Connor Robinson

Thanks guys. The ‘castings available separately’ was throwing me. I checked with Warren and they are the complete kits. Thanks

I may seem a bit thick. But on Warren Shephards website it doesn’t seem awfully clear. what exactly is included with the kits? Castings on his 7mm kits in particular. It’s understandable that wheels and motors are a separate thing, but I would assume that all castings are included. Could someone shed some light?

Thanks for your replies, I’ve started my own topic as I feel it would be rude of me to intrude on Steve’s any further. Its called 7mm kit building questions. My apologies for hijacking your thread for a second there Steve! Connor.

I’ll go hunting for a shed allocation book. Thanks for your help.

Thanks all for your replies, I agree there are quite a few good RTR Panniers out there. The reason I want to kit build one is because I’m trying to get some experience in kit building. This is so I can build other models that you won’t find RTR like Kings and Castles. Yes I know there are some, but they cost an obscene amount of money for what I can afford. Plus, yes, I would like the satisfaction of building it, having built Airfix kits and enjoyed it a lot. As I suspected, Dawlish is a fair hike from St. Blazey. I’ll be sure to take a read as all these variations are making my head spin. In conclusion, I have a choice between the 57xx and the 8750. It seems that the 57xx were a more common sight and some were even shedded near Dawlish, i.e: Exeter, Newton Abbot. So I’ll probably go with the 57, just need to pick a number that fits the place and time! Any suggestions? I’ve found a few discrepancies in the GWR archives based on some of Steves other posts so if you someone has a photo please post. Thanks again! Connor.

Nevermind, turns out I missed the "." in St. Blazey, where 8783 was for most of it's life, though it is a fair distance from Dawlish and I gather it probably didn't go up there. Whats more is that the 57XX does come with a resin boiler after all. So now I just have to decide which one I want. I think I'll go with whatever was more frequently sighted around Dawlish, which would have been the 57XX? I'm modelling the early BR era (1948-1956), probably closer to the end of that era so I have an excuse to build a 9F at some point. So disregarding all that waffle in my previous post, which pannier should I build, the 57XX or the 8750. My apologies for all the craziness, I just don't know which one I should do! Connor.

Hi Steve, thanks for your advice. I'm honestly having a bit of trouble navigating RMWeb, is there a way to see all your current topics? So I did a bit more reading and I'm utterly confused with all the different variations of pannier. There's two available from MM1, the 57XX and the 8750. From what I know the 8750 is just a variation of the 57XX (taller cab, rectangular windows, grills, etc). I was looking at the 8750 because it has that resin type boiler, though from some information I read on GWR Archive none were allocated to 'Newton Abbot Division' sheds. As I plan to model Dawlish I imagine this would look out of place? This whole "Which pannier do I buy" debacle is giving me a headache. Sorry for all the questions and madness. Connor.

Thanks, I had a look at the Great Western Archives and there was indeed a few allocated to St. Blazey at different periods in time. I’ll keep that in mind when I go to get the kit at some point. Before I get to that I wanted some sort of entry into 7mm kit building, looking at doing an 8750. Hopefully thats ‘simple’ enough for my first go at etched kits. Anyway this is probably enough off topic talk for your Riviera thread! Is there a place for general questions? Connor.

Hi Steve, I must say you really are a talented modeller! I'm looking to do some JLTRT kit building for a future Dawlish based railway. You seem to know your Western Region well, did 42/52XXs operate in that area much in the late 50s? I love the look of them but of course if its not prototypical then let me know. Connor.