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So far, so good! I hope it can run well in both directions. The cab windows are rather too Jinty-like, so perhaps a different cab might work?

What about the safety-valve? Midland Railway locomotives had those as much as GWR locomotives.

Thought so. Midland Railway maroon/crimson is nice. It would have a late-Victorian/Edwardian feel to it.

Awesome and marvellous in its own right! Seeing as it still retains the BR lining, it would be perfect as an LNWR, Midland or freelance 0-4-2T along with four-wheel and six-wheel coaches to haul.

Well, that's a surprise, I must say! To that, I strongly agree with you. In fact, I happen to have a Tri-ang Princess Royal that's a static display-onl;y model right now and it's doubtful it'll ever run again no matter how much servicing it needs. Shall I explain all the details to you in PM?

Just an update: my 1980S Hornby Railways LNER Streamlined B17/5 4-6-0 is taking shape and more will be added to it along with buffers, handrails, apple green livery, lettering, numbering and naming. Also, my 1960s Triang LNWR George the Fifth 4-4-0 is taking a bit longer than expected, so it will be ready by the end of the year hopefully.

True, very true indeed. I've just seen the pics of the model and she looks so nice! What about a Triang-Hornby Duchess model?

Fantastic model, that! It seems that my Retro-style Models thread inspired you. My S15 model will be numbered 499 after the preserved example and the proper chimney will be sourced to complete it.

True, very true indeed. Wait, why the A3 Chassis?

In that case, maybe a 1960s-style Triang-Hornby Streamlined Duchess Coronation won't be such a bad idea, after all. The body is plastic and it would use the same loco and tender chassis by said-company. Would that work?

Indeed! If you're familiar with Hornby's tender-driven B17, I'm making a model of the Streamlined B17/5 using the Golden Arrow kit and the original 1980s Hornby Railways B17 Ringfield tender-drive chassis. Also, in keeping with the decade, I'm making it into the 1980s Hornby Railways style complete with authentic box to store the model in.

Thank you, Cypher! Indeed I am. Also, here is the overhead shot of the S15 I promised. Have a nice day, nunkies!

Here we have it - my 1980s Hornby Railways Streamlined B17/5 4-6-0! The paint has not been added, yet. This is just a dry-run as the chassis needs some adjustment to fit as well as the body. The chassis runs well but because of the faulty screw at the back, it cannot run entirely well. The model still needs work and also it is to be numbered and named 2859 East Anglian after the original real-life locomotive. Plus, I picked up three Gresley coaches dating from the 1980s respectively.

Here we are with the LSWR coaches as promised (finally)! And a bit more has been done on the LSWR S15 in 1970s Hornby Railways style (note the moulded handrails I have filled in with bits of wite as best as I can; I would have shown the overhead shot but the stupid 10MB allowance won't let me).

It's amazing how Hornby's models have come along from their original Triang-Hornby/ Hornby Railways counterparts. I have to admit just how impressive they are with the new models! By the way, good job on modelling after the preserved No. 8572 or BR 61572!

Thanks for the tip, Darius. Lining decals proved for me to be a nightmare to apply on, sadly. The first time I tried it was on my LNWR custom-made locomotives, but they didn't work so I thought it best to improve my painting skills and try very hard despite the shaky-hand I would sometimes can't help but get. I am rather prone to it at times, but if anyone else suffers that way, I'm not alone. On a lighter note, my Streamlined B17/5 is taking shape and runs nicely. I will share pics of it, soon. Progress on the model is going smoothly whereas the Triang-Hornby George the Fifth is still undergoing construction.

Everyone, I apologise for the delay in sharing pics of the LSWR coaches, but I will soon. Also, my LNWR George the Fifth kit and L1 Chassis arrived yesterday, but whilst building it, I ran into a problem - the instructions were missing. All I had to do was rely on photographs of the class as well as other models of it. The L1 Chassis runs fine, but with the body on, it jerks about and bucks off the track like a bucking bronco on a combination of absinthe and mescaline. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I'm trying anything I could and I don't know exactly how to cure the problem, so could anyone please help me? Thank you.

That model looks fantastic. I'd say you went with the Maunsell S15 while I went with Robert Urie's original design. Also, I was about to share my Hornby Railways LSWR Coaches.

Well, good luck with that. Unfortunately, I do not own the GBL Streamlined Coronation or a Hornby-Dublo Duchess chassis or both. Besides, the latter is pretty expensive to find. Also, my Hornby Railways LSWR Coaches are coming on nicely. I am looking forward to working on the Streamlined B17/5 4-6-0 in 1980s Hornby Railways style! I know because I obtained 3 Hornby Railways Gresley coaches to compliment it!

I don't know if you read the Hornby-Dublo book I acquired second hand, but I heard about an unproduced streamlined Duchess/Coronation model. A Pre-War pre-production mock-up was madeusing an A4 chassis, but this never happened because of WWII. In fact, you could take the Hornby-Dublo Duchess Chassis and fashion an LMS streamlined Duchess and pair it with LMS coaches by Hornby-Dublo. I challenge anyone here to attempt this retro-style model!

Perhaps. Also, I might think about LNWR clerestory coaches, too. In fact, I must think about the type of retro-vintage coaches the Tri-ang Hornby George the Fifth would haul.

Let's hope for the best with this model! I even renumbered it as No. 82045 based on the replica of the class.

Well, good luck with that. My S15 may have a different livery than the ones were painted. The proper livery was the Goods Green, but I thought it was almost too similar to the SECR Goods Green so I went with the same livery used on the LSWR T9 and M7. If Hornby did release the S15s, they would be described as mixed-traffic engines though they would have been used for relief passenger duties. Anyway, my next model in the works is an LNER Streamlined B17/5 4-6-0 based on No. 2859 'East Anglian' made from a Golden Arrow Streamlined B17/5 kit complete with tender-driven Hornby Footballer Class chassis and proper Hornby handrails and safety valves from an old A4 body just for sheer authenticity. The nameplates would also be custom-made stickers they used to supply with Hornby B17s back in the day. What do you think of that?

The S15 will be taking shape as planned despite the mistake in the incorrect livery and the LNWR George the Fifth will also be on the workbench. However, after some thought about a 1980s Hornby Railways-style model, I settled on - wait for it - a streamlined B17 4-6-0! Normally, I prefer loco-drive models, but as the kit requires the tender-drive Hornby B17 Footballer chassis, it's the only exception I'm making because I wanted to portray a 1980s style Hornby Railways model. And for added authenticity to give it a stylized train set appearance of the time, it would have two LNER composite coaches and one brake coach. Coaches will be of a different matter to appropriately suit the models better. Here is a timeline table I have created for my models which will also serve as a checklist. Mid-late 1960s - Triang-Hornby Era: LNWR George the Fifth Class 4-4-0 No. 2013 'Prince George' - made from a GEM LNWR 4-4-0 kit and Triang L1 Chassis Late-1970s - Hornby Railways Era: LSWR S15 Class 4-6-0 No. 499 - made from a Hornby Railways N15 Class with bogie tender from the Hornby N15 Class Early-mid 1980s - Hornby Railways Era: LNER Streamlined B17 Class 4-6-0 No. 2859 'East Anglian' - made from a Golden Arrow Streamlined B17/5 kit complete with tender-driven Hornby Footballer Class chassis Early-late 1990s - Hornby Railways Era: SECR O1 Class 0-6-0 No. 65 - also made from a Golden Arrow Kit respectively and utilising a modified Hornby Jinty chassis as required Early-late 2000s - Post-New Millennium Hornby Era: Rebuilt SR West Country Class 4-6-2 No. 34027 'Taw Valley' in 'Hogwarts Express' livery - a repaint and rename of said-model in BR maroon livery based upon the concept of the Hogwarts Express prior to production of the first Harry Potter film Post 2000s - Post-New Millennium Hornby Era: NBR Class G/LNER Y9 0-4-0ST - adapted from the Hornby Caledonian Pug and made to resemble said-model but in Railroad format hence the chassis What do you guys think? Six models to attempt for my collection to celebrate 100 Years of the Hornby brand.

Good question. I have to look for those. In doing so, I must cross-examine the Hattons Genesis Coaches at the same time.