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1 minute ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

 

 

I didn't think any model shops carried KR Models.

Rails are selling the next GT3 run

Mine's just turned up - happy new year

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2 minutes ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

No sensible retailer is going to discount something if they could sell it for a lot more. It stands to reason that the "on-sale" items are ones that haven't been selling very well—even if they aren't the ones you want them to be…

Mostly, although there's always the loss leader approach. Not sure the industry as a whole is big enough for that to be worthwhile, although it might be for some of the larger retail players.

Steam

- New Tool 8F (got to be, sooo overdue, and I don't even want one)

- B16, probably the biggest remaining LNER gap

- Pannier of some sort, again feels overdue

Diesel/Modern Image

- Green 47? Totally out of the loop on modern image so there may well be one already

Coaches/Wagons

- Maunsell buffet

- 16T mineral wagon in RailRoad (ok, it would help me out, but it seems an obvious move for the train set end of things to knock out a basic cheap 4-wheeler which might well be wrong on all sorts of technical/prototype levels, but if you've got the tooling already....

The Surprising Thing

- Great Bear? Probably wouldn't be that surprising actually

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5 hours ago, LittleRedTrain said:

 

The Surprising Thing
GWR Broad Gauge locos and stock in TT scale to run on OO gauge track

Now *that* would convince me to drop everything and try a new scale.

3 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

What is the long term effect on scenery made from materials such as cardboard of steam condensing into water all over it ?

Well I’d hazard a guess that it’s not great…

32 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

A real 'what if' had Hornby been ready to flick the switch on TT120 at the beginning of lockdown - a direct sales model, small footprint within the home and millions of people gagging for something to do.

Although, the reverse of that as a what if is also instructive - what if they’re doing all this because of growth in the Hobby and sales of product due to the pandemic, but as the world goes back to ‘normal’ it’s not going to make sense? All sorts of companies that had a ‘good pandemic’ and set up for the ‘new normal’ are now having to rethink. 
 

on the one hand, cash has probably had it for good, on the other, IIRC online v bricks and mortar retail is tipping back to the latter to an unexpected/predicted extent.

27 minutes ago, MrTea said:

Ooh. That’s exciting. 
 

“a large ‘OO’ gauge locomotive for the British market, which Rapido UK will unveil next year” - interesting… That’ll keep us guessing!

 

B16 please. At this stage it’s basically the missing link/holy grail

28 minutes ago, bmthtrains - David said:

I’m never normally one to join the ‘too expensive’ brigade but £100 for a coach (a very nice one admittedly) is quite an astonishing threshold for N gauge to pass!

 

David

Owning an OO one (in my house for all of 24 hours before going back for surgery) it will be about the best piece of rolling stock (RTR) on many layouts. Totally new ballgame. Ok, it’s a price to match, but stunning.

24 minutes ago, jamieb said:

I'd predicted this coming from Accurascale to complement the chaldrons 

I wonder how the guy trying to sell the Connoisseur kit on eBay for £200 feels about this? 

Probably ok actually - there’s up to a two year wait, and consequently someone who’s never really thought about it before but likes the look of the announcement might now say ‘I’ll buy the kit’ - got about 6 months to shift it though realistically at that price.

of course, as a 1950s GC modeller I'm forgetting the obvious NE freight locomotive that would help me out vs the kit I've got, please can I have a B16? 

5 minutes ago, Moxy said:

 

That doesn't narrow it down much, although the Y7 is based there.

Keeps both my last guesses in play though.

13 minutes ago, 2750Papyrus said:

I think they may be tempted to produce a locomotive to match some of the recent "history of coal" wagons eg cauldrons.  Dumb-buffered, possibly?

despite being a GC modeller, given strong family connections to Seaham Harbour I would crawl over broken glass for a Coffee Pot or the Lewin.

1 hour ago, boxbrownie said:

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14 hours ago, Dominion said:

I am sad for The Rapido team that this will lead to unnecessary expense. However I have every confidence that things will be resolved in a reasonable and practical manner, and I am still very much looking forward to receiving the model. I have a lot of Rapido Canadian models and their attitude to fixing occasional issues is really excellent and earns my brand loyalty every time. 

Yes, bloody annoying but not their fault and they're doing something about it quickly. Mine is all boxed back up again and waiting for the next trip to the post office (8 miles away).

BR Maroon version just came through my front door - very happy purchaser here. I know it's a flight of fancy, but it looks wonderful. And the fancy hasn't had to fly very far really....

21 minutes ago, 'CHARD said:

I have to say, the effort going into 009 is very adept, taking on the TT120 challenge head-to-head.  I can foresee as many if not more 'serious' layouts being crafted in narrow gauge than the alternative, the whole freelance angle in NG being rather more comfortable to many than abuse of 'Rule 1' in the other.

agree - although it did occur to me the other day that TT120 is an absolute gift trackwise if you want to model 3 foot gauge to mainline standards (so perfect if you fancy something Manx).

46 minutes ago, locoman462 said:

Any ideas as to how long the dynamometer car actually lasted in BR service? I only seem to find a vague reference to the 1950s.

Cheers.

 

December 1954 for withdrawal I think (very much off the top of my head, but I don't think I've dreamed it)

3 minutes ago, robertcwp said:

Try this.

That, sir, is wonderful. Very many thanks.

1 hour ago, Ian Hargrave said:

 
The authority for this is Banks & Carter LNER Passenger Trains & Formations 1923-1967 . They state Bulleid stock worked the train ..apart from catering vehicles…until 1956,when BR MK 1 coaches were introduced in crimson & cream.Thus for the early 50’s you would be ok to use them. Prior to that the train was reintroduced in 1949 ,the SR stock being until about 1950/1 Maunsell.The catering vehicle was a Maunsell conversion. No indication is given as to whether the Bulleids were in C&C or green and my guess is they could have been either or indeed a mixture. Strengtheners were probably Maunsell.,again in either livery. 
  Locomotive changes varied. Banbury,Woodford Halse,Leicester GC and not unknown for a WR loco to work through to York . In the opposite direction,there was a working by a Leicester GC B1 through to Swindon.on the Swansea - York train. So you can have fun & be flexible.

 

From Oxford,an SR loco worked the train and could be a Nelson,an Arthur,an MN or a WC/BB.

Brilliant - been offered a rake of crimson and cream Bulleids and didn't immediately dismiss them as I was sure at the back of my mind they would probably be ok! Thanks for that.

40 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

To get to Oxford, would a Bournemouth - Newcastle working have gone via the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway?

 

If so, the WTT for (e.g.) 1949 suggests it may have been a SR working as far as Winchester, where it became a GWR train to Oxford.

Your second sentence is why I'm asking really - I've got a GC layout set on a fictional station at the top of Culworth Junction (i.e. it's before Woodford Halse but after the Banbury line joins the GCLE).

Consequently I think this is an opportunity to run ex-Southern coaches behind my 10xx/69xx/68xx...

sorry, for all of this, assume nationalisation to 1957 if it makes any difference.

I know there was a SR set in use alongside the BR(E) ex-LNER set. Were they Bulleids? 

Also, I know that WR locomotives typically changed over at Banbury, but then another tranche changed over at Leicester, so where did the Bournemouth workings change over, and what would have been hauling them between Banbury and Leicester (and vice versa) please?