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

[gwrrob]

2 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

shush, who do you think came up with recipe for spam

 

Talking of which have the SR followers of this thread seen this forthcoming book release by John Jennison.

 

https://strathwood.co.uk/collections/new-titles/products/a-celebration-of-bulleid-west-country-and-battle-of-britain-pacifics

[Captain Kernow]

On 14/02/2022 at 17:13, gwrrob said:

 

Talking of which have the SR followers of this thread seen this forthcoming book release by John Jennison.

 

https://strathwood.co.uk/collections/new-titles/products/a-celebration-of-bulleid-west-country-and-battle-of-britain-pacifics

Any panniers in it?

 

[Tim Dubya]

36 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Any panniers in it?

 

 

only black ones

[gwrrob]

16 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said:

 

only black ones

 

That's a blatant midweek request.

 

[toboldlygo]

59 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

That's a blatant midweek request.

 

No Prairies?  

[46444]

Got any R.O.D's, Robin? 

 

[gwrrob]

5 minutes ago, 46444 said:

Got any R.O.D's, Robin? 

 

 

3005.

 

[Clearwater]

This has popped up on my Facebook feed.  Is it from when @Andy Y visited Brent?

 

 

[Mallard60022]

19 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

Any panniers in it?

Only the ones captured by the SR.

P

[2ManySpams]

21 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

Any panniers in it?

 

 

Only those being appropriately Bulleid.

[gwrrob]

Rod class 3005 rounds the curve. Despite the bad weather, Peter Hazell is still delivering.

 

[KeithMacdonald]

In between Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice? Good to see no trees have been blown over.

[KNP]

Luckily the winds have not damaged the barn roof any further, even the ladder is still in place!

[gwrrob]

Some morning delight and seen before , what a beast.

 

[2750Papyrus]

I wonder if GWR stood for "Great Work Robinson"?

[gwrrob]

Also seen before, doing the honours is GWR 2-6-0 mogul 5391 as she heads west with some vans.

 

 

 

[Siberian Snooper]

Luverly Mogul!!!

 

 

[gwrrob]

On 16/02/2022 at 16:59, toboldlygo said:

No Prairies?  

 

There's a couple of rather different but mouth watering items all the same coming here soon. Those with the Irwell Press book on the large prairies may like to turn to page 65 as I can't post the photo here due to copyright. Here's a teaser though of the model of 4133 inspired by the photo of her at Totnes in '45. As usual @toboldlygo has weaved his magic on the Dapol model I bought in the British Railways livery just before Xmas.

 

[checkrail]

Lovely mogul.  Not so filthy, that one.

[gwrrob]

6 minutes ago, checkrail said:

Lovely mogul.  Not so filthy, that one.

 

According to the Dapol spec they have upgraded the model for further batches and I have one [5320] on pre-order.

 

NEW FEATURES
Dapol has adjusted the gearing to a 30-1 ratio, this will provide excellent slow speed running as well as an accurate top speed.
Improved slide bars and cross head There have also been improvements made to the firebox glow to better showcase this feature of the model.
 

[checkrail]

18 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

According to the Dapol spec they have upgraded the model for further batches

So I believe but I'll stick with my filthy 63xx for now.  As a pre-war S Devon modeller what I'd really like to see is an 83xx.  Highly unlikely I'd have thought.

[Mallard60022]

13 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

According to the Dapol spec they have upgraded the model for further batches and I have one [5320] on pre-order.

NEW FEATURES
Dapol has adjusted the gearing to a 30-1 ratio, this will provide excellent slow speed running as well as an accurate top speed.
Improved slide bars and cross head There have also been improvements made to the firebox glow to better showcase this feature of the model.

Good for Dapol.

My 'original', that is now 7311. Did I ever mention that I 'improved' the Tender to Loco connector just a tad (bit of glue and squeezy with fingerpokin) and that it can haul 9 Mk1s no bother and 11 with a struggle on the off site curves? I love it, but it isn't filthy, yet.

 

P 

 

[gwrrob]

23 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said:

Luverly Mogul!!!

 

 

 

Indeed.

 

[gwrrob]

19 hours ago, checkrail said:

So I believe but I'll stick with my filthy 63xx for now.  As a pre-war S Devon modeller what I'd really like to see is an 83xx.  Highly unlikely I'd have thought.

 

Further research John has found that the Dapol model I mentioned was indeed a 83xx [8320] at one time , between 1928 and 1944 and could be of use to you if you model after 1926 when the short safety valve was introduced.

[toboldlygo]

45 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

Indeed.

 

I recognise those wagons...