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7 hours ago, jjb1970 said:

I applaud this initiative. Individuals and small companies can't change the world themselves, but enough small guys doing something will make a difference. 

And that’s what it is all about @jjb1970

I go back to my litter picking analogy: It might not do much in isolation, but it does make the area a nicer place for others, and may encourage others to either pick up litter, or stop dropping it in the first place.

All the best,

Paul

32 minutes ago, irishmail said:

So long as its first generation DMU's. 😁

Is there any other sort worth modelling?

It’s an interesting conundrum, but given that the drawings were in place, and photographs attest to the livery being in place post-war (both of which I have in my possession), it’s a question I doubt we’ll ever find the answer to now.

There are several possible explanations that spring to mind, most of which surround the fact that the drawing dates coincide with the arrival of US Forces into the south of England, so there’s a good chance that luxury perishable goods were in circulation, but not necessarily through official import routes.

That the green corner bars merge into the red  oxide main livery is intentionally low key in my opinion; a further example of subtle security.

Hopefully, further visits to the NA during the course of the year will yield a firmer answer.

All the best,

Paul

13 minutes ago, jonnyuk said:

I wonder if the figures are abit of fun though

Exactly that, a bit of fun. After all, that’s what hobbies are for, are they not?

If you're coming along to the NEC show in April, I'll pop them on my phone to show you @E100

The images were shared with me through a small email group of Scottish modellers @E100 so I’d have to seek permission to share beyond the group.

All the best,

Paul

3 hours ago, BrakeCoach said:

I don't see how it can really catch up to the monthly new announcements and releases.

The catalogues, at this stage anyway, are produced as range promotional material to be distributed at the shows we attend, and are timed in accordance with those shows. They are intended as ‘wandering around’ material and prove extremely effective, and popular, as do the postcards that we produce to accompany the latest release or announcement.

After all, everyone loves a freebie, don’t they?

All the best,

Paul

5 hours ago, SRman said:

What are the little black "boxes" in the accessories pack?

They are adapters to allow the use of long pronged tension locks and Kadees @SRman

We have used a shorter NEM pocket, with a correspondingly shorter tension lock prong, to reduce the distance between vehicles, but this would mean that if you were to replace the tension locks with ‘other’ makes’ TLs, or Kadees, they would be too loose. The adapters negate this and to fit them, simply:

- Remove existing short tension lock
- Slip adapter collar over prongs on Kadee, with the rebate end outermost
- Attach to NEM pocket

There should be a quick demo video on the website shortly to show this better.

Best wishes,

Paul

The central bracket you can see, that connects to the mid-body brake rods, 'should' unclip with care. The rodding will then rotate up to clear the axles @Clive Mark. I thought I had posted a 'how-to' earlier in the thread, but a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then!

Best wishes,

Paul.

@McC did say 'perhaps' 😃

There isn’t Eric, but fortunately the necessary colour information for the 1930 pattern BS.61 Light Stone is held in the National Archives, which, along with the work undertaken by Mike Starmer, means that accurate colour samples have been sourced to ensure the accuracy of the Light Stone livery.

As it’s been around 85 years since these vans were last observed in the Stone livery, it’s been a case of going back and looking at the historical evidence for the colour @Miss Prism 

All the best,

Paul

26 minutes ago, goldfish said:

This is an incredibly conservative minimum radius

You are quite right, it is conservative, but better that way and test downwards, than spec for tight curves and find problems once tooled.

I am not sure what point you are trying to make, but Rich is out filming running videos on layouts featuring the tight, typical curves you speak of, which we’ll share in due course, just to reassure you.

All the best,

Paul

You’re quite right @NHY 581 Rob, I’d misread my notes on that, the cab side plate should be blackened, not red, as opposed to it removing completely!

I have an original scan from Brian Stephenson of that bookplate, and the wheels definitely aren’t lined - what I think you're seeing is the highlight from the wheel/tyre edge there.

All the best,

Paul

12 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

They attacked Dapol in a similar fashion with the large prairie

Your two other points regarding Hattons and Rails are both valid, but to nip any new scuttlebut in the making, that was not the case with the Large Prairie.

The Collet non-gangways and the Large Prairie were part of a combined project, and were meant to arrive at the same time, but the Prairie was delayed in production. The Development team were well advanced with the Prairie when Dapol announced, it was just an unfortunate duplication, just as our Manor and theirs was an unfortunate duplication.

All the best,

Paul

4 hours ago, No Decorum said:

An expert on here posted that the Hornby four-wheel generics were actually models of SECR coaches, even if they could be better.

I can catergorically state that they weren't based on SECR stock 😉

The base vehicles surveyed were LB&SCR D47, D33, D45, D34 and D44, before they were butchered about...

Afternoon @NHY 581 Rob.

As well as the items mentioned in the email and blog regarding 325 in SECR lined Green, there are a number of elements with A556 that have already been noted and referred back to the factory, beyond the shiny dome! 

To be correct for the 1926 condition, the wrong buffer types have been fitted - they should be SR style and there are various decoration errors to correct, such as removal of Works Plate from the cab side, tops of buffer housings not painted, the lining on side tanks needs amending, the splasher needs to be body colour and lined, the safety valve cover should be green, the running numbers are missing from the buffer beams front and back, an SR locomotive plate needs adding to rear of bunker, the buffer is an incorrect shade of red, the steam dome should be green and the chimney cap should be black.

Hope that helps?

All the best,

Paul.

23 minutes ago, No Decorum said:

My fear is that generic coaches will cause reluctance on the part of manufacturers to produce authentic versions.

Not the case, at least in my view. The right coaches, for the right stock and made accurately, will sell, it's just a case of selecting the right ones and tooling intelligently. The 'Generics' have their place, and are a valid (and viable) option for many and are a good basis for kit bashing into accurate prototypes.

8 hours ago, iain.scotrail said:

It’s great to see Accurascale bringing out some more Scottish region stock. Order duly placed! I hope other ScR modellers do likewise – it might encourage manufacturers to bring out a bit more in the way of Sc-prefixed stock 🙏

I have always done my best to support the Scottish modellers with relevant stock, and hopefully this will continue into the future 😉

3 hours ago, DutyDruid said:

Are you actually doing WR variants?

In due course, yes.

1 hour ago, DRoe96 said:

Am I going mad or is that a Western Region number on the front coach? Is this part of the midland set or have I stumbled upon something?

I cannot possibly comment…

Chalking Panels is the correct term.

And as I mentioned in the blog post, lining on the ScR coaches wasn’t uniform, as it drew stock from both East and West Coasts.

All the best,

Paul

Evening lads! Worry not, the NER 20T samples arrived a week or so ago, and have been assessed prior to being sent for their beauty shots. Fran will do a full update on them shortly 😉

15 minutes ago, Damo666 said:

Think this Announcement needs a Re-Launch, its not getting the attention it deserves. Unfortunately seems to have been lost in the mist of the other big news of the week.

Decorated samples are being prepared at the moment @Damo666 so @AY Mod will be soon able to add some stunning photographs to the gallery to tempt more buyers!

Best wishes,

Paul.