noss

2 hours ago, MikeParkin65 said:

It is what it is lol

Fair enough!

Really? Being pedantic also, you must have a good memory. I am 56 this year, born in 67 and the earliest memories I have of railways would be from the mid 70s/ BR blue era. 

22 minutes ago, MikeParkin65 said:

I'm going to have to be pedantic and say I'm 57 years young and this lifetime love of steam (first then railways in general)  started with my Dad taking me down to the crossing at the sound of the whistle of the steam powered demolition train on the Hull to Hornsea line! Must have been late 1966 or early 1967? 

 

Regarding Sam - he's infuriating at times but I'll admit to watching his reviews. And in terms of modelling he has made more models from scratch than me for starters - have a look in this months Railway Modeler! 

32 minutes ago, NBL said:

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when @noss realises the wheels are too close together 😀

You credit me with possessing far more knowledge about the prototype than I have. I would never notice such things. 😀

26 minutes ago, AY Mod said:

 

Show us a photo of the model on your layout from normal viewing distance and a normal angle to assess how much of an issue it is in practical terms.

I don't have a layout at this address, but it is similar to the other photos shown. After a while it will just become a foible of this particular model. It's probably not an issue at all, unless the handrails are easily damaged.

I am certainly no expert and cannot claim to know the details of any locos, let alone the manor class, but let's not say that it is a case of 'people will complain about anything'.

The handrails on mine finish around 1mm below the roof. The error seems pretty obvious to me, especially in the light of other discussions about accuracy. It just seems such as obvious thing to get wrong.

Yes, that is it. 

It does seem to be all of them. That’s a shame. Given the perfection of everything else, I am surprised  it wasn’t addressed. On the actual engines there is a larger diameter bracket that the handrail goes into when it meets the roof. Dapol seem to have picked this up, albeit overscale on their version. 

5 hours ago, vanbasher said:

Ahhh my apologies I thought it was the side handrails, yes there are gaps on Cookham too. 

19 minutes ago, BroadLeaves said:

I think the video you're referring to is the recent one by @AY Mod :
 

It is noticeable in that video, but it's also visible on the "semi-official" shots from @Accurascale Fran (second from last picture - there's a clear gap), so maybe it's supposed to be there?
 

Surely it is not meant to be like that, it just looks like poor tolerances/assembly to me. The handrails on the real thing attach to the roof.
 

Unboxed my 7812 today and had a quick look. The handrails on the side of the cab do not meet the cab roof.  I saw a video in this thread somewhere where the model had a similar issues. Has anyone else had a similar problem? I have not run the engine yet, so I shall see if there are any other issues before I contact the supplier.