No Decorum Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 58 minutes ago, Bucoops said: Ooh, it says you get two full size ones - best start laying track in the garden Two full size chocolate bars? That’s a novelty these days! Like the old jibe about washing powder coming in four sizes: super, giant, colossal and full. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rapidoandy Posted April 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2022 Have a great Easter weekend everybody. I shall just leave this here.... Please note this is the first engineering sample - there is lot still to do! Andy 34 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I'm very pleased to see this. I think it looks splendid. I shall consult the finance committee and most likely invest. Two questions for @rapidoandy 1. What's the minimum curve radius? 2. For the DCC fitted version, do you yet know the decoder make/model? Can't see either mentioned on https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/liverpool-manchester-railway-lion-1930-condition/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, rapidoandy said: Have a great Easter weekend everybody. I shall just leave this here.... Please note this is the first engineering sample - there is lot still to do! Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Looks very nice. Will the tender bear an NEM pocket? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Quote from today's Rapido newsletter: "STUDIOCANAL has also told us that our range of The Titfield Thunderbolt™ models will be the only such products coming to market, as per our agreement with STUDIOCANAL." Luke 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Oh Sam what a little beauty. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted April 15, 2022 Administrators Share Posted April 15, 2022 A few more shots take at Rails today. Hopefully there will be running video tomorrow. 17 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted April 15, 2022 Moderators Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Phil Parker said: A few more shots take at Rails today. Hopefully there will be running video tomorrow. My understanding is that it's quite a little powerhouse for its size; how did it feel to you? Looks like a Stirling Single type connector, chip and speaker in the tender I assume? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted April 15, 2022 Administrators Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: My understanding is that it's quite a little powerhouse for its size; how did it feel to you? Looks like a Stirling Single type connector, chip and speaker in the tender I assume? It felt heavy. All the black bits are die-cast. The speaker is in the tender. Sound gets out through some sort of witchcraft. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Can someone please clarify that Hornby cancellled it's Lion and removed the Titfield Thunderbolt train pack from it's website? I read somewhere that it did so after receiving some backlash that it was stealing Rapido's ideas. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: Can someone please clarify that Hornby cancellled it's Lion and removed the Titfield Thunderbolt train pack from it's website? I read somewhere that it did so after receiving some backlash that it was stealing Rapido's ideas. It was substantially more than "some backlash" They were in breach of IP copyright by trying to produce the models without a license and were threatened with legal action unless they withdrew them. Edited April 16, 2022 by Titan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted April 16, 2022 Administrators Share Posted April 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: Can someone please clarify that Hornby cancellled it's Lion and removed the Titfield Thunderbolt train pack from it's website? I read somewhere that it did so after receiving some backlash that it was stealing Rapido's ideas. My understanding is that the Hornby "Titfield" is cancelled - it was rather more than "stealing Rapido's ideas", Hornby was in breach of copyright as Rapido had paid for the film rights for this model. "Lion" isn't affected, although they may decide not to go ahead with this model. Only Hornby know their plans for this. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted April 16, 2022 Administrators Share Posted April 16, 2022 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Way too fast. Someone's forgot a gear stage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted April 16, 2022 Administrators Share Posted April 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Miss Prism said: Way too fast. Someone's forgot a gear stage. The OO and O gauge track share a power supply, and so you end up giving the smaller scale plenty of juice to get the O gauge moving. Well done for assesing and failing a model on one short video though. With the benefit of seeing a model on rollers, it's very controlable. 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 13 hours ago, Phil Parker said: A few more shots take at Rails today. Hopefully there will be running video tomorrow. The coupling arrangements look interesting. The hook on the back of the tender looks as if it has been designed to be compatible with the Hornby system used for Rocket. The tension lock looks like NEM363 but the coupling still sticks out very far. Perhaps that has already been noted and will be addressed. It looks as if it’s coming on well. It’s lovely to see such an ancient machine being modelled. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted April 16, 2022 Moderators Share Posted April 16, 2022 57 minutes ago, Miss Prism said: Way too fast. It's no wonder I don't bother to post some original material these days when unnecessary and barbed comments get made. Others feel the same too so negativity does have a consequence. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 16, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 16, 2022 33 minutes ago, No Decorum said: The coupling arrangements look interesting. The Tension Lock, looks like yet another variation on the various versions currently offered. It appears the T/L has the dovetail built in, meaning there is no socket. Is that correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, AY Mod said: It's no wonder I don't bother to post some original material these days when unnecessary and barbed comments get made. Others feel the same too so negativity does have a consequence. I saw a post that the Severn Valley Railway did about the repaint of Taw Valley. The amount of Purists and Rivet counters complaining about the livery was insane. Sometimes I wish they just kept their mouths shut. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, melmerby said: The Tension Lock, looks like yet another variation on the various versions currently offered. It appears the T/L has the dovetail built in, meaning there is no socket. Is that correct? Speaking of tension locks, why doesn't the front of the locomotive have one? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, melmerby said: It appears the T/L has the dovetail built in, meaning there is no socket. Is that correct? It looks like a NEM 363 rather than a NEM 362. The marketing blurb says "NEM pockets" so I'm assuming that it's following a NEM standard. You can get adapters to convert, but I'd imagine the resultant 362 pocket is going to stick out quite a long way from the rear of the tender. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigw Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: I saw a post that the Severn Valley Railway did about the repaint of Taw Valley. The amount of Purists and Rivet counters complaining about the livery was insane. Sometimes I wish they just kept their mouths shut. i'm not really sure what that lot has to do with a pretty innocuous comment about the speed a model is running at in a video. I thought the same as Miss Prism when I watched it, luckily for me I couldn't be bothered to comment. Craig W 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I've looked through the thread and Rapido's website and it isn't clear to me if the model will be available in its original L&M condition, but I suspect not. I think it will be in its current condition. Can anyone advise please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, PenrithBeacon said: I've looked through the thread and Rapido's website and it isn't clear to me if the model will be available in its original L&M condition, but I suspect not. I think it will be in its current condition. Can anyone advise please? 1930s, 1980s and Titfield 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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