RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 17, 2022 29 minutes ago, Banger Blue said: I appreciate that this the Deltic thread but, yes I too would like to see AS have a crack at the 40s! 🤞 Its at the point now with this company they could make pre filled nappys and they would sell,the wish list is so big though,they are doing a great job,lets just buckel up and see whats next, the way the world is at the moment its a spirit lifter for us to guess. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2022 I am sure there will be another set of Deltic Teaser images coming in the next few days to get this thread back on track. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60800 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said: Its at the point now with this company they could make pre filled nappys and they would sell,the wish list is so big though,they are doing a great job,lets just buckel up and see whats next, the way the world is at the moment its a spirit lifter for us to guess. Pre-filled nappies? What a silly comment. It's simply because Accurascale is producing a smashing Deltic, many of us would love to see them tackle EE's other two big mainline types, which on wishlisting terms is about as sensible as any of us can get. Cheers, 60800 Edited April 17, 2022 by 60800 Tired, post didn't make sense 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br60066 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 3 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Do you think they could fix that rattley old front idling axle? BR never could 😄 No but I'm sure the DCC sound versions will have it mapped to F14 😛 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 4 hours ago, 97406 said: Well I for one won’t be replacing my fleet with any Accurascale class 40s. Instead I’ll be adding to it. One can never have too many Whistlers. Or cans, but they’re taken care of The North Eastern Region had too many. They tried to get rid of them for years. Post-dieselisation Consett branch banker- a class 40 was what they could spare for the job.... Les 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Les1952 said: The North Eastern Region had too many. They tried to get rid of them for years. Post-dieselisation Consett branch banker- a class 40 was what they could spare for the job.... Les They were overweight and underpowered. I think many of us can relate to that. Nothing scared the bejesus out of me more as a 3 or 4 year old on Navigation Road station platform than a 40 on full chat. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) The only comment I can add to this thread is- just get the container unpacked and get them out with parcel couriers. Accurascale need the warehouse space and the mental capacity of their customer base to absorb the next (steam) locomotive announcement. Guessing the majority of deltics in the popular liveries will have sold out. If I were a gambling man I would say the two liveries lingering in the warehouse are going to be purple 9016 and the green deltic with no yellow ends. Edited April 17, 2022 by Covkid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2022 Hehe. Ironically the Purple beast was the very first model to completely sell out on preorder 🤪 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Covkid said: Guessing the majority of deltics in the popular liveries will have sold out. If I were a gambling man I would say the two liveries lingering in the warehouse are going to be purple 9016 and the green deltic with no yellow ends. The purple effigy sold out first. What I cant fathom is enthusiasts feeling for bad taste, indeed so bad the SVR has just turned out a purple pacific now too… https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/04/watch-severn-valley-railways-purple-steam-locomotive-unveiled.html 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, 97406 said: They were overweight and underpowered. I think many of us can relate to that. Nothing scared the bejesus out of me more as a 3 or 4 year old on Navigation Road station platform than a 40 on full chat. At that age it was an A4 coming round the back of Darlington just as I was crossing the footbridge ...... Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Les1952 said: At that age it was an A4 coming round the back of Darlington just as I was crossing the footbridge ...... Les My Dad used to take me to Steamtown or Dinting for that sort of thing. Sir Nigel Gresley was the one that we used to go and see. I remember seeing Flying Scotsman at Manchester Victoria in the early 70s, and have a photo of it somewhere, which I should try and dig out, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Matt C Posted April 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Br60066 said: No but I'm sure the DCC sound versions will have it mapped to F14 😛 What ?? The sound of filling nappies ?!!!!! Oh right yeah, rattly axle not splattery nap.... Ok I'm gone 🤪 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Covkid said: The only comment I can add to this thread is- just get the container unpacked and get them out with parcel couriers. Accurascale need the warehouse space and the mental capacity of their customer base to absorb the next (steam) locomotive announcement. Guessing the majority of deltics in the popular liveries will have sold out. If I were a gambling man I would say the two liveries lingering in the warehouse are going to be purple 9016 and the green deltic with no yellow ends. The green one with no yellow ends? Would that be 9004, 9007 or 9008 you are referring to? The best livery they came out in. Nothing like the that ludicrous and tasteless purple version which sold like hot cakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I have got one of the original condion ones on preorder, but I believe that they will ALL sell-hear the purple one is now selling fast on pre-orders. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: The green one with no yellow ends? Would that be 9004, 9007 or 9008 you are referring to? The best livery they came out in. Nothing like the that ludicrous and tasteless purple version which sold like hot cakes. Each to their own. Diesels and electrics always needed a little splash of yellow on the front to brighten the image in my opinion. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 5 hours ago, adb968008 said: The purple effigy sold out first. That is a surprise, but then, I didn't particularly dislike the colour scheme on "Gordon". It was just those silly wipac lights that the collective industry couldn't aesthetically install flush into the modern traction units, like they did in the 1950s and 1960s. . 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 8 hours ago, Covkid said: Each to their own. Diesels and electrics always needed a little splash of yellow on the front to brighten the image in my opinion. I’m the same. Full yellow ends were the norm when I was old enough to start noticing trains, though some were still in green livery. Whilst I have great nostalgia for Banger Blue livery, aesthetically I prefer the smaller yellow panels. A Hymek in blue with SYP and white window surrounds is the pinnacle of the look. A shame the deltics didn’t go blue, but with a grey lower band and white window surrounds. I have Ballymoss on order with the Finsbury Park treatment, which looks great to my eyes. I have also gone for D9010 for the heritage fleet. The latest Freightliner livery is ruined with full yellow ends, especially on the 59s., The 90s just about carry it off from some angles. It’s all a matter of personal taste, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 15 hours ago, adb968008 said: The purple effigy sold out first. What I cant fathom is enthusiasts feeling for bad taste, indeed so bad the SVR has just turned out a purple pacific now too… https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/04/watch-severn-valley-railways-purple-steam-locomotive-unveiled.html We need a throwing up emoji! Roy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) On 17/04/2022 at 17:16, adb968008 said: The purple effigy sold out first. What I cant fathom is enthusiasts feeling for bad taste, indeed so bad the SVR has just turned out a purple pacific now too… https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/04/watch-severn-valley-railways-purple-steam-locomotive-unveiled.html After the first shock and checking where we are in April, I took a look at the video. Whilst the dog is clearly alarmed by the livery, I think it’s a nice job. It’s beautifully executed and the white lining sets it off well. Compare it to the Hornby Hogwarts livery, where the red livery does not sit well with Great Western orange and black lining. As 97406 said, it’s a matter of personal taste. If we can have red steamers, why not purple? Consider the horror expressed when top link GWR locomotives were painted blue by BR. BR blue is now a popular colour. As for diesels, the small yellow panel continuing the broad light green side stripe was, in my own personal and no doubt misguided opinion, one of the most attractive of diesel liveries. Many, not all, special liveries appearing nowadays are a mess. Consider the Battle of Britain livery, which depicts two aeroplanes with the tails removed. To be clear, the motivation was good, it’s the execution that is so clumsy. I could go on but, to the relief of many, I shan’t. Edited April 18, 2022 by No Decorum Dropped word. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Roy Langridge said: We need a throwing up emoji! Roy Whilst theres no way i’d endorse this livery, I think a GWR loco with its brasses would be more “bling”. perhaps they may paint the handrails gold, and replace the sandbox covers, boiler washout plugs and buffers with swarowski crystal studdied ones, and the cab roof definitely needs to be white / black cow skin style spots, and finally in all of the best bling traditions… white walled tyres… and flags on the lamp irons. at least they didnt spell it Platinum Jubbly. Hmm i’m getting carried away now with ideas for “improving” 9016 when it comes out ? Edited April 18, 2022 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, 97406 said: I’m the same. Full yellow ends were the norm when I was old enough to start noticing trains, though some were still in green livery. Whilst I have great nostalgia for Banger Blue livery, aesthetically I prefer the smaller yellow panels. A Hymek in blue with SYP and white window surrounds is the pinnacle of the look. A shame the deltics didn’t go blue, but with a grey lower band and white window surrounds. I have Ballymoss on order with the Finsbury Park treatment, which looks great to my eyes. I have also gone for D9010 for the heritage fleet. The latest Freightliner livery is ruined with full yellow ends, especially on the 59s., The 90s just about carry it off from some angles. It’s all a matter of personal taste, though. Very much agree with all of that. One of the smartest liveries (which never was) was D444 in it's two tone greenwith small yellows. The way the yellow panel ran straight into the Sherwood green of the bodyside band, in the same way the Sulzer twos and Brush 4s is very much style. In fact, when Accurascale announce the class 50 for production I really hope two tone D444 is included in the variants, the only potential problem being it's unique headlamp arrangement in the former drivers side tail lamp enclosure - which it still carries in it's current BR blue. Re the BR blue deltics - yes agree. That great big slab of blue really should have been broken up by a band as you suggest. Perhaps Accurascale are minded to try a "what if" i nthe same way Rapido have with their blue and yellow APT-E ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Covkid said: Perhaps Accurascale are minded to try a "what if" Some of us think they've gone a step too far with what did, ie the Cadbury Roses livery aka the purple one, let's not tempt fate with some what ifs! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Covkid said: Very much agree with all of that. One of the smartest liveries (which never was) was D444 in it's two tone greenwith small yellows. But that does bring into question “what was”. 50044 was mainline registered and ran on the mainline in that livery. Does that make it a real livery carried or a what if? I am not even sure that I know what I think the right answer is. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted April 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Covkid said: Very much agree with all of that. One of the smartest liveries (which never was) was D444 in it's two tone greenwith small yellows. The way the yellow panel ran straight into the Sherwood green of the bodyside band, in the same way the Sulzer twos and Brush 4s is very much style. In fact, when Accurascale announce the class 50 for production I really hope two tone D444 is included in the variants, the only potential problem being it's unique headlamp arrangement in the former drivers side tail lamp enclosure - which it still carries in it's current BR blue. Re the BR blue deltics - yes agree. That great big slab of blue really should have been broken up by a band as you suggest. Perhaps Accurascale are minded to try a "what if" i nthe same way Rapido have with their blue and yellow APT-E ? Yeah, I really liked Exeter in two tone green. I always thought the 50s looked odd in the original banger blue, but what a transformation Large Logo was on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwilliamfrs Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Covkid said: The latest Freightliner livery is ruined with full yellow ends, especially on the 59s., The 90s just about carry it off from some angles. It’s all a matter of personal taste, though. I completely agree on this, the Mainland Europe class 66s have a yellow panel but orange front window surrounds, it looks so much better. https://railcolornews.com/2020/02/13/nl-comeback-in-orange-and-black-rail-feeding-class-66-in-gw-design/ Edited April 18, 2022 by sirwilliamfrs correction 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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