Miss Prism

http://www.gwr.org.uk/liverieswagonsiphon.html#:~:text=Up to 1912,vehicles during WWI. Is that ok?

Thanks Rob. Doesn't always work that way! I do sometimes link to a manufacturer's webpage in the formative stage of a project, so that people can see what is on offer in the type and livery range. Post availability, I like to carry a representative photo (generally I will chose a GWR version rather than a BR one). The problem with a link to a manufacturer's page is that sometimes they have a habit of disappearing/changing after the initial excitement and familiarisation has subsided.

I had not realised the stone livery didn't last too long.

Always a pleasure to be able to delete 'NYA' on gwr.org.uk, but these days, to reflect modern marketing methods, I wonder if I should introduce an 'ASO' for all sold out...

Let's be honest, the announcement came as a complete surprise to everyone. In the event, the surprise turned out to be a welcome one, and, more recently, made more welcome by the recognition of Dapol having done such an excellent job. Clerestory?

An extract from a bad picture, but it serves the purpose. A chocolate and cream set at Princes Risborough in 1947, behind Hall 6925. The coat of arms is in an unusual place (on a door), or it could just be a coat of arms size smudge on the negative.

It's logical when considering the build dates. 1924 was the cusp of the porthole era. Most of the 56xxs did get the seam weld on their tanks, but not all. There's an Ian Sixsmith book for the fans (I don't have it), who could provide a more accurate answer. Likewise, many of the 66xxs got seam welds. Here's 5614 at Banbury on 25 April 1962. It was withdrawn a year later, so very unlikely to have received significant further works attention. Note the shiny safety valve bonnet!

Last crimson lake pic I know of is c 1928 (a single large 70' toplight iirc). In the mid- to late-20s however, the GWR Board provided extra funds for coach repaints, in an effort (it seems to me) to make things look modern, which I think equates to getting rid of over-elaborate lining. So the normal repainting intervals were not observable in the way they had been before. Full lining had almost completely disappeared after 1930. I have posted pics of brown and cream repaints of this stock earlier in this thread (see here and here), but Dapol knows, as do all the manufacturers, they can produce liveries with impunity. Collectors will lap them up, even where there is no evidence of a particular prototype livery era being actually applied to prototype stock. If I was Dapol, I'd do a Hattons and produce them in all sorts of non-GWR liveries - they would still sell like hot cakes. I'm usually very critical of manufacturers (especially Hornby, who do tend to take liberties) applying fictional liveries to stock, but I guess I'm softening in my dotage.

That looks like it could haul a few wagons.

Set 1 - 1920-22 Set 2 - 1922-27 Set 3 - 1928-34 Set 4 - 1934-42 Set 5 - 1942-43 Set 6 - 1949-57 But as noted earlier in the thread, I doubt whether all these liveries were applied.

Great video. Magnificent scenery!

Yes, the vacuum pump sound is too 'clicky'.

It depends on the diagram. The original C54s (to take an example of a diagram produced in large numbers) were wooden bodied, so the windows had a c 1.5" depth. Around 1930 or so, the C54s became steel sided, so the surround reduced to 3/8" or so. (Droplight apertures were not affected, though.) Completely different look.

I think the bufferstop should carry a Blue Plaque.

Agree - I was merely reacting to the video's "look absolutely perfect running with the 44xx" and "If your modelling a GWR branchline, a 44xx with a B-set would be a really great foundation to start from."

Much Wenlock ran with a ragbag of stock, but I think most of it was corridor.

Corridor Toplights announced by Dapol (as I understand the latest info)

My knowledge of Granges is rudimentary - when did they start using the Collett 3500g tenders - 1950?

I'm scratching my head trying to recall a pic of a 44xx with an elliptical roof B-set.

The BR crimson ones seem particularly suited to 'Rule Number 1' locations.

I'm not suggesting an equivalence, but 'khaki' has numerous shades.

Available in other formats - see here.

I lived near EAMES as a kid (it was my shrine of wonder), and I can't recall seeing anything on nearby brickwork like that.

https://mmrs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/GW-coach-numbers.pdf

Allan Brett Cannon at London Bridge?