Ian Hargrave
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I’m therefore in a quandary about a black e/c version .The only guides I have atm are images on Kernow & Rails websites.
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I don’t believe I ever saw what was under the filth in any case.Unless of course in one of the late Peter W Gray’s photographs.That would be one taken at NA in BR.green.
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OK. I’m just looking at my transition 7301 from the first rendition.Your complaint re: body is present here too,as it is on Robin’s current image of his new release if you look closely. So this would suggest to me that it’s systemic with the manufacture and possibly design of this model. So it might well be the case that a replacement will exhibit the same idiosyncracy that is annoying you presently. Ivan CK has the opportunity of looking closely at one in his local model shop. Thus a similar excursion for you if it is possible may be the way forward. Good luck.
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Happens to us all .
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You are if you buy one right now. Wait a few months for the price to drop.Seriously though,what we are all forgetting is that the pandemic & worldwide turmoil have substantially changed the game over the last 4 years and our values are maybe in need of rebalancing.The world has turned turtle several times since the Fowler was released last.So then a question of “ caveat emptor “ ?
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Hitachi trains grounded
Ian Hargrave replied to great central's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
The ECML and the GWR W of E mainlines are a totally different situation. Apart from the South Wales line as far as Cardiff,most of their working is on diesel power ,some of which is decidedly not gradient friendly. The only real slog the LNER dual power units have on diesel is between Perth & Inverness. -
I empathise with HM & all the family. Long hours spent in Chemo ( I am assuming that is actually part of the treatment ) are soul destroying and its after effects are no joke. There may of course be a possibility of surgery at some point. I cared for my late wife through such a period of breast cancer. Two years after that,she was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and I found myself in the same situation again with the added twist of Covid raging and the complete soul destroying finality of it all day by day,month by month.No “caught it in time “ there. That particular one is a killer. May good fortune and clinical skill aid HM.
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So it’s fortunate…for me…that the only one I am considering is the BR black. A shame…to say the least.
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Another source of Saints in their twilight years is The Red Dragon and Other Old Favourites which concentrates on Landore & the Swansea area between the late 1940’s & early 1960’s & features work by Huw Daniel & others. There are just 4 plates of Saints .All have 3500 gal. tenders. The names still resonate with me as memories of childhood. I had just entered grammar school when Saint David was withdrawn.
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So my £100 worth: 5X OAA wagons ( bauxite) ,calendar,pen,assorted product literature ,beer mats. I’m happy..excellent value .