BroadLeaves Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 40 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: You might need to do research on the History of Dapol. I try to judge people (and companies) by recent actions and results, not past mistakes. Apple very nearly went bust in the late 90's and were effectively bailed out by Microsoft to the tune of $150M. Later, Steve Jobs apparently said Apple were, at that time, 90 days from being bankrupt. Now, with a $2.3T market cap, a $365B annual revenue and an annual income of $120B, no-one would say Apple isn't a very well run success 25 years later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) I thought thos thread was about the Accurascale 'Manor'? there are plenty of ther threads which come and go - and actually have titles fairly relevant to what is being discussed - where the financial health of businesses in the mode; railway world can be discussed. and with no need to invent any figures because if nothing else their short form accounts are available at Companies House. So start a relevant thread on the relevant part of the forum if you want discuss A's or B's or everyboidy's financial state of health - and look at the numbers before opening fire. Now back to the 'Manor' and a former Western Region colleague and I discussed the sound - as heard so far - the other day and have similar conclusions based on the fact that we both knew Western steamm in everyday working. Vacuum pump spot on (but a bit short of oil). Edited July 17, 2022 by The Stationmaster Correct the two trypos 6 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 7820 seen near Saltern Cove in South Devon and looking rather splendid even with red nameplates. Very tempted to order one in this guise too. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 hours ago, gwrrob said: 7820 seen near Saltern Cove in South Devon and looking rather splendid even with red nameplates. Very tempted to order one in this guise too. Ummm, Accurascale is not doing that type (Collett 3000g) of tender. At least the last time I checked. Accurascale's Churchward 3500g tender variations are: snaphead/flush bodies and wide/narrow hornplates. It's a shame lots of images are still not showing in this long thread (I've re-instated a few of mine), and Accurascale's website doesn't seem to carry their 'tender info' anymore. Or is that my memory playing tricks? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, Miss Prism said: Accurascale's website doesn't seem to carry their 'tender info' anymore. There's details for flush vs rivetted and narrow vs wide for each model variant towards the bottom of https://www.accurascale.com/blogs/news/to-the-manor-born-our-first-steam-locomotive 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 I'll repost my lost photos taken at Ally Pally back in March. They might be of use to somebody. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 27 minutes ago, BroadLeaves said: There's details for flush vs rivetted and narrow vs wide for each model variant towards the bottom of https://www.accurascale.com/blogs/news/to-the-manor-born-our-first-steam-locomotive Ah yes, that's the page! Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Have I missed something, or is it not possible to reserve a manor through a £30 deposit anymore on the AS website? Can't quite muster the full £169 yet (not after two deltics) but wanted to get my foot in the door with Cookham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Can't quite muster the full £169 yet (not after two deltics) You'll need to sell one of your Deltics, you should make a profit and certainly enough to buy a Cookham.😀 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Have I missed something, or is it not possible to reserve a manor through a £30 deposit anymore on the AS website? Can't quite muster the full £169 yet (not after two deltics) but wanted to get my foot in the door with Cookham If you add one (or more) to your cart there is the option to pay over 6 months in installments or put down a deposit and pay the balance later. https://www.accurascale.com/cart screen grab not a clickable link:- Edited July 17, 2022 by spamcan61 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, G-BOAF said: Have I missed something, or is it not possible to reserve a manor through a £30 deposit anymore on the AS website? Yes, it seems the Accuracale web site will now want the full amount. However, some of the retailers are still taking no-upfront-payment pre-orders:https://cheltenhammodelcentre.com/locomotives/accurascale-acc2503-oo-gauge-gw-manor-7808-cookham-manor-gwr-green-shirtbutton/p-acc2503 For clarity, I'm not affiliated with Cheltenham Model Centre in any way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accurascale staff McC Posted July 17, 2022 Accurascale staff Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, BroadLeaves said: Yes, it seems the Accuracale web site will now want the full amount. However, some of the retailers are still taking no-upfront-payment pre-orders:https://cheltenhammodelcentre.com/locomotives/accurascale-acc2503-oo-gauge-gw-manor-7808-cookham-manor-gwr-green-shirtbutton/p-acc2503 For clarity, I'm not affiliated with Cheltenham Model Centre in any way. see post above. You can pay a deposit or installments from the cart page. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Islesy Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, BroadLeaves said: Yes, it seems the Accuracale web site will now want the full amount That is an incorrect statement @BroadLeaves, the option to pay a deposit still exists. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: I thought thos thread was about the Accurascale 'Manor'? It was until I suggest that Accurascale for their next steamer might like to make the definitive 43XX rather than the Dapol's Curates Egg. Seems to got blown off course since then. Edited July 17, 2022 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 43 minutes ago, Islesy said: the option to pay a deposit still exists. Yes indeed, and I stand corrected. To be fair, though, the Accurascale web site doesn't make it obvious that it's still available, what with having a line through it and the button disabled... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainsandtravel Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 After watching the Hornby Magazine video of recording the sound from 7820 Dinmore Manor, I noticed that although the locomotive is in BR lined black, the interior of the cab is green! Did anyone else notice this? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted July 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Trainsandtravel said: After watching the Hornby Magazine video of recording the sound from 7820 Dinmore Manor, I noticed that although the locomotive is in BR lined black, the interior of the cab is green! Did anyone else notice this? Copper goes green with age,Accurascale on the ball again eh........ 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted July 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Trainsandtravel said: After watching the Hornby Magazine video of recording the sound from 7820 Dinmore Manor, I noticed that although the locomotive is in BR lined black, the interior of the cab is green! Did anyone else notice this? Been meaning to paint the Interior of my Hogwarts Castle’s cab green for a while now too. Great to see Accurascale even pay this much attention to detail. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accurascale staff Popular Post Accurascale Fran Posted July 25, 2022 Author Accurascale staff Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 Hi everyone, Back during the heatwave of the other week, we decided it would be a fantastic idea to look at some steam locomotives. So, we made our way to Didcot to do a small video on the Manors. Check it out on our YouTube channel as we look at all the different detail aspects, features and more, as well as an update on progress. Cheers! Fran 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted July 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, Accurascale Fran said: Hi everyone, Back during the heatwave of the other week, we decided it would be a fantastic idea to look at some steam locomotives. So, we made our way to Didcot to do a small video on the Manors. Check it out on our YouTube channel as we look at all the different detail aspects, features and more, as well as an update on progress. Cheers! Fran Thanks for the great insights into the building of the best,looks like we are cooking on gas though,happy days. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 The bar continues to be raised. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 As I understand it, cab interior colour was not specified post-1948. For a green-bodied loco, it is logical the same colour would continue to be used for the cab interior. I'm surprised to read here that green was also used for the black-bodied locos. Was this Swindon taking advantage of the loophole in the Derby paint spec? And was it consistent? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BournehamRob Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Very informative video. Its great to see the challenges faced in modelling the real thing and the compromises that are faced in 00. This all bodes well for hopefully when an Eastern/Midland region steamer is announced. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted July 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, BournehamRob said: Eastern/Midland region steamer is announced. Sounds like your expecting them to do a ferry boat at some point......... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said: Sounds like your expecting them to do a ferry boat at some point......... Like these? Duke of York (LMS): Antwerp (LNER): 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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