Dan Griffin

Once POD 4 was completed it meant that finally, after 10 months, Thunderbird 4 had a home! Some pictures on the completed POD with TB4. Ready..... Steady.... LAUNCH! I particularly like this shot, very reminiscent of the Programme.

Hello, It has been a long while since any updates due to holidays ect, but here is where the model stands at the moment. Any day now I should be taking delivery of pack 12, the last pack, so within the week TB2 should be finished. (fingers crossed we get the extension that was released last year in Japan, which includes more vehicles and POD 2!) Anyway first off, more work on POD 4. The base of Thunderbird 4's ramp was put together, this includes a neat little tab on the rear you pull to make it raise up and down. This was trial fitted to the POD floor. The top ramp was then built and some small details added. The ladder type ramp slides forwards and backwards. The ramp was then glue into the POD, using the locating lugs on the underside which clipped into the floor. The ramp in the raised position and with the launch ramp deployed. The rest of the POD 4's construction followed the exact same pace as POD 3 previously. After the roof and sides were completed that completed the PODs for the build.

WHSmith in Stamford have some, I now have my copy and it was worth the wait.

Great. When did the life expectancy of models become 10 years or less! Heljan 47’s, Hornby 31’s, then ive seens certain 50’s in danger, rebuilt merchant navy front bogies, and now bachmanns 47’s! Have you raised the issue with Bachmann?

how so? it has the sandbox fillers, no headlight and the roof is correct? how is it a refurb body?

Seemingly to add insult to injury, new stock arrived at my local smiths today, from Kelsey. On shed?? Nope, re-runs of Locomotive legends!!!

If the person who writes this book is on here and reading can I suggest that he go and have a chat with the publishers? Not one WH Smith that I have visited or phoned up in the eastern counties (Peterboroug/spalding/grantham/Stamford) has a single copy. I was told in the Peterborough one that when he looked on the system they had over 800 in the warehouse but none in stores. The coverage for this publication is appalling. Yes I could quite easily go and order online but I like to look at the products before buying, and if it arrived like some of the BRM or model rails do that come through the post, I will give it a miss. its a shame that such a good publication seems to being looked over in favour or repeated stuff such as the A-Z of railway preservation which is having a second airing in WHSmiths.

I would like to track down a copy of this, would you be so kind as to supply the artists name please, regards Dan

That's a neat and pleasing little detail.

Yes I saw the date in the last issue, but it seemed a bit quite as the previous two issues had the cover art ect released approx. two weeks before publication

any news on issue 3?

This is now out and is another good bookazine by Mr Wright. well worth buying

Is this vehicle an ex Morleys of Whittlesey bus?

What book is it? Or is that part of the announcement ?

yes it is, in the very early years on the NVR they used to have the 4COR unit as hauled stock. along with, I think, a car from the birghton belle Pullman train. http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/imagingcentre/view/501567/PL http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/imagingcentre/view/460549/IS429910011531663435

This German tank last steamed in 1986 (the year I was born!), and has been stored at Wansford ever since. It is undercover in their running shed and does sometimes draws visitors who come to see this particular loco due to its role in one the darkest parts of the past. it has been confirmed that this German tank used to haul train loads of Jewish prisoners to Auschwitz during the second world war. Here is my picture of it in 2016 stored but looking in not too bad shape.

Firstly Thanks to Corbs for finding and sharing my 0-6-0 build pics a few pages back, (october2017!!!) Here are a few of mine, mainly just repaints into London Brick red of available locos, like the two fireless loco's and Hornby J94. However the Bachmann Percy has had quite some work, new dome, funnel, smoke box door and the cab has been blanked off as al the wiring was showing through. The reworked Percy

First samples have been released, of the secretly developed 25/0. looks ok but I don't think they'll get away with the incorrect numbering! Just Kiddin', Weybourne, NNR 2010

ETHEL is on my list. Intercity one for me

looking forward to it, see you there!

Having never heard of St Cuthbert's village, I googled it to have a read and guess who's picture pops up! https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/troubled-gateshead-housing-estate-stood-14125241

Having got a copy of this yesterday, I have to say the picture of 50005 in 1974 silhouetted against a clear blue sky is one of the best railway pictures ive ever seen, and only two colours, black and blue, it reminds me of a Colin Gifford picture. for me it oozes atmosphere. its awesome, worth buying the book for that picture alone.

My subs copy will be waiting for me when I get home, can I just say Chris, as a reader from when it was a supplement in RAIL, Congratulations to you and the team for reaching the 250th issue! (that means I have 249 stacked in the garage!)