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3 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

OK, here's a question.

 

There was only one Ivor, wasn't there?

 

If so, how does anyone with an Ivor- themed layout justify getting another one?

 

Answers quoting 'Rule 1' are temporarily not acceptable. 

 

 

 

In the words of a famous ladies advert....

 

COZ WE'RE WORTH IT!

 

Craig.

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2 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

If so, how does anyone with an Ivor- themed layout justify getting another one?

 

Why would they want to? It's Ivor THE Engine. That there's only one of them is the point. You can't understand the appeal of this product by comparing it to or trying to place it within the context of a normal model railway.

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4 minutes ago, choo1choo said:

 

 

In the words of a famous ladies advert....

 

COZ WE'RE WORTH IT!

 

Craig.

As well as the changes in Ivor's physical appearance (whistles/pipes, number of wheel spokes etc) there is obviously scope for a special edition in monochrome...

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14 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

I thought that was illegal in certain parts of Australia...

 

Only in public!

 

I crumbled instantly and put in a preorder for the Ivor pack, but not the rolling stock pack, which I may possibly regret* a few years hence...

 

* I wish I'd bought a couple of the Hornby carriages to go with the live-steam Rocket, but they're far too expensive now!

 

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13 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

If so, how does anyone with an Ivor- themed layout justify getting another one?


1. You don’t necessarily need more than one 😉

 

 

2. You model the junction with the mainline and use other locos of an equally preposterous type, like the gold thing in the middle 😇

 

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3. You repaint the second one and call it Aled so you can do Snowman tie ins. 
 

4. Who needs rule one when you’ve got a Dragon to solve all arguments 😉

 

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3 hours ago, durham light infantry said:

 

"Interestingly Jason had never come across Ivor (same as Titfield) until I sat him down in the office last year and made him watch an episode!'"

 

 

 

Sit him down and make him watch Chigley.

 

Bessie, Lord Belborough and Brackett.  Treddle's Wharf and Farthing's Chigley Pottery as resin rtp buildings. Not forgetting Cresswell's Chigley Biscuits. Trumptonshire has a plethora of modellable scenes.

 

As discussed with a friend on the phone earlier. The whole Trumpton/Camberwick Green/Chigley has obviously had some bearing on my interests since watching them as a child.

I can remember loads of things about them, but I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday

 

Also clearly influenced somebody behind Life on Mars...

 

 

 

I gave you an agree for your comment.

 

Only later did I watch the video clip.

 

Superb

 

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1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

OK, here's a question.

 

There was only one Ivor, wasn't there?

 

If so, how does anyone with an Ivor- themed layout justify getting another one?

 

Answers quoting 'Rule 1' are temporarily not acceptable. 

 

 

 

Put them cab to cab and tell people its an experimental double engine designed by some young upstart called Fairlie.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Garry D100 said:

 

 

Put them cab to cab and tell people its an experimental double engine designed by some young upstart called Fairlie.

 

 

I'd patent that idea if I were you.

 

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I'm a big fan of the inclusion of the "fold up" models of the engine shed and water tower with Ivor, and Llaniog station with the wagons. Now if only there was somewhere for Owen the signal to snooze...

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1 hour ago, colin smith said:

Why would they want to? It's Ivor THE Engine. That there's only one of them is the point. 

Well, you quite often see folk on here, who say that they've ordered 3 of that loco and 5 of the other loco and may end up with 10 examples of something else, not necessarily in different liveries!

 

Surely Rapido will want to encourage more sales - perhaps a second run of these is already being planned...

 

What research has been done about Ivor's earlier liveries, for example?

 

What about a weathered Ivor?

 

And did he ever receive a top feed?

 

Or a different chimney?

 

1 hour ago, colin smith said:

You can't understand the appeal of this product by comparing it to or trying to place it within the context of a normal model railway.

Oh, fair enough then.

 

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Okay, saw the email from Rails of Sheffield earlier today.

 

I know I don't have the required controllers and stuff for the sound, but I'm genuinely considering buying a sound fitted version. Even if I can't run it yet, at least I'll be happy knowing I've got something that I remember seeing when I was younger.

 

Hats off to Rapido for this surprise announcement.

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