Coach bogie Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 how much was it? NL £97.99 MIke Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 26, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hopefully someone on this forum will be able to snap a photo of the real thing when it makes an appearance. I have ordered one to to keep my KWVR 3MT tank company. http://www.wnxx.com/content/250513/L150.htm Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Here's the real one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Heres my contribution: www.flickr.com/photos/mrnsphotos/8843221009/ NL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Ooh I do like that - and I'm not a lover of the GWR! Stewart ps sad news about Met 1's failure this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I have liked the other repaints that have been done such as the Class 20's, however for some reason this repaint just does not work for me! XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Despite buying yesterday, it is the lettreing style. I appreciate it follws the full size engine, but in my opinion, it would look better if the LT logo was in full along the tank and the L150 on the bunker or Cab side as per the Panniers. The LT logo looks lost as it is so small. Just my opinion Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The lettering and numbering follows the style used once the L.xx numbering was introduced, see for example L.30 on page 87 of the current Model Rail and, for example, this Flickr picture of L.46 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rgadsdon/8531456274/in/set-72157628964403227. Seems to be the standard layout but had to be altered on the Panniers with the number sited on the bunker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Here's the model,well worth the price for such a gem! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Back home from Harrow and the first chance to take it out of the box. As I said before, as the museum benefits, It was never going to be much of a decision to buy. Besides I need something to annoy the over critical super scale purists (nothing I do not say to their face) when they pay their annual visit to my line! NIce model and a great weekend om the Met. Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Interesting that the L.150 colour is a richer red than Sarah's - this seems to be more like the red that the first two panniers were delivered in from Swindon Works in the late fifties (according to Red Panniers). For those that now own both L.150 and a Bachmann LT Pannier, are the colours the same? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Interesting that the L.150 colour is a richer red than Sarah's - this seems to be more like the red that the first two panniers were delivered in from Swindon Works in the late fifties (according to Red Panniers). For those that now own both L.150 and a Bachmann LT Pannier, are the colours the same? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Interesting that the L.150 colour is a richer red than Sarah's - this seems to be more like the red that the first two panniers were delivered in from Swindon Works in the late fifties (according to Red Panniers). For those that now own both L.150 and a Bachmann LT Pannier, are the colours the same? The Prairie is the same colour as the Pannier releases that have appeared over the last couple of years,and also the Kernow release,but not as dark as the original LTM release of some years ago. Some of the photographs that I took at the weekend of the real loco appear to make the colour look much brighter than it actually is,whilst other appear to be spot on,as always with photography it depends on light conditions etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I think if the Prairie had been painted the same colour as Sarah, it would have looked a lot better. XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferman Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Just need a fit and pump and your well away. 20s next, have one in the line to respray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Just need a fit and pump and your well away. Has anyone a decent photo of the air pump as fitted, or point me in the direction of one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2013 Has anyone a decent photo of the air pump as fitted, or point me in the direction of one? There's a few here to go at: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=L150&d=taken-20130522-&ct=0&mt=all&adv=1 Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 There's a few here to go at: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=L150&d=taken-20130522-&ct=0&mt=all&adv=1 Cheers, Mick Thanks for that......useful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37079 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Just need a fit and pump and your well away. 20s next, have one in the line to respray I think at least 20227 is to follow in model form - the Bachmann stand had one on display at the Swanage Diesel Gala earlier this month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petee19 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Has anyone a decent photo of the air pump as fitted, or point me in the direction of one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Has anyone a decent photo of the air pump as fitted, or point me in the direction of one? Thankyou for that picture.....great detail shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 1, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2013 I like it, not a fantasy model, maybe the 1:1 is a bit of a fantasy but other preserved locomotives have been repainted in liveries they never carried in service and it is good not to get too hung about these things and celebrate preservation and enjoy these old timers I think. I think it is easy to get hung up on things, lose perspective and end up a bit grumpy about this sort of stuff, I run all sorts of trains together on layouts (Southern steam with a CSX inter modal on the other track etc) and what the heck it is a hobby and is fun. Very nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted June 1, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2013 other preserved locomotives have been repainted in liveries they never carried in service Aye. Think class 40 ....... I'm not sure about the different livers carried by No.12 and the Prairie. IIRC (and from way before my time) MR locos did wear a brighter shade than LT used later but I'll happily stand corrected and of course there are few if any colour images of those days to prove the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Interesting that the L.150 colour is a richer red than Sarah's - this seems to be more like the red that the first two panniers were delivered in from Swindon Works in the late fifties (according to Red Panniers). For those that now own both L.150 and a Bachmann LT Pannier, are the colours the same? The Bachmann LT Pannier came in two distinctly separate shades. the first two, L91 and L99 were noticeably darker than the later models, so I take it you're referring to the shade that Bachmann are using on the latest versions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 No, by 'first two panniers' I was referring to the full size original L90 and L91 painted by BR WR at the ex-GWR Swindon Works prior to delivery to LT. These two were subsequently scrapped and replaced by another two which also carried the numbers L90 and L91 and were painted by LT in a darker red. I think it is just a Bachmann quirk that they used different reds for their first two and later ones. Sarah Siddons is currently depicted in pre-war Metropolitan livery with original name-plates and full lining and evidently an even darker red..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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