Ben B Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 57 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Maybe that will be this week's surprise Rapido announcement? That or they go down the Vale of Rheidol route, and have Ivor in BR lined blue in his 1980's period ;) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24 2 hours ago, Phil Parker said: It did. And I have lobbied the NRM for a limited edition model. Money is waiting! Only problem is that if it is an accurate model it will be in a different livery on the other side (the BR lined black was only painted on one side - plus anywhere else that would be visible in a photo taken from a particular angle) 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Parker Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 26 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: Only problem is that if it is an accurate model it will be in a different livery on the other side (the BR lined black was only painted on one side - plus anywhere else that would be visible in a photo taken from a particular angle) True. But I think we can live with a little inaccuracy here. The question is, will the sound chip include the grinding of teeth and cries from the GWR enthusiasts that followed the month after publication of the picture? 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24 16 minutes ago, Phil Parker said: True. But I think we can live with a little inaccuracy here. The engine might be painted in this livery at some future date, at which point the model will become accurate. Indeed, the production of a model might make that possibility more likely. (See the Bramble discussion.) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted September 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24 32 minutes ago, Phil Parker said: True. But I think we can live with a little inaccuracy here. The question is, will the sound chip include the grinding of teeth and cries from the GWR enthusiasts that followed the month after publication of the picture? Like the speedo? 🤡 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 On 18/09/2024 at 12:22, Vanguard 5374 said: I’d be more wary of the rolling stock pack sales, I feel some may justify paying for the Ivor pack but may decide to not buy the pack of matching stock. My feeling is that they have deliberately put the fun rolling stock in the stock pack to give it an edge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 2 hours ago, Ben B said: That or they go down the Vale of Rheidol route, and have Ivor in BR lined blue in his 1980's period ;) Except the M&LRTCL wasn’t nationalised… 😅 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Ah, but like an overall BR black City of Truro, a BR blue Ivor could be done as a what-if. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 hour ago, 009 micro modeller said: Except the M&LRTCL wasn’t nationalised… 😅 Actually, I suppose you could see it lasting into the 80's as an independent light railway, like the Derwent Valley at York. Exchanging traffic with BR or the National Coal Board... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) Can we convince Modelu to do a 3D printed Bagpus as a station cat. Edited September 24 by Night Train 8 2 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 6 hours ago, Phil Parker said: True. But I think we can live with a little inaccuracy here. The question is, will the sound chip include the grinding of teeth and cries from the GWR enthusiasts that followed the month after publication of the picture? I'd be absolutely on board for that! All it would need would be the tearing sounds as all of those GWR/SVR memberships got torn up! The whole thing was an excellent ruse, and brilliantly executed. It certainly wouldn't be possible in such secrecy today, mind I think the Internet would melt as all of the keyboard warriors got stuck in! Cheers J 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 3 hours ago, Ben B said: ... Exchanging traffic with BR or the National Coal Board... I'm not entirely sure the M&LRTCL rolling stock complied with RCH standards so there could be 'issues'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 5 hours ago, 009 micro modeller said: Except the M&LRTCL wasn’t nationalised… 😅 They could do it as a "what if?" 🙂 Although technically Ivor is already a "What if?", so I suppose it would need to be a "What if if?" 😀 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted September 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24 19 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: I'm not entirely sure the M&LRTCL rolling stock complied with RCH standards so there could be 'issues'. The WCRC model then? ;) 18 minutes ago, MarkSG said: They could do it as a "what if?" 🙂 Although technically Ivor is already a "What if?", so I suppose it would need to be a "What if if?" 😀 If you say so ;) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 26 minutes ago, MarkSG said: ... it would need to be a "What if if?" 😀 Sounds a bit iffy to me. 🙃 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoJamie Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) 14 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: I'm not entirely sure the M&LRTCL rolling stock complied with RCH standards so there could be 'issues'. The standards are more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules... Edited September 25 by RapidoJamie 3 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25 22 hours ago, Phil Parker said: True. But I think we can live with a little inaccuracy here. The question is, will the sound chip include the grinding of teeth and cries from the GWR enthusiasts that followed the month after publication of the picture? No grinding of teeth for that but definitely a bit of puzzlement when a later NRM arranged repaint had a noticeable, but small, error in the livery. (which it still has while on display at 'Steam' in Swindon of all places!!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25 17 minutes ago, RapidoJamie said: The standards are more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoJamie Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 43 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: Glad someone got the reference! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted September 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25 On 24/09/2024 at 11:00, Compound2632 said: There is no locomotive that does not look handsome in LNWR livery! Come on Rapido, you know it'll suit Ivor too. As well as the repaint, it seems that Ivor has received a hefty rebuild with a leading bogie and tender being added. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted September 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25 16 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: I'm not entirely sure the M&LRTCL rolling stock complied with RCH standards so there could be 'issues'. I doubt Smallfilms thought about freight operations in any detail and possibly made the not-infrequent modeller's assumption that much of the traffic remained within the local railway. However, apart from the Grumbly Gas Works MGR circuit, the M&LRTCL must surely have exchanged wagons with the outside world (there would at least have been HAT-VBs* delivering Mrs Porty's purchases). So, assuming it bothers you at all you're left with accepting the Ivor World wagons as representing a mixture of M&LRTCL and foreign wagons, or just mixing in scale wagons. I strongly suspect most purchasers will simply run the trains as bought. *An easy conversion from the new LOWMAC. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25 Surely Pugh’s Pit is the source for the M&LRTCL hoppers so they only run internally much like several light railways stock wasn’t allowed on the mainline. In the era of steam the local superintendent could issue temporary mainline authorities and that lasted up to the end of BR so there’s no reason Ivor couldn’t have had a simple mechanical inspection to get a ticket for forays to the works. I had built my resin Ivor conversion with the intention of using it occasionally on my, 🚨Fun Alert 🚨, colliery layout and it looks to be similar in size to the Rapido model. (this was before I hacked off the cast wheels) ©️Rapido So I’m delighted and will probably add a Grumbly Gasworks, Llaniog + shed & Smoke hill module to the list to run independently or with the colliery modules. 7 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 44 minutes ago, Flying Pig said: ... assuming it bothers you at all ... Apologies for omitting the tongue in cheek Emoji. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cornelius Posted September 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26 Related to this Ivor revival? https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/news/gltw-13/ 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Midland Mole Posted September 26 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26 What a lovely scheme! I'll have to look out for the book next time I'm over at one of the railways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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