RMweb Premium Fair Oak Junction Posted January 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, mikesndbs said: So for my one 85 then Bewdley and Kidderminster sound right? If someone was travelling back in the day from London to Bewdley or Kidderminster how would they have done it? Anyone coming from the south, like Worcester, would likely have gone direct to Kidderminster along the Snow Hill line or via the Stourport branch if going to Bewdley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 49 minutes ago, Karl said: At first I thought the crimson was a bit red but having had another look at my photos of 93 I'd say, like eddiethedog has, it is actually spot on. The preserved 93 is a bit of enigma, we were advised the project manager for 93 that the colour they used in the first place was slightly wrong and it has further 'faded' / 'aged' to purple (which is unusual for reds that usually bleach). 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 10 minutes ago, mikesndbs said: So for my one 85 then Bewdley and Kidderminster sound right? If someone was travelling back in the day from London to Bewdley or Kidderminster how would they have done it? Both the GWR and subsequently the WR had a Paddington-Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton service that ran via Kidderminster,Stourbridge Junction and Dudley to Wolverhampton Low Level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, mikesndbs said: Would quite like Worcester on one end, but where would it have gone to and from? There's a good chance it would have gone to Worcester! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Graham_Muz said: The preserved 93 is a bit of enigma, we were advised the project manager for 93 that the colour they used in the first place was slightly wrong and it has further 'faded' / 'aged' to purple (which is unusual for reds that usually bleach). Thats interesting, it definitely did fade to purple but I was looking at photos from a charter with it no long after it was outshopped. The colour n the model looks good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted January 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18 (edited) Life getting in the way of hobbies has thus far prevented me from collecting at Camborne. I should be the happy owner of my model within the next few days. Looking forward to it. In other news it's surprising how far east Camborne is when you live way out west! A couple of hours needed for the round trip including a little "dwell time" at the "platform". Edited January 18 by Gwiwer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, mikesndbs said: So for my one 85 then Bewdley and Kidderminster sound right? If someone was travelling back in the day from London to Bewdley or Kidderminster how would they have done it? 1) I'd go for it. (I'm very much a rule 1 sort of person, mine will be No. 97 as my layout doesn't have a definitive location.) 2) No idea as I just got those from the Lewis Railmotors book. A guess would be Paddington - Worcester by express, then a local service. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 17 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: In other news it's surprising how far east Camborne is when you live way out west! In my experience of Cornwall Camborne is a long way from everywhere except Redruth. But the shop staff were very friendly on my first visit last year, once I had found my way to it from the Tesco carpark. Hopefully this model might be in stock when we go down West this year, and I can visualise it in LNER green and cream with a name like 'Bang Up' or 'Tally Ho!' on the sides 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18 How many functions does the non sound version need? It has a Plux 22 socket but there aren't many Plux 22 currently in stock, however there are a few more Plux 16 around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: Life getting in the way of hobbies has thus far prevented me from collecting at Camborne. I should be the happy owner of my model within the next few days. Looking forward to it. In other news it's surprising how far east Camborne is when you live way out west! A couple of hours needed for the round trip including a little "dwell time" at the "platform". I live in Devon, which is considered by most of the country to be the westest west of the far southwest (they think Swindon is in "The Westcountry") - and yet Camborne is so far west from me it's almost in a different time zone! 😆 When I drove down to Kernow MRC a couple of years ago it took me two hours. Admittedly I did get caught up in the A30 roadworks. (Are they ever going to finish the A30?) Edited January 18 by Harlequin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Nice to see shots of this appearing. The rest of us must continue to exercise patience. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 29 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: In other news it's surprising how far east Camborne is when you live way out west! It will be a lot further if you get the spelling wrong when you put it in your satnav. By comparision Cambourne is in the Really Far East. We've also got a St Ives, but the railway is now a guided bus! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted January 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, Harlequin said: (Are they ever going to finish the A30?) The original signs said the end of 2023 - which everyone knew wouldn't happen! Latest I heard was Easter - but I don't recall them specifying which year. CJI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 6 minutes ago, Harlequin said: I live in Devon, which is considered by most of the country to be the westest west of the far southwest (they think Swindon is in "The Westcountry") Chatting to the signalman at Chippenham Junction (near Newmarket), he told me he'd reported a fault, and the technician phoned to say he couldn't find the box. He asked where the chap was and got the reply at the station. That's when he realised his office had called out support in Wiltshire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Harlequin said: When I drove down to Kernow MRC a couple of years ago it took me two hours. Admittedly I did get caught up in the A30 roadworks. (Are they ever going to finish the A30?) The A30 roadworks currently protect our top secret workshop and warehouse from certain marauders... they have now lost the bet as to which project was completed first, they are apparently now still hoping to possibly beat HS2 to completion. Edited January 18 by Graham_Muz 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, sjrixon said: That's amazing news.. And, interested that a sound fitted one has been dispatched.. What's the sound like? The sound is pretty good. It's loud enough and all the sounds are nicely balanced but maybe a little bit muffled. It comes with "Active Drive" enabled, which I like. That means that you get gradual acceleration, deceleration and when decelerating you just hear the valves going phut phut. The chuff sync with the motion was a bit out and needed tweaking. The main whistle sound does seem to have a bit of distortion at the end. It might be loud enough to overdrive the speaker, perhaps? I need to do some testing. I can't see any clear sound paths out yet but I'll know more when I open one of them up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 (edited) Here's an attempt at focus-stacking, to keep the whole vehicle in focus: It's not a great photo but it does show the impressive length of the steam railmotor. She's standing on a 2ft radius curve. The smaller scroll irons are fitted. Edited January 19 by Harlequin 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 I just took a pic of my No 97 to post but no point in duplicating. One thing I noticed though is I need to dig out the detail pack as I haven't even put my chimney in yet. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, 57xx said: I just took a pic of my No 97 to post but no point in duplicating. One thing I noticed though is I need to dig out the detail pack as I haven't even put my chimney in yet. 😂 The chimney should have been already fitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Graham_Muz said: The chimney should have been already fitted! 😖 yeah I just sussed that out looking at the detailing pack. I will check the area I unpacked it, it wasn't loose in the box. edit: Panic over, found it down the edge of the sofa between the arm and cushion. Good job Phil posted his pic, I could have been oblivious until the chimney worked its way down inside the sofa! Edited January 18 by 57xx 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted January 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18 (edited) I very gingerly opened up No. 61 to fit a decoder: The vertical boiler and its fittings are lovely: The blue capacitor in the luggage/speaker compartment is labelled C17 but I haven't worked out what its purpose is yet. I found that there are some cunningly hidden vents to let the sound out just above the rear driving axle: Edited January 18 by Harlequin 10 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 That boiler is really smart!! Thanks for sharing, I continue to wait patiently.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Just been emailed by a courier to say that my three examples should be arriving today. Exciting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 The push fit destination boards are a fantastic little extra in my opinion! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 14 hours ago, Graham_Muz said: The chimney should have been already fitted! The chimney on mine was also loose, but thankfully I found it on the workbench before the carpet monster got it. Can it be glued it without causing problems? Meanwhile I've stored it in the detail pack so that it doesn't get lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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