side window I still think they are both Castles and the particular working in the photo is referred to in "Summer Saturdays in The West" (David and Charles) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2018 Here's a pair of Bristols bristol_beauforts_217_squadron_in_flight.jpg Not entirely without merit. Bristols! Giggle, giggle, snigger! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 9, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2018 Bristols! Giggle, giggle, snigger! Thank God it wasn't a Focke.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2018 Here's a pair of Bristols bristol_beauforts_217_squadron_in_flight.jpg Not entirely without merit. Lovely pair in perfect formation, just as intended. Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thank God it wasn't a Focke.... There is a FW190 on it's way from Ireland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thank God it wasn't a Focke.... That's reminded me of the (surely apocryphal) Douglas Bader story of him lecturing a girls' school on his wartime career. 'There we're two of the *888*ers behind me... headmistress ' girls, the Focke was a type of German aircraft' Bader: 'well these were `Messerschmitts' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Lovely pair in perfect formation, just as intended. Rob. Great colour photo also. Nice soft tones, unlike some semi Technicolor prints which seem the norm.. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted April 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2018 A few more featuring 5993 Kirby Hall. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 10, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2018 5077 Fairey Battle - another Castle Class done. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2018 5077 Fairey Battle - another Castle Class done. 5077_lhran2.jpg 5077_rhran.jpg Is 5077 for sale now, not that I'd need another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 10, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2018 Is 5077 for sale now, not that I'd need another. You can't have 2manyCastles 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted April 10, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2018 You can't have 2manyCastles Or Halls so it seems. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Or Halls so it seems. I have bought another two 'cheap' halls recently as spare powerplants. At £40 off eBay, if one of my detail Railroad halls fails, it is now a case of changing the chassis. I have a Kernow £69 King to donate a chassis to a worn out (it is nearly 50 years old) Wills if I can get it to fit. I could not buy the bits to rebulid/make a new chassis for this, and then there is the time factor. Sadly no cheap Castles.....yet. Mike Wiltshire 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted April 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2018 I have bought another two 'cheap' halls recently as spare powerplants. At £40 off eBay, if one of my detail Railroad halls fails, it is now a case of changing the chassis. I have a Kernow £69 King to donate a chassis to a worn out (it is nearly 50 years old) Wills if I can get it to fit. I could not buy the bits to rebulid/make a new chassis for this, and then there is the time factor. Sadly no cheap Castles.....yet. Mike Wiltshire I'm waiting to pick up a cheap Castle chassis as well I must get my old Saint sorted out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted April 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Right Robino I've finally had time to mess with the 47xx main issue was derailing this was due to (1) a p!ss poor pony truck which is light as a feather solution truck was to weight it with lead and while it was out a Romford axle went in (2) loco and tender coupled too close together draw bar is adjustable and was open out to the largest gap, I lost the tender coupling so a Bachmann one was subtituted, had to glue the brake rodding on as it clipped into fresh air, the tender tank way too far back on the chassis there's 3 fixing point 2 under the tool boxes and 1 under the filler cap the holes where the screws go through were elongated a small amount and refixed, chipping one should be dead easy as it's access from under the tank top apart from super detailing there's nothing else to do. One thing with this loco the armchair merchants will give it a wide berth but the amount of work I've done to it has not been the first time Hornby 8 couple heavy tanks for instance were just as bad tomorrow will be haulage trial day once all the track has been cleaned. A Fixer Edited April 12, 2018 by 81C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) All 'Manor' of things (i.e. loco's) turned up today... Edited April 11, 2018 by toboldlygo 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 11, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2018 All 'Manor' of things (i.e. loco's) turned up today... 7824_inworks.jpg We do like a Manor on this thread. Precision Paints [DMR] will sell you a replacement chimney for 8 sheets. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2018 We do like a Manor on this thread. Precision Paints [DMR] will sell you a replacement chimney for 8 sheets. According to the owner, he's changed the chimney - he's done an excellent job of it too, by the looks of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B15nac Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Yes that's a DMR chimney from precision paints it's the later narrow BR version. I think the Bachmann manor is not a bad model but the chimney did let them down. Kind regards Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted April 12, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2018 Yes that's a DMR chimney from precision paints it's the later narrow BR version. I think the Bachmann manor is not a bad model but the chimney did let them down. Kind regards Neil Here's my 7804 before a new chimney was fitted. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john dew Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2018 What a stunning photo Robin........deseves something more than a mere like. Lovely composition ......the Baby Austin is perfect Admiring in Vancouver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted April 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2018 Hi Robin, Talking of good Manors will 7804 be making an appearance soon? I believe there’s a clunky 7802 at Tigley as well? Cheers, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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