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31 minutes ago, Ian Rathbone said:

It is simple maths - trigonometry to be exact. Any pair of parallel lines (at right angles to the viewer) when viewed at an angle will appear to be closer together. The formula is D = W sin a, where D is the apparent width, W is the actual width and a is the viewing angle. So a pair of lines 2” apart will appear to be 1” apart when viewed at 30 deg. (Sine 30deg = 0.5). It is not perspective, that only applies to lines moving away from the viewer. Hope this clears all this nonsense up.

 

BR lining is 2.25” wide, full stop. 1/8” orange, 1/2” green, 1” black, 1/2” green, 1/8” orange. The only time this varied was on boiler bands that were not 2.25” wide (except Western Region).

 

Ian R

... and on Bulleid air-smoothed pacifics only, there was no green line on the two casing stripes, it was simply orange/black/orange

Glenn

3 hours ago, LNER4479 said:

I'm in 98% agreement with this merely being a perspective effect.

 

However, I was going to comment anyway, but you've prompted me nicely:

 

'Painters' ... armed only with a tape measure, chalk line, lining brush and maulstick. Sure, the vast majority of them were skilled craftsman and undoubtedly took pride in their work but we're into the world of human frailty and I can quite easily live with the concept (having managed a fair few railway folk in my time) that 2% were either not quite so skilled, couldn't be bothered, were having an 'off' day (etc) leading to the one-off from which such legends are born.

 

(pic from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-35595691)

This painter has made a lovely job of the numerals on this A3, but alas he's painted it the wrong shade of green, the lining is all wrong and the number should be 4472 ... and I thought my eyes were bad! ...

... I'll get my coat!

Glenn

Heroic weathering indeed for Hycilla, certainly one that begs the question: did the prototype really look like that?, I have no doubt there is photographic evidence of the loco in such a state. I like it, having weathered a fair few locos myself it's always a challenge/fun to produce something really filthy.

I admire much of Tom's work; I particularly like the weathering he applies to the pre-war Gresley pacifics, showing that not every loco was gleaming in those days.

Glenn

Well done on renaming a couple of 34051's. I think Hornby have produced it under four different catalogue numbers now?

Your splendid 34057 and 34066 renames look excellent, the etched nameplates and plaques together with some subtle weathering really enhance the models, very impressed.

Glenn

2 hours ago, Headstock said:

 

Good morning Phil,

 

exactly, I would add to that, the shade of grey used on the Hush Hush is quite well understood. There is little value in comparing it to anything else that might be grey such as a Battleship or an Elephant. The Bufferbeam was never red on Hush Hush, neither was the hull below the water line on HMS Hood, at the time of her sinking. You will see both inaccurately painted red on many models.

Interesting, I thought all RN warships were painted red below the waterline (although I can think of a couple of more recent exceptions), so what colour was Hood's hull painted?

Glenn

15 hours ago, Bulleidboy100 said:

I took my 21C7 out of the box today.

 

"That Lance Corporal Jones is a Merchant Navy Class Locomotive".   Not sure about the third rail in 1942

 

IMG_0965 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr

Rest assured there most definitely was a third rail in 1942 ... or were you extracting the proverbial?!

3 hours ago, Pre Grouping fan said:

 

The post above yours had the same symptom, drive coupling was loose in box. 

On further examination my 35017 has exactly the same problem: drive coupling loose in the box, easily sorted.

Glenn

Hornby's R3861 No.35017 Belgian Marine arrived this morning.

On the test track the motor turns freely in both directions, but the wheels don't ... oh dear, has anyone else had a similar problem?

Glenn

7 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

Just in for photography - Hornby's latest SR bogie vans..................

 

 

I've removed the tension-locks from this example, and fitted the end pipes and destination blackboards. 

 

 

The Southern Railway version.

 

 

And Churchill's funeral van. 

 

I thought this was un-branded, but its number is just visible on the solebar. I assume this is correct?

 

It even has the appropriate flattened elliptical buffers.

 

Was this the only example of this type painted in Pullman garb? I can't find it at the moment, but I'm sure I've seen a picture of such a van at the front of the 'Golden Arrow'. 

 

Checking all the sources at my disposal (mainly the work of Mike King), these look to be exceptionally-good models. I'll be writing a full review in BRM.

 

 

Tony,

This was the only one painted in Pullman garb, retained and repainted as such after the others were withdrawn from service.

The Golden Arrow often had a crimson example at the end of the train, usually kept cleaner than those on less glamorous duties. Unsure if any green GBLs were used on the 'Arrow, but with the Southern Region's passion for reviving green after 1956, it wouldn't surprise me.

Glenn

Tony,

I do like the panning shots, especially of the A4s, they really look like they are speeding along.

Something I noticed with these shots is the late BR emblem on 60013 and 60062's tenders look a bit oversize, are they HMRS transfers?

I'm sure I put some on a Bachmann 9F tender a few years ago and thought they looked too big compared with those on the prototypes, I think I was weathering the thing so it didn't show too much. I used the Fox version from then on as they look far more to scale.

Glenn

Cheltenham Model Centre showing R3861 Belgian Marine as available to order

Glenn

On 16/05/2021 at 13:18, Calidore said:

The production model of 35022 is different from the artwork which has been shown throughout (and which is still on the Hornby website). It was advertised with the later cutaway arrangements around the bufferbeam and cylinder cowling, but the model has full cowling like East Asiatic Company. Pics on the Olivia’s website.

 

’22 is the one I’ve been waiting for, and I was on the point of ordering one without seeing the photos, but this just shows you don’t always know what you’re getting!

I would just get a knife and cut the cylinder cowling off.

The majority of Hornby's R3115 34001 Exeter models came complete with an errant AWS box above the bufferbeam which the prototype definitely didn't carry as it was rebuilt at least 2 years before AWS came out, I just cut them off and renamed them to the one's I wanted.

Glenn

18 hours ago, Bulleidboy100 said:

My 21C7 arrived today from Model Railways Direct this morning - lovely looking loco - needs etched plates.

... and while you're at it, the roundel on the smokebox looks better in etched brass too

Glenn

The only error I can see with 21C7 is the three lamps above the bufferbeam are all pointing skywards (35024 is the same), other than that it's pretty good.

Did the earlier release: 21C3 Royal Mail have this error?

Glenn

8 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

 

It's Leprechaun Rail's little-known experimental prototype turf burner. 

I'll just wait for Accurascale Ireland to bring it out in the correct brighter shade of green.  

Bulleid Pacific and GT3 have love child!

Cheltenham Model Centre list 35029 in stock

On 09/05/2021 at 15:50, Northmoor said:

Recently on this thread I was slagging off constructively criticising "professional" weathering providers on eBay whose work is, in a word,  dreadful.  "Lineside and Locos", has been around a few years and while I still wouldn't buy any of his products, is actually one of the better ones.  There's a lot of additional detail that needs to be done but they are a decent start and the premium over the original loco isn't great.  For someone reluctant to risk ruining their expensive new loco, the product is probably quite good value.

The trader wasn't called 'Lineside and Locos' when I was active on Ebay (until 2014). Not so brilliant when he started out but boy was he prolific; I think the models were going straight from their boxes to the airbrush and out the door again. The early efforts were reminiscent of the early Factory weathering where they paint the top grey and the chassis brown and that's about it.

To be fair, with weathering it is difficult (impossible?) to please everyone, as what appears right to one modeller looks wrong to another. I always tried to base my weathering on photos of the originals in service, not always successfully but it kept me busy for a decade or more.

Glenn

I was looking at the streamlined versions of this latest model and something just didn't look right to me, but I couldn't put a finger on it until now. It's the boiler bands (or cladding bands I suppose), they are way too prominent compared to photographs of the originals, in fact Hornby did a better job on the previous model.

Such a shame as these locos have at last gained a proper set of Coronation Scot carriages to go with them.

Glenn

At one time I was renumbering and weathering these locos regularly, here's a photo of 92139 (ex 92077 I suspect) from the archives. Probably a commission or perhaps an Ebay sale.

I have a few of these in my collection, but my current favourite is a renumbered 92110 that plods happily around my test track quietly doing its business pulling anything you care to hang behind it. Who needs tender pick ups when you've got ten driving wheels?! - Superb!

Glenn

Well now that the great man has passed away maybe here is an opportunity to give the new P2 a proper name at last.

'Duke of Edinburgh' commemorates both Prince Philip, the lasting legacy of his awards scheme for young people and gives No.2007 the Scottish name it should have.

There's 65,000 tonnes of Aircraft Carrier named Prince of Wales already, surely that's enough tribute the next in line to the throne?

Glenn

22 hours ago, 30368 said:

 

Tony,

 

Have read the Thompson book and a very good read it is too.

Interestingly it's focus is much wider than the usual book about a CM&EE exploring Thompson's private life and the impact of his WW1 service in France on his character. Given the general low esteem in which Thompson is held by many it makes a refreshing change. It would have been difficult for anyone to follow Sir NG except perhaps Bulleid? Only kidding!

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard

 

 

It's always been my understanding that had Bulleid not left the LNER to go south in 1937, he would have been favourite to succeed Gresley.

Is this assumption correct, or was ET always in line as the next CME?

Glenn

2 hours ago, LNER4479 said:

Every reference I've ever seen or read is 'paddlebox', Tony. I believe it refers to the shape of the enormous splashers over the wheels and the central see-through hole / cover which was reputedly for lubrication purposes - this supposedly gave it the look of the central covers for paddle-steamers (the ones with paddlewheels either side amidships like the 'Waverley'), hence the 'box' that covers the paddles?

 

I gather it was a somewhat derided feature and was removed during the subsequent rebuilds along with fitment of mechanical lubricators.

 

Perhaps others more expert on all things Southern / LSWR can confirm? I'm a LMS/LMR man really; I just had 'fun' building the thing! (one of my first commissions)

'Paddlebox' is correct and not that pretty in original form but once rebuilt they were truly ugly beasts, see link to SR Email Group website page: https://sremg.org.uk/steam/t14class.shtml

Glenn

1 hour ago, Jack Benson said:

Hi,

 

Can you upload these images?

 

Thank you

They are the images you posted on page 72

On 18/01/2021 at 01:57, DLT said:

Here's a selection of hurriedly done photos.

The loco is pretty much finished, although looking at these pictures I have spotted a few areas that need remedial attention.

 

 

 

A general impression of cab interior and boiler backhead has been fabricated.  Nobody seems to produce a decent Drummond backhead as an accessory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fantastic resurrection of the D15, but the livery bothers me.

In the prototype photos 30466 clearly carries Bulleid style cabside numerals, yet you have used BR Gill Sans style. Did you not have any SR ones available?

Regards,

Glenn

On 05/03/2021 at 22:09, Calidore said:

Well that rather oozes power and elegance doesn’t it. Lovely stuff @robmcg.

 

 Adam

Power - yes, elegance - no, sorry I love the things but I'd never describe an MN as elegant.

Each to their own though!

Glenn