RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11 46 minutes ago, alexl102 said: my wallet and wife hope otherwise! Don't worry about that as apparently you only need 30p a day for sustenance 😜 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted September 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11 2 hours ago, alexl102 said: ..... On a serious note, whilst I hope this means more industrial locos, my wallet and wife hope otherwise! I sympathise with your wallet but your wife should be happy to help pay for vital pieces of equipment for your model empire. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 All I want to do is see U, don't you know that it's true ... ... apologies to all DM fans 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted September 12 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12 10 hours ago, mattingleycustom said: All I want to do is see U, don't you know that it's true ... ... apologies to all DM fans Can't see the link with my boss? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexl102 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 16 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: Don't worry about that as apparently you only need 30p a day for sustenance 😜 Yes but my toddler consumes the equivalent cost of one Rapido SECR wagon per day in fruit and crab sticks so unfortunately funds aren't endless 😆 15 hours ago, Chris116 said: I sympathise with your wallet but your wife should be happy to help pay for vital pieces of equipment for your model empire. I wish she saw it that way... I'm not even asking her to help pay!! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 I refused to tell my wife where the biscuits came from... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTE Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 On 10/09/2024 at 12:59, Redkiterail said: To complement the current range in oo gauge .... Met Chesham set for met 1 that is preserved on the bluebell railway met brake van ... Met 1 (or any other E Class) didn't work the push-pull Chesham set, HOWEVER it would go well with a (push-pull fitted) LNER C13 or LMS Ivatt Class 2. We need Dreadnoughts!!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redkiterail Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, RogerTE said: Met 1 (or any other E Class) didn't work the push-pull Chesham set, HOWEVER it would go well with a (push-pull fitted) LNER C13 or LMS Ivatt Class 2. We need Dreadnoughts!!! met 1 pulled the Chesham set preserved from the bluebell for the lul 150 event Edited September 12 by Redkiterail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted September 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12 7 minutes ago, Redkiterail said: met 1 pulled the Chesham set preserved from the bluebell for the lul 150 event Indeed, along with 353 and the milk van, seen here at Moorgate in the early hours of 10/01/2013: 03:32 at Edgware Road, the same morning, with Met 12 on the other end: 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Dreadnoughts would be very useful for both Met and LT modellers. Later bogies for the LT ones. Hopefully the ex-Radley resin kits can be reintroduced - not too hard to complete but RTR versions would I'm sure find a ready market. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublodad Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Try CDC Designs, very nice RTR Dreadnoughts, Ashbury's, Chesham Shuttle and Milk Van but not including numbers and lettering. Short runs from a small supplier that sell faster than hot cakes. Very satisfied customer with no commercial interest 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTE Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 17 hours ago, Redkiterail said: met 1 pulled the Chesham set preserved from the bluebell for the lul 150 event That's ok if you model modern LT era, specifically 2013, but if, like me, you model pre-WW2 then it must be Dreadnoughts.😉 Thinking about it though, Rapido should be encouraged to produce a SECR N class, which then gives the option of a Met K class, LNER L2 class, SR W class and even the possibility of Irish GSR 372/393 classes 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Apart from a rather different front end, the Ws had a different coupled wheelbase - so not exactly the same chassis ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13 1 hour ago, RogerTE said: SECR N class Oh yes please, a modern N (and U-boat) would be most welcome 👍 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredo Posted Sunday at 08:04 Share Posted Sunday at 08:04 Hi, how about a Metropolitan Railway E Class in n gauge as they were a success in OO. Fred 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Sunday at 11:21 RMweb Premium Share Posted Sunday at 11:21 Mention of Metropolitan locomotives, what about an A class? The number of different liveries are legion as with electrification many were sold off and those that remained acquired cabs and lost the condensing apparatus. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted Sunday at 13:31 Share Posted Sunday at 13:31 The multiple variations and liveries is probably a reason not to do in RTR…… 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Sunday at 14:52 RMweb Premium Share Posted Sunday at 14:52 1 hour ago, Jeff Smith said: The multiple variations and liveries is probably a reason not to do in RTR…… If you restrict it to Metropolitan/District*/London Transport versions it would still provide plenty of variations. *The District Railway had their own versions of essentially the same design. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted Sunday at 20:48 RMweb Gold Share Posted Sunday at 20:48 7 hours ago, Jeff Smith said: The multiple variations and liveries is probably a reason not to do in RTR…… Buckjumper, anyone? ;) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTE Posted Tuesday at 11:36 Share Posted Tuesday at 11:36 On 15/09/2024 at 15:52, PhilJ W said: If you restrict it to Metropolitan/District*/London Transport versions it would still provide plenty of variations. *The District Railway had their own versions of essentially the same design. It would be interesting to see one in the original Metropolitan Olive Green. You could add the SER to the list, as some Met Locos were sold to the SER whilst being built, although the Met bought them back a couple of years later - at a reduced price! Additionally ex-Met ones were used by the Mersey Railway and Nidd Valley Railway, as well as a couple of collieries. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Tuesday at 11:46 RMweb Premium Share Posted Tuesday at 11:46 4 minutes ago, RogerTE said: It would be interesting to see one in the original Metropolitan Olive Green. You could add the SER to the list, as some Met Locos were sold to the SER whilst being built, although the Met bought them back a couple of years later - at a reduced price! Additionally ex-Met ones were used by the Mersey Railway and Nidd Valley Railway, as well as a couple of collieries. The Metropolitan District Railway had some almost identical locomotives. The principle difference was the dome was mounted on the second ring of the boiler instead of the first. Some Metropolitan examples also had this feature after reboilering. The District ones were green with red lining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Tuesday at 11:52 RMweb Premium Share Posted Tuesday at 11:52 Metropolitan A class No. 37 was sold to the West Somerset Mineral Railway who put it into service in 1907 still in full Metropolitan livery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTE Posted yesterday at 09:21 Share Posted yesterday at 09:21 Change of subject (slightly). Went to a Model Railway Club meeting yesterday where there was a Met 1 and a 15xx running on the Club's 00 test track. Several of us EM and P4 modellers all made the same comment. Rapido make amazingly detailed 00 locos that are as accurate as anything, if not better, than those produced by other manufacturers. The problem is that 00 is an incorrect gauge. Please make your models so they can be converted to EM or P4 relatively easily. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted yesterday at 11:49 Share Posted yesterday at 11:49 2 hours ago, RogerTE said: Rapido make amazingly detailed 00 locos that are as accurate as anything, if not better, than those produced by other manufacturers. The problem is that 00 is an incorrect gauge. Please make your models so they can be converted to EM or P4 relatively easily. Agreed, but rather than just a wheel swap please make complete decorated bodies available...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted yesterday at 12:48 Share Posted yesterday at 12:48 ... on the basis that Rapido chassis are no good ? ☹️ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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