RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 18 minutes ago, frobisher said: Do they have the drop head Delner couplings fitted, that would be the deal breaker..? I’m sure they do from memory and given 66’s are being used up front, that would suggest this to be the case. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold stovepipe Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 Well, April Fool is Poisson d'Avril in French, so maybe we are looking at a Fishkind of some sort....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, stovepipe said: Well, April Fool is Poisson d'Avril in French, so maybe we are looking at a Fishkind of some sort....? Walrus, BR and/or any of the SR diagrams, would do nicely... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 38 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said: Walrus, BR and/or any of the SR diagrams, would do nicely... ... or even with a 'funny bogie' option for the I.R.M. market : - Lisburn : 15/5/89 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Watto1990 Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 Maybe something very quirky and unexpected for a RTR model? A coffee pot? Class 139? One of those Aveling & Porter traction engine thingies? Anything that could sound like a joke the first time you hear it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Watto1990 said: ... One of those Aveling & Porter traction engine thingies? ... Two guys in my local EMGS group would welcome them - to complement their superb non-working traction engine / steam roller conversions ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottrains29 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 11 hours ago, E100 said: Trying to work out what the April fools loco will be… The announcement isn't until 12 noon so I don't think it will be an April fools if the 12 o' clock rule still applies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium reddragon Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) What about some new realistic model PTA wagons? The ones done by AS, Hornby, Lima etc are pristine and even when weathered are pristine but dirty. Real ones I see are battered, bend, twisted & dented. I'm sure AS could model in all those dents, bent sides and general battering with a generic range of damage types, weathered with empty & full loads. Real trains! Edited March 31, 2023 by reddragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, reddragon said: What about some new realistic model PTA wagons? The ones done by AS, Hornby, Lima etc are pristine and even when weathered are pristine but dirty. Real ones I see are battered, bend, twisted & dented. I'm sure AS could model in all those dents, bent sides and general battering with a generic range of damage types, weathered with empty & full loads. Real trains! Just get yourself a Dremel and a selection of burrs. 😉 Edited March 31, 2023 by Dunsignalling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) Not totally sure why the 73/9’s went up this week. it would imo my sense to use them as pilots infront of a CS 73/9 and spare a 66 for something else.. they can multi-together. They cant pull a CS alone as they dont have the electric supply or the coupling. But as they sit around Tonbridge all summer with nothing to do, double heading with a CS 73/9 and sparing a few 66’s may make sense. Aiui gbrf has a shortage of locos up there, an LSL 47 was hired in too… but again no sign of use.. the failed CS 73/9 is back out in service so the “catastrophe” has been resolved… A quick look last night saw 2x 73968/971 to Aberdeen, 66733+73971 to FW and 73966/66760 to IS, seems to be consistent all week… add to that 6x class 92’s on a daily basis thats 12 locos for 4 trains… Perhaps the future is staring right at us… Not my image../flickr url. (note the dangly thing between the buffers). Edited March 31, 2023 by adb968008 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium E100 Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2023 23 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Not totally sure why the 73/9’s went up this week. it would imo my sense to use them as pilots infront of a CS 73/9 and spare a 66 for something else.. they can multi-together. They cant pull a CS alone as they dont have the electric supply or the coupling. But as they sit around Tonbridge all summer with nothing to do, double heading with a CS 73/9 and sparing a few 66’s may make sense. Aiui gbrf has a shortage of locos up there, an LSL 47 was hired in too… but again no sign of use.. the failed CS 73/9 is back out in service so the “catastrophe” has been resolved… A quick look last night saw 2x 73968/971 to Aberdeen, 66733+73971 to FW and 73966/66760 to IS, seems to be consistent all week… add to that 6x class 92’s on a daily basis thats 12 locos for 4 trains… Perhaps the future is staring right at us… Not my image../flickr url. (note the dangly thing between the buffers). Wouldn't mind one of those in CS Teal! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said: Just get yourself a Dremel and a selection of burrs. 😉 Or use one of those temperature controllable soldering irons. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, adb968008 said: Not totally sure why the 73/9’s went up this week. it would imo my sense to use them as pilots infront of a CS 73/9 and spare a 66 for something else.. they can multi-together. They cant pull a CS alone as they dont have the electric supply or the coupling. But as they sit around Tonbridge all summer with nothing to do, double heading with a CS 73/9 and sparing a few 66’s may make sense. Aiui gbrf has a shortage of locos up there, an LSL 47 was hired in too… but again no sign of use.. the failed CS 73/9 is back out in service so the “catastrophe” has been resolved… A quick look last night saw 2x 73968/971 to Aberdeen, 66733+73971 to FW and 73966/66760 to IS, seems to be consistent all week… add to that 6x class 92’s on a daily basis thats 12 locos for 4 trains… Perhaps the future is staring right at us… Not my image../flickr url. (note the dangly thing between the buffers). Problem is those don’t have ETH, so would need modification. The coupling is to allow for hauling units around as GBRf have a lot of contracts for unit deliveries. One of the old Nightstar generator vans (ex Mk3 sleeper) has been refurbished and repainted into CS teal. It’s used at Inverness to power the carriages during the daytime as they couldn’t reach agreement with Scotrail to use the depot supply. There’s a possibility it could be used instead of a 73/9 to power the sleepers, just like in the 90s, whilst a freight loco does the pulling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium reddragon Posted March 31, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2023 The count down clock has vanished but AS announced they'd be at Staffold Barn model exhibition this weekend. Something NG? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2023 Either that or the egg has boiled. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, reddragon said: The count down clock has vanished but AS announced they'd be at Staffold Barn model exhibition this weekend. Something NG? Good point. Why would Accurascale be going to Statfold unless narra gauge was involved ? I believe there is at least one standard loco there, but given the bonanza Bachmann are having with Fairlies and Hunslets at the moment, it must be a lucrative marketplace. There are loads and loads of opportunties from all around the world, but are there any Irish subjects at Statfold ? Thinking about it the Burton & Ashby tram at Statfold would be an interesting project, although which gauge ? Edited April 1, 2023 by Covkid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted April 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 31/03/2023 at 00:01, wombatofludham said: A Class 37 with a conservatory for the cab, in the hope lots of windows will make at least one of them the right shape. A Northern Irish 80 class DEMU in fictional Network Southeast livery (if Rapido can do fictional, then there must be a market). LOL Too many front windows 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Did anyone think the countdown clock was the April fools? Maybe there isn’t an announcement at midday? It would be nice to have an announcement but again I can’t see the countdown clock currently. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted April 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, XChris said: Did anyone think the countdown clock was the April fools? Maybe there isn’t an announcement at midday? It would be nice to have an announcement but again I can’t see the countdown clock currently. Chris gets it 😉 Sorry folks, a cheap one this year, but our original idea didn’t work out so we had this instead. We promise a return to form next year. We’ll have a small announcement next week though, promise! Cheers! Fran 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted April 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Chris gets it 😉 Sorry folks, a cheap one this year, but our original idea didn’t work out so we had this instead. We promise a return to form next year. We’ll have a small announcement next week though, promise! Cheers! Fran It's before midday still so this post could be an april fool? Just sayin' 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northmoor MPD Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Chris gets it 😉 Sorry folks, a cheap one this year, but our original idea didn’t work out so we had this instead. We promise a return to form next year. We’ll have a small announcement next week though, promise! Cheers! Fran You can’t mess with modellers like that! 😂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 27 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: ... We’ll have a small announcement next week though, promise! ... THAT will be the narrow gauge one then ! 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium reddragon Posted April 1, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2023 You are NOT getting me into modelling NG even of it's a WHR Garratt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted April 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) The announcement was for an Electrostar… it was so fast at selling out that you missed it… gosh all gone in 3 minutes 77 seconds. You’ll have to wait for run 2… Edited April 1, 2023 by adb968008 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkchinaclay Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) I did at least get to spot this at Statfold Ex today, but speaker was turned right down so couldn’t hear the thrash sadly… I think 425 was on the Hornby Magazine depot layout. Edited April 1, 2023 by norfolkchinaclay 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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