sulzer71 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, MikeParkin65 said: Dont think it looks 'bad' at all - just not as good as the SLW version and now very close in price. Yes , I have 2 of the SLW ones on order but for the non sound modeller it's not such a bad representation of the real thing 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted June 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 28/06/2023 at 12:21, MikeParkin65 said: Dont think it looks 'bad' at all - just not as good as the SLW version and now very close in price. Dont forget theres a Heljan 25 too, though I think its better lost than found myself. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Update via ROS https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/Bachmann-update-class-25?fbclid=IwAR2t5y0MevmibquRnA0E23f5jbiY5nXXpiMi3UjawYLdlKs8XUntlrJCPoI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium romley midland Posted July 8, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2023 6 hours ago, meatloaf said: Update via ROS https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/Bachmann-update-class-25?fbclid=IwAR2t5y0MevmibquRnA0E23f5jbiY5nXXpiMi3UjawYLdlKs8XUntlrJCPoI Or the horse’s mouth; https://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2023/07/product-highlight-oo-scale-class-25/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=product-highlight-oo-scale-class-25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Thanks for the links. Am I the only one surprised at just two models being released from this considerable new tooling to date ? I would have expected much more to be made of the boilered variety - say an as built GSYP version and maybe a weathered GFYE as well as maybe a pristine BFYE. My modelling preference is 1960-1975 so I will have a 25057 but would have preferred it pristine to represent the earlier 1970s period. I will also have the "late" D5282 simply because it is a green 25, but can't help wondering why these 25s seem to be a little different in delivery style to the class 24s which Bachmann offered more versions of when they were planned and released. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I would be very surprised if Bachmann didn't announce any further Class 25 models at the quarterly announcement before the release of the 2018 announced models. Given the Class 25 has gone back to 'awaiting', I wouldn't expect any Class 25 models in the August or November announcements. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted July 14, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 13/07/2023 at 10:57, Covkid said: , but can't help wondering why these 25s seem to be a little different in delivery style to the class 24s which Bachmann offered more versions of when they were planned and released. Part of the reason for this may be the number of 24s still available for sale, some at significant discount. You can currently buy a sound fitted 24 from Kernow for less than the indicated price of the non sound 25. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 16, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 11:14, MikeParkin65 said: Part of the reason for this may be the number of 24s still available for sale, some at significant discount. You can currently buy a sound fitted 24 from Kernow for less than the indicated price of the non sound 25. I hadnt noticed much difference in sound between a 24 and a 25, a cheap way of a sound upgrade ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 23 hours ago, adb968008 said: I hadnt noticed much difference in sound between a 24 and a 25, a cheap way of a sound upgrade ? As far as I am concerned the only really discernable difference in sound between the class 24 and the class 25 is the warning horn tones. 25s were very distinctive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Covkid said: As far as I am concerned the only really discernable difference in sound between the class 24 and the class 25 is the warning horn tones. 25s were very distinctive. Distinctive, or cracked / knackered like the rest of the loco. 😁 I assume its down to placement location (roof vs underframe) Edited July 17, 2023 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 7 hours ago, adb968008 said: Distinctive, or cracked / knackered like the rest of the loco. 😁 I assume its down to placement location (roof vs underframe) You do them a disservice !!! The last ex works class 25 I remember was 25218 and I still remember the smell of fresh paint from it when it came to the Cambrian on a Adex to Barmouth. Sadly it was suffering fuel starvation and retired to the shed at Machnylleth assisted by 25040, which then continued the trip up the coast on it's own. The problem is that 25s were all tarred with the same brush after the weekly Cambrian farces - 25228 and 25230 dragging the class down !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Covkid said: You do them a disservice !!! The last ex works class 25 I remember was 25218 and I still remember the smell of fresh paint from it when it came to the Cambrian on a Adex to Barmouth. Sadly it was suffering fuel starvation and retired to the shed at Machnylleth assisted by 25040, which then continued the trip up the coast on it's own. The problem is that 25s were all tarred with the same brush after the weekly Cambrian farces - 25228 and 25230 dragging the class down !!! I love the phrase fuel starvation. Is that interpreted as “ someone forgot to fill it up “ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Covkid said: You do them a disservice !!! The last ex works class 25 I remember was 25218 and I still remember the smell of fresh paint from it when it came to the Cambrian on a Adex to Barmouth. Sadly it was suffering fuel starvation and retired to the shed at Machnylleth assisted by 25040, which then continued the trip up the coast on it's own. The problem is that 25s were all tarred with the same brush after the weekly Cambrian farces - 25228 and 25230 dragging the class down !!! its BRs Pot Noodle. I remember seeing a 25 at Manchester Victoria in the banker line. I saw the driver sit down in the cab… that is I saw his feet sit down through the gaps in the rust of the cab side. Maybe it was my age at the time, but I recall seeing the last of the 24’s and they seemed better condition than the 25’s, but I suppose if it were the other way around and 24’s were around in the late 1980’s they’d be as bad then as well. Thing is they sound knackered too… even in good condition they sounded one choke from shutdown. I love the 25’s for that… its the BR equivalent of a battered up Ford Escort every teenager strived to own as a kid, even if it leaked oil, lights didnt work, dinged all over, windows didnt wind, wouldnt start, couldnt stop and broke down at the bottom of the street… but the cassette player worked, as did the back seat on a saturday night.. Fish and Chips, no money, cheap nights with a dirty rat, repeat next weekend. in all mindsets. Edited July 18, 2023 by adb968008 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, adb968008 said: its BRs Pot Noodle. I remember seeing a 25 at Manchester Victoria in the banker line. I saw the driver sit down in the cab… that is I saw his feet sit down through the gaps in the rust of the cab side. Maybe it was my age at the time, but I recall seeing the last of the 24’s and they seemed better condition than the 25’s, but I suppose if it were the other way around and 24’s were around in the late 1980’s they’d be as bad then as well. Thing is they sound knackered too… even in good condition they sounded one choke from shutdown. I love the 25’s for that… its the BR equivalent of a battered up Ford Escort every teenager strived to own as a kid, even if it leaked oil, lights didnt work, dinged all over, windows didnt wind, wouldnt start, couldnt stop and broke down at the bottom of the street… but the cassette player worked, as did the back seat on a saturday night.. Fish and Chips, no money, cheap nights with a dirty rat, repeat next weekend. in all mindsets. Class 25, BR's Ford Escort - love it! 🙂 I remember going to school when an EMU had come off the rails at Watford Junction. A 25 was spluttering away on the stocks in platform 3 ( a very rare sight in the DC line platforms), door open, drivers window down, absolutely filthy and covered in grease and oil, rust patches, just how I think of them. They may have occasionally been ex-works, but like Pig-Pen in the Peanut's cartoons, within no time they would be covered in muck again. https://www.facebook.com/schulzmuseum/photos/this-strip-was-published-on-november-25-1959-pigpen-charliebrown-peanuts/10154450190778054/?paipv=0&eav=AfZGU-xGaWDuJ3EbvnpgvUY__YZrj4Wz-anABRzVIkJ7vvRox9BXn0SI2uqXr4W6qI0&_rdr Edited July 18, 2023 by andyman7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Davidjsmith Posted July 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2023 I worked on 25’s from 1978 til 1985 never failed at all!Nearest was at water Orton engine shut down had to hold on to fuel rack while driver started it! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I wonder if Bachmann will wire a few rogue models with reverse polarity, realism counts! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 7 hours ago, w124bob said: I wonder if Bachmann will wire a few rogue models with reverse polarity, realism counts! Yes but the cabs would need to be separate pieces which can fall off in rough shunts etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) On 18/07/2023 at 09:07, adb968008 said: I love the 25’s for that… its the BR equivalent of a battered up Ford Escort Myself and Mr Needles loved our Mk3 escorts lol Edited July 30, 2023 by 25901 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Been sifting through David Hills' excellent Derby Sulzers site for inspiration for the Bachmann offering of 25057. It looks to me like 7578 aka 25228 might be a suitable choice. Probably dual braked at Glasgow works in 1970 with the bodyside steps blanked off and boiler room grille plated over as well as gangway doors. Bodyside louvres fitted with hinge straps - blue but pre TOPS - a big tick for me, even though it was a ScR allocated loco for well over the next decade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted November 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2023 Not sure if these are the same models as we saw earlier in the year or not. Look good to me:- 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Davidjsmith Posted November 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2023 Now due middle of 2024 I was informed at the show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mophead45143 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Davidjsmith said: Now due middle of 2024 I was informed at the show. Flippin' 'eck! Hey ho, looks like 25057 is getting a weathered finish then? Or had that just been done for the display? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted November 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2023 They do look nice! The blue one was originally listed as 25060, and to be a weathered version - more's the pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mophead45143 said: Flippin' 'eck! Hey ho, looks like 25057 is getting a weathered finish then? Or had that just been done for the display? Don't think it's weathered, just light reflection from the glass cabinet. Edited November 27, 2023 by Alcanman error 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 One variation that seems to have been missed by the various manufacturers is the 25/0 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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