RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted November 18, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2012 Hi Phil, The Western, 73, 21, 29 etc, will all take the same speaker as the class 22 was designed for. Cheers Dave Cheers Dave - thats great news Etc = 43? tee hee! Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Hi guys The First working test model was shown off at the Crewe show yesterday to traders. It also drew looks from the public as it ran on one of the layouts for a bit. Cheers Dave Thanks for letting us run it Dave, absoluetly stunning model. Not my era BUT i will just have to have a couple to run on Railtours!! Fellow members, it is well worth waiting for..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hi John, Thanks for running it for me. It did look rather nice on your layout (even though the wrong era). cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 did any body take a pic of western at crewe show? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 some teaser pics on Facebook!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 20, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2012 Those with access to Facebook will surely be looking forward to the arrival of the Kernow editions now. Suffice to say not only the best model of a 52 I have ever seen but truly realistic weathering as well. Not very cheap but well worth the asking price IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 some teaser pics on Facebook!! Where on thier facebook page is it I cant find it? NL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 21, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2012 Where on thier facebook page is it I cant find it? NL https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kernow-Model-Rail-Centre/207521425956079 Currently at the top of their news feed there are two small detail images. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted November 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2012 Wow, that weathered Western wheel was a flashback moment. Back to 1974 whilst waiting at the Foreman's office at Bath road depot asking permission for a visit (well more accurately hoping to get a few more numbers before being told to "go away"). A grimy D1001 Western Pathfinder passed behind the office, above the eyeline, I was really fascinated by the unique open nature of the Western's wheels when seen moving at less than 12 feet away. Happy days. Shall I order a Kernow version? Hmm.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 21, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2012 Go on .... you know you want to. Or even that you want two Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted November 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2012 Would be my third Rick! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguin of doom Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Oh heck! This is not good at all!.... There'll be some at Warley according to the Kernow site..... Cheers. Sean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 21, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2012 I read the Kernow comments as suggesting there will be one demonstrator at Warley. Nothing that I'm aware of suggesting any on sale just yet. But get the order in quickly as they're a limited edition and I'm betting they won't stay around to appear on the shelves! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon020 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I read the Kernow comments as suggesting there will be one demonstrator at Warley. Nothing that I'm aware of suggesting any on sale just yet. But get the order in quickly as they're a limited edition and I'm betting they won't stay around to appear on the shelves! I've ordered an unweathered one to weather myself, but I'm beginning to wonder whether I couldn't do better just to order one of these instead... hmmm, time to closely examine on Saturday I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Please somone get some pics of her as i cant make it up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRIAN T Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I have just found out that Lord and Butler (Cardiff) will have a sample of their limited edition "WESTERN INVADER" at WARLEY this weekend Plain maroon with yellow T on the buffer beam ,I beleive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Not sure about the yellow 'T' on the buffer beam as this sample will have been rushed from China. In fact its on the delivery van to deliver to my hotel at 4pm today its that rushed, so even i havnt seen it. Cheers Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2012 Knowing L&B it's not at all beyond their skills to whip out the airbrush and add a yellow T for display purposes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2012 Various samples seen at Warley today (not the Lord & Butler one but the Kernow pair and various examples on the Dapol stand and all looking very top notch with some really good looking colour matches to the blue, green and maroon on the ex-works appearance examples. The Kernow weathered versions are a superb job - even if they are in blue livery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2012 My bold Its not like you to miss words out of a post Mike... Even if they are in the far more handsome and appealing (not appalling!!) blue livery is what Im sure you meant to say Nah - the best one of the lot was lurking is a display cabinet on Dapol Dave's left, a very fetching shade of green, the only colour that really suited them Mind you it does say more than a lot for a D10XX model where we can talk more about which colour we prefer rather than slagging-off anything else about it such as its shape or important detailing; that's the power of RMweb at work. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Its models like this that could get me interested in the Western Region.... I wonder if a few others will feel the same way and follow ? I don't need such a massive upheaval just to justify one of these, after all, the Westerns managed to find their way to the ER and LMR on railtours, that'll be good enough for me! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
multivac Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 What can I say? Western - want. Saw the pre-production models today - look good to me. I've already preordered D1062 from the WLA, well I did send a few pounds to help save her all those years ago. Next planned would be 'Champion' in 'Laira Blue' and filth and even more filth. Sound and smoke effects too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 25, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2012 Presumably the Westerns that have been on public display have been so jaw droppingly fantastic that is has caused everyone's cameras to stop working... Would be nice to see a few pictures please, my wallet would like me not to give in and buy a blue one!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted November 26, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2012 Its models like this that could get me interested in the Western Region.... I wonder if a few others will feel the same way and follow ? Nah... don't need this excellent looking model to "get me interested", the Western Region had plenty going for it already - except perhaps for its policy of downgrading the SR mainline to Exeter... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapolDave Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hi chaps, Just a small update......... For those interested in DCC sound, i hope to arrange very soon a recording session by a very well known gentleman of this parish (who i consider to produce the best class DCC sound files by a long way) to record a Western ready for the release of our model. This will allow those that are interested to have a 'proper' DCC sound coming from their big speaker mounted in our Class 52. I might go down to the recording session and take pictures etc for our website, or even in the DCC sound section on here to give you all a 'feel' of what goes into one of these proper recordings. cheers Dave 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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