Kev_Lewis

It would need to be one of the big (94xx) pannier tanks to have the correct boiler for it be Collett goods like?

Yeah, I realised my mistake about 10 minutes after posting that.

Thanks for the photo and the update, Castle.

Are you sure they're not trying to create a Collet Goods?

You're not planning BR Blue for 4079 are you Castle?

You're welcome, Polly.

BR blue does seem to suit 6023 rather well.

Not today, though - the sky's falling in with sleety stuff - someone go and tell the king....

6023 King Edward II, naturally  http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/locos/6023/6023.html

Seeing that, I'm looking forward to seeing this beauty in its running mode. Yeahhhhhh.....

Hi Polly,

Did you see the photo's in the Preservation Section of the GCR Winter Gala?

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/67541-gcr-winter-gala/

6023 looks very good.

Quite so, would you just explain that to my wife!

Ha! You're on your own there.

Very nice weathering.

You can never have too many Panniers!

Hi Kev, yes the one I am thinking of is Chris Bolton of W.W.W. so if you do need the phome number as he does not habe a web site, letme know.

 

Andy.

Thanks Andy.

Although I do have a few R-T-R bits, I think I'll stick to looking for a suitable kit. Lack of a layout means there's now hurry for an autocoach! ha ha!

 

I think you will find the coaches come from Chris Bolton  Western Wagon Works. I have quite of few of his GWR ones all built to diagram nos. I decided that it would be a long time until I got round to building the coach kits and I wanted something for the locos to pull.

Don

I have seen the Western Wagon Works stand at a couple of shows. Chris Bolton's work does look very good.

At the moment I don't have space to store a layout, so building rolling stock is my current occupation until we manage to make some room!

They both look excellent.

The pair of them trundling around Abbots Bridge will be a great sight.

I have phone number of a guy from down Cornwall way who makes Plasticard ones, ready painted in the livery of your choice for 200 sods. I will find the number and pm you when I find it.

 

Andy.

P.S. A friend of mine bought a B Set from him in GWR colours at Telford and they look and run great.

Hmmm...... That may be a possibility.

I currently have my eye on the Scorpio Models kit at the moment. Which is brass and I'd have the fun of building it myself.

Hi Kev, thanks and I will find out the make of the Autocoach at Club on Tuesday for you.

 

Andy.

Cheers Andy.

I've got a 14XX to build soon, so an Autocoach will be required too.

Great photo's as always, Andy.

Do you happen to know the source of the kit for the Autocoach?

I saw the 45xx at Telford. They are one of my favourite locos but I am going to be very strong and resist all temptation. I keep telling myself that they are to big for my layouts and remind myself that impulse buying in the past as led to tears later.

It looked good, didn't it? A 45XX would be one heck of an impulse purchase, better leave the credit card at home!

Those photo's are definitely NOT boring.

Excellent weathering indeed.

I treated myself to a Lionheart 74XX with sound last year after selling off two thirds of my OO gauge stock. It's a stunning model. The forthcomming 45XX may be out of my price range

Hello Kev,   l find the plunger's from Premier Component's (PC 702) a lot more robust than the slater's one's, but that's my just my preference, they work for me, all l do is link the plunger's up then to the motor, much tidier.

 

l love big Jim's kit's as well, l have made the 20T brake van, and l am saving up for the Queen Mary boggie brake van, look's fantastic. PS love the various wagon's you are building too,

 

George..

Thanks for your kind words George.

The Premier plungers do look much simpler than the Slaters one. No tabs and tiny nuts to mess around with.

The Jinty is looking very nice there, George.

I've been admiring the Premier motor/gearboxes for a while and finally bought two at the Bristol show last month. One to replace the fold up useless-ness I have in 5815 and the second for the future build of a 14XX.

How do the Premier plunger pickups differ from the Slaters ones?

Itwill take me all night to catch up with this lot, I should get an Oscar for all the posts I will record Today, hahhaaaa

 

My little fingers are worn out

 

Knakkerreddd Luniee ,

Have a look here Andy: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=stats

Six Lunesters in the top 20 posters today by my count, with you at the top of the pile.

Great work there, Castle.

I'd go with crimson and cream for the BG too.

And s/he thinks it is so good that it has to be "Private Listed" as well.

Would you admit to buying that?

I would have thought that once they're glued with PVA to the layout they'd be fine. The problem would be storing them until you need to use them.

Hi Peter,

 

It's so dark because I was reading in the Midland Wagons book by Bob Essery that the Midland grey darkened with age (as opposed to getting lighter as you might expect) my guess is that it absorbed the soot?

 

I decided to play with it on the ex Midland open with the view that it will be heavily weathered so I wanted see how it went starting with a dark colour - it's actually GWR Freight grey

 I'm sure I read somewhere that the exactly shade of Midland freight grey was always a bit vague. There being marked variances between repaints.

The transfers are from Powsides http://www.powsides.co.uk/

They are the rub/press on type of transfer. They go on easy enough, but are a little tricky to get them to go on straight. The best way I found to apply them was to secure the sheet to the model with masking tape and then rub them on.

 

Tank wagon - the livery will be black - class B Shell, I think...

Simple but effective, the class B Shell black livery. I did a Brassworks offering in this livery last year.