Porcy Mane

You'll have seen most of these:

He's just posted up a full series of Rosedale.

Rosedale - The Depots by Knox Family, on Flickr

2 hours ago, JSpencer said:

Hmmm.... actual working auto ballasters ?

Ah hah!    That's whose been buying up all those 50p mobby phone vibrators off eBay.

26 minutes ago, Legend said:

I was being a tad sarcastic . 

Yep, I realised that, and quite funny too, but I wonder how many others realised the KR Fell is a little unbalanced.

1 hour ago, Legend said:

This is a very one sided thread 

  Indeed.  But a commercial company makes an announcement of an announcement and then... they make no announcement!  (as has already been said). Cant be good for prospective customer confidence.

Said company uses "hype" marketing phrases such as, "I'm talking about deal of the century", "something that's going to shake things up!"  (Porcy sez, perhaps a working tippler set with operating vibrator?) "  There's also, "and here's the thing - it's not just about the deal itself. It's about what it represents".

We're taking model railways here, and a relatively new company trying to build up customer goodwill.  Not a youtube marketing campaign for waterproof razors that doesn't nick your gooleys or a wonder product that makes you look twenty years younger.

Maybe it's a special offer for bulk purchases of 12 mm 3 hole disk wheels that have a pink appearance?

1 hour ago, melmoth said:

'May the 5th be with you'

Maybe they were hoping for, "May the froth be with you"?

"May the farce be with you?

Now my mate Joe,  (he knows a thing or two) has been led to believe, as far as he knows, it appears that in all probability the next release from KR models is the eagerly anticipated Petunia.

Joe sez, "Aye up, Petunia".

2 hours ago, Suzy Sulzer said:

Received today, arrived from Canada,

Smashing. I have a need for a few pigeon baskets.

21 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Was that the GWR telegraphic code for a brick wagon?

NO, no.

Everybody knows it was, "Tango". The GNR complained  (the would, wouldn't they) and said, "it could lead to confusion".

25 minutes ago, Trains4U said:

These…

Not one of these.  Is that a salmon pink wagon I see, or maybe it's just tangerine?

https://flic.kr/p/nMvFyC

30 minutes ago, McC said:

PM specification issue

Ha! that explains it. A Porcy Mane specification. Or was it a Pink Man spec?

2 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

It's only a bloody wagon wheel!

"Pink wheels on my wagon, but I'm still rolling along.

The factory (Chinese), puts us ill at ease,

paint on the tread, should be shiny instead,

but I'm singing this happy song".

4 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

This isn't someone taking advantage, it's a mistake that has not been put right.

... and those mistakes are made all off the time hence product recalls.

4 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

But I really do wonder why the factory let it go like that?

Is it a consequence of having something manufactured on the other side of the world, communications not quite being as they should, a factory taking advantage, knowing legal action would be bl**dy expensive and likely to fail, etc., etc?

Another to add to list of rolling stock not being delivered as specified?

Two that spring to mind are the Accurascale cemflo with short axles and the mis liveried Rapido Ferry vans. (Credit to Rapido for taking action)

6 minutes ago, chris p bacon said:

Highly unlikely, any painting scheme wouldn’t include the wheel tread as it would have to be cleaned off. 

The  EP shown on the thread over a smidge over a year ago did seem to have have a "toning down mist" applied but looking at the enlarged image, the wheels still looked a  pink. Guess they missed the damaged tensioner/load spreader and droopy oleo..

1 hour ago, cctransuk said:

Only the first two prototype vans had the placards on the sides; 'roadrailer' at first, then the 'BRS Roadrailer'

You've got that the wrong way round.

The BRS/Roadrailer placards were fitted to the two prototype "vans" for their showing off at Marylebone when first built. These were replaced by the simpler Blue/ white boards after BRS withdrew their support for the project and became anti-roadrailer.

Besides the roadwheels being modified from the early inset type; the two prototype vans, on which the peco kit is based, were always recognisable in the rake due to their dissimilar side ribs and different roof profile. Also the external ferrous pars and underframes were painted a different colour to the production batch. The blue side-plates remained fitted through the early 1960's whilst the prototypes carried out a series of nationwide promotional tours and throughout testing.

No doubt you've seen this crop from a BR official.

23 hours ago, cctransuk said:

I understand that this tractor was developed primarily for the military, for use with missile launching trailers.

Another fallacy that is slowly turning into factuality.

The AEC mandators that were built to transport the British Nuclear deterrent were a totally different beast. They were rigid wheelbase and half cabs, the pointy bit of missile sitting in the position of the removed cab section.

BRS had quite a sizable fleet of the Split/curved screen mandator tractor units as you can see below.

Maybe the 1963 pic inspired those at scalecraft?

On 27/04/2023 at 07:16, Darius43 said:

Already built examples from eBay. Repaired, tidied up and fitted with metal wheels.

Lovely job.

1 minute ago, NHY 581 said:

V.Groovy. 

Chief Designer .

Moon Unit Palbrick. 

He's wearing my shirt!

1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

Must do better.

Thanks. I'm trying but I think you need to get more in touch with your inner pink. Your reply has been recorded...   come the revolution...

Look on the brightside  (not Sheffield). Might see some going cheap shortly. Just the job with a new floor and plasticard sides.

Your Costa Blanca heatwave going to your ed?

Think kink pink.   😕

https://railway-news.com/newag-dragon-2-locomotive-laude-smart-intermodal/

Well I think it's quite a pretty livery with it's pink wheels n'all.

It should keep the Woke crowd happy. I think a 4mm model of the Port Merion (prisoner) Mini Moke would be perfect as a prototypical load.

Can't wait to get mine.

Does it come with a free track rubber?

1 hour ago, David Bigcheeseplant said:

That's something that would not have kept the show afloat.

At the end of the weekend I'm sure the traders tills float will be  positive with the organising club's finances being buoyant when all is totted up.

22 minutes ago, Francis deWeck said:

Mallard heading to Newcastle.

 I assume in preservation with Ridley Hall being turned over to teacher training during 1967.

On 15/04/2023 at 09:38, Michael Hodgson said:

 coke also having to be brought in.

Consett, like most steel works produced it's own coke of various types  (and all of its associated by-products) at the Fell Cokeworks. This works is visible in most photographs taken from the Castleside road as it lay directly above Consett Low Yard. The Fell cokeworks also exported its coke to other users. There was a weekly coke train that left Consett via the Lanchester valley  the customer being the Avenue Cokeworks at Chesterfield.

29 minutes ago, drmditch said:

Interesting coach.

N.E region route learner. Cinema seating at both ends. Allowed multiple crews to route learn rather than just one or two extras crammed into a loco cab.

Still going strong in 68.

https://flic.kr/p/aZfRZX

27 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

Are you sure that it's not 90473

 I thinks I'd trust Mr. Turner, given 90473 was a Colwick ingine and scrapped during 1962.

That vertical tooling line leading down from below the quarterlights is very prominent. Hope its not there on the production runs.  Tooling line is present on the SLW version but barely visible.

Early days they were continuous, later converted to temp controlled. The "screech" from the clutch when the fan cut in scared the crap out off many a driver.  I think I've got that the right way round.