RThompson

Hello everyone, hope you are all well with the current climate. Unlike many of you though, I'm not on lock down as I'm still required to transport workers far and wide. With this is mind, the usual delays to orders do still apply but In the next few hours unless I'm called out, I should have all orders bar one finally completed and being posted out on Monday . I will try my best to keep the website updated with stock availability, however restocking won't be happening for a while as a few manufacturers have closed down during lock down. I am restricting my movements so aim to go to the postbox just a couple of days a week and post office just once a week. Hopefully all will be over in the next 3 weeks and try to get back to normal. You never know, I might even get free time to do some model making myself! Regards Robert

Hello everyone, sorry for the delay in replying. As many of you have gathered, I have been very busy with work working very long hours and having to stay away at times. of course this has an affect on RT Models as my job has unpredictable hours and days. Not only has the railways been affected but so has my local area from flooding so it's been chaotic the last few months. I try to get orders done when I can and usually get called out to go and cover something immediately so adds further to delays. My life is very unpredictable and to be honest over Christmas was suffering from depression so that didn't help me personally.

Hello everyone, I should have another batch of W4 domes back in stock shortly as I sold out a few weeks ago. I'm hoping to resume packing orders when I return at the weekend from working away on pre planned work but with the way things are going on the railways I might be out everyday again working long hours so please bear with me.

The wagons ran on low profile diamond bogies with 2'6" wheels. 4mm scale whitemetal bogies are available from RT Models

Good evening Tony, a rare bit of modelling and a chance to finish a project that has been ongoing for a very long time, yet there is plenty of other locos started after and finished before this one. Originally it started as a Mercian LNWR G2a full kit given to me many years ago. The first Super D I built was from a brassmasters kits for a customer. Unfortunately for some reason the loco body just didnt go together as planned so with Bachmann's RTR version, I managed to get hold of just the body. It is powered by a very large Mashima flat can and High level gear box, built to 00 gauge. Painting has finished and awaiting transfers as i've run out of early BR emblems on my HMRS transfer sheets without me realising. The loco will become 49106 as depicted in a book I bought a few weeks ago on London's local railways as it will be ideal for cross London freight as there is a unidentified one in West Brompton yard on the west London railway.

Heres the photos as promised now i've found them of the former Titterstone Clee workings where the narrow gauge system ran and was also cable hauled down the incline to Bitterley Wharf to meet with the Standard gauge wagons.

Sorry for the delay with the photo, literally haven't been home since after Scaleforum. Here is the photo as requested.

Earlier this year I did a lost railways of Shropshire tour in one of my double decker buses. One of the areas visited was Titterstone Clee hill where the narrow gauge system ran, this is further up from the standard gauge system. There is still substantial concrete buildings up there. The bus is at the top of Dhustone lane stopped in a suitable turning area, it wasn't possible to drive to the top car park in case it grounded out. I will try to find the photos on the computer of the remaining buildings.

Hello everyone, I am pleased to finally announce that the 4mm scale Hornby Peckett W4 and B2 lost wax brass safety valve cover, salter safety valves and whistle is now in stock and available this weekend at Scaleforun for £5.50 the set.

Hello everyone, just to let you know the 4mm scale original bulleid West Country cab, short and extra long deflectors are in stock. These won't be added to the website till after scaleforum exhibition as I'm catching up with current orders plus got to pack more stock for the show.

Hello everyone, fingers crossed I should have the following 4mm scale items released at Scaleforum. Peckett W4 and B2 brass safety valve dome, salter safety valves and whistle in lost wax brass to replace the Hornby models versions. Original square cab for the Bulleid West Country Short and extra long smoke deflectors for the bulleid West Country

Ive had the dome in stock since March but there's been various quality problems with salter valves so these have been posted out today having had to make new ones plus the whistle so hopefully will be ready finally by the end of September.

About SEF being busy, he certainly is as not only do they produce their own kits but they cast for other manufacturers and retailers big and small also.

Sorry I've been quiet on here. Been working flat out around the country over the last few months. I have almost caught up with everyone's orders now, I will be going through the emails next week replying to those who have emailed about various things. At the minute I'm awaiting motor and gearbox packs for the 4mm scale sentinel kits, I hope to update the website next week also so will reflect on this and various stock levels. I will be attending EM north in Wakefield and Scaleforum in Aylesbury in September. It is hoped at Scaleforum some new 4mm scale items will be released. Revised etch drawings and patterns should be sent next week now I've got time off for now, as some people know, my day changes minute by minute.

Hello everyone, I haven't been on the forum for a while. At the minute orders that have not been sent out, should be sent in over a week's time due to my very long hours I'm working currently. I currently don't have any motor/ gearbox packs to go into the 4mm scale sentinel loco kits. If you do order one, I will post the motor/gearbox pack seperately once these arrive but I have no timeframe on this. I also have no 4mm scale MW K class in stock, got one old class I left. More K class are on order though. I've seen the article in Model railway Journal.

I haven't done much to the dump cars or anything else, down to time and spare cash.

I havnt posted anything for a while, been really busy. Currently out working at the minute in this Leyland Olympian, does anyone remember when I first posted pictures of it? A before and after shot of L305 J34KHT, new to China Light and Power as 305 FC7535. a lot of work has gone into its makeover, including the original front but not headlights as they are hard to get hold off. It was decided to paint it into red and black to match the rest of the fleet but has gold lining to match the RMC and add some relief.

Hi Paul, im just awaiting the salter balance valves and whistle as unfortunately there has been problems with them and not happy to release them. ive got the safety valve covers themselves though. As an aside, if anyone has placed an order recently, please note that I'm being slow getting orders out at the minute as I keep being called out to replace real trains with buses on a daily basis, several times a day and out again in a bit. regards Robert

Nope, she has power assisted steering and has a fully automatic gearbox.

No anonymous about anything, as some of you know I'm pretty open about anything. No point taking me to the pub, glass of coke for me! The Sentinel is a bit of an odd shade of red but looks faded as to how I wanted it to look. Unfortunately I have just bought a mag that has a photo of the actual loco I was portraying rather than going off one not clear image and it's totally wrong, oh well. Jerry, yes I can do that with the WC cab and smoke deflectors, just awaiting to hear about a test build from someone for their opinion then I will get it redone and even include the 2mm version. I had to deliver a order to the Ffestiniog railway yesterday, so much so it required 2 buses to deliver them (if only!) Might see you during the weekend driving either of these 2.

Whilst at a meeting tonight. I spotted this Sentinel locomotive makers badge which I had my just completed 80hp Sentinel locomotive with me and posed in front of it.

When I clean my locos driving wheels, I just lay a piece off tissue on the track, pour a bit of meths or lighter fluid on the tissue. Place the loco on the track and run it but by holding the loco with as many wheels on the tissue. Then turn the loco round plus move the tissue and do it again. In about 10 seconds and with ease you now have clean wheels and a very dirty tissue.

I got a loco stuck once under the staithes on a club layout when I was very young. I didn't know locos weren't meant to go underneath and that particular loco had a very tall chimney!

The Leyland Olympian is a very good chassis but not the later Volvo Chassis where lots have rotted away despite being newer. I know all about the later Optare Metroriders where they suffered as we termed "metrorot". The preserved LT MCW/Scania Metropoliton had to have a lot of its body frame replaced due to severe rot.

I think some people forget that steam did continue after 1968, but on private industrial railways right up to the 1980's. Plenty of variety in locos and rolling stock and in bold bright liveries. There still is loads of material materialising about industrial railways through the years. Railway bylines is the only mainstream magazine I buy every month. About liveries, yes lots of swirls and swishes as mentioned but it also feels like nationalisation is dawning with Virgin west coast, Abellio greater Anglia and Transport for Wales sporting the same livery style?