LH&JC

Hattons have a new batch of class 15s in a darker and seemingly glossier shade of green so which is/was right? http://www.ehattons.....aspx?SID=26839 New one http://www.ehattons.....aspx?SID=24122 Old one

What a bunch of vandals!

Here are three attempts at being creative, the first two are taken at Grosmont showing a weed growing on Dame Vera Lynn, the second has been tinkered with, using a website to 'tilt shift' it and the 3rd was taken at the Port Erin museum on the Isle of Man showing No.12 Hutchinson being prepared to return to Douglas.

For me it is a cop out as I cannot limit myself to any era or region of Britain's railways before the end of steam. For example I have a model of Super D No.49395 withdrawn in 1958 and a class 25 that was built in 1966. Preseved Lines may become more popular as there will be more people who love steam but cannot relate to the 'days' of steam, but that might also lead to a boom of diesel & electric modelling. I would say that for a convincing model ofa preserved line there has to be weathering, light on the rolling stock and some control of which locos and rolling stock used, in my mind it is more realistic to suggest that a Patriot was preserved privatly or another few locos made it to Barry scrapyard than to run locos that stood no real choice of preservation such as the LNER garratt or Big Bertha (sorry if that all sounds creul or badly worded!)

Will this do for a photo of a Brit nameplate?

Good thing that none of them survived into preservation or I'd buy one, in BR apple green...

I must not spend more money! I must not spend more money! I must not spend more money... oh never mind, they'll suit the taffy tank and pannier.

Wake Up and ###### With Me - Ian Dury

Another panned shot. 92221 on a fast freight in the early 60's. OR at 25mph on the BMR, your choice!

In the RCTS study of the 9fs, there are several interesting drawings of proposed heavy freight designs including a GWR 2-10-2t and some GCR beasts that make the O4 look more than a bit small.

I might buy one of those at York and I'm very tempted to buy a class 15, my day out is starting too look expensive!

you can hardly tell that the body is from the Dapol kit! Top notch modelling there

Well the main issues on mine are glue (or lack of) while removing the cab one horn moulding pinged off and to the floor, once the cab was off one of the cab walls fell foul of a lack of glue, once reassembled and put on the track there was a alarming knock which came from the con rods hitting the steps on one side. Apart from those minor niggles which can be cured with some good glue it is superb, the quietest runner in the fleet and can haul more than I'll ever need. The remaining jobs to do are to reattach all AWOL parts, attach the extra detail parts, modify the head code lighting by thinned down yellow paint and finally attach a head code. Simples!

Don't tempt fate!

City of Truro 2 arrived in sunny Robin Hood's Bay and its perfect! The running matches the looks and I'm currently debating whether to fit the etched plates supplied.

According to this months Railway Magazine Truro is to receive a repaint, now what are the odds that it appears with her number on the buffer beam?

Fair point well made. I wasn't trying to make you believe that enthusiasts prefer industrials but, eerrmm I'm not quite sure how to word this reply. Industrial locos have their own history and I for one don't think that their historty should be ignored.

I think part of it is the attitude that exists within some preservationists that if it isn't BR then its not worth 2p so hey presto austerities are made to look like J94s and I believe that the Mid Hants want to convert one of theirs to look like a black motor! And its not just austerities that are insulted by been made to look like a 'main line' company loco. The industrial scene is just as if not more interesting than the 'main line' scene and don't forget that the first steam locos were industrials and they lasted longer than BR steam. (VoR excepted) Going off topic slightly it seems that some people have the same attitude with steam rollers, so some brass, a longer canopy, a fancy paint job and generally speaking a re wired motor is added as a dynamo, and they are passed off as Showman's Engines.

I do like the stretched T9.

This probably doesn't belong here amongst all of the top class modelling on this thread but here goes. Truro on one of her last duties on the BMR. The diesel fueling point

I've been able to find the pin but it still doesn't feel secure in the plastic crank I'm considering gluing but I'll probably do more harm than good. Update Its going back. The pin dropped out again and has once again gone missing. Although I've pointed this out in my previous post but for ??150 you wouldn't expect parts to fall off it! So I'm non too pleased. But A new one will probably be an improvement as the quartering was off slightly. grrrrrrrrrrrr. Never mind