DougN Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 One source of smaller castings might be High level kits. I am not sure if Chris would sell you his castings separately. The other source of bits might be wizard models as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) A colour view of George.... Not sure about the red used above especially on the chimney....methinks it might be rusty as opposed to the colour of the wheel etc.. Edited March 20, 2017 by nhy581 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted March 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2017 I think it is a red underframe and details, but perhaps not as light as on Colin Locker's model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Wow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgkv5SolRTI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ruston Posted March 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2017 Not wow. I'm not at all convinced by the sound on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5cXAyY9K5Y Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2017 A colour view of George.... Not sure about the red used above....methinks it might be rusty as opposed to the colour of the wheel etc.. I agree, Rob. The scenery on that layout is very nice, but I think the red used is too bright/garish as compared with your colour photo above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Not wow. I'm not at all convinced by the sound on this one. Fair enough. I think of the remark made once by a late friend, “The remarkable thing is not that it is done well but that it is done at all.” These locos are tiny! Just out of curiousity, what did you think of the video of George Jennings? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Not wow. I'm not at all convinced by the sound on this one. I've seen/heard far worse, and from much bigger models, too. John Edited March 20, 2017 by Dunsignalling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ruston Posted March 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2017 Fair enough. I think of the remark made once by a late friend, “The remarkable thing is not that it is done well but that it is done at all.” These locos are tiny! Just out of curiousity, what did you think of the video of George Jennings? Do you mean an opinion of the video, or of the sound on the loco in the video? The sound on that one is much better, in my personal opinion. I think that one is the sound that was done by Paul Chetter, originally for the Minerva O gauge Peckett class E, and available from Digitrains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwnewall Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 So the whistle broke off :/ However I remembered I have 2 spare whistles from the Hornby Thomas, quite small, so what I did was put a track pin to widen the whole and placed the whistle in its place. Fits really well, and doesn't look out of place at all! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Do you mean an opinion of the video, or of the sound on the loco in the video? The sound on that one is much better, in my personal opinion. I think that one is the sound that was done by Paul Chetter, originally for the Minerva O gauge Peckett class E, and available from Digitrains. [i must read what I’ve keyed before I post it.] The sound of the loco – that was the one I “wowed” about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton961 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I have finally managed to buy an example of Dodo, which is the version I really wanted. Not sure if this is permissible but I am willing to sell my MSC No11 if anyone is interested. PM me I will sell at the price I payed for for it. Now having Dodo I am even more impressed with the livery and detailing of these models as wel as the slow running capabilities. I can't wait for Lilleshall No 10 to arrive as I now have an idea to built a small Lilleshall Co based. Shunting layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2017 Wanna wagon for your biscuits? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112324910491 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 2, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2017 Will you be scratch building them ? Slow progress but in response to that Bachmann RCH 1923 standard 12 ton 7-plank wagon masquerading as a Gloucester Carriage & Wagon 10 ton 6-plank wagon of 1907, here's Huntley & Palmers wagon No.6, one of a batch of five built by the Birmingham Wagon Co. in 1889: More details on my wagon-building thread. Thanks again to wagonman for the prototype info. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 A question. Would a W4 normally be crewed by driver and fireman or just a driver or would it depend on the employer? Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ruston Posted April 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2017 A question. Would a W4 normally be crewed by driver and fireman or just a driver or would it depend on the employer? Cheers, David They wouldn't need a fireman in the way a main line engine, or even a railway company shunting loco would but because one man couldn't really be expected to be driver fireman and shunter a second crew member would be needed and would do the job of fireman and shunter even on small systems with reliatively light duties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted April 2, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) From my brief experience driving A1X 662 Martello back in 2009, I think a fireman is pretty much an essential. They don't just shovel coal, they also keep an eye on various other aspects of the steam locomotive's state, freeing up the driver to keep an eye on signals and keep the train moving at the right speed according to the line's requirements. I'd imagine the same is probably true of a private yard system, but perhaps with not quite so much need for the driver's attention to be on the signals and 'knowing the road'. Edited April 2, 2017 by Ian J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rising Standards Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I have two examples of Dodo that I'd like to give replacement identities to, and although I don't have a specific year in mind for the firm that'll own them to have ordered them, I'd like to give them two of the unused numbers that I understand Peckett sometimes left out of their works number sequence to give the impression that they built more locos than they actually did. Short of asking the NRM whether I can arrange to go and look at the company's records, which I believe they have, does anybody know where I might be able to come across a complete list of Peckett locos to find a suitable pair of numbers please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Wikipedia is a good start. Far from comprehensive, but you can get an idea of number ranges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peckett_W4_class Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post black and decker boy Posted April 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2017 Heres Arkwright, now converted to EM and fitted with Digitrains Zimo sound chip Short video on my blog too https://kirkmellington.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/welcome-arkwright/ 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hadyn Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 There is also a Peckett works list compiled by Frank Jux for the Industrial Locomotive Society, they do pop up from time to time second hand for less than a tenner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rope runner Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Black and Decker, the crew figure in your Peckett is in a useful pose - do you know which supplier this is available from? Cheers Paul A. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Black and Decker, the crew figure in your Peckett is in a useful pose - do you know which supplier this is available from? Cheers Paul A. It's a scan and 3D print of myself from ModelU, he may do similar poses in his standard range as the pose was one he suggested 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gordieb01 Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2017 Can anyone tell me please if the first three Peckets, Dodo, Huntly and Palmers and MSC, were all completely sold out? I originally had an order in last year with MR Direct but had to cancel it when I got made redundant before Xmas. Now that I have been employed again I'd like to try and obtain one. (Not keen on the new version). Unfortunately I just can't pop down to the local Model shop as I happen to live in New Zealand. Anyone know of any retailers who might have one of Huntley and Palmers or Dodo that can do mail order? Even second hand would be fine as long as they run OK. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) Gordie: I suspect I got the last Huntley & Palmers and Dodo in Australia, and DougN got the last MSC, at least, for those available online.Metro Hobbies here in Melbourne had the H & P and MSC ones, but after Doug and I purchased ours from them, the website shop went to "not in stock" and "pre-order" only for both. I then scored Dodo from Mighty Ape (mightyape.com.au), price-matched to Metro Hobbies, but that, too has gone to "out of stock" status.I wish you luck in getting one; you never know what stock lurks on the shelves of the smaller, out of the way model shops, or when a local modeller has a change of direction/change of heart and sells their unused models bought earlier on a whim. eBay prices seem to go a bit silly, but it is still probably worth checking there. Try typing in a few mistakes - people listing these things don't always get it right. Edited April 6, 2017 by SRman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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