Hroth Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 But Bachmann took on the tooling and though the chassis may have eventually been upgraded, the upper works appear to be substantially identical. Not that any of that matters! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Knew a man who had flown the Hornet in its development and much regretted that the jets killed it off. On 04/03/2019 at 17:25, G-BOAF said: Looking at pictures of Anzac, the drawbar still runs through the tender dragbox into the loco chassis. Yes it is screwed on the latest models, but the location doesn't seem to have shifted compared to the earlier releases. Indeed, but subsequent tender loco introductions of other classes (other than the Clan which I would guess shared this feature with the Brit) the drawbar reverted to underneath. It's often quite easy to make a DIY alteration and put a drawbar through the dragbox apertures, which Hornby usually neatly model. Bachmann have it over Hornby in respect of this detail, and I find it curious that Hornby having shown a really good example of how it is done on the Brit have subsequently declined from this peak. 16 hours ago, railroadbill said: It's odd that the GW which produced many well proportioned taper boiler locos should have managed to build something as ugly as the 56xx. 'The trouble' isn't so much the taper boiler, as that like other 0-6-2T's its basis is a moderately chunky 0-6-0 that then has a bunker, tanks and trailing truck 'bolted on' to make a tank engine equivalent. (Matters go further downhill when the 0-6-4T format is essayed as a further 'stretch' of this concept.) There aren't many of the UK's 0-6-2T that would be in the top half of the steam loco beauty contest list (should such a thing exist) and none that have the outrageous charm of so many smaller 0-6-0T's. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 A teaser of what's coming from the Railway Works (and Shipyard) 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 06/03/2019 at 08:01, toboldlygo said: Actually not a Blue-box product - it's Mainline one (so a split chassis) and the axles had split according to my client. The person who he got to replace them, put the wheels on the wrong-side - not me I may add. A red box product from the the days of or even before split-chassis...a Rivarossi NYC Hudson. I'm rather impressed by this. Has RP25 wheels and possibly other improvements which this model got later in its career, like a can motor... cost US92 on Ebay, Bearing in mind that Hornby-Rivarossi are making a Big Boy 4-8-8-4 this year.. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 2 hours ago, toboldlygo said: A teaser of what's coming from the Railway Works (and Shipyard) What a good idea! Lets make everything oil-fired.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2019 On 06/03/2019 at 21:52, Hroth said: What a good idea! Lets make everything oil-fired.... At least it's NOT a diesel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2019 The oil burner, is on the back-burner for now - it needs etched plates, cab roof ventilators (both on order) and a seat for the Fireman.. And according to some sources - this was supposed to be a pig to build.. Couplings have been changed btw.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 further to my recent infatuation with Rivarossi 4-6-4 locos, this rather old but lovely version of J3a class 5412 has made some nice pictures... I don't see Hornby resurrecting this old tooling from the early 80s I think. As they are doing with the UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4... Many in the US think the NYC Hudson the most beautiful of steam locomotives. None were preserved. They could make approaching or exceeding 5,000hp at 70-80mph and run freely at what was officially called 'over 95 mph' with 1,000 ton trains. This is barely touched in photo-edited improvements. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 03/03/2019 at 22:16, toboldlygo said: Been quite busy... And oops there's another Naval build blog coming... Thanks to James May, I’m looking forward to your assault on the Hellcat! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2019 12 hours ago, No Decorum said: Thanks to James May, I’m looking forward to your assault on the Hellcat! It won't be happening for sometime - I cancelled my pre-order after having a massive row with Airfix Customer service - over mis-moulded and missing/damaged parts on the Wimpy & Shackleton. It got sorted, but I'll never pre-order Airfix again. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 11 hours ago, toboldlygo said: It won't be happening for sometime - I cancelled my pre-order after having a massive row with Airfix Customer service - over mis-moulded and missing/damaged parts on the Wimpy & Shackleton. It got sorted, but I'll never pre-order Airfix again. My comment was a bit tongue in cheek. You’re probably wise. According to the programme, the chap assembling the kit had some difficulties. Six hundred parts? The delay would probably upset your steam clientele. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 10/03/2019 at 19:00, toboldlygo said: At least it's NOT a diesel Whats wrong with diesels? By Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15108914 On 10/03/2019 at 19:07, toboldlygo said: The oil burner, is on the back-burner for now - it needs etched plates, cab roof ventilators (both on order) and a seat for the Fireman.. And according to some sources - this was supposed to be a pig to build.. Couplings have been changed btw.. I noticed that you'd apparently attached Bet Lynches earrings! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, Hroth said: Whats wrong with diesels? By Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15108914 That photo shows that the centre coupling rods have been removed. That was done because the internal gearing fought with the external coupling rod; a lesson lost on a certain model maker. 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 13 hours ago, No Decorum said: That photo shows that the centre coupling rods have been removed. That was done because the internal gearing fought with the external coupling rod; a lesson lost on a certain model maker. Actually..... It looks like a mutant EE Type 3! ( Hmmmmm. An old Triang Class 37 and some plasticard. Potential! ) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Hroth said: Actually..... It looks like a mutant EE Type 3! ( Hmmmmm. An old Triang Class 37 and some plasticard. Potential! ) Agreed! However moving quickly along, I can now announce that I have just bought two Hornby Lord Nelson class models 851 and 30863 and confidently assert that I have single-handedly saved the company from perdition and ruin. Sometimes you just have to act decisively. Something happens on March 31 ..... not sure what. Hornby's books will be better methinks... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) here is an adaptation of Rails' lovely shop photo of SR 851.... Grateful acknowledgements to Rails. (who have these on special right now at UKP129). I waited for quite a long time before succumbing to buying Hornby's marvellous new model of the Maunsell answer to the need for power and speed! Edited March 15, 2019 by robmcg 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) Another rainy day on the Southern. If only I could have got this kind of result from my Box Brownie or Agfa Clack! Based on a photo by Trevor7598 on the Lord Nelson thread, thankyou Trevor7598 Edited March 17, 2019 by robmcg thanks to original photographer 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor7598 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 My pleasure, incidentally my camera is a Panasonic Lumix FZ38, in NZ it may be known as FZ35. As the model is not current they can be picked up for £50-£70 . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 2 hours ago, trevor7598 said: My pleasure, incidentally my camera is a Panasonic Lumix FZ38, in NZ it may be known as FZ35. As the model is not current they can be picked up for £50-£70 . Thanks. That sounds like a good camera, the composition and lighting on your pic was very good, it's hard to get that lighting effect on the wheels and motion 00 models my experience. For what it's worth I use a half-frame Canon EOS-M with a slightly less extreme zoom lens than the FZ38 or FZ35, and the Canon has I suspect a capacity for smaller apertures and maybe more depth of field, but the CCD sensor on the Panasonic means they would not be strictly comparable on that alone. I had a look at some Panasonic cameras a year ago but in the end have stayed with the Canon because I'm familiar with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Another picture from another camera, this time based on a Hornby catalogue photo. I call it 'Eastleigh's finest ready for 'The Boat'' on the premise that the shedmaster at Eastleigh kept the Nelsons clean and preferred them to the Pacifics for boat trains because they made less smoke. Thankyou Hornby, I have bought one of these models too. Edited March 18, 2019 by robmcg more detail in script 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2019 Hornby's Rolling stock tends to get overlooked, here's a few I did earlier... LMS Stanier Period III's Collett 57' Non Corridor Bow-Ended Composite Bogie Passenger Brake Oh and here's a completed loco - based on a 2884 Class... 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 hours ago, toboldlygo said: Hornby's Rolling stock tends to get overlooked, here's a few I did earlier... LMS Stanier Period III's Collett 57' Non Corridor Bow-Ended Composite Bogie Passenger Brake Oh and here's a completed loco - based on a 2884 Class... Nice LMS stock, would go well with a Maroon Bathtub! Like the 2-8-0, its amazing how cleaner oil-fired locos were.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 The Maunsell disease.... must have missed out on my inoculation during my childhood. from a Rails ad (still waiting for delivery). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, robmcg said: The Maunsell disease.... must have missed out on my inoculation during my childhood. from a Rails ad (still waiting for delivery). Its not irredeemable, Just say three Hail Churchwards and a William Dean and you should recover... Mine should arrive tomorrow or next Monday. At least Nelson isn't decorated in that ghastly Copper Carbonate Hydroxide livery! Should I start running now? LN arrived on time, looks as good as its snaps, and runs well. I think I'll use it as my getaway car, anyone got some fluffy dice? Edited March 23, 2019 by Hroth Update 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Antidote to excessive Lord Nelson purchasing... just buy a Hornby/Rivarossi Allegheny.... works for me. Not sure if this would fit easily on ex-SECR main lines... 30-ton axle-loads notwithstanding. Edited March 25, 2019 by robmcg 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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