RMweb Premium rprodgers Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Defiance ordered thanks @Accurascale Fran for confirming at Warley that this was in your plans. A happy man now but much poorer ….thanks to Accurascale. Ps the tenuous link with Sir Edward Elgar probably was that he was a patron of the GWR catching the train from Worcester to Wolverhampton to watch his football team. Edited February 7, 2023 by rprodgers Addition 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark said: Phew!! Wallet saved by the presence of an Orange line!😃 Mark Same here - either those boys really do like orange or they disliked the first half of the 1980s! Roy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2023 I was one of those unhappy, nothing wrong with Hercules. Just off into town to rename a statue near the cathedral. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 minute ago, MJI said: Just off into town to rename a statue near the cathedral. Sir Hercules Elgar, Statue number 50007\LA ? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, MJI said: I was one of those unhappy, nothing wrong with Hercules. Just off into town to rename a statue near the cathedral. Watch out for the skate boarders lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Same here - either those boys really do like orange or they disliked the first half of the 1980s! Roy My cutoff is 1980 but I could just about stretch to 1984. 50023 would be a perfect choice as the first large logo blue with grey roof and no orange band. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 Ooh! Both are on my list of desirables, though I do have an upgraded Hornby version of Sir Ed, though it’s not the sturdiest model. Will wait and see what gets announced at Glasgow and may just take the plunge if it’s not something else that used the same engine block. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 I wasn’t going to order a class 50 as they don’t really interest me but I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘Elgar’ so I succumbed! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 Just now, big jim said: I wasn’t going to order a class 50 as they don’t really interest me but I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘Elgar’ so I succumbed! Yep, I caved after less than 60 seconds too. need D400 and 50033 now. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40002 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Fortunately for my wallet its a no go, still waiting for early Large Logo without an orange stripe. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Roy Langridge said: Same here - either those boys really do like orange or they disliked the first half of the 1980s! Roy I don’t mind either way. My last resurgence in railways was when the orange bands were being phased in. I thought they suited the original Railfreight Grey particularly. Edited February 7, 2023 by 97406 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2023 Can I ask why DCC Sound on the 50 is £10 more than on the 31 and £20 than on the Deltic? (Class 50 DCC Sound is £110 more than DCC ready, class 31 £100 more and Deltic £90 more). Is it much fancier than on your earlier models? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 24 minutes ago, nightstar.train said: Can I ask why DCC Sound on the 50 is £10 more than on the 31 and £20 than on the Deltic? (Class 50 DCC Sound is £110 more than DCC ready, class 31 £100 more and Deltic £90 more). Is it much fancier than on your earlier models? Hi @nightstar.train, The Deltics do not have operating fans so is a bit cheaper electronics and hardware wise, and for the 31 the sound tech and PCB etc was priced more cheaply for sound fitted when we first announced them. We probably should've raised the price on the sound 31s to have it in line with the 50 but we resisted the price increase. Cheers! Fran 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 A couple of 50149 on engineers duty in Exeter. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/class50/ee6afd80b https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/class50/ebe0ea96e Very attractive. Paul 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJon Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, nightstar.train said: Goddammit Accurascale. I've just ordered a EWS 31, and now you've gone and announced Elgar. I'll have to wait a bit before ordering it, hope they don't sell out in record time! I was just thinking exactly the same thing! Argh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIAM Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 "Refreshed several times up until its final withdrawal in 1994 its livery subtly changed each time and our model represents the classic Network SouthEast 1988-91 period with full-length orange cantrail stripe." Wasn't the full orange stripe added early 1986? So what livery tweak makes this right for 1988-91? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, MikeParkin65 said: 50 007 was selected to carry on the tradition of carrying the great mans name that had started with the naming of Castle 7005. Every day's a school-day - someone very observant selected the reverse number that was carried in the diesel's headcode box during 1976 - Fabulous!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Express Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, WILLIAM said: "Refreshed several times up until its final withdrawal in 1994 its livery subtly changed each time and our model represents the classic Network SouthEast 1988-91 period with full-length orange cantrail stripe." Wasn't the full orange stripe added early 1986? So what livery tweak makes this right for 1988-91? Late 80's-Early 90's is probably the right era. For early 80's, surely everyone wants 07 Hercules, not that renamed rubbish? Recall seeing 07 on a VHS towards the end of its life got a repaint (courtesy I think of Laira Trainees) to go with D400, so just prior to this time. 50149 I take it has CP7's via the Class 37 tooling suite? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2023 Will 50007 have ploughs? The drawing for 50149 shows them but 50007’s doesn’t. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted February 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 46 minutes ago, WILLIAM said: "Refreshed several times up until its final withdrawal in 1994 its livery subtly changed each time and our model represents the classic Network SouthEast 1988-91 period with full-length orange cantrail stripe." Wasn't the full orange stripe added early 1986? So what livery tweak makes this right for 1988-91? Hi @WILLIAM, Our model has the NRN roof pods which were added in 1988. HTH 8 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: Will 50007 have ploughs? The drawing for 50149 shows them but 50007’s doesn’t. Cheers Hi @Hilux5972, Our plan is that ploughs will come in the baggies as an accessory item. Cheers! Fran 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Markwj Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 Just pre- ordered 50149, had regretted letting my Hornby/ rail express version go but not bothered anymore! Now if we could have 50015 in dutch please..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Is the Rodney Class 50 in preservation guise, it looks to me like it is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BR Blue Posted February 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, Chilly said: Is the Rodney Class 50 in preservation guise, it looks to me like it is? I hope not. It has the pre 90s warning flashes (easily changed if not to your liking) so I reckon it is in 80s condition, not that it is that different. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, BR Blue said: I hope not. It has the pre 90s warning flashes (easily changed if not to your liking) so I reckon it is in 80s condition, not that it is that different. Which flashes are those? There is a picture on press reader from March 2020 which looks very much like the model, unless I am on the wrong flashes (which is probably the case.) Better picture perhaps from Flickr Edited February 7, 2023 by Chilly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Express Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 50149, did it ever have a black '9' on the front with a correct size number? While prototypical, just looks soooooooo wrong. In the good old days of corporate identity and a new paint job, let down at the final hurdle..... Even the 9 painted black with a marker pen would have been better. ... Hope the person who did it got bit by a thousand fleas on a Bubble Car A exam! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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