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    A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    This might come back to bite my bum but I don't need one as they weren't seen any further west than Taunton according to the Wild Swan book by John Copsey.I had a Mainline version once upon a time.

    On the product threads, Andy Y has posted pictures of the EP. My resolve is weakening already. It looks reasonably advanced...

     

    David

    A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

    in Layout topics

    Posted · Edited by Clearwater

    Splendid summary.

     

    All getting a bit West Bromwich Albion at one point. Nice that some one has restored normality.

     

    Poop poop !!

     

    Rob.

    Eh! I hope that's not a denigration of by far the greatest football team the world has ever seen!

     

    Boing Boing

     

    Edit to correct an autocorrect(!)

    A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    This thread has driven me to purchase this....

     

    Having got to know brent by both rob's excellent layout and some of the Captain's present day pictures, it's vaguely surreal to look at the original and realise you've seen it. Also I must have passed through the site on the train and least four times but I'm afraid I don't recall it.

     

    David

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    Kernow Adams O2

    in Kernow Model Rail Centre

    Posted · Edited by Clearwater

     

    There was a note on Twitter directing to the Kernow Facebook page saying that all but about 200 preorders have now been dispatched. Apparently on the remainder, either card details and / or contact details are wrong. I guess if you're expecting an o2, not received it or been contacted, now might be the time to chase...

     

    David

    Wright writes.....

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

    Posted

    Maybe, but judging by today's yoof culture it doesn't have the same kudos or entertainment value as playing games, texting or engaging with social media on an iphone or tablet.

     

    G.

    There is a great iPad/iPhone game called "TrackZ". It's an inglehook shunting puzzle with a weary looking pannier. I can't comment on the accuracy of the shunting operations but it is quite an addictive puzzle game. No connection other than as a user

     

    I've played it with my nearly 4 year old son who loves it. Last weekend, I suggested to him we play the game "in real life" albeit in oo on his/our 6' by 4' baseboard. Got out a pannier and five different wagons, wrote each wagon's name on piece of paper, shuffled them and then shunted (we have suitable sidings). He loved it and shouted to his mum "look! We're playing the shunting game in real life!"

     

    We also have Microsoft train simulator. I've learnt as much as to how to drive a steam engine from that than I have from any book. Indeed, when I went on a footplate experience on a heritage line, the basics I'd gathered from train sim were invaluable.

     

    As with most things, there is a benefit technology can bring in showing old ideas to a new generation. My son and I are never going to see real steam age shunting but the game has given an appreciation of what it involves. I doubt without the game, he would have understood what he needed to do on the oo model.

     

    David

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    Wright writes.....

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

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    Some layouts, particularly in my opinion those on a 'big' canvass view better at shows than in magazines. Whilst when I saw it in a magazine, I thought World's End was good, I was blown away by it at Warley. As were others given the crowds around it. Equally I thought Hassell Harbour Bridge was more impressive thanin magazines. I think it must be something to do with the bridges and landscaping coupled to the buildings which when you see in 1:1 scale, you appreciate the modelling and the vision more than you do in a magazine photo where you perhaps compare more to prototype. Oddly appreciating the bridge is actually 1.5 metres high is more impressive than realising it is a scale 375 foot. On the flip side, at exhibitions it is usually n gauge layouts that I'm less impressed by however I do think that they can photo well in magazines

     

    David

    The Engine Shed

    in Hornby

    Posted

    The Hornby forum can be quite interesting at times but it suffers from a serious lack of informed comment. It would be nice to see more RMWebbers take an interest in it.

     

    If Hornby is to really establish itself as the leading quality producer then a decent intelligent forum would help it on its journey, to the benefit of us all in the end.

    The Hornby forum can be quite interesting at times but it suffers from a serious lack of informed comment. It would be nice to see more RMWebbers take an interest in it.

     

    If Hornby is to really establish itself as the leading quality producer then a decent intelligent forum would help it on its journey, to the benefit of us all in the end.

    Personally I've found the Hornby is more narrow than this one in terms of content and breadth. It's user interface is also less useful. It is, however, very useful for resolving specific Hornby problems eg elink. The one great thread I did read was about a conversion someone was doing on one of the oo live steam products into a gwr King. I thought that was excellent modelling

     

    David

    Peterborough North

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Sorry to be an oaf but I rather liked the A3s with the German pattern deflectors - for exactly the reason Larry has spelt out.

     

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    Certainly way better than the little ones fitted around 2751 Humorist's funnel or the A1/A2 ones also trialled.

     

    David

    The Whisky thread

    in Wheeltappers

    Posted

    Waitrose is often good for whisky bargains. Apparently they're one of the larger sellers of malts and consequently have stronger buying power than you might otherwise expect. Consequently they get some great deals

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    A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Given his purported age, wouldn't the gentleman have been born in the late Victorian period? If so, how about one of those splendidly over the top (Melchett on the brain) names beloved by the Victorians? Eg Somerset as a Christian name (would suggest he's off his patch and hence why is catching a train) or an Old Testament name - Caleb, Seth or Ephraim? Perhaps coupled to an old Devon surname of the sort we don't see many of these days. Continuing the Melchett theme, the Devon regiment appears to have had two WW1 VCs George Onions ans Theodore Veale. Not sure how ' Devon' those names are...

     

    David

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    When Hornby introduced their locos

    in Hornby

    Posted

    I agree re difference between catalogue and actual release dates. I'd suggest keeping stock in the year announced with a bracketed date shooting when it reached retail. To take the WD example above I'd notate as WD 2-8-0 1995 (1999)

     

    On the predominance of BR liveries, I guess that's to be expected given most locos probably wore BR colours for a good proportion of their operational lives plus given BR covers all four regioan:, it has a statistical advantage to show up more than other liveries.

     

    I agree re Hornby guide site - I've found it easiest o search by catalogue year though it's hard to tell what is actually really new each year

     

    Great initiative btw

     

    David

    GWML Electification

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    4 years! That's ridiculous. I appreciate that building on the network can be difficult when ground conditions are unknown and there's the risk of finding relics of prior upgrades that are no longer marked but four years seems excessive. Whilst I'm not a trained engineer and therefore may be misreading the situation, but I'd have thought that there is nothing particularly novel or innovative that NR is doing in this electrification- surely the technology is pretty much the same as wcml or ecml. As a taxpayer, I'll look forward to reading the nao report on where the project went wrong and how they'll avoid a repetition.

    David

    When Hornby introduced their locos

    in Hornby

    Posted

    Hi, this is my first post on here so please bare with me.

     

    I have been trying to compile a list of steam locos Hornby have introduced in the main range. I have been using the date first introduced in the catalogue not when it was first released, and I decided to include the croisti 9f as it is almost in line with other main range locos. This is what I have got so far, and I wondered if anyone on here could help add to it.

     

    2016: Original Merchant Navy, B12, Q6, Peckett

      

    2015: King, S15, J50, Radial Tank

                           

    2014: J15, 700 Class, K1, D16, Croisi 9F

     

    2013: BR 8P (Duke of Gloucester), P2 (Cock O' The North), Star, Hall

     

    2012: O1, 42xx, 52xx, 72xx

     

    2011: A1 (Tornado), B1, LMS Fowler 2P, LMS Fowler 4F

     

    2010: B17, 28xx, 38xx, L1

     

    2009: Clan, Castle

     

    2008: 75xx, Schools

     

    2007: Rebuilt Patriot, Rebuilt Royal Scot, LMS Fowler 4P

     

    2006: Britannia, Bulleid Rebuilt Light Pacifics, M7

     

    2005: A1, A4

     

    2004: Grange, A3

     

    2003: Q1, LMS Fowler 4P Tank

     

    2002: LMS 8F, LMS Class 5

     

    2001: Coronation, Bulleid Unrebuilt Light Pacifics, Princess, Duchess

     

    2000: Merchant Navy, N2

     

    I found this interesting to compare how many of each locos from the big 4 have been produced, and the groups they have been produced in. I am also part way through a similar Bachmann one, but struggling due to lack of info available if anyone can help with this also.

    Many thanks.

    http://www.hornbyguide.com

     

    Hi

     

    If you've not seen it, the Hornby guide someone's compiled (link above) may be useful

     

    David

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