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A great choice, an obvious gap in their range of Southern vans, and for those on here who were planning to modify Hornby's LSWR rebuilt coaches back to LSWR condition, a nice set of LSW Fox pressed bogies too. Looking forward to a crimson one.

An obvious choice for a new tooling. Although these coaches had three interiors in their lifetime, the bodyshell remained the same. Will they print the curtains in the composite form?. Nice one Hornby.

At one time Bachmann had BR(S) green almost spot on, and I would not argue about the shade they use on their CEP and 2EPB. But then they used a horrible dark ( far too dark ) green for BR(S) steam stock, in the mistaken belief the steam stock was painted a darker shade than EMU's. I had an argument with them at Ally Pally when I saw these dark green loco hauled coaches, but they maintained they were right. I think the way the dark green stock hung around on shop shelves told a different story. I have never heard too many complaints about the shade that Hornby use, and to my eyes looks pretty good. Very much looking forward to Bachmann's Bulleids, lets hope they get the colour right. The horror is the one on the right in my image.

Thanks for the info Graham, they do look good. I hope Bachmann have got their BR(S) shade of green sorted out. For a while they were convinced that loco hauled stock was a darker green than EMU's. If they use the same shade as their CEP's and EPB's, that's about right. My wallet is ready for a hammering!.

Are there any ' public ' images of the Bulleid coach ep's, would love to see them. Expensive or not, I will be in for a few of these.

A 4SUB or a Tin HAL for me. Only two bodywork tools required for a 46xx SUB. The 59' Bulleids in Blood and custard, using the ' as built ' tooling. And the 1935 Driving brake compo from the push-pull set, retooled as a BCK, this coach in my opinion is the finest, most accurate Maunsell coach Hornby have ever produced. Not too greedy is it!.

For me that's the way it should be. Nothing worse than an announcement that's really exciting, then the long wait with few if any updates, and money spent on something else in the meantime.

That's the way to sell a model. Kept under wraps until almost ready. None of this ' announce today, then wait five years '. How refreshing to see a fully liveried, running model as a first glimpse. A bit like the 1960's, when it appeared in the catalogue, it was for sale in the shops. In this case not long to wait. Well done Rails, NRM and Bachmann!.

John, I also have Windows 10, and had full sound, though he does waffle on a bit!

The Gresley corridor third in your image is an end vestibule example. Hornby do not have this version in their range.

Pleased to oblige. I don't have one of the new Hornby Terriers, but the loco on the left is one of the old Hornby models. The Terrier on the right is the Rails example. As they both have their origins with Dapol my image is a fair comparison of old and new.

You are quite right, when the first class stripe was first introduced it was cream, not yellow, and that's a fact. From the mid 60's onwards it was changed to yellow. probably from the same paint pot as the yellow cab fronts.

Yes, Bigherb, that's about right.

I agree, there is a difference between representing a welded seam and a protruding rib on model Mk1's. I can't understand why this feature, which is so overscale, is considered acceptable by both Bachmann and Hornby. Bachmann then went the other way and produced a completely smooth roof on later models.

No. I don't do photoshop. Both coaches are fresh from works, so the silver-grey colour is natural.

Good to see the Mk 1 Restaurant Buffet cars coming along. The vehicles Hornby have modelled are later builds with separate Beclawat windows, the sliding lights of which should represent unpainted aluminium. Certainly the batch delivered to the Southern were like this. It is likely that by the time Blue & Grey came along the sliders would have been painted over.

As long as Hornby remember to use their ' as built ' tooling. The coaches were still fairly new when they were painted blood and custard, so the patched and part re-panelled tooling is only applicable for post 1960(ish). I'm certainly up for a set in blood and custard. ( Hope they can improve the glazing ).

For that price we will expect a lot of re-engineering, to turn what were static models into very reliable, smooth running models. I might even splash out on a set if they get them right.

At what stage are the 24.5 ton mineral wagons in at the moment. An update would be welcome. Looking forward to a couple.

It would not be a good idea to re-start model railway shows for a good while, I fear. As much as I enjoy them, and use the occasion to buy stock, I also greatly miss the day out. The large shows like Warley and Ally Pally attract people from all over the country, which is not a good mix at this time, coupled with the fact that most shows are scheduled for the Winter period. As for the coming Winter who would be able to tell the difference from the start of a dose of flu, or the bug itself. I for one was gutted when the 2020 Ally Pally exhibition was pulled at the last moment, but in hindsight it did us all a great service, knowing how crowded that event can, and does get.

That was true of the real thing. We were given permission to strip the seating from a 1959 car at Morden depot, take out the seat base over the bogie and there are the wheels!. We wanted the horse hair but it was full of brake dust so little was of any use.

I agree it is a masterstroke. But Bachmann will have to do more work to the 1938 Tube stock than just motorise. I think EFE originally intended the models to be static, and as such the wheels are very stiff, and are far from free running, and are rather ' pizza cutter ' in design. If Bachmann get it right I will certainly purchase a set. Former LT rolling stock is an untapped market in RTR and this move from Bachmann might start the ball rolling!. On another note, a new design of chassis for the former DJM models wouldn't go amiss.

Slightly off topic, but the Hornby model of the Southern BY van incorrectly has through lighting jumper cables on the ends. The reason, Hornby copied an example on the Bluebell Railway, which was wired by the Bluebell when the line was extended, because of Sharpthorne tunnel. At the time there was no suitable coach with a brake compt. for the SR non corridor set.

In the autumn of 1963 we were returning from Biggleswade to Godalming. Our train to King's Cross was a business train hauled by an EE type 4. The train was packed, but there was a Gresley FK in the train { complete with cream 1st class cantrail stripe ) which was virtually empty. We elected to stand in the corridor. When the ticket inspector came along he said " we are not stopping any more, you might as well sit in there ", pointing to an empty compartment. The best ride I've ever had ?. Certainly. Also the previous train to ours through Biggleswade was hauled by 60139 Sea Eagle, even at this late date, and was thus the last steam loco I ever saw at King's Cross.