Shaw_Thing_M8

3 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

How many slices would it toast at a time?

Enough to feed Henschel's workforce, getting the butter was the hard part

8 hours ago, Bernard Lamb said:

Sleek, green and very fast and also associated with the eastern part of the country.

Not an A4 but the East German pacific 18201. 

It was built in the early 1960s mainly from various left over parts. I once said cobbled together and upset somebody, but basically that is what happened regarding its birth.

It was built to test the performance of high speed rolling stock, in particular the braking systems being developed for them. It was based at the test plant in Halle but did work normal services when not required for test work.

For many years it was the fastest steam locomotive in the world in respect of permitted top speed.

AFAIK it is out of use at present due to being out of boiler certification.

In the 1980s a delegation from Halle test plant visited the UK to discuss their projects.

My wife comes from Leipzig which is very near to Halle and she was invited along, not in an official capacity but just to make the East Germans feel at ease with a person who could speak the local dialect.

Bernard

 

 

 

 

As nice as 18 201 is (18 314 is very nice also), I much prefer how it looked as originally built.

It's a pity the black and white photo can't illustrate the gorgeous ivory/violet/silver livery 61 002 (and 61 001) wore before the war.

Tilman

7 hours ago, LNER4479 said:

 

3 hours ago, Chuffer Davies said:

     

5 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

 

And are sure you are not having us on and these are actually RTR?

Tilman

5 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

I've finished the renumbering/renaming/detailing of the latest Hornby A2/3, changing it from 60512 to 60519 (one of two which retained a rimmed chimney all their lives). It's going to a Scottish friend..................

 

 

Next it's going to get a coat of satin varnish (to 'lift the green), then light weathering, both courtesy of Geoff Haynes. 

 

It'll form part of a forthcoming article in BRM. 

Looks great, would the Hornby 'Sun Castle' be simple enough to convert to 'Dante'?

46 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

What interesting locomotives.

 

What is (are) their origins, please? I presume Continental RTR? 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

The one on the left is a Roco Class 01 and on the right is a Fleischmann Class 03 (a lighter boiler version of the 01). I have plenty more from Germany between the wars, including some interesting streamlined locomotives, but these were to hand as I've recently converted them to DCC. Remarkable that they have the detail they do when the were released prior to DCC being the norm.

Cheers

1 hour ago, Pebbles said:

Not sure that Richard Wagner is anyone to make a song and dance about.

I disagree respectfully

Hi Tony,

The V2 looks great (if that even needed to be said). Do you scratch build tender fall plates or are there some decent etches?

Regards,

Tilman

11 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

60505 were fitted with Peppercorn boilers (60505 latterly with a Thompson one) that their handrails were cut short. Why, when 60502 and 60506 on receipt of Peppercorn boilers

What exactly is the difference between the boilers cosmetically? I've looked through photos of 60505 and 60506 and my untrained eye can't seem to discern a difference.

regards

56 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

60505's unique (for the class) Thompson boiler and extended sandbox filler supports also militate against making 60506 from that source.

Ah, that is a shame as I wanted to renumber mine to 60506. Useful to know before I went in half-cocked, perhaps it's possible in the future to address those differences (as well as some of the models QC issues).

Cheers

Tilman

39 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

Good evening Tilman (I've never come across that name before). 

 

I think the van in question is GWR in origin. I'll look closely tomorrow. 

 

I didn't build it, so I have no idea of its provenance.

 

I'll take a close-up still tomorrow.............

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Thanks for the response, it appears to be the GWR Mink G, of which Parkside Dundas make a kit of.

I'm half German (from my Mother's side).

Still would be interested in hearing about other long wheelbase wagons.

Thanks again,

Tilman

26 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

 

Peco / Parkside ex-GWR MINK G - unless I'm much mistaken.

 

John Isherwood.

Thank you so much.

Tilman

Good evening Tony et al,

First time posting here so apologies if any threads are derailed, but I was watching a video on Little Bytham for some inspiration on freight consists and this wagon caught my eye (sorry for the blurriness), just wondered what you can tell me about it and who does a kit of it unless it was scratch built?

Also if you have any leads on other long wheelbase vans with 2 or 3 axles, especially of the LNER kind, that would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Tilman