RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 12, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2020 36 minutes ago, checkrail said: You got any Great Western trains? Now you know I do Mr C. Another from the archive in the shape of a Hall class 5993 Kirby Hall. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 13, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2020 A lovely sunny early autumn morning in the South Hams as we catch sight of a large prairie,4154, on an up stopping service. This train is all GWR stock @checkrail formed with four Hornby suburban's plus an extra brake third built from a Comet kit. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2020 Any further thoughts on the Prairie,Robin ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 13, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ian Hargrave said: Any further thoughts on the Prairie,Robin ? The jury is still out Ian but some of my thoughts can't be written on a family read forum without being moderated. 2 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2020 4 hours ago, gwrrob said: The jury is still out Ian but some of my thoughts can't be written on a family read forum without being moderated. To the ignorant like me it looks lovely - but I like mis-shapen locos that run well much more than I like pretty ones that don't deliver. Is it detail or mech that is causing you grief? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 13, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Oldddudders said: Is it detail or mech that is causing you grief? I wouldn't call it grief as at the end of the day it's a toy train but the running quality is poor as compared to my straight out the box Bachmann pannier. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, gwrrob said: I wouldn't call it grief as at the end of the day it's a toy train but the running quality is poor as compared to my straight out the box Bachmann pannier. Au contraire - as they apparently say hereabouts - you have spent your money and deserve something that runs well, as a minimum. They have been in the business of making these models for some years, I believe . 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 10/09/2020 at 18:24, bgman said: Which i did this afternoon and then met my new mate at Hexmuff Docks ! He wasn't too happy when I started eating !!! Tuff The wanderer. Did you eat the rear mudguard old fruit? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 07/09/2020 at 17:12, gwrrob said: Here it is for comparison. I seem to remember that the roof profile in the kit is a bit suspect. Just don't run them next to each other... Don't you just love the Bachmann brake gear. Surely they should have made the parts do they can't be fitted to the wrong side. Chop the levers off Robin and swap the side each is fixed to. The side in the photo should have the clutch. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: Did you eat the rear mudguard old fruit? Didn't get a chance...... the seagull did ! 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 12/09/2020 at 18:27, gwrrob said: Now you know I do Mr C. Another from the archive in the shape of a Hall class 5993 Kirby Hall. Lovely black and white shot Robin. 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Lovely black and white shot Robin. Here it is in colour. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 Lovely 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 13/09/2020 at 02:27, gwrrob said: Now you know I do Mr C. Another from the archive in the shape of a Hall class 5993 Kirby Hall. Nice. 5 hours ago, gwrrob said: Here it is in colour. Nice. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 15, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 As it's Battle of Britain day and the 80th anniversary no less ,it's highly appropriate to have a shot of Castle class 5071 Spitfire. 25 3 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 17, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2020 Another Castle and one we haven't seen in a while is 5077 Fairey Battle , complete with Hawksworth tender, one of only two on Castles in GWR days, doing the honours on a Penzance train . 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2020 A personal favourite from my spotting days at Cardiff General.Well it wasn’t Central then. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 17, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2020 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2020 Oh bless. Many thanks Robin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 18, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 Some Friday afternoon Castle delight. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 18, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2020 A layout find that might interest his Lordship. @2ManySpams https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/Model-Railways/bodmin-north-in-o-gauge?utm_source=Communicator&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=buttonLink108&utm_campaign=The+new-look+World+of+Railways+weekly+newsletter&_ccCt=JQU1OPSIvitd7XWE7ksfyRI~mToPRxq6vAilrj6uxiX58kadgQ1NMf~gqpRqXqVn 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, gwrrob said: A layout find that might interest his Lordship. @2ManySpams We'll never hear the last of it now ! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bgman Posted September 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 In other news...... As of this coming Monday I have to self isolate prior to my op ( YEY ! ) a week today so I decided to make the best of the Devon weather this afternoon and went Yak hunting on Woodbury Common...... Guess what.... after following their trail ! I found some ....... Well...... its the nearest you'll get to 'em in the wilds of Woodbury ! Ann Adventurer 9 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2020 22 hours ago, bgman said: and went Yak hunting on Woodbury Common...... I found some ....... Tell me, Ann, did you ask them for directions to the nearest coin operated chocolate machine? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 43 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Tell me, Ann, did you ask them for directions to the nearest coin operated chocolate machine? That's rather Sweet of you to ask, I'm surprised Rob didn't ask me either ! I didn't bother asking as the weather was too warm and I would have only ended up in another sticky situation. However on the way back the chips in Hexmuff were lovely. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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