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A little more progress to report. After much procrastination I decided what number this would be. I've mainly based this model on a photo of No.1347, as it's the only one I've found with a rear weather-board. But I'm going to use its post 1907 number 1680 so that it matches condition with the Bachmann model of 0-4-4T No.1273. This places them both in the few years after 1907 before they received large numbers on their tanks, and probably a repaint into black in this case. Numbers and letters applied: The backhead is nice resin casting, apart from paint all I've added here is the regulator handle. Backhead glued into cab, along with some gauges made from Evergreen rod.

Probably not. But if it was I would like to see the pre-super heated version produced as well.

Some more forward dating. When I bought the tender body from Bachmann I also bought a loco body, for a Midland 1P 0-4-4T. When the model of the 1532 class first came out I almost missed out as I hadn't pre-ordered any. I managed to get a Midland red one (of course) and a LMS black one, can't remember why, must have seemed like a good idea at the time. It was always my intention to forward date the MR one with large numbers, but then I had another idea. Buy another Red body, forward date that and fit it to the chassis from the LMS one. The body ain't cheap, but a lot less than a used loco. Time for some photos, this was the starting point: Some parts were removed for re-use on this model (chimney,steps and coal rails) and others. The main work on the red body was replacing the tank side markings with large numbers (press-fix). The bright hand rails were toned down with Tamiya Smoke (X-19). This has moved it forward about 10 years. And now a sort of before and after view: Side by side comparisons:

Thanks for the responses above. It looks like the only source of suitable RTR LSWR locos for these is OO works, I wonder if they will consider some re-runs?

Perhaps some clarification is needed. I was specifically referring to the Four Coach sets just announced by EFE rail, before they were reduced to 3 car sets.

A question to the knowledgeable, would these coaches have ever run in shorter formations such as 2 or 3 cars?

All that's needed now is a loco to pull them. Not many current RTR locos could be turned out in LSWR livery.

Have a look at a Dapol B4 with its rocking front axle.

All the goodies can be found here: https://Bachmann-spares.co.uk/ apart from Bill,Tim and Graham. I forgot to mention that, possibly a first. Rocket may be another case eventually.

Some simple RTR conversions that have passed across my modelling bench recently. 1. LNWR Improved Precident 'Lucknow'. The problem with this model is the lack of coal rails on the tender, which were fitted at the end of the 19th century. The model of Hardwicke has them, but it has other post-grouping fittings such as the buffers. I considered making them from strips of metal, not an easy task. But it turns out there is a much easier option, buy the correct tender top from Bachmann. Which is what I've done. I've cut off the top of the lamp iron at the back to make it look more like a socket as used by the LNWR. The next one is a bit more involved.

Progress seems very slow here, as usual, but there has been some. The Midland 1377 body was ready for some primer, it was now almost the right colour. While I slowly turned it crimson I put together another recent purchase from LRM, a LNWR small cattle wagon: Seen here with matching brake van, also from LRM: Back to the loco, painting it crimson is only half the story. It then needs lining: Not sure about the rear weather-board. I originally painted it black, but thought it would look better crimson. Probably no way of knowing for sure what colour it was.

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D&S are still selling 7mm kits, they were at the GOG spring show at Kettering. Not all kit producers have embraced the modern electronic world, or want lots of orders.

But then it wouldn't be to NEM362 standard and would make fitting alternatives difficult.

See also this: if you really want Humbrol enamels.

Was that a pipeline or pipe-dream?

That's a lot of toilets, reminds me of a Not the Nine O'clock News sketch.

It looks like those gons have both air and vacuum brake parts fitted underneath. Nicely painted and weathered.

Even an 'official' supplier (RoS) is cheaper than that, an odd situation indeed. I'll be removing the buffers from the red ones to use as freelance stock on my own railways.

Linux and Firefox here, so can't blame M$.

Some of us have had this problem for years , welcome to the club. Currently I find it rather random where I end up after clicking on Next page (top,middle or bottom).

Let gravity be returned to normal- Better looking than me at 50.

From elsewhere on t'internet, way back in '08 I found this quote: "we discovered a scale error of roughly 8% in virtually all dimensions of the production Manor" which I calculate made it 1:137 scale. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Hot on the heels of the brake van is a box van in matching liveries: This uses the same body as the brake van, but without the duckets and foot boards. A useful addition to the SR stock.

There now seems to be so much RTR 009 available now this topic has mainly become redundant. One notable omission has been a small goods brake van suitable for a freelanced railway. This gap has now been filled by the latest release from Bachmann in their Skarloey Railway range, available in two liveries. Here used as intended: I think the red one works well as a generic brake van: The finish is a bit glossy and could do with toning down. The buffers and coupling hook will probably be redundant in most cases. The Bachmann 009 couplings plug into NEM sockets.