RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted November 20, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2013 The printers have confirmed delivery to us on 6 December of the fourth volume in this popular series. I have reverted back to printing just 1000 copies of this title, rather than the several thousand printed of previous volumes in light of the current financial climate, so don't miss out by holding back. Follows the usual style for a large landscape colour album with some of the best shots I can find from collections to depict how it really was during the 1960s, a few 1950s shots creep in for good measure in this volume. Such as a brand new D8000 among other rarities to be enjoyed. Chapters this time include, Blue is the Colour, Under the Wires, Sulzer Sounds, Southern Power, Eastern Delights, Type 1 Developements, Type 2 Decisions, One of a Kind, English Electric Medley. Once again I think we have found some real gems, with many shots selected with the modeller in mind within the 160 pages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted November 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 20, 2013 How many of my hard earned model railway tokens will I need to pass in your direction so as to obtain a copy of said book? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Excellent news. Another present sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted November 20, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2013 How many of my hard earned model railway tokens will I need to pass in your direction so as to obtain a copy of said book? Sadly for you but happily for myself, the printers and the soon to be ex-wife (who still wants her pound of flesh) I will need £29.95. Look upon it this way I will be using the little bit I get to keep towards purchasing a Heljan HS4000 on eBay or similar, so I need a lot more to dig deep please to get me in the frame for this one. Have a look on the website for details of the book that is not the ex.... Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted November 20, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2013 Fantastic news Kevin.Any other "Seventies spotting days" books planned for December 2013 as well? I am working on Seventies Spotting Days along the East Coast Main Line for release some point in 2014 and likewise one for the WCML. But a Seventies Diesel & Electric Days Remembered is looming fast as I have been keeping back some cracking shots believe me... Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 excellent news. cannot wait to get my mits on some new material. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hi Kevin How do we pre-order this book. I have the first three in the series and would like the fourth. With a limited print run I don't want to miss out. No mentioned on your EBAY site. If you Google Strathwood all you get is something called EKMPOWERSHOP - not much help there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted November 20, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hi Kevin How do we pre-order this book. I have the first three in the series and would like the fourth. With a limited print run I don't want to miss out. No mentioned on your EBAY site. If you Google Strathwood all you get is something called EKMPOWERSHOP - not much help there. Have just changed over the website today, visit www.strathwood.co.uk or Google (strathwood). Hope the new website is clearer than the old one, otherwise telephone me on 01463 234004. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Thanks Kevin. The new website works perfectly and the book has been ordered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted November 29, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2013 Happy to report sales of Sixties Diesel & Electric Days Remembered IV have been brisk and the book is still in the binding plant and due for despatch in a weeks time to all of those who have pre-ordered. So much so I have completed the cover for Sixties Diesel & Electric Days Remembered V for target release around Easter 2014, once again limited to 1000 copies only, as I do not want to retire in a few years with thousands of books left on pallets in a warehouse I am afraid. Yes the theme of prototype diesels continues on the covers although some of you have mistaken DP2 on volume IV as a green Deltic, shame on you... So for a volume VI what next GT3 or perhaps make a start on Class 52 Western liveries as I have a cracking shot of a green one in mind? Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 7, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2013 The binders have delivered all 1000 copies of Sixties Diesel & Electric Days Remembered IV yesterday, I will be arranging to get the 400 plus already ordered away during the next few days. If you want more details about this title visit http://www.strathwood.co.uk/sixties-diesel--electric-days-remembered-iv-32-p.asp I will not be doing any reprints in this economic climate so be quick if you want one as I am working on volume 5 & volume 6. Kevin , Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 7, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2013 Next up will be London Midland Steam Days Remembered II and Looking back at Class 24 & Class 25 Locomotives, closely followed by Eastern Steam Days Remembered, expected late January early February. Will post up the cover designs next week. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2013 Its been a busy week for the new title Sixties Diesel & Electric Days Remembered IV as around 400 copies have been sent out already of the 1000 printed to individual purchasers, time to get stuck into the stock to go out to retail outlets now. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2013 DP2 arrived safely at platform 5, Kings Cross today. I have a feeling it might be a quick turnaround and not be seen for another 13 days. What a nice Xmas present it will make. Volume five will be a hard decision to make, a lovely railway book or an Easter egg or two? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Mine was waiting for me at work this morning. Looks very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Mine arrived today. Had a look through - very nice. Quite a few shots of Baby Deltic's too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Ordered mine at IA Waterloo yesterday. Can't get it before next friday though as it is a rest week now. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcwp Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 The penultimate carriage in the train shown on page 136 is a '1940 Coronation Scot' corridor third - built after the war. A very rare find in a service train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 15, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2013 The penultimate carriage in the train shown on page 136 is a '1940 Coronation Scot' corridor third - built after the war. A very rare find in a service train. In an all maroon rake too which is also rare at this point as blue & grey vehicles infected so many rakes very quickly it seemed. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 15, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2013 Mine has arrived.Very prompt service from Strathwood. Looking forward now to the "Looking back at 24-25's". Then the "Seventies" titles covering East & West coast mainlines. Maybe a diesel title on "Wales" Kevin ? Would be very happy to do a Seventies Spotting days around Wales. But trying to find colour material west of Canton and at Holyhead in sunshine or at least in decent lighting in the 1970s is a major problem, surely the sun shone in west Wales or was it that so few folk trekked past the footbridge into Canton? I have to admit I only ventured further westward twice with the Dalescroft Railfans Club and once with a mystery excursion which took a weird route via the Central Wales Line in freezing conditions and the Class 37 dropped dead completely in the middle of nowhere and a train full of punters froze to death in our all compartment train awaiting the triumphant arrival of a steam heat Class 47, all for the princely sum of £1 from Ealing Broadway around 1971. Most other visits to the area were just to Ebbw Junction, Canton, Radyr, Llantrisant, and a few of the colliery systems that still ran steam and of course to Barry to use all the wrecks as climbing frames as we all did back then. No health & Safety or risk assessments, we just bunked the place and clambered on board whatever we fancied. Clambering through the engine rooms of D600 and D601 was spooky to say the least. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted December 16, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2013 The Dalescroft tours around Scotland every Easter were a hoot, in 1972 about five coach loads from all over the south decended upon Ardrossan at around the same time. we stripped the assembled Claytons like locusts across a field of wheat. There was hardly a route blind or builders plate left as tools from the coach drivers were plundered to arm up some, others it seemed produced tools from their overnight bags. It was a bright and sunny morning as I recall, although the first two days had been horrible and the rain whilst driving alongside Loch Ness from Inverness to Fort William was something to be believed. I also remember it was a wonder the coach did not tip over as we passed Bescot on the M6 on the way back as everyone peered out of the windows to see what we could identify on the way back to London. We also stopped a number of times at Toton around 4am with not a single permit to be found onboard whilst heading northwards from London to allow a little nocturnal bunking of the place, with the coach parked up at the end of the approach road hidden by rows and rows of Class 20s. Happy days... Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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