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Tony, many thanks for the extremely helpful checklist. As many of the older photos on the site have disappeared, would it be possible to post some pictures at each stage, particularly the early points, so as we can see how you do it? many thanks David

14xx? Little. Fits the Titfield theme. Perhaps a nice autocoach to match.

Andy that interesting. I’d be interested to see a similar mapping of ages against period/region modelled. Are you going to provide the raw data so those of us who like data can play around with it? David

Yes, it’s a pity Hornby is retreating to a nostalgia led business model rather than releasing items for the enthusiast. Though items like the closer coupling nem pocket magnets look good. I hope Rapido keep rereleasing their wagons. I’ll want plenty in due course. I’m also pleased to see coopercraft coming back and remain hopeful that some of the other items that went into the black hole re-emerge. Given some of their other releases, particularly thr Jones goods, you’d think a Saint would be in their sites. Unusual. Scannable prototype.? Dapol’s eccentric choice of toplights intrigues. I hope they go mainstream and I’ll live with some of the inevitable compromises. For the toplights they’ve done, wouldn’t a large metro be appropriate motive power?

Not necessarily. Movement in retained earnings will be after any dividend paid to shareholders. So the in year profit figure could be larger than the difference you observe.

I think the picture of the streamlined King is interesting. Feels to me that two things particularly jar. Firstly thr bulbous nose. Secondly, the steam pipes jut into the wind not smoothing it away?

Thanks Clive. Grim job… great info! Feels like one for Modelu to scan people with kit?

Sons and I have been building the Lego Hall. It’s actually quite impressively designed within the confines of Lego. Boiler is built in sections of progressively smaller diameter to give a taper effect. Wheels need quartering so the valve gear works. I think the proportions work. You build it chassis up and then from cab to smokebox. Looks like Barry rebuild at times!

Somebody more knowledgeable than me, paging @The Stationmaster @Coach bogie, can confirm the shield had staff working in it? I can see the window is open.

One of the photos I’d seen of Caldicot(t) Castle ( top knowledge @Coach bogie) has an indicator shield. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one on a model? I’m thinking the sort of thing that should be 3D printable? Possible to slot over a model?

‘We’ll observed’ is the key point. These models are always representations of reality. Whether of a prototype or not, if they look wrong, they’re wrong. A bad photograph can be a worse representation that a good painting of conveying the essence of a scene.

I can see your point. I’ll send them an email later highlighting the errors. I feel if they’re not pointed out, we’ll eventually get a “well no one gave us feedback” type response. David

I’m sure @Miss Prism will have a longer list, but I up to a third error on 4074. 1) fire iron tunnel 2) superheater on smokebox 3) should be tall chimney At least two of these appear to be capable in the tooling based on the mock up of 4073.

thanks and agree they should have chance to change it to be correct. photo here from Maidment and Meanley vol 1 (1923-59) dated c1924. David

Answered my own question with two mins research… from p61 of David Maidment and Bob Meanley’s excellent new Castle book 1923-59. edit. Similar aspect of 4074 picture in OS Nock “Stars, Castles and Kings” (p95) with test hood on front at dynamometer car. Also very clear photo of 4079 on p108. Puzzling how Hornby’s researchers don’t find these pictures and not use the flexibility their tooling clearly can do. also don’t think it should have the superheater(?) on the smoke box in as built condition.

Looking at the side ons of the two castles. Is it correct that 4074, in near as built condition, have a fire iron tunnel whereas the 1930s 4073 doesn’t?

A question for the cognoscenti. Should 4074 have a fire iron tunnel in 1923 condition? I note the 4073 in shirt button doesn’t.

All this leaking business is a bit underwhelming. What we really need is the catalogue published in Spain, accidentally made available in obscure model store in Bilbao and the mods frantically running around dSpain trying to buy the last copies….

such a pity that they didn’t run an hour’s video from Rapido instead!

if it was, I suspect you wouldn’t be building sheep sidings more major sheep junction station at 40’ by 25’….

100% agree that earlier autocoaches would be preferable to a new 14xx. My Hattons ones aren’t too bad, though currently in storage so I doubt I’d buy another. I would be in the market for autocoaches. David

Does anyone know if the K22 will appear in either Phoenix or Cambrian’s new acquisitions? David

This may sound almost a sacrilegious comment on this LNER dominated thread, but the thing that strikes me most about this class is it’s similarity in looks to the equally long barrelled and ungainly looking GWR pacific Great Bear. Neither loco is as aesthetically pleasing as either the A1/A3s or the LMS coronations, the princess class somewhere in between. Unrelatedly, was Stoke Summit exhibited at Warley in 2011? David

Aren’t we missing a nice GWR freight loco to haul these? An Aberdare could fit the mark?

On the "how good will the new P2 be" debate, I'm drawn to the comments I've read (apols can't source) about 71000. An excellent loco in preservation that arguably benefited from the advances in knowledge and engineering in its preservation rebuild. You'd be pretty bonkers not to seek to improve on what was done, particularly when it's under the bonnet so to speak. David