Kev_Lewis

Steady on there Martyn. Have a look here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/57823-lion-heart-trains-rtr-in-o-gauge/?p=2018040

Fair enough. When I get around to building one I'll know who to ask when I get stuck! Not sure when that will be as I currently have a 14XX awaiting detailing and a chassis, a 58XX with only the chassis built, and a 94XX pannier to build. The announcement, and my reservation, of the Lionheart B Set has brought loco building to the head of the queue!

I will keep an eye out for that build then. I quite fancy one of those in the future.

Ah, you've got more done than I realised. With your woodworking skills you'll have the remaining baseboards up in no time. Is that the Collett goods you'll be building?

That will be some impressive trackwork once it's built. How far around the roundy-roundy have you got now, Martyn?

Steve, Would it be possible for you to start a thread for this potential kit? I would be very keen to have one.

Yes, San Cheng/Tower have done 14xx and 57xx/8750 panniers, but £720 for a painted loco is a lot of money. And they both have their flaws. I purchased my DCC sound 74xx direct from Lionheart for just £650. Once you add the cost of sound to one of the Tower models you're looking at spending about £850. If I was in the financial position to start my own company producing plastic bodied loco's, my first models would be the 14xx and 57xx/8750 panniers. Followed by the streamlined and razoredge railcars. I have no doubt at all that they would all sell. Of course this is all hypothetical because I'm poor!

Is this where Mrs Downes tells you that it's too big to fit in the space she's found for it?

Just ordered one for myself, with DCC and sound from NG Trains I'd best go apologise to Nelly.

I thought that might be your reason for asking. The solid casting does mean you can't put anything in the boiler and smokebox. But unless you're fitting inside motion there's bags of room between the frames. Are you being tempted towards the light again?

The one I built a few years ago was, and it looks like this one is too. It does add a nice bit of weight to the model.

You'd need a lot of Gun Blue to blacken those!

Jaz, her partner Kal, stopped posting on here early this year. See here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/72163-arboretum-valley-invasion-of-the-daleks/?p=1795968

Even though the station at Little Somerford on the old GWR South Wales direct line is long gone, the gate posts at the bottom of the approach still remain. The manufacturers details are cast on to the posts: T James, Vulcan Foundry, Cardiff, 1902.

I gave up trying to get a fold up gearbox into mine. In the end I opted for an ABC Gears Mini 7S with a Canon 1833 motor. Although there probably is enough room in the firebox for a Maxon motor.

Oh *insert your favourite expletive here*!!!!!! I think I'm going to have to have one.

Get yourself over to Holt and pick up a few bottles from the Box Steam Brewery. They put old Waddies to shame!

I was a long time Hobgoblin drinker, but after enjoying a mini keg over xmas the bottled version was completely ruined for me. To me King Goblin has a chemically taste, last years xmas ale Bah Humbug also has the odd taste. Hobgoblin Gold was just an attempt to cash in on the summery citrus ale market, horrible stuff! For me the best Wychwood ales are Black Wych and Wychcraft (now sadly discontinued ) Just finished a very nice bottle of Box Steam's Derail Ale IPA. That was preceded by one of my favourites a Wadworth Swordfish.

There's an entire thread devoted to old grounded van bodies: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/1486-grounded-vans/ Most of them appear to be where they are for no obvious reason!

The JLTRT Fruit D is a great kit, I've built two of them. Just a word of warning. The kit actually produces the later BR version with electric lighting, there's not provision in the kit for the earlier GWR gas lit type. This caused much debate on my workbench thread with regards to numbering.

I don't think there was ever plans for the IOW versions. More from the Tower website : "The Terrier locomotive is to be made available in two basic types with a total of six liveries"