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  1. Possibly Squires will take this on , as they did the Finecast range?
  2. Hi Dave I used Humbrol 89 (from memory) but I've seen quite a variation in old photos.I do however think that the buildings at Grosmont on the NYMR are a bit off My paint scheme was based on pictures of Snaith West and Bolton Abbey, however Embsay Junction is more in keeping with your scheme As you say, it was likely down to interpretation from the painters ,not to mention the height of the box
  3. As a comparison,here's my not quite finished Ratio version in the same livery.My blue goes higher than yours,was there any hard and fast ruling to this?
  4. The ones in Telford aren't so random, they signify the Silkin Way which uses the old LNWR branch to Coalport
  5. Interesting,I was kind of hoping it was correct for a D1 but wrong for the E1, then I would have an excuse to build it as a D1 and buy a Rapido 6 wheel version!
  6. Frankly, because they were both better than I could have achieved at the time!
  7. Not Ashburton ,but I did once make a start on a model of Hemyock until I saw 2 other versions in the modelling magazines within the space of a few months Then the metaphorical Model Railway Police knocked on the door and forced me to change my plans,so I switched to the LBSC!
  8. Just out of interest, is the Finecast kit correct for the D1 OR the E1, and does this apply to the more modern SE Finecast, or just the original Wills one?
  9. Theres a set of Sharmans on eBay which looks the correct size,depends if you're happy to use push on wheels? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155954217248?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=91BfgljoQsS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Kucr-G-lStW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  10. I think the problem is that certain people on here (not Accurascale themselves I hasten to add) set them up as the model railway equivalent of The Second Coming, which they were never going to be able to live up to! So the Manors had a few problems,no more than Hornby,Dapol or anyone else, but the expectation had been built up to a level befitting the Emperor's New Clothes and there was a certain amount of smug satisfaction in some quarters that it wasn't all perfect It seems to me that Accurascale have a good product and their engagement on here is second to none, but teething troubles are always just around the corner ,as is the British disease of 'Build em up to knock 'em down' ! I'm sure they are thick skinned enough to take fair criticism when offered and pragmatic enough to know that they will never please all the people all of the time
  11. My interest is subdued by the fact that I won't be able to afford anything they may announce!
  12. I'm not sure the 'perfect' model will ever be achieved,but these look to me like the best RTR coaches that have appeared to date
  13. Mainline Collett 3000g tender from their 2251 class
  14. I look forward to a plethora of layouts based on the Lickey Incline,with the U1,Big Bertha,4 x 94xx tanks in tandem and several Jinties! All joking aside,it would make a good exhibition layout on which to watch the trains go by
  15. This reminds me very slightly of the train in Lowry's Level Crossing painting
  16. Yes,Brighton station had enough going on to pique an interest,but I'm an LBSC modeller too and imagining it over 100 years ago ,looking down from Terminus Rd or the turntable at New England road,there would be no comparison!
  17. Yes,I suppose that is an option for some,but I have to admit,growing up in East Kent and then Brighton, there was never much of interest on the railways, rarely even saw a diesel locomotive,it was all multiple units,so when I got into trains I instantly gravitated to steam
  18. I suspect the reason for the increase in pre group modelling is down to age. Nobody under the age of 60 can really remember the railways being steam hauled,so modellers of that age and older are most likely recreating what they saw in the 50s and 60s when in their youth. Those of us who are younger,have no such nostalgic memories and thus are more likely to choose a time when the railways were at their zenith,together with more variety of stock and colourful liveries
  19. I've never had a Portescap motor,and given the price, probably never will, but I've always been under the impression that it's prime quality was the bevel gearbox rather than the motor? To that end,could the motor part not be replaced with something more suited ( not coreless) to DCC? Or am I oversimplifying things?
  20. Re:Gap-gate... The only acceptable course of action is a total recall,send them all to landfill and go cap in hand to KR models and ask them to have a go at making one
  21. Mine hasn't arrived yet ... But in fairness to Accurascale, I haven't actually bought one 😛
  22. Can you all stop with the petty bickering please,it seems to be an ever growing phenomenon here.I come on this site for entertainment, not to endure grumpy middle aged men arguing over toy trains!
  23. I know it's unlikely but an unpainted/grey primer version would be fantastic,even if available direct from Rapido only?
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