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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?

I'm not trying to be inflammatory but you can't really make me believe that most enthusiasts prefer riding behind some strangely coloured industrial saddle tank to, say, a proper mainline loco (even a smaller type like an 41XXX Ivatt or BR Standard tank). The Austerity tanks have their place in preservation (compact, reasonably powerful and were cheaply available during the genesis of the preservation movement) but I wouldn't be particularly thrilled to visit a preserved line where that was the only motive power for the day. Yet I was quite happy to ride up and down behind the Ivatt at the KWVR last year when it was the only thing running (mid week visit). The Ivatt evoked romantic thoughts of Waterloo and the SR branches in the 60's, whereas an Austerity is just a shunter to me, however competent they may be.

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

Just a word of warning, on mine one of the pins holding the con rods has decided to leave the loco and has gone missing! Having paid ??150 for it I am left rather irritated by the problem. I shall contact Bachmann when they re-open (Tuesday?) and see what to do next. At least it is nothing terminal like the motor giving up.

The standard edition has no production limit and will be produced to supply and demand. Hopefully this will undermine the ebay profiteers a bit.

 

Good good. Anything to stop ebay profiteering, especially on a model like Truro

Excellent news ! How did this news be kept a secret in the hobby I'm amazed.I wonder if etched cabsides and plates are included in the price ? Will anyone dare to weather it I wonder.It looks a fantastic model and will rival the Evening Star as my favourite Bachmann loco.

For ??145 I would expect it to come with etched plates. Aren't Bachmann issueing them with some standard models currently anyway?

They aren't available on the NRM website yet or am I in the wrong direction? Standard issue for me, mine is to work not sit in a display case!

With regards to the belt drive if conventional (geared drive) isn't possible wouldn't chain drive be better in terms of reliability? Still I'll but at least 1 when they come out.

I'm already looking forward to it. My wallet is in for another brusing. Never mind the Sentinel will be purfect for Growmont!

Hooray a Sentinel! As a steam enthusiast on the road as well as rail how can I resist? Damm those limeted editions!

Mick, as he

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