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Looks like the Manor has topped the most wanted lists.

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/139197-results-the-wishlist-poll-2018/

Toplights also scored in the top ten, but the most interesting to me was how highly the USATC 2-8-0s scored. A tad early for Brent in 47 but would be highly tempting given the real things we’re passing through a few years before.

 

Did the GW have any of the WD 2-10-0 that also scored very highly

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My favourite GWR class of loco is the pannier.

 

Any pannier.

 

And fish and chips.

 

In no particular order, one has a soft spot for Panniers, Prairies and of course the 14xx........and haddock......plaice and hake....with chips......and tartare sauce......not to mention pickled eggs....damn.....I mentioned them.......

 

 

Rob.

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Only 236 wanted a Hawksworth County. Oh well,at least that’s a crumb of comfort.

 

Disappointed of Froth City.

 

Quite a few voted for prototypes where there is only one they could model. :O

 

421 GWR Manor [7800-7829]

405 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 (78000-78064)

373 USATC S-160 2-8-0 (WWII)

371 SR U 2-6-0 (31610-31639, 31790-31809)

361 WD Austerity 8F 2-10-0 (90750-90774)

335 BR Standard Class 3 2-6-0 (77000-77019)

315 SR Q 0-6-0 (30530-30549)

308 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T (84000-84029)

301 SR Bulleid Leader 0-6-6-0T (36001)

292 GWR Hawksworth 15xx 0-6-0PT (1500-1509)

281 LBSCR K 2-6-0 (32337-32353)

277 SR Z 0-8-0T (30950-30957)

277 MR ‘Big Bertha’ 0-10-0 (58100)

274 LNER W1 ‘Hush Hush’ 4-6-4 (10000)

267 SECR D 4-4-0 (31057-31750 with gaps)

267 LNER Sentinel Railcar

258 GWR Saint 29xx 4-6-0 (2902-2989 with gaps)   

254 LNER P2 2-8-2 Streamlined Style Nos.2003-2006 & Rebuilt Nos.2001/2

238 BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 – Caprotti (73125-73154)

236 GWR Hawksworth County 4-6-0 (1000-1029) 232

232 GWR Bulldog 33xx 4-4-0 (3341-3455)

222 GWR Great Bear 4-6-2

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Toplights also scored in the top ten, but the most interesting to me was how highly the USATC 2-8-0s scored. A tad early for Brent in 47 but would be highly tempting given the real things we’re passing through a few years before.

Did the GW have any of the WD 2-10-0 that also scored very highly

The USA has been seen on heritage lines for a long while.It is “different “ and that uniqueness attracts. As I can ( just about) remember their appearance on the Vale of Neath line shortly after the war,it would appeal to me too.Had a return trip behind one on the Churnet Valley line last year and was impressed by its performance.It attracted admiring attention,particularly from a wedding party which joined for a trip before the reception and celebration at Kingsley & Froghall station.

 

A couple of years ago.Roco released one in HO and that is a cracking state-of-the-art model.If only that finesse could be replicated in our 4mm scale.

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The USA has been seen on heritage lines for a long while.It is “different “ and that uniqueness attracts. As I can ( just about) remember their appearance on the Vale of Neath line shortly after the war,it would appeal to me too.Had a return trip behind one on the Churnet Valley line last year and was impressed by its performance.It attracted admiring attention,particularly from a wedding party which joined for a trip before the reception and celebration at Kingsley & Froghall station.

 

A couple of years ago.Roco released one in HO and that is a cracking state-of-the-art model.If only that finesse could be replicated in our 4mm scale.

 

See the 2nd loco in my avatar, if you want to see a larger version, I will have to pull it off of my back up hard drive.

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Toplights also scored in the top ten, but the most interesting to me was how highly the USATC 2-8-0s scored. A tad early for Brent in 47 but would be highly tempting given the real things we’re passing through a few years before.

 

Did the GW have any of the WD 2-10-0 that also scored very highly

 

According to Rowledge  there where none. :dontknow:

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I agree with Grahame on the Counties, yet somehow they look good on Brent. Says something about your layout Rob.

 

Before I leave this planet I want a roundtopped 3521 (tender version). 

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I agree with Grahame on the Counties, yet somehow they look good on Brent. Says something about your layout Rob.

 

Before I leave this planet I want a roundtopped 3521 (tender version). 

 

 

Another interesting class of GWR locomotives, and if you are lucky enough to get a Peter Kay kit it'd be lovely to see on your layouts. 

 

G

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Quite a few voted for prototypes where there is only one they could model. :O

 

421 GWR Manor [7800-7829]

405 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 (78000-78064)

373 USATC S-160 2-8-0 (WWII)

371 SR U 2-6-0 (31610-31639, 31790-31809)

361 WD Austerity 8F 2-10-0 (90750-90774)

335 BR Standard Class 3 2-6-0 (77000-77019)

315 SR Q 0-6-0 (30530-30549)

308 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T (84000-84029)

301 SR Bulleid Leader 0-6-6-0T (36001)

292 GWR Hawksworth 15xx 0-6-0PT (1500-1509)

281 LBSCR K 2-6-0 (32337-32353)

277 SR Z 0-8-0T (30950-30957)

277 MR ‘Big Bertha’ 0-10-0 (58100)

274 LNER W1 ‘Hush Hush’ 4-6-4 (10000)

267 SECR D 4-4-0 (31057-31750 with gaps)

267 LNER Sentinel Railcar

258 GWR Saint 29xx 4-6-0 (2902-2989 with gaps)

254 LNER P2 2-8-2 Streamlined Style Nos.2003-2006 & Rebuilt Nos.2001/2

238 BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 – Caprotti (73125-73154)

236 GWR Hawksworth County 4-6-0 (1000-1029) 232

232 GWR Bulldog 33xx 4-4-0 (3341-3455)

222 GWR Great Bear 4-6-2

GWR disproportionately represented in that list...

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Robin has indeed presented a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.......

 

Into farming now Rob I can see you in a smock chewing on a piece of straw  :jester:  actually Ian is right Mark has done a nice job on it I have been tempted to move

the date forward to 1945 on my layout but there is too many coaches with pre shirt button livery to alter I've eased it forward to 1942 so I can run wartime brown on some of the 

kits and new side conversions which I've almost finished off .

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If you mean the number of votes; with the popularity of the GWR in proto and models, its not that surprising. :declare:

 

Brian.

Whilst I agree with your point about the enduring popularity of the GWR, my point (and not made directly) was more that the higher polls numbers and higher proportion belies the myth that the GWR is over provided for within rtr circles. Given the GWR is but one in five of the constituent railways (excluding oddities - ie big 4 plus BR), then for there to be more than 20% of the list to be GWR models suggests we’ve not had our fair share of modern toolings.

 

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Hi All,

 

I am not surprised to see the Manor (given its high survival rate and use in preservation) at the top of the list but I am surprised that out of the potential GWR offerings - especially as No.2999 is due to be launched really soon - that the Saint isn’t higher. Perhaps it will be after the launch of the new one? I was thinking that it might be due to the limited life of the class under BR but it isn’t that far different to that of the Stars and that model seems to sell well. The Saint has a massively important place in UK steam loco development so it deserves a release.

 

Interesting to see the 15XX up there too! Totally useless to me, but the S160 and WD 2-10-0 in 4mm scale would be cool to see! I have a couple of friends that would be all over those releases, especially the latter. They do occasionally work on Dame Vera Lynn at the NYMR though...

 

All the best,

 

Castle

 

Edit: Another thought strikes me too. The propensity for foreign manufacturers to do some of the truly massive outsize load wagons is quite noticeable and they seem to sell well even if they are special editions. It wasn’t on the wish list but what if there was a special edition pack of the CROCODILE L, both it’s carrying frames, the accommodation bogies and a load for each frame respectively in a mega pack. Expensive? Yes, certainly! If tackled by someone like Rapido? Almost irresistible I would have thought...

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Edit: Another thought strikes me too. The propensity for foreign manufacturers to do some of the truly massive outsize load wagons is quite noticeable and they seem to sell well even if they are special editions. It wasn’t on the wish list but what if there was a special edition pack of the CROCODILE L, both it’s carrying frames, the accommodation bogies and a load for each frame respectively in a mega pack. Expensive? Yes, certainly! If tackled by someone like Rapido? Almost irresistible I would have thought...

 

This might go nicely with a Peckett

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Hi Mike,

 

That’s the sort of thing. I will of course go straight for the GWR prototype (that’s the stuff I’m familiar with) but other crazy size and weird load freight vehicles from other UK railways are available and are equally valid choices. The one from the British Transport Film with the transformer / generator thingy on it (please forgive me - I forget the name of the film!) with the documentary on a disc / digital download in the box is another possibility. Bringing it to life like that with period footage included would be cool too. It’s surprising that the foreign manufacturers do this a fair bit but we have never really had an equivalent release here in the UK despite there being a good few candidate prototypes, many of which had quite long working lives.

 

Great picture that one by the way!

 

All the best,

 

Castle

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Another interesting class of GWR locomotives, and if you are lucky enough to get a Peter Kay kit it'd be lovely to see on your layouts. 

 

G

 

Funny thing is I found one in the bottom of the drawer when moving. Thought I'd sold it years ago with some other stuff. No boiler though, but maybe there never was one in the Peter K kits? 

 

The continued existence of the Kemilway website puzzles me. I thought it was a closed business but someone must still be paying for the site?

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Quite a few voted for prototypes where there is only one they could model. :O

 

421 GWR Manor [7800-7829]

405 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 (78000-78064)

373 USATC S-160 2-8-0 (WWII)

371 SR U 2-6-0 (31610-31639, 31790-31809).........guaranteed as I am just starting a Kit! :declare:  :secret: 

361 WD Austerity 8F 2-10-0 (90750-90774)

335 BR Standard Class 3 2-6-0 (77000-77019)

315 SR Q 0-6-0 (30530-30549)

308 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T (84000-84029)

301 SR Bulleid Leader 0-6-6-0T (36001)    errrrrrrr, it hardly moved anywhere! Weird!

292 GWR Hawksworth 15xx 0-6-0PT (1500-1509) :onthequiet: 

281 LBSCR K 2-6-0 (32337-32353)

277 SR Z 0-8-0T (30950-30957)

277 MR ‘Big Bertha’ 0-10-0 (58100) Waaaaaatttttttttttt? Dilberts

274 LNER W1 ‘Hush Hush’ 4-6-4 (10000)

267 SECR D 4-4-0 (31057-31750 with gaps)

267 LNER Sentinel Railcar

258 GWR Saint 29xx 4-6-0 (2902-2989 with gaps)   

254 LNER P2 2-8-2 Streamlined Style Nos.2003-2006 & Rebuilt Nos.2001/2

238 BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 – Caprotti (73125-73154)

236 GWR Hawksworth County 4-6-0 (1000-1029) 232 :nono: 

232 GWR Bulldog 33xx 4-4-0 (3341-3455)

222 GWR Great Bear 4-6-2

 

Big bl00dy Bertha? Are they all bonkers?

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Hi All,

 

I am not surprised to see the Manor (given its high survival rate and use in preservation) at the top of the list but I am surprised that out of the potential GWR offerings - especially as No.2999 is due to be launched really soon - that the Saint isn’t higher. Perhaps it will be after the launch of the new one? I was thinking that it might be due to the limited life of the class under BR but it isn’t that far different to that of the Stars and that model seems to sell well. The Saint has a massively important place in UK steam loco development so it deserves a release.

 

Interesting to see the 15XX up there too! Totally useless to me, but the S160 and WD 2-10-0 in 4mm scale would be cool to see! I have a couple of friends that would be all over those releases, especially the latter. They do occasionally work on Dame Vera Lynn at the NYMR though...

 

All the best,

 

Castle

 

Edit: Another thought strikes me too. The propensity for foreign manufacturers to do some of the truly massive outsize load wagons is quite noticeable and they seem to sell well even if they are special editions. It wasn’t on the wish list but what if there was a special edition pack of the CROCODILE L, both it’s carrying frames, the accommodation bogies and a load for each frame respectively in a mega pack. Expensive? Yes, certainly! If tackled by someone like Rapido? Almost irresistible I would have thought...

Isn't she a little mature for that sort of galavanting?

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