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Indeed, and thus a good match with the discussion here 🙂
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I did a reasonably systematic trawl of the Railway Magazine for livery details some years ago. I won't link to the blog again - for some people, there be dragons - but it's attached here. For mention (and critique!) of all-over coach brown, see the entries for: July 1903, August 1903, October 1904, June 1905, July 1905, August 1906, August 1908, October 1909. Note also the different terms used to describe the colour. RailwayMagazineLiveries_OK.pdf
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Yes it's here - though there isn't much more to it:
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GWR 3 plank wagons appreciation thread
Mikkel replied to drduncan's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
They often are in photos from the period, regardless of the day. I think if it was an opening day shot the broom would have been put away - not proper! 🙂 -
Thank you! Ah yes, the shed is John Dornom's work, the photo is even on the commemorative page here: https://www.masterpiecemodels.co.uk/index.php/latest-news/217-john-dornom-1950-2022
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A wagon frenzy! Great stuff Matt. You're going to be needing more foam for your clever wagon storage solution. Chris' prints do look good. As opposed to something else I am working on right now. The 3D printing scene seems to be a Wild West at the moment, some prints are superb and some are very poor, but you can't always tell the difference from advert photos because these days anything can be made to look good in an image.
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Further to discussion of the brown 517s, I dug out this old post by Nick (much missed) from an archived thread: If Nick is correct here, brown is an option from 1905 to the mid-20s, which surprises me a little. As since pointed out by @Brassey, the brown livery on 517s can be distiguished by the cream cab interior (when it can be seen). Many years ago Andy posted these excellent shots on here that he had taken. The images disappeared in a changeover or the Great Loss, so unfortunately I cannot say whose model it is, does anyone know? Incidentally, Nick's point about the lake 517s is interesting. An opportunity to be different if anyone is so inclined. There were one or two Lee Marsh 517s done in that livery. Or perhaps the Wolverhampton livery might tempt someone. James has posted some photos of delightful models in these liveries here and here.
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Here's a photo posted by Brassey of a brown 517 with choc & cream trailer: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/blogs/entry/25509-slaters-gwr-dia-c10-clerestory-coach/?do=findComment&comment=75210 - and below it his model version. Irresistible if you ask me.
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I think so - certainly with a roundtopped firebox, as God intended them 🙂 That's what I was wondering when I came across this: https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/18541864-GWR-Wolverhampton-186/Joseph-Armstrong-Standard-Goods-517-class/i-xbkzDQb/A Further 517s here, the first three are nice studies: https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/18641897-GWR-Wolverhampton-Geo/George-Armstrong-GWR-517-Class-0-4-2T/i-hTV4Lm8
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Upper Hembury, East Devon - a GWR / SR Branch line
Mikkel replied to BWsTrains's topic in Layout topics
Hi Colin, that's a very creative solution. I really like when ordinary household items are brought into use. Can the strips be angled slightly downwards or is that too fiddly? -
Mikkel started following A Bulldog, perhaps? and Dapol OO 14XX and 517 Class 0-4-2Ts
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A Bulldog, perhaps?
Mikkel replied to tomparryharry's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
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Mikkel started following GWR Ballast wagon (diagram P4)
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GWR Ballast wagon (diagram P4)
Mikkel commented on magmouse's blog entry in Netherport - GWR 1908 7mm (mostly wagons for now!)
Well, the wagon looked fine when you bought it, but the end result is unique! Can I ask what the red base paint is, please? An excellent end to a good day on RMweb.