A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[2ManySpams]

20 minutes ago, 46444 said:

 

Is that young Robin's?

 

Didn't 4564 work on the Kingsbridge branch? Or am I mistaken and have eaten too much Blue Vinny? 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark 

 

 

 

Nope, not Robin's. Would be a bit big (7mm) to run on Brent...

[NHY 581]

9 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Nope, not Robin's. Would be a bit big (7mm) to run on Brent...

 

 

It'll look great on that 7mm ex-GWR branch line terminus you're building. All those Panniers running about with their nice Toads. Yum. 

 

2ManyPanniers has finally seen the light methinks. 

 

Rob. 

[Mallard60022]

12 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

Oh dear, oh dear...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will become 4569...

Ummmm, nice Pannier.

[teaky]

Needs more trees!

[gwrrob]

12 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Nope, not Robin's. Would be a bit big (7mm) to run on Brent...

 

A landmark moment in the building of Pencarrow in my opinion and I look forward to seeing it running . It will be an emotional sight for this old softie.

[2ManySpams]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

A landmark moment in the building of Pencarrow in my opinion and I look forward to seeing it running . It will be an emotional sight for this old softie.

 

Just remember the accident that the 1366 had on Polsarrett...

[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Just remember the accident that the 1366 had on Polsarrett...

 

Now we all know that was no 'accident' 😉

[gwrrob]

I’m going to be on my best behaviour and shan’t be my usual facetious self on Sunday. In a quiet moment I might be able to ask Simon Kohler a question or two if anyone has anything specific they want me to put to him.

[46444]

20 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

......In a quiet moment I might be able to ask Simon Kohler a question or two if anyone has anything specific they want me to put to him.

 

Please can you ask Mr Kohler about the progress on the new GWR 10xx County Class? 😉

[Ian Hargrave]

21 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

I’m going to be on my best behaviour and shan’t be my usual facetious self on Sunday. In a quiet moment I might be able to ask Simon Kohler a question or two if anyone has anything specific they want me to put to him.

So is this event worth a jaunt down the M40 ?  

[Neal Ball]

1 minute ago, 46444 said:

 

Please can you ask Mr Kohler about the progress on the new GWR 10xx County Class? 😉

Maybe progress on any new GWR item…. A full brake perhaps…. A new Saint…. 

[gwrrob]

8 minutes ago, Ian Hargrave said:

So is this event worth a jaunt down the M40 ?  

 

The admission includes entry to the motor museum too so yes if you haven’t been before Ian.

[46444]

Just now, gwrrob said:

 

The admission includes entry to the motor museum too so yes if you haven’t been before Ian.

 

Is there a TR7 or Allagro on display? 

[Ian Hargrave]

2 minutes ago, 46444 said:

 

Please can you ask Mr Kohler about the progress on the new GWR 10xx County Class? 😉

 

To be a McEnroe,they do have some seriously good stuff in development …well they did have at MK anyway.I’m assuming Rapido to be the bearer of the urn containing my ashes to be incarcerated with,  an OO  rtr of a County.Hornby can provide my eternity with,appropriately enough,as befits my worth 🤪 a Saint..preferably Cefntilla Court.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ian Hargrave]

6 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

The admission includes entry to the motor museum too so yes if you haven’t been before Ian.

 
Thanks . I might just do it then.

[Coach bogie]

7 hours ago, Neal Ball said:

Maybe progress on any new GWR item…. A full brake perhaps…. A new Saint…. 

Given up on all this might be stuff. Build my own or do without has been my mantra for a while now. Having done a stock check before being down under, I came to realise, if I never bought another item, ever, I still have too much stock for the layout. 

 

Mike Wiltshire

[Neal Ball]

1 hour ago, Coach bogie said:

Given up on all this might be stuff. Build my own or do without has been my mantra for a while now. Having done a stock check before being down under, I came to realise, if I never bought another item, ever, I still have too much stock for the layout. 

 

Mike Wiltshire

Given I am enjoying my various carriage builds at the moment, I guess I am now in the same camp.

 

I was going on about new restaurant carriages for ages…. Now with 2 x Comet rebuilds, I don’t need any more. Next I need to look at some full brakes then!

 

A Saint loco is outside of my build skills I think though…. But again I have plenty of locos without it.

[A Murphy]

I would love to know why Hornby haven't produced a modern Saint. How many would they sell compared to let's say an A2/3, the 2-8-2 etc? A massive gaping hole in the range of top GWR locos. Then there's the Bulldog.........

 

I am a convicted GC modeller these days, but if they made a Saint, I would buy at least one. 

 

Cheers

Edited October 29, 2022 by A Murphy

[Mallard60022]

Competition time. 

Who can come up with the most outrageous excuse to have a new Heljan ES1 at Brent?

Phil

[Oldddudders]

25 minutes ago, A Murphy said:

I would love to know why Hornby haven't produced a modern Saint. How many would they sell compared to let's say an A2/3, the 2-8-2 etc? A massive gaping hole in the range of top GWR locos. Then there's the Bulldog.........

 

I am a convicted GC modeller these days, but if they made a Saint, I would buy at least one. 

 

Cheers

I assume they were regulars on the Joint Line, anyway. 

[Mallard60022]

16 hours ago, 46444 said:

 

Is there a TR7 or Allagro on display? 

Nah, I've got them both on my Drive,dear boy.

P

[Ian Hargrave]

17 hours ago, 46444 said:

 

Is there a TR7 or Allagro on display? 

Ah ,everyone’s best car joke. Rechristened the Andante in its time IIRC.  TR…..the magic letters conjuring up the gleaming sports roadster. I was once the proud owner of a Triumph 6 -cyl Vitesse. This came to a sad end when its front n/s wheel literally disintegrated leaving just the wheel nuts and a piece of jagged metal in place.   The glorious era of metal fatigue and body rot. And we talk of Hornby’s lax approach to QC ?  Nothing new there….as introduced by Longbridge,Dagenham,Cowley etc.

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

Received my vans this morning from Dan at Derails, excellent service as usual , no connection etc.

 

The Rapido covered van ,SR brown version , in the later livery. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. They do look really nice in my van train.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[M.I.B]

Robin,

 

If you do happen upon Mr Kohler, please do ask about a 100% new Saint.  It's the biggest gap in the GWR fleet in RTR terms - the early 80s mouldings are prehistoric.    Everything else has been re-done at least once by everyone since the Hornby Saint first hit the shops, so it'd sell for sure, in every livery from early Edwardian to early Diesel.

 

I would take two without thinking and then perhaps a third.

 

Thanks.

Edited October 29, 2022 by M.I.B
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[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, M.I.B said:

If you do happen upon Mr Kohler,

 

Is there any particular reason for the lack of questions from everyone regarding the newly announced TT120.🤣