RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted March 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 32 minutes ago, 97406 said: I was thinking “That shouldn’t take long” then I thought on at the sheer number of different prototypes modelled in the first batch! We’re nearly there. It's a few days work and on the back of Glasgow and our souvenir man flu a few of us caught along the way last week. We also have the Siphons in there too get done and out there. Roll on next week with a bombardment of 37 updates and news etc. Cheers! Fran 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Accurascale Fran said: It's a few days work and on the back of Glasgow and our souvenir man flu a few of us caught along the way last week. We also have the Siphons in there too get done and out there. Roll on next week with a bombardment of 37 updates and news etc. Cheers! Fran You could have a Syphon pulling Siphons Edited March 2, 2023 by 97406 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris56057 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 52 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: It's a few days work and on the back of Glasgow and our souvenir man flu a few of us caught along the way last week. We also have the Siphons in there too get done and out there. Roll on next week with a bombardment of 37 updates and news etc. Cheers! Fran Batch 3 news with some Loadhaul and EWS machines? :) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post McC Posted March 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, Chris56057 said: Batch 3 news with some Loadhaul and EWS machines? :) Batch 3 is already sold out and on the way :) Batch 4 and 5 and ... however ... 16 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37501 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Any further updates on Batch 1 please? Very eagerly awaiting my 37027 and 37043. Many thanks John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted March 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 33 minutes ago, 37501 said: Any further updates on Batch 1 please? Very eagerly awaiting my 37027 and 37043. Many thanks John As fran said above, news on the coming days :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 5 hours ago, 97406 said: You could have a Syphon pulling Siphons Sneezy Snivelling with a Syphon pulling Siphons by the sounds of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 2, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, McC said: Batch 3 is already sold out and on the way :) Batch 4 and 5 and ... however ... Big Tease. I wonder if the resurrection of 37508 is going to get us all in the mood for 37/5’s ? (Twitter url/ not mine). It needs a red strip though imo. Edited March 2, 2023 by adb968008 9 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 3 hours ago, adb968008 said: Big Tease. I wonder if the resurrection of 37508 is going to get us all in the mood for 37/5’s ? (Twitter url/ not mine). It needs a red strip though imo. It looks good though. I wonder if in 10 years time we will see locomotives repainted into loadhaul and mainline liveries? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, PieGuyRob said: It looks good though. I wonder if in 10 years time we will see locomotives repainted into loadhaul and mainline liveries? I think DB own these liveries. Weve not seen much heritage appreciation in DB in the last 2 decades, since the heritage fleet was disbanded. They could select a few 66’s and put older liveries on them in much the same way Norfolk Southern did in the US. http://www.nsdash9.com/images/NS-Spencer-rad1.jpg GBRF sets the trend with the 69’s and I hope they do a similar gathering someday. Edited March 3, 2023 by adb968008 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 34 minutes ago, adb968008 said: I think DB own these liveries. Weve not seen much heritage appreciation in DB in the last 2 decades, since the heritage fleet was disbanded. They could select a few 66’s and put older liveries on them in much the same way Norfolk Southern did in the US. http://www.nsdash9.com/images/NS-Spencer-rad1.jpg GBRF sets the trend with the 69’s and I hope they do a similar gathering someday. Is Barrow Hill possibly the only place something like that could happen in the UK? Unless they can do it at the NRM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted March 3, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 45 minutes ago, adb968008 said: I think DB own these liveries. Weve not seen much heritage appreciation in DB in the last 2 decades, since the heritage fleet was disbanded. They could select a few 66’s and put older liveries on them in much the same way Norfolk Southern did in the US. http://www.nsdash9.com/images/NS-Spencer-rad1.jpg GBRF sets the trend with the 69’s and I hope they do a similar gathering someday. Hi John, The NS heritage fleet idea would be amazing. I remember reading that it was done to keep intellectual ownership of those brands (same for UP and their heritage fleet) but not sure how true that was, likely wibble. Just need CSX to do a Chessie Gevo now and it would be complete in my mind. We may start lobbying DB for loadhaul, Mainline and RES 66s now :) Cheers! Fran 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 Perhaps something like this… Image from this location - https://www.pinterest.se/pin/446419381804116503/ 5 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 20 minutes ago, 97406 said: Perhaps something like this… Image from this location - https://www.pinterest.se/pin/446419381804116503/ whats that wart on its nose ? Thats not a headlight This is a headlight… (fluckr url/ not mine) 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, adb968008 said: whats that wart on its nose ? Thats not a headlight This is a headlight… (fluckr url/ not mine) I have headlight envy! Rubs thighs! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40052 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 5 hours ago, adb968008 said: I think DB own these liveries. Weve not seen much heritage appreciation in DB in the last 2 decades, since the heritage fleet was disbanded. They could select a few 66’s and put older liveries on them in much the same way Norfolk Southern did in the US. http://www.nsdash9.com/images/NS-Spencer-rad1.jpg GBRF sets the trend with the 69’s and I hope they do a similar gathering someday. If DB were to do retro liveries I think I would prefer them to apply it to the class 60s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 5 hours ago, adb968008 said: whats that wart on its nose ? Thats not a headlight This is a headlight… (fluckr url/ not mine) Although technically the upper one is a Mars light and the lower one is the fixed headlight. So only the lower one is directly equivalent to a British traction unit headlight - but it is bigger. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 20 hours ago, adb968008 said: Big Tease. I wonder if the resurrection of 37508 is going to get us all in the mood for 37/5’s ? (Twitter url/ not mine). It needs a red strip though imo. Definately does need the red stripe. Think I prefer it as Compass 37606 than plain railfreight grey 37508 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, KDG said: Definately does need the red stripe. Think I prefer it as Compass 37606 than plain railfreight grey 37508 I quite like them without when clean, though the Red Stripe Railfreight is good. Technically the yellow cabs shouldn’t wrap around into the door recesses, but they look quite good like that. Rule 1. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 36 minutes ago, 97406 said: I quite like them without when clean, though the Red Stripe Railfreight is good. Technically the yellow cabs shouldn’t wrap around into the door recesses, but they look quite good like that. Rule 1. Green, FYE or corporate blue, pre TOPS. Nowt better. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said: Although technically the upper one is a Mars light and the lower one is the fixed headlight. So only the lower one is directly equivalent to a British traction unit headlight - but it is bigger. Whilst not a Mars light, Amongst my various collection of oddities is an SD40-2 Bonnet nose alternating light cluster… imported from the US via ebay of course, where else. Edited March 3, 2023 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlandRed Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, RBAGE said: Green, FYE or corporate blue, pre TOPS. Nowt better. Yes an absolute must (preferably WR versions - and I don’t mind if they are Vulcan versions (by far the most prolific) or RSH (only 40 WR ones although included the D688xs - so probably the Central Wales headlight fitted ones - not initially but eventually)!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 3, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2023 39 minutes ago, RBAGE said: Green, FYE or corporate blue, pre TOPS. Nowt better. There was that time when I was 4 or 5 years old, when my Mum used to give me electric shocks on Navvi Road station platform and you didn’t know what colour the 40 or 25 was until it went past. They used to scare the living daylights out of me at the time, but I then grew accustomed to the thrash. I do ponder getting a small fleet from that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 47 minutes ago, 97406 said: There was that time when I was 4 or 5 years old, when my Mum used to give me electric shocks on Navvi Road station platform and you didn’t know what colour the 40 or 25 was until it went past. They used to scare the living daylights out of me at the time, but I then grew accustomed to the thrash. I do ponder getting a small fleet from that time. If that scared you, imagine this. My spotting days were late 60s and early 70s. So all the good stuff. Most of my time was at a place called Croxdale, a few miles south of Durham. We'd dare each other to walk out onto the viaduct, sit on the side wall with arms wrapped around the metal fence on top of the wall and stay there until the next train passed. Madness and I'm not advocating you go and try it yourself. I only did it once, never again. Must have scared the driver. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnight Sweetheart Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 02/03/2023 at 20:31, adb968008 said: Big Tease. I wonder if the resurrection of 37508 is going to get us all in the mood for 37/5’s ? (Twitter url/ not mine). It needs a red strip though imo. Oh yes please, but a “proper” Subclass 5 not a ex DRS Frankenstein machine please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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