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Anyone interested in seeing b/w shots of these coaches' 1st class compartments' interiors, tune in to UK Freeview Channel 81 'Talking Pictures TV', this coming Friday, Feb 8th. at 14.00 hrs. and watch the first 5/10 minutes of "Scotland Yard, The White Cliffs Mystery".
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Any relation Phil ? And, who's that in the reflection ??....Is that yer Missus ???
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I'm not convinced by your 'hint' of single batteries : each should be larger than half the early-style battery so the RH support for the near one shouldn't be central .......... but I hope you're right !
........... and I hope they find some NO SMOKING stickers for the appropriate windows.
On the prototype, the battery box cradle was hung at it's RH / inner end from the centre underframe cross member, thus the bolts would be on the centre-line. Note the Vee hangers are inboard of the U/f Truss angle, unlike those of the Maunsell P/P Driving Trailers.
This was drawn using measurements taken from BSK Ex. S 2850 S whilst at Horsham yard in 1976.
The full drawings appeared in the MRConstructor Planbook No.1, published in 1983.
Regarding the 'No Smoking' triangles, these were only applied to the compartment quarter-lights, both inner and outer and not to the outer windows of the corridor.
HTH
Ceptic
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Q, Why have they gone for so many brake thirds ?.
Hi Darren,
If you look at Hornby's / Andy Y's list of proposed releases, here. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/140675-Hornby-new-tooling-59-bulleid-short-coaches/ you'll see that there are two proposed brake thirds / seconds for every composite. These will make up two correctly numbered (If chosen wisely) 3 - Car Sets for Era 3 (Southern), and two correctly numbered 3 - Car Sets for Era 4 (British Railways).
The reasoning behind this is that previous, numbered. releases of Hornby's Maunsell corridor stock did not tie in, easily, with the formation of fixed sets, although this has become more easier after recent Maunsell releases, culminating in properly numbered, both coaches and sets.
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From what we've been given so far, it LOOKS like these will be on the early-style Maunsell underframe not the revised version ( different battery boxes and dynamo ) that Hornby correctly used for their Driving Trailer ................. I hope they're aware of the apparent anomaly !!?!
The 3D print sample certainly suggests the former layout (twin batteries per side).
Although, the CGI profiles hint at single batteries, diagonally opposed.
Note also the different detailed sides for the two different eras. The latter having recessed door top-lights, differing commode handles and reinforcing beading over body panel joints.
If reproduced onto the models, it will be an astonishing attention to detail. Well done Hornby.
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I successfully motorised an Airfix (ex-Kitmaster) Battle of Britain using a Triang Princess chassis with Triang Bulleid wheels installed. I also still own a Merchant Navy made from two Airfix BoB bodies, a Wrenn/Hornby Dublo tender with scratchbuilt brass sides and a Wrenn/HD West Country loco chassis with the valve gear cut down (that's almost sacrilege except I didn't do the cutting down myself!).
Sorry if this is taking us away from the MTK topic a bit.
Merchant Navy 35015 Blue - 1 by Jeffrey Lynn, on Flickr
Now, That's the BLUE livery I REMEMBER !
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Latest developments at Bournemouth Depot, courtesy of Son of Ceptic.
Many a good tune played on an old fiddle, they say. Variations on a theme, anyone ?
Note the Mk.3 4-TC.
With Best Wishes throughout the New Year, everyone.
Frank.
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Bullied 4 Sub....
Gerry
Or a 2-NOL. Hornby has the LSWR loco hauled stock that these units were converted from.
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I heard of a Mexican firefighter who's wife gave birth to twin boys.
They Christened them Jose' and Jos B.
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I actually quite like the dark green bit. Perhaps they will keep extending it until it’s all done!
Hi Hal.
I thought, for a moment, that you had spotted an 'in the background' Cl.442, clad in Malachite Green with three horizontal Golden Yellow stripes. I live in hope.
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The livery, so far.
Latest photos of 442 units at Bournemouth Depot, as of 19-20/11/2018.
Courtesy & Copyright :- 'Son of Ceptic'.
442404 Nearest camera.
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Wrong shade of Blue, Again !.
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Inscription reads :-
"Departure of 7th. Hants, 9/ 8/ 14 .....4A"
Pictured at Bournemouth West station.
Lest We Forget.
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Probably sums up what most people down here are thinking right about now - but warning - contains extreme Australian words (don't play it in front of Gran maybe...)...
Pity we ain't got a UK version.
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A reminder of some dates when BW will be "on show". The Poole MRC event at Poole Grammar School is on Sunday 4th Nov., always a good exhibition 13 layouts
are scheduled to attend plus trade support and demos,refreshments etc.
The BRM National Festival of Railway Modelling follows on Dec. 8th/9th, to coincide with this major show the layout will be strongly featured in the Dec. issue of the
magazine and associated free cover mounted DVD,which as well as video and further stills will show an interview with layout supremo Roger Sunderland.
A show preview is now on the Exhibition Topics section of RM web (sorry, don't know how to set up a link) and footage features of an exciting new synchronised
sound/smoke effect. For clarification we must stress this is still under development - only 2 or 3 locos so equipped are likely to perform at Poole and Peterborough.
We look forward to meeting any followers or contributors to this thread at either (or both!) event
Here's the link to the Poole exhibition Chris.
And a couple for the Peterborough festival.
All the best,
Frank.
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An interesting artifact has recently come to light over on Network Rail's 'Mediastorehouse' archive site.
It shows the Poole and Bournemouth Railway's drawn elevations of both Parkstone (South / Platform side and West Elevation) and Bournemouth (Later Bournemouth West) Station Approach (South) side.
I'm guessing the date of c.1898 is a 'cover-all' date as the, now, 'West' station would have been extended and improved by then,1889 in fact. The drawing shows the original 1874 building.
Regards,
Frank.
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Afore y'go lads, hows about a little extra to go with aforesaid ?, so to speak. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8xR3ZnYhfyg/UyTqwmBCLJI/AAAAAAAADXo/kgqN1YixY6I/s1600/P1060969blog.jpg (Maybe courtesy of Dapol, at a later date)..so as to make up a pair,.....so to speak.
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Infotainment system?!? Are the guards expected to start singing and reading out the weather reports over the P.A. now?
Who writes this rubbish?
Agreed. You can only but laugh.... Otherwise,.....It's enough to make you weep.
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Long, dark nights are, once again, drawing in.
As Baden-Powell once said,.."Be prepared".
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A burning question raised on an earlier version of RMweb..
Why did/do the 3/4 Musketeers fight with Swords ? ?
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Returning to Hilux5972's original question..... 'What colour are the roofs ?'
Cheers.
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You know when you're having a No 2, then suddenly realise that there is no loo roll, so you have to get up and do that waddle to get a new roll
Well.......
I'm nearly at Tesco!
Damn shame the local 'corner shop' business's are turning their backs onto this trade....Well done Tesco
LMS 10001 delayed until mid to late 2020
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I quite fancy a BR Black liveried 10000, with the small Lion atop the small bike wheel.