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Without meaning to pre-empt the oranisers of the show here, I would not expect it to go ahead. Its likely that even if all organisational hurdles could be overcome, there would simply be no way that enough people could come into the exhibition to make the expenditure of holding it worthwhile. I'd also imagine that the reimposing of COVID restrictions on large areas of Greater Manchester would mean that its highly unlikely.

it does look pretty tasty. Will have to see if the NRM commissions a ‘Green Arrow’ - won’t be able to stop myself there

They are. ALR coaches, Quarry hubs let’s and diesels still incoming. Plus anything they might announce in the meantime. I think we shall probably get more detail in the next announcement - they aren’t going to wait until June 2021 to give more detail. Tempted by a V2, but the price is somewhat eye-watering

I was desperate for this livery to appear on an austerity, complimentary to the shape of the loco or not, it’s weird and I want it

thank you, it appears I jumped the gun a teeny bit

Is there a website for this range? I had a look on Bachmann/Kernow and couldn’t find this stuff

NCB Austerity for me I think. Always been fond of the Blue/Yellow engines.

In a slight tangent to the conversation, I’m hoping to make a trip to the Ffestiniog in a week or two, but can only reach it by train Because of the different standards which apply along the route because of the English welsh border and I am thoroughly uncertain about what to do now I don’t want to take a key workers seat on the train, but I would also like to have my first day out since February. Does anyone actually understand what I should do?

A bit ‘meh’ for me as I only took delivery of a Hornby terrier yesterday, so feel no burning need to run and purchase this one too. Shame, but I’ll live

I’m wondering if it’s another early loco like the ‘Rocket’. If so, my money is on ‘Lion’ or ‘Planet’ considering the second class S&R wagons inbound in Sep

Hi all, am considering picking up the works grey one from Kernow for a preserved railway project. What is the general performance of these critters like? I can’t imagine that it will ever do much more than pull a couple of coaches pretty slowly, but even £70 is a lot for me so I’d rather not be buying a pup if I can get away with it . I’m unlikely to ever actually do anything to the model other than fit a decoder some time in the future. im aware that this may be covered elsewhere in the topic, but I’m at work right now so please take mercy on a man who doesn’t want to wade through 30 pages

Damn phone autocorrect

Hi folks, im looking for the Bachmann Grest Central liveried ‘O4’ done for the NRM (I believe the serial number is 31-001y) Drop me a PM. All sensible prices considered

For your ‘Jinty’ loco, it may actually be possible to run it alongside your German locos as a perfectly accurate engine. Several went to France with the British expeditionary force in 1939 and I believe that these were almost all taken and used by the Germans (I did hear that the German engine crews were very fond of them) and stayed in west German for a considerable time post-war. They probably didn’t haul trains through the German countryside but a little modellers license should see to that In answer to your question, there is no more iconic British freight loco than the Stanier 8f. They were all over Britain at one point or another and were extremely useful engines (to quote the fat controller). The WD 2-8-0 and Great Western 28xx class would also be great choices, but it would be the 8f for me if you are looking to model a typical British train. EDIT: found a little more info on the Jinty locos. Most ended up in French railways, but one was photographed with Wehrmacht number and markings at Berlin Tempelhof in 1953: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD_ex-LMS_Fowler_Class_3F https://www.drehscheibe-online.de/foren/read.php?017,8160299 Edit 2: Apologies to steamport Southport, I should have read his post before starting the typing. I’m too far gone to delete it all now though...

im hoping against hope to be able to reach both the SVR and the FR at some point in the next month or two. My bog problem is that I don't drive, so my massive headcahe is the public transport risk to and from both railways. Hence the hope, rather than the expectation. From what i understand with teh FR, they are pursuing a small loco policy for the time being at the double fairlies are a little too big for the work required of them under the current timetables. There is apparently wry amusement on the railway that had the effort to get Welsh Pony back into steam for this year had not succeeded, the FR would be in a teeny bit of a pickle with the availability of their small engines. Needing three seperate locos (curently i believe that Linda, Prince and Taliesin are in service) to run the trains and a fourth to serve as a spare. I don't think it would hav been a problem, just anoth headache that they didn't need.

I believe that the buyer has 30 days to open a return dispute over any of their items. I agree with the above comments. Ask for photos of the damage - I’ve had it before where people have tried to return non-working models to me by buying a duplicate I was selling. Not that there is currently any evidence of that in this case, but you are entitled to ask for evidence. i also wouldn’t take it lying down if you are forced to make a return based upon this. I forced the issue that I’d been deliberately sent a broken model that was in perfect working order hence I sold it and I damn well won in the end. So don’t take it in good humour if you think that the model has been broken by the buyer

Visibility and gradient would have been the key points. For standard gauge industrials where an 0-4-0 or an 0-6-0 Tank engine was doing the work would probably have been restricted to perhaps four or five 16ton wagons are most. For narrow gauge, I’d have thought that it would have been even more restricted - visibility was usually at a premium due to the nature of the lines, and the wagons would have been a lot less stable. Two or three skips or slate wagons I would have thought.

For me the most effective way of cutting down cost is reducing part numbers. You’ve done a good job already as the sprues combine everything into two discrete parts - but I’d be tempted to see if you can ‘attach’ the sprues from each 3D model to each other. I’ve found that that can reduce the cost by up to a third just by itself. I’d also look at hollowing out any areas you can to reduce material costs. besides that, I think you’ve already got a fairly Spartan scheme there, so I don’t think that there is much potential for cutting down etc. without interfering with your model. Hope that helps and that I haven’t been talking gibberish

For my part, if it’s been out of the box for a run and/or photography I give the condition as ‘used-like new’ unless there is a reason to bump it down to ‘used’. Only had an issue once when someone decided he wanted to swap out a knackered Beattie Well tank for my brand new one by abusing the returns process. I would only describe something as ‘new’ if it was entirely within its original box and was to the best of my knowledge as it came from the manufacturer. not putting it up as a model for anyone else, but that’s how I do it myself and it seems to satisfy most

How about BR blue with full yellow ends if we’re considering fictional options? (this is a joke, please don’t think I am pushing for for this one, just for the record I’m buying the fictional liveried W1 and will be picking up a fictional liveried leader too should it progress to production. I’m also eager to get a grey, heavily weathered one though...)

I was reading Kevin Robertson’s book - the cracking sound from what I can tell was when the centre axle of number 1 end was sheared completely off at the wheel. Determined to likely be a design fault because of the asymmetric chain drive. The number 2 bogie was showing indications of the same fault. so the sound effect would be good, just for a different thing than expected as for the liveries, this is currently at such a preliminary stage that we really can’t hold KR to anything right now. I believe that the loco was in brushed aluminium ex-works, plain grey on her first test runs, lined grey when she made it to eastleigh. From then on she carried the lined grey, although the BR emblem was hastily removed at one point. in between all that, she carried gloss black in the works at one point and the plan was I believe that lined BR green was to be applied the loco ever made it to revenue traffic (to differentiate from the black/silver of the early diesels/electrics and gas turbines). But let’s wait and see what the final offering livery-wise is

I wouldn’t mind a fictional leader livery though, either BR green or BR black - I think either would actually look quite good

I’m going to run one alongside a Bulleid with a Stanier tender, a green A4, the rocket, a black flying Scotsman, BR large logo class 66, a hush-hush, GT3 and an LBSCCR Atlantic. if I can pull that one off, then I’m sure that justification won’t be a problem

It absolutely cannot be denied that KR are going for it, they have rather cornered the ‘quirk’ section of the market with their OO announcements

Yes, as I understand it 36002 was days away from her first steaming and possessed few of the construction errors that had plagued 36001 throughout her life when the project was cancelled. BR mixed traffic black was the preferred livery had the class entered revenue service and the nameplate ‘Winston Churchill’ was made up in wood for 36001 I believe. I think it was 36001 that was done up in black temporarily inside of the works, as 36003 never had a completed bodyshell and the photo I remember is of a complete locomotive leaving aside romantic notions of the loco going on to form the new pattern of steam locomotive had the plug not been pulled, I doubt that the engines would ever have been successful - they were just bad designs, and too much was attempted with them for all of the kinks ever to have been worked out. still, that doesn’t stop me making a pilgrimage to see 36001’s numberplate at York whenever I’m in the area and I’ll definitely get my name down for one of these models . Top form