RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted April 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2023 See these are reviewed in this months (June) Hornby mag (along with the 37) - guess this means arrival is 'imminent' :) 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, MikeParkin65 said: See these are reviewed in this months (June) Hornby mag (along with the 37) - guess this means arrival is 'imminent' :) Which version was chosen to review @MikeParkin65 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted April 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 minute ago, gwrrob said: Which version was chosen to review @MikeParkin65 5 in total, each in post nationisation livery (therefore including the previously discussed immaculate GWR livery with the W prefix). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted April 30, 2023 Moderators Share Posted April 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, gwrrob said: Which version was chosen to review @MikeParkin65 I've done the O.33 in GW, BR Crimson and BR Blue in the next BRM. Rather excellent. 12 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, AY Mod said: I've done the O.33 in GW BR Crimson and BR Blue in the next BRM. Rather excellent. Looking forward to seeing your photos Sir.😉 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2023 On 30/04/2023 at 17:40, MikeParkin65 said: See these are reviewed in this months (June) Hornby mag (along with the 37) - guess this means arrival is 'imminent' :) A good review by Mark Chivers although I was disappointed not to see any photos of the underframe detail except the bogie. A big selling point of these models. 145g weight was noted as this wasn't known to me before. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted May 9, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) Just had the payment request email for my siphons, so can’t be long now… Edited May 9, 2023 by The Fatadder 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Sulzer Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/c/606/OO-Gauge Looks like arrival is very soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted May 9, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2023 Paint is ready to go for respraying 2768 back into GWR brown. Hopefully there will be good weather when they arrive (and not too much glue on the windows.) Out of interest, how difficult is it to take one apart? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor7598 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Due in 7 to 14 days according to my supplier. Bring it on! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2023 11 hours ago, The Fatadder said: Out of interest, how difficult is it to take one apart? Hello everyone I would like to know that, too. I always (where possible) take bodies off coaches and wagons to remove ballast weights. It's surprising how much weight can be removed without affecting running quality. Brian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, BMacdermott said: Hello everyone I would like to know that, too. I always (where possible) take bodies off coaches and wagons to remove ballast weights. It's surprising how much weight can be removed without affecting running quality. Brian The Siphons are 143g and have no ballast weights. The body can be removed (clips) but we'd not generally recommend it as there is nothing inside. 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Sloth Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 2 hours ago, McC said: The Siphons are 143g and have no ballast weights. The body can be removed (clips) but we'd not generally recommend it as there is nothing inside. What? No tiny newspapers inside and the odd mouse modeled??? Standards are slipping! 🤪 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Islesy Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, Super-Sloth said: What? No tiny newspapers inside and the odd mouse modeled??? No, sorry! Just dusty floorboards... 1 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2023 17 minutes ago, Super-Sloth said: What? No tiny newspapers inside and the odd mouse modeled??? Standards are slipping! 🤪 Newspapers lying around? You'd be lucky! Why do you think railwaymen always seemed to have plenty of newspapers even before they were on sale in newsagents? In one of mt past jobs if I happened t be around late at night I had usually read all of tomorrow's newspaper headlines before tomorrow (first editions were always around and being loaded to paper trains well before midnight). 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10, 2023 40 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: Newspapers lying around? You'd be lucky! Why do you think railwaymen always seemed to have plenty of newspapers even before they were on sale in newsagents? In one of mt past jobs if I happened t be around late at night I had usually read all of tomorrow's newspaper headlines before tomorrow (first editions were always around and being loaded to paper trains well before midnight). Those were the days! Arriving late in Paddington (and other London termini), where there were Siphons / GUV vans etc. at the platforms with Newspapers; letters and parcels all being loaded onto trains. A veritable hive of activity. Now of course it all goes by road.... the march of progress???? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Islesy said: No, sorry! Just dusty floorboards... What!? Your standards are so high that you even model dust!😀 Brian 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2023 7 hours ago, McC said: The Siphons are 143g and have no ballast weights. The body can be removed (clips) but we'd not generally recommend it as there is nothing inside. Some people might want add milk churns. It will bug them too much knowing they are not in there. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted May 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, 57xx said: Some people might want add milk churns. It will bug them too much knowing they are not in there. No point in crying over spilt milk.... 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post AY Mod Posted May 11, 2023 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 30/04/2023 at 18:00, gwrrob said: Looking forward to seeing your photos Sir.😉 The digital edition of the mag should be out tomorrow but there was only room for a few pics so I thought I'd give you some thigh-rubbing entertainment. They're all O.33 (my others should be on their way soon). 21 12 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Does 2924 come with missing / bent buffers as standard ? 🙄 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted May 11, 2023 Moderators Share Posted May 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: Does 2924 come with missing / bent buffers as standard ? 🙄 It was loose and subsequently refitted but as the photos weren't needed I didn't retake them. Anyway, I'm sure there's something nice that you could say about them as well? 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted May 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Anyway, I'm sure there's something nice that you could say about them as well? A thight for thore thighs 👍 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2023 20 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: Newspapers lying around? You'd be lucky! Why do you think railwaymen always seemed to have plenty of newspapers even before they were on sale in newsagents? In one of mt past jobs if I happened t be around late at night I had usually read all of tomorrow's newspaper headlines before tomorrow (first editions were always around and being loaded to paper trains well before midnight). The van drivers invariably brought a number of spare copies for the station staff and loaders - insurance! There were sometimes concerns about bundles going missing. In early 1967 I found myself counting bundles onto the 03.20 Vic - Brighton and 03.27 Vic-Eastbourne, and a couple of chaps were riding the vans to keep an eye on where bundles went. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2023 What about some 4mm scale 1980s railwaymen, busily going through their (legal and perhaps not quite so above board) newspaper entitlements, getting them ready for their paper rounds when they booked off at 0600? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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