robmcg Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Great stuff toboldlygo, great to see such good modelling by Hornby and your superb craftsmanship. Hornby really are producing some good stuff. I have even forgiven them for their weathered K1 and decided to keep it (they offered to let me return it today). I cannot wait for this model! Cheers, Rob Edited March 12, 2015 by robmcg 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Here is a zone-focussed version of my pic of 4901 Adderley Hall RR version. No messing with details, straight out of the box, 3 pics grafted together, some bits darkened or lightened, and sharpened a tad.. It might not be Hornby's best-ever model but in value for money it is brilliant! Cheers, Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exet1095 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 If anyone's interested, Bicester Toys and Nursery, a Toymaster toyshop in Bicester (next door-but-one to the rather good Wetherspoon's pub in the former Post Office), has a Hornby R2835 Owen Glendower and a R2926 Blandford Forum in stock, both at around £120, but with the 10% loyalty discount available. they have some other engines not in the display case too. Old stock, possibly at a negotiable price. As far as I know, they are a concession. It is a very good general toy shop too! Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Duly tweaked with various editing tools, lovely! The quintessential GWR mixed-traffic success story. Nearly 300 built 1928-50? As built 1928 until1930-something. Small tender, high lamp bracket, ... Edited March 18, 2015 by robmcg 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2015 Would of had a nice photo of a Castle to put up today, unfortunately it lost it's smoke-box handle at some point in the weathering process! I'm awaiting a replacement from Eileen's Emporium.. In the meantime here's something from the other camp.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Lovely work, lovely engine. Every time a look at one of those I think of engines clanking through Nottingham Victoria in the late 50s early 60s., a different age... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 After a slight delay, caused through the smokebox handle going MIA and awaiting the arrival of a replacement (Eileen's Emporium) - another Castle breaks cover. This is the third of the 'New' Castles I've done, still waiting for a Hawksworth tender variant to fall into my grubby hands. One more Hornby loco to go before I take my break from renaming/renumbering for a couple of months. In the meantime I've finally succumbed and acquired the Brighton Belle (in 60's guise) after watching a TV report on the real thing.. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 The single chimney Castle certainly was a beautiful engine! A lightly-weathered GWR lined variant would be my choice I think, with that slightly oily sheen which Hornby certainly does not get with its factory finish. I wonder to what extent BR grime beset the class, and which sheds were better or worse, and whether photographers tended to go for clean engines more than 'everyday' working examples? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 The single chimney Castle certainly was a beautiful engine! A lightly-weathered GWR lined variant would be my choice I think, with that slightly oily sheen which Hornby certainly does not get with its factory finish. I wonder to what extent BR grime beset the class, and which sheds were better or worse, and whether photographers tended to go for clean engines more than 'everyday' working examples? A "no brainer" this one. The prime examples were those turned out by Landore ...87E...in the late 1950's under the stewardship of Roy White. His trademark was the silvered buffer.One of their prime turns was the up " South Wales Pullman".4:35 off Swansea High Street to Paddington. Excuse me...what is "everyday working example " ? "Grime" was ....usually ......a phenomenon confined to the immediate post war years and to late 1964/5. I am in total denial with regard to a speck of "grime" on a Castle,therefore an unreliable source....having seen them all,including veterans such as "A1 Lloyds" and "The Somerset Light Infantry ( Prince Albert's) " 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 No grime on this pre-war mid-30s engine, nothing to do with Swindon either. and a very good, up with the very best Hornby models! though you can hardly given them away, rather like Scots/Patriots... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2015 When I go quiet, people should worry.. it usually means I've been busy Yet another GNR Tender A3 - this time with an A4 Boiler - 60057 Ormonde (and with Satan's Plug - Rob). Yes I know it should be filed under Bachmann, but this one has a few Hornby bits on it 73119 Elaine And sighted on the layout this afternoon (after some reassembly I may add) 4061 Glastonbury Abbey - until it gets renamed. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Lovely stuff captain! I very much like the A3. I know it's a matter of taste but the non-deflector double-chimney version really does look superb. I however have been afflicted by an LMS disease somewhat akin to Garratt-mania, but this time it is a successful engine, and a much overlooked Hornby model. Yes, the humble Fowler 2-6-4T of c2003. This was the second Hornby model I bought after returning to model railways in 2004, the first was Duchess 'City of Glasgow' in post-war lined LMS black. Little did I know then that the silent running and reasonably sturdy design would be only slightly improved-on in 10 years. And the paintwork? On the LMS version of the Fowler 4P 2-6-4T I think it has NEVER been improved-on. 2004 version LMS 2311. Some of these engines were stationed at Tebay for banking on Shap... Here is 2308 starting a class one semi-fast. The LMS models have pony truck and bogie brakes. The BR versions, correctly, do not... Note; some details photo-edited, cab floor lowered a tad for instance. Rob (where are my pills?) edit; Pat Hammond writes in MRE that No.2308 R3020 was the last Hornby model made by Sanda Kan, of this type presumably. One wonders if it will ever be seen again, especially with paint to this standard. Edited April 26, 2015 by robmcg 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted April 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2015 Nothing wrong with that Rob, though I seem to be concentrating on Western Region (mostly Welsh) and Eastern Region Loco's of late. On the workbench currently is a B17/1, which will be followed by a Star (I finally succumbed), then a 3000 (ROD) Class and then (when it arrives) shock horror a 42xx! Aside from the complete lack of QC on the Star, it is a smooth runner and yes it will get the cabside handrails replaced. It's a highly underrated Loco, in my opinion. I should really get around to taking a few pics of the Brighton Belle I acquired... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted May 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've been busy... First up is a B17/1, a beautiful little 4-6-0: Currently in works is a Star a loco that for Hornby had a very difficult birth, due a lack of QC and the curse of Design Clever: As comebacks go, this was most surprising to see, the second generation GWR Heavy Tank - it wasn't just the smoke-box door handle that got changed.. Two words describe the biggest change on these - BRASS BEARINGS!! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted May 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2015 If I could add my Sir Meligrance to this thread. Not finished as yet. More work on the motion and pipework required. Rob. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The original Brush type 2 (class31) was beautiful model in its day, setting new standards for detail including the builders plate which was quite readable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Based on Models I own, these are what I consider Hornby's finest: WC/BoB Pacifics in original condition Merchant Navy Q1 Britannia Class 50 Based on what I would like to own, so going on what I've seen/heard: WC/BoB Pacifics in Rebuilt condition N15 M7 T9 I buckled...and bought 2. I forgot, that quite a while ago, I'd bought a Southern Olive Green short framed variant on eBay. However, it arrived quite damaged so I sent it back. Since then, I purchased a L/C Black long frame one (Not the one in the picture), but it was a very poor runner so it went the same way as the Olive example. 3rd time lucky, I bought the Black one seen in the pic, and it runs as sweet as a nut! It helped to persuade me against my better interest, to purchase the NRM LSWR version when Hornby released it. I'm now looking into acquiring a 3rd M7... Regards, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robday12 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) Hi All, Which of Hornby's RTR 00 models is best? I intend to photograph several of what I consider their better efforts, usually with UK commercial aftermarket weathering, and my own photo editing, in a style which is a bit reminiscent of the cigarette cards of the first half of the C20th. To start, the recent Thompson O1 2-8-0. A definite contender. This has very little editing, just a bit around the pony truck front. A couple of small parts fell of when handling this model but I cannot see where they should go. Thompson_O1_2a_r1200.jpg So are you asking which of Hornby's efforts are the best, or which do we think are best after you have paid somebody to weather a model and you have used digital manipulation on the resulting image? Edited May 17, 2015 by robday12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 So are you asking which of Hornby's efforts are the best, or which do we think are best after you have paid somebody to weather a model and you have used digital manipulation on the resulting image? From my understanding, it's neither. Rob's asking what people would consider as Hornby's best models, from their point of view. Not as a literal matter of fact; more to provoke discussion and appreciation of what has been some of the best RTR models ever produced...so far. Regards, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 So are you asking which of Hornby's efforts are the best, or which do we think are best after you have paid somebody to weather a model and you have used digital manipulation on the resulting image? Either way, the merits of the model are the subject. Anything qualifies for comment. As to the way it is weathered and photographed, well if it makes it look good, that's ok by me too, especially when it has clearly been edited with smoke and steam, and details can be changed too, since the model will have its strengths and weakness regardless. Here is a rather nice rendition of a Hornby model... although I would hesitate to call it Hornby's 'best ever'. 34074 in 1949 form from Golden Arrow train pack. Any excuse really. Best, Rob or maybe in colour... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2015 I haven't been quiet, of late just very very busy lol Starting where I left off... The complete Star Malmesbury Abbey 42xx 4257 - what a spectacular comeback for the much derided heavy tank M7 30111 - this one gave me no end of grief! Oops an imposter from the blue corner - A ROD 3000 Class Another Star - a quantum leap in assembly and QC (I left the handrails as is) - 4056 Princess Margaret Another GNR Tendered A3 - 60066 Merry Hampton The A3's keep breeding! Not to mention 2 more Granges, a 28xx, 38xx and a Q1 waiting in the wings!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The original Brush type 2 (class31) was beautiful model in its day, setting new standards for detail including the builders plate which was quite readable. The best detail in the world goes for nothing if the body shape is wrong: which it clearly is on this model (cab side windows not properly recessed). One of the worst models Hornby introduced in their 'Sanda Kan' period. Hornby could cheaply improve by taking the Lima 31 body suitably flush glazed and finished, and combining this with the main range running gear. A body that is overall more accurate, fine running gear, Hornby's excellent paint job; best of all worlds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2015 A few more... The first 28xx to grace my workbench in nearly 2 years, had to make a few tweaks to the tender as the middle set of wheels weren't turning (I didn't spot this till I'd nearly finished weathering it! I can't be too long without a Bulleid gracing my workbench, Q1 number 15 (I think) My to do rename/number list seems to be ever growing currently stands at 2 A3's, 2 Granges, a 38xx, a 52xx, a Blackmotor, an O1 and on the way another rebuilt Patriot.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Has to be up there with very good Hornby models.. weathered D16/3 62581 edited hardware around front, but similar to supplied parts, very little else done. Pipeworks under cab guessed-at as part loose on delivery. Un-edited (different) photo in D16 thread. Cheers, Rob Edited September 5, 2015 by robmcg 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted September 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2015 Welcome back,Rob.You've "signed in" with your customary flourish. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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