Taz

Many thanks again Ian.

It is much appreciated.

I shall try both options.

Hi Ian,

Do you have a reference number for the Precision Lining Ochre?

I’ve just been on their website and can’t find it mentioned.

Thanks.

Many thanks Ian.

Hi,

Could I pick your collective brains please?

I’ve decided to move on from transfers and have been practicing with my bow pen for lining coaches.

What brand and colour paint do people recommend for the gold / black and gold/black/gold lining on BR coaches?

I’ve tried both precision gold and straw lining.

The gold looks too deep to me.

The straw is a closer match to rtr lining, if perhaps a little pale.

Any other recommendations?

Thanks.

Smashing pictures there Ducky!

19 minutes ago, Headstock said:

 

Good morning Taz,

You could pick any period from the turn of the century to the 1960s, on the GW mainline in Devon and say exactly the same thing. There was nothing unique about the 1960s. In fact, comparatively speaking, there was less variety than some earlier periods. GWR practice was always to equip its formations on a carriage by carriage basis, they were  characterised by the variety of stock deployed in the same formation. Don't worry 1950s, 1930s or 1900s modellers, you are not missing out.

Andrew,

You are, of course, right.

It is the location, rather than the period, which provides the variety.

However, being born in the 70s I have no recollection of mainline steam so rely heavily on published photos for my inspiration. There is a plethora of material from the 50s and 60s.

I have settled on 1960 because I prefer maroon to crimson & cream and it also allows me to run the odd diesel.

6 hours ago, Steven B said:

 

Oddly enough I find a lot of Big-4 designs uniform. Each had it's own standard designs that only varied when the chief engineer changed. Surely a rake of 100% Gresley, Stanier, Maunsell or Hawksworth designed coached is just as dull. The variety comes in as soon as you start mixing designs - add a pre-nationalisation coach to a rake of Mk1s and the train becomes more interesting. Similarly mixing Mk1, 2 and 3s together does the same, just fewer people do it.

 

There are plenty of passenger carrying Mk1 diagrams that have yet to be produced RTR, before starting on parcel and post stock.

 

Steven B.

This is one of the main reasons I model the GW main line in Devon in 1960 - the shear variety of coaching stock.

It seems the only rule When it came to GWR or BR(W) coach rake composition was no two vehicles will be of the same type / diagram.

Then there are the cross country trains which included ex LMS and ex LNER vehicles.

The only coaches which seemed to be quite rare were ex SR.
 

Plenty of modelling potential.
 

Thanks all.

So I think I will have to, in all probability, stick to the original air smoothed type (as my layout is set in the summer of 1960).
 

The next question is therefore can anyone tell me which locos were allocated to Exmouth Junction during the summer of 1960 and would therefore be a suitable candidate to work on one of these exchange workings on my layout?

Hi,

During the 50s and into the 60s there were regular exchange workings by Southern locos and crews running scheduled workings on the ex GW mainline between Exeter and Plymouth to maintain route knowledge in case of diversions.

By the late 50s these workings were normally in the hands of West Country / BoB 4-6-2s.

All the photographic evidence I have seen show original, air streamed locos.

Does anyone know if the rebuilt versions were also used on these workings at any point?

Thanks.

Another vote for class 50, especially in large logo blue.

Gilbert, can I ask what sort of detail you put on your slides?

Presumably it details the prototype train and formation?

How to make it up from the fiddleyard and or cassettes?

Suitable motive power?

Anything else?

Thanks.

Type 3 = Hymek.

Maybe not the most successful but definitely the best looking.

12 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

Apart from that Snooper chappie and maybe Penholder, anyone else from Plymuff is suspect for being weird. Several have even moved away, but still remain weird.

A. Janner.

Oy! I resemble that remark....

Wouldn’t this coach have the earlier, higher arc roof profile? The Comet one is a sort of mashup between Mk1, LMS and later GWR profile.

MJT do the earlier GWR profile roof. I think it may be the same as the LNER profile?

No, they were Worsley etches. So you just get the sides, ends and floors. Everything else you source yourself.

18 minutes ago, Iain.d said:

Thank you.

 

The instep was one of the frustrations! They are a whitemetal casting provided with the kit. However in one kit the casting was about 2mm too low so it’s built up to cantrail level with plastic and filler and sanded to shape. The other, while the right size had the feed pips for the casting on the outer face of the ‘joggle’ which made removal a bit more difficult that it needed to be. Its also about 1mm too wide so the coach side aren't quite parallel, but I don't think its noticeable. We shall see when the paint is on!

 

Cheers,

 

Iain

Thanks.

Last year I built a couple of brass 4LAVs for Rod and John’s Balcombe layout. I built the insets up with filler But it is the area I am least happy with.

31 minutes ago, Iain.d said:

Among other things, I have steadily been building a Roxey Mouldings SR Maunsell Low Window 3 coach set. They are nearing completion, this is them at the final ‘test’......

They look really good.

Can I ask how you’ve done the instep between the passenger and luggage accommodation on the brake?

it isn’t clear from the photos but it looks like a neat solution.

I just use Halfords primer. Never had any problems to date.

But I first replied to this thread on page 156 so surely I must have passed my probationary period by now 

1 minute ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Don't waste your time unless you are going to suggest a nice Black Five or Standard Class Five.

Boo, hisss 

Gilbert has started his poll for best 4-6-0.

Quick everyone, get over there and vote for the GW Castle otherwise some strange Eastern thing might win.....

You’re all mad - the greatest 4-6-0 has to be the GW Castle 

On 05/05/2020 at 15:12, Brinkly said:

 

Did the fruit C vans last long into BR days Mike (or anyone else)? It is a rather charming little vehicle. I do like the late Edwardian GWR covered van designs. 

 

Kind regards,

 

Nick.

Nick, the Y3 fruit C the kit represents survived until the mid 50s.

However the similar Y9 Fruit C lasted well into the 60s. The main difference was they had twin bonnet ends (like standard GW vans and, I would assume, Morton brake gear.

l’ve got one of these kits in my to do pile which I intend to modify to a Y9.

I seem to have a problem with the link to BRM tv on my Exactly copy. It isn’t working and no amount of finger poking will get it to load up youtube 

Any advice? (Exactly v13.0.2 running on iPad).

Thanks

59 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said:

I wonder why the bottom left foot board has been extended and is it repeated on the other side?.

 

I wonder if the casting have been packed in error and are for some other kit. I have found some odd castings and sprues in kits.

 

 

I was going to say are you sure they are from that kit?

They look to me like the additional springs from a Comet 9’ pressed steel GWR bogie.