robmcg Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) My theory about the poor steaming of the early Lord Nelsons is that it took a lot of experimentation and skill on the part of enginemen to wrk out how best to feed the 10-ft long grate. Early test runs in 1926 ? with 850 bear this out, it lost time at first when returning from Salisbury with the up ACE, at first, but got into its stride and averaged about 70mph for long distances through Fleet. In theory with the division of cylinder exhaust arrangements it should have breathed well.. http://railwaywondersoftheworld.com/lord_nelson.html Edited December 2, 2018 by robmcg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 All my intentions of frugality are in ruins, the Hornby BR Nelson looks delectable... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted December 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2018 Very nice. Would love one in Malachite as preserved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have succumbed and pre-ordered E851 from Rails - as a reward for all my hard GWR work this year Will order the plates from Fox shortly 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have succumbed and pre-ordered E851 from Rails - as a reward for all my hard GWR work this year Will order the plates from Fox shortly Wonders what E851 is. It appears to fall between antibiotics and glazing agents, gases and sweeteners..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2018 Wonders what E851 is. It appears to fall between antibiotics and glazing agents, gases and sweeteners..... One wonders, do you really want to spend Christmas in the gloved hands of the MiM, Hroth or would you like to duck that? E851 Sir Francis Drake to be precise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have succumbed and pre-ordered E851 from Rails - as a reward for all my hard GWR work this year Will order the plates from Fox shortly You've never been busier, roll on 2019. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 One wonders, do you really want to spend Christmas in the gloved hands of the MiM, Hroth or would you like to duck that? E851 Sir Francis Drake to be precise Quackers, thats what I say! I must admit I put in for 30850 when they were first announced as most of my Southern stuff is "Late Crest". That it chuffs is neither here nor there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Whatever happened to instant gratification? I too have an e851 on order, and I observe, without any sense of confidence, that these models will be with retailers by the end of the second week in December (according to Rails. Another retailer just said 'good luck'.) so as an antidote I bought an NRM weathered C1 Atlantic 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2018 You've never been busier, roll on 2019. I don't count sheep, if I have trouble sleeping - it's either Collett's*, Grange's, Castle's, Hall's or Star's *Finished weathering four Bow end coaches tonight.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Speaking of Collett's & Star's... Edited December 5, 2018 by toboldlygo 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Speaking of Collett's & Star's... BKLH5132_lhfan.jpg CKLH6520_lh.jpg TK5008_rh.jpg BKRH5131_lh.jpg 4018_lhfan.jpg 4018_rhfan.jpg So that's 4 colletts and 2 stars and I still haven't fallen asleep yet... :-) Actually the button logo doesn't look bad on the small tender Edited December 5, 2018 by railroadbill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Sigh. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em Yours, O V S B 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) antidote.... or if you prefer or even this... It keeps the influence of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at bay p.s. toboldlygo re the star a couple of posts ago, did Hornby put 10-spoke front bogie wheels on 4018 or did you have to supply them? Edited December 7, 2018 by robmcg 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2018 antidote.... 11_30843_S15_side_11abcd_r1200.jpg or if you prefer 60128_haymarket_A1_portrait1_5abcdef_r1200.jpg or even this... 4901_A4_wartime_7abc_r1200.jpg It keeps the influence of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at bay p.s. toboldlygo re the star a couple of posts ago, did Hornby put 10-spoke front bogie wheels on 4018 or did you have to supply them? I fitted them - well I replaced the bogie, as one of the guard irons had snapped off. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) I fitted them - well I replaced the bogie, as one of the guard irons had snapped off. Thanks. I like the Star but I'm not sure which if any come with correct 10-spoke front bogie wheels. Moving away from the corrosive effects of Swindon for a moment, I am told by a retailer that the 851 Sir Francis is expected later this week, with various forms of superstition being enabled as I write... so here here for your edification and pleasure is my edited version of the Bachmann Lord Nelson... but in the meantime, like a kid at Christmas I wait for Hornby. I will create a 46232 'Duchess of Montrose' and 70045 'Anzac' in preparation for Xmas 2019. Edited December 8, 2018 by robmcg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Here's one I unearthed just now, tends to go through to the keeper, this... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2018 Thanks. I like the Star but I'm not sure which if any come with correct 10-spoke front bogie wheels. The second batch aka British Monarch, not unusually it reverted back to the 12 Spoke variety for Knight of the Grand Cross.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted December 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2018 Old X04 powered Jinty. Solid, reliable, durable. Accurate enough to be unmistakably what they were supposed to be even if not dimensionally spot on. My old one's still run well today. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) The second batch aka British Monarch, not unusually it reverted back to the 12 Spoke variety for Knight of the Grand Cross.. Ah well, they could sell truckloads of these... I left the injector pipes in bright copper as is Hornby's habit. I used a pic of 46235 for much of this. Late crest, the possible 2019 version might be early crest. typos, errors as ever Edited December 9, 2018 by robmcg 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Here's another Duchess. By coincidence, this was at Kings Cross station yesterday morning. (I wasn't on the railtour it was pulling, but waiting for an LNER HST to go to York, that's another story.) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted December 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2018 Here's another Duchess. Duchess of Sutherland KX 8 12 18.jpg By coincidence, this was at Kings Cross station yesterday morning. (I wasn't on the railtour it was pulling, but waiting for an LNER HST to go to York, that's another story.) Figures look over-scale, but good photo-shopping. Did Rob give you tips? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Figures look over-scale, but good photo-shopping. Did Rob give you tips? Apart from the steam, which looks over-egged, rather like the effects you get in certain model mags... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 You're right about the figures, it's also the absence of plastic squares to make the figures stand up that is the real give-away. Mind you. photoshop can be used indoors, rather than having to stand on a freezing cold platform. The only tips I need at my age are PG ones... :jester: Duchess of Sutherland has a tractive effort of 40000lb I've just looked up, high for an express steam loco. The class 91 to the right will pull 43000lb. but can still develop nearly that at 100 mph with a continuous rating of 6090 hp, so just a bit better, not surprisingly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Apart from the steam, which looks over-egged, rather like the effects you get in certain model mags... It took ages to get the steam even vaguely realistic... needed to hold a large coffee afterwards to get my hands warm again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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