F-UnitMad Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 18/12/2020 at 23:47, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: I got one of these for Christmas 1975, in N gauge and painted green with a BR emblem. I think it was meant to be a Clayton. Was it made by Lima, perchance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: Was it made by Lima, perchance? One of several Lima n gauge things I had. They were all different scales wrong and had two speeds, stationary or supersonic. Honestly, folk today don't know how lucky they are 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: One of several Lima n gauge things I had. They were all different scales wrong and had two speeds, stationary or supersonic. Honestly, folk today don't know how lucky they are So wot U done with the Irish locos that made loads of noise? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: One of several Lima n gauge things I had. They were all different scales wrong and had two speeds, stationary or supersonic. Honestly, folk today don't know how lucky they are Don't tell us you had one of those "BR Standard 2-6-4Ts" as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: So wot U done with the Irish locos that made loads of noise? And the Australian one? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianathompson Posted December 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, St Enodoc said: Don't tell us you had one of those "BR Standard 2-6-4Ts" as well. I had a second hand one. Horrible thing! Its nose down body made it look like a hot rod, which as noted above, was how it performed. Ian T 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 11 hours ago, St Enodoc said: And the Australian one? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Don't tell us you had one of those "BR Standard 2-6-4Ts" as well. Thankfully not! I did have the 4F with solid wheels and a tender drive. I say 'drive', it mostly just made noise and spun the wheels uselessly. I removed it and had a very nice push-along train instead. I also had the 'Clayton', a class 31 and the legendary Deltic. The best thing about the Deltic was the blue colour - spot on for BR drab. Each one seemed to be to a different scale, and the Mk1s were to a different scale again. It's a wonder that my interest in model trains survived. Actually, thinking about it 0 it didn't. it went dormant for about 30 years... The Deltic looked great in the Railway Modeller review, and so I asked for one for Christmas 1978. What the RM didn't mention was that the Lima Mk1 carriages just about came up to the bonnet top on the Deltic. I was so disappointed. My parents must have sensed my disappointment too, I feel sad for them now. Edited December 22, 2020 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 3 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2020 11 hours ago, St Enodoc said: And the Australian one? Thanks. Couldn't see it for looking, as my Grandad would have said. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacathedrale Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Very interesting, I'm sure that @Dr Gerbil-Fritters has posted this photograph: This is actually the throat of Sligo station, details here: Who'd have thought that I'd find a confluence of ideas with this bizarre and erratic thread? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Thankfully not! I did have the 4F with solid wheels and a tender drive. I say 'drive', it mostly just made noise and spun the wheels uselessly. I removed it and had a very nice push-along train instead. I also had the 'Clayton', a class 31 and the legendary Deltic. The best thing about the Deltic was the blue colour - spot on for BR drab. Each one seemed to be to a different scale, and the Mk1s were to a different scale again. It's a wonder that my interest in model trains survived. Actually, thinking about it 0 it didn't. it went dormant for about 30 years... The Deltic looked great in the Railway Modeller review, and so I asked for one for Christmas 1978. What the RM didn't mention was that the Lima Mk1 carriages just about came up to the bonnet top on the Deltic. I was so disappointed. My parents must have sensed my disappointment too, I feel sad for them now. Thanks for that horror show - I'd quite forgotten just how awful Lima N gauge was. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted December 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Thankfully not! I did have the 4F with solid wheels and a tender drive. I say 'drive', it mostly just made noise and spun the wheels uselessly. I removed it and had a very nice push-along train instead. I also had the 'Clayton', a class 31 and the legendary Deltic. The best thing about the Deltic was the blue colour - spot on for BR drab. Each one seemed to be to a different scale, and the Mk1s were to a different scale again. It's a wonder that my interest in model trains survived. Actually, thinking about it 0 it didn't. it went dormant for about 30 years... The Deltic looked great in the Railway Modeller review, and so I asked for one for Christmas 1978. What the RM didn't mention was that the Lima Mk1 carriages just about came up to the bonnet top on the Deltic. I was so disappointed. My parents must have sensed my disappointment too, I feel sad for them now. I had a set of four of the Blue/Grey Mk1s - the Composite as shown, a Brake Second, Buffet Car and Full Brake (which I think was as long as the others - though Lima N hasn't been alone in that). I ran them behind the Minitrix Warship D823 Hermes, but as I'd never seen a Warship for real I had no idea how out of scale it all was (our local line just had DMU's). Fortunately my overriding memory was that it was all fun! The thing I do miss though was looking in a catalogue and deciding what I'd like - and it still being available months later when Birthday / Christmas came round. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Lacathedrale said: Who'd have thought that I'd find a confluence of ideas with this bizarre and erratic thread? I'm taking that as a compliment. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacathedrale Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Absolutely as intended you are making manifest what we all (presumably) feel but don't have the gumption to wrestle with 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted December 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2020 Just over 30 years ago we found the Lima Deltic would not fit through the tunnel portal into the fiddle yard of our club layout. However, a couple of the Lima wagons were close to scale, for instance the CCT and horsebox were pretty good models, and look good on an etched replacement chassis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 22/12/2020 at 13:10, Lacathedrale said: Who'd have thought that I'd find a confluence of ideas with this bizarre and erratic thread? I wouldn't say this thread is 'bizarre'. erratic, maybe, but not bizarre. I think it does reflect something that's true of most of us Brits who take an interest in trains beyond our shoreline - we'll be interested in quite a few different Prototypes, not just one, and would like to model all of them if possible!! Although maybe not all at once, on the same layout *cough cough* 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Ian Morgan said: Just over 30 years ago we found the Lima Deltic would not fit through the tunnel portal into the fiddle yard of our club layout. However, a couple of the Lima wagons were close to scale, for instance the CCT and horsebox were pretty good models, and look good on an etched replacement chassis. I never understood how Lima could employ some of the best injection tool makers in the business and yet seemed to employ a draughtman who drew everything to a different scale. Sometimes on the same loco.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: ....yet seemed to employ a draughtman who drew everything to a different scale. Sometimes on the same loco.... I think he works for Heljan, now.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Although maybe not all at once, on the same layout *cough cough* I've no idea what you can possibly mean.... They're the same scale at least, which is more than Lima managed ;D 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 'Jumbo' number 3 arrived today. A quick plonk on the test track revealed that it was a non-runner. So of course, within minutes it was in bits... One of the things I am enjoying about my recent Roco acquisitions is that they are sensibly engineered and robust. After disassembly, I found the culprit. The other thing I like about Roco is that spares are obtainable. So I shall get a new gear in the new year. This one doesn't need anywhere near as many new parts as Jumbo 2 which has been badly treated in its previous life. Then my fleet will need chipping.... 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 Christmas Day and nothing stirred down at the depot. And up at the station, all was quiet... Even the PW gang are taking a break from reconstructing the goods yard ready for the new freight shed which will go up in the new year. I shall write a 'state of the nation' in the next few days as the Eagle has some exciting projects in store for '21. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 24/12/2020 at 18:21, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: So of course, within minutes it was in bits... The real sign of a true Modeller!! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 23 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: The real sign of a true Modeller!! Surely the sign of a true Modeller is putting it back together again and it working! 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Surely the sign of a true Modeller is putting it back together again and it working! Especially when there are a few spare bits left over that obviously weren't needed in the first place. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Surely the sign of a true Modeller is putting it back together again and it working! Nah - putting it on a "to finish off later" shelf. I have a very large shelf. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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