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    Why is this so rarely modelled?

    in Death Steam

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    . Who, in 1975 or 76 would have expected people to be getting nostalgic for the HSTs, it was bad enough replacing the Valentas with MTUS!!

    That will provoke similar reactions to all the previous changes, but it'll go ahead because most of the fare paying passengers don't give a rats*ss what kind of train they're on. So long as they get where they want, when they want it's OK.

     

    We were happy with Vp185 as it was still Paxman

     

    But to be honest I have now lost interest.

     

    What did it recently for me was Modern Image NOT being BR blue era

    Best looking locomotive

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

    Posted

    Interesting - When "Design" Magazine published a special on the planned new British Rail image back in 1963, special mention was given to the visual design of the D600 class as one on which some care had been taken. Pity that the loco's performance disappointed, though of course it was on a hiding to nothing being trialled against the D800 in the Western Region...

    (Now, where's me tin helmet?)

     

    I do like the D600s I will be getting a D601 one day, but not sure if to do early WR Diesel or pretend it escaped Barry

    Best looking locomotive

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

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    I have a few

     

    HST power car original livery - stills looks superb.

     

    Hymek & Western very styled

     

    50 not pretty but I love the look of them

     

    Hall & Castle look "right" so does double chimney 9F in lined green, Peppercorn had styling sorted as well.

     

    Lots of older locos were just elegant.

    Etching Brass on the Cheap

    in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding

    Posted

    I did a test this afternoon, not ironed it yet, but if you take a sheet of sticky labels, remove all the labels and the spare paper around the edges so you are just left with the backing paper, then print with a laser printer onto the same side that the labels were stuck to you seem to get a nice smooth black print onto the waxy layer. I guess this should transfer well to the metal. .....

     

    Hmm laser printer at work and I will grab some backing sheets from a supplier

    Heljan Class 16

    in Heljan

    Posted

    Hi there,

    If you want a brand new class 15, Kernow model shop has been trying to get rid of their last ones at £69.99 each! I think that's pretty good!

    Cheers,

    John E.

     

    Hope it is D8233

     

    My 29 and Warship ones just missed preservation

    Why do you model BR Blue?

    in Modelling BR Blue

    Posted

    for me it was a time when my life changed gave up train spotting sold all my models . went out and got a motorbike . going to night club's . then got wed had kid's . started spotting and modeling again in the 1980's when the boy's got older. it was a time i missed out in.

     

    I used mine to go spotting!!!!

     

    Also it was Mod revial time to used to pick on scooters as well, for some reason non of the spotters liked scooters, quite a few liked bikes.

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    Heljan Class 16

    in Heljan

    Posted

    There is something about the early diesels that makes me want them.

     

    Recently obtained a 17 (D8568), trying to get a cheap 15 (D8233), I really want a 16 even though it is not suitable, a 22 and 29 (would be D6122), and NBL Warship (D601).

     

    And I model early 80s!!!!

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