davidw

Wouldn't the problem of a B16 of any flavor be that the valve gear and or length of the frame be incompatible with the industry standard of 2nd radius curves. I could be completely wrong - just musing.....

Fascinating set of pictures. In my view a well built and painted kit from decades back is visually as good as today's RTR. In haulage terms there's no contest

There's always a few on ebay. Or available at toy fairs. Various prices. Perhaps the next run will be updated...

Surprised that reruns of the A1 and A2 haven't occurred too. .... Or more new tool steam releases

TBH I've already done that... bar the ccm - long term I don't intend using these anyway. 😀 As you say you pays your......

Those mk1s were tempting until I saw the price I'll stick with Hornby

Thanks for posting this Andy. It's very helpful.

Thanks for the further thoughts

Thank you Gilbert. I'd not considered the HMRS Journal. I've seen the Thompson BG but resisted temptation. I can now justify to myself if not Ruth why need them.

That's seems a very unusual rake for an A4. I think I've seen something in a book that's similar. Would any available motive power and rolling stock be used os a Summer Saturday? Slight digression. Have you bothered with the Thompson BG - hope you don't mind me asking. I've looked through Robert Carol's Pdfs there didn't seem any include in a passenger rake except the Elizabethan but the solebars on those are deeper.

Well I didn't see that coming! Not sure if I'm delighted or not as Hornby do them - admittedly without the ccm.... I've also done BSOs and FOs residing Bachmann coaches. But with respect to the RBs, my research suggests that they were deployed to the ECML in 1960 can anyone confirm? Addendum: Bother. I've just read Robert's table. It was in1960

sigh...... but I m sure it would be a dream for some.

Further v2s, 9fs in 00. Long shot Thompson RF - it's been much requested

I think - though I could be wrong - that the J39 was cancelled. In 00 that is....

Here's a slightly better picture of the Kitchen car

Thanks for showing the layout

Thanks Robert. Aren't those the West Riding twins, which Hornby could potentially make from the coronation tooling?

Whose chimney did you use?

Brand new no chance. 2nd hand a good number on eBay.

I'd have 9 to replace.

Just musing The Bachmann A1/A2 models are good representationsof the class. But TBH there's lots of room for improvement. Body and Chassis. The Chassis has been mentioned, absenton the body is the cab window deflectors. The handrail and knobs are over scale. These would seem small improvements but overall a better model would result Of course these days with the price of pacifcs I'd hesitate to replace the versions I have.

Here's a couple of examples of Thompson mods. These two are based on older tooled vehicles, which have been extensively reworked. I ve done a a few on newer retooled versions but at the price of these vehicles, the work is not for the faint hearted! The Kitchen car is complete. The open 1st is far from complete. The work under taken involved reworking the roof, and then reapplying the rain strips and destination holders. a section of body to mount the Southern Pride sides. Underframe has been cut out on the kitchen car not yet on the open car. If I went further I'd replace / cut down the corridor connector which is too high. It's a lot of work but worth it. Note in the picture the open car is partially in shade the colour is the same throughout

There's an exceptional copy on you tube that has been AI enhanced. On a 40in TV or bigger there's a remarkable difference

It's been requested time and time again. If you don't want to wait (I didn't), comet produce RF , Pantry Third and an Open Third. Southern Pride do a Kitchen, Open First and all the Elizabethan versions. I've done the Lizzie and many others. I'll post photos later.

The wide top band were I think restricted to those with deeper solebars rostered for the Capitals/Elizabethan. The digging that I've done suggests that Thompson corridor coaches did have the top lined when in crimson cream. Brakes weren't lined at the top. Gresley coaches weren't lined at the top but there was little room.