Grimly Feendish

I've just watched Andy's video and enjoyed it very much, particularly the information from Jason and Kit. I shall be trying to find time to watch Kits lecture.

I've just put  a deposit on one, and I can rationalize that in many ways, but it boils down to "I want one". I may have to build a layout to accommodate it   

I do hope this is successful and encourages Rapido to introduce an N gauge version APT-E and a Prototype HST.

John

Thanks for the opportunity to put in my vote Dave.

For me it would be decently shaped 4mm classes 24 and 25.

All versions of the 25.

In BR Blue. 

That is all.   

John.

Bill,

This looks like a great idea. Just curious, is the jig manufactured with 3D printing technology?

Best,

John.

That photo does it for me! As you say, look at the variety of types on display! It seemed like whenever you visited somewhere away from your "patch" there was something different to see. There seemed to be a lot more variety of things happening on the railway then. I'm sure the pre-BR modlers say the same thing about the blue era... Perhaps I'm just getting old and nostalgic

Happy days.

John

This looks like it will be a wonderful model. I really appreciate the effort that is going in to it to get it right.

Just for the record, I would buy a sound equiped one (if it was in BR Blue ). If it came without sound the first thing I would do would be to buy a sound decoder for it.

Cheers,

John.

For me there is definitely a strong aspect of nostalgia and trying to recapture my yoof. For example the excitement of seeing a Wezzie at New Street, or my first glimpse of a Peak. Those excursions to London when you would try to do as many of the termini as you could, perhaps see some deltics at Kings Cross, copping all those exotic ER locos. A midland railrover, getting some peak haulage on the NE-SW route between Derby and Gloucester, an EMU out to Bescot. etc etc.

Happy and formative years, from when I was about 11 to 18. Looking back it was a great way to build confidence, navigating around the country with my mates and without parents. Many carefree hours spent on platform ends around the country. Unfortunately I then discovered beer, girls and motorbikes.Looking back, just when I got some cash, a camera and wheels and could have spent some time taking photos that would be facinating now, I decided that trainspotting wasn't cool. Not my smartest decision - doh!

I think also because I have the best understanding of that era as opposed to others it draws my interest more than others. The variety of the railways then makes it more interesting to model than, say, the present day IMHO. Of course earlier eras had even more variety, shorter trains etc. that would make them better subjects to model, but I guess you go back to what you know.

I wonder if as the modllers in the market age, we will see manufacturers shift their emphasis as they respond to it. At the moment we seem to have a lot of British Railways era products on the market. I wonder as we age and more people of my generation get to the stage of life where they have some spare cash as empty nesters or retirees we will see more emphasis on the BR Blue era.

Thanks for allowing me to reminise, I just came over all nostalgic