RMweb Premium Popular Post St Enodoc Posted 20 hours ago RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted 20 hours ago 10 hours ago, 1471SirFrederickBanbury said: Maybe the fascination with BR Blue comes from photos like this: Accurate and natural looking? I don't know, but IMHO this is a beautiful work of art with such a vibrant blue, and while I do understand the appeal for a good GWR green, I'd take this any day. As for A4 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY however, I thought Garter Blue is slightly better than the deeper BR blue, and I much prefer Apple Green on a Gresley A1 or A3, so it really depends on the locomotive I guess. Best with a train of crimson-and-cream coaches behind: 23 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted 20 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 20 hours ago 6 hours ago, Tony Wright said: Another view difficult to recreate was this one.............. Taken prior to 1955, probably with the photographer standing on a buffer stop. Since my camera would crush such a flimsy structure, this is what I've got......... Taken with the 22mm lens. Not bad at all! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago On 17/09/2024 at 08:12, Woodcock29 said: Tony I think the other thing that's wrong with the Q4 is it has the wrong firebox shape. A while ago I spent some time studying Q4s as I have a part built Millholme model that I've been building for quite some time. I think the version with the type of splashers shown on the model above should have a waisted firebox. The straight sided firebox version had a long O4 type splasher covering the rear 3 driving wheels on each side which was also provided in the kit. Clearly this is not going to be altered on the model above without a substantial rebuild. On mine I've modified the firebox to suit. Andrew I need to amend my comments above. From study of photos on Rail-online it appears there were Q4s with straight sided firebox and twin splashers over centre drivers as well as waisted firebox versions with the long splashers. What's not clear is whether any with straight sided firebox made it to BR days - I'll have to study Yeadon more when I get home to try and get a better overall conclusion. Not that I really need to know about BR period for my modelling. Just goes to show how modelling LNER locos is such a minefield. Andrew 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted 16 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 16 hours ago 19 minutes ago, Woodcock29 said: I need to amend my comments above. From study of photos on Rail-online it appears there were Q4s with straight sided firebox and twin splashers over centre drivers as well as waisted firebox versions with the long splashers. What's not clear is whether any with straight sided firebox made it to BR days - I'll have to study Yeadon more when I get home to try and get a better overall conclusion. Not that I really need to know about BR period for my modelling. Just goes to show how modelling LNER locos is such a minefield. Andrew Stick with GW. They're all the same... 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 4 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Not bad at all! Yes, probably the best one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Wright Posted 4 hours ago Author RMweb Gold Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) I've just started construction of two more DJH A1s (60153 and 60159, the first for me and the second for one of Geoff Haynes' customers. Geoff will paint both). I hope they turn out similar to these I've built.............. What became 60126. What became 60129. What became 60155. What would become 60157. And what became 60158. I cannot, at the moment, find similar shots of other DJH A1s I've built. I'll take shots as the two new builds progress. I would have thought my request to see other DJH A1s might have yielded more examples. Edited 4 hours ago by Tony Wright clumsy grammar 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Whizz Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Tony, you have probably (albeit inadvertently) cornered the monopoly of kit-built A1s in the UK; that would explain it. ‘Completed’ ones anyway! 😉 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Tony Wright said: I've just started construction of two more DJH A1s (60153 and 60159, the first for me and the second for one of Geoff Haynes' customers. Geoff will paint both). I hope they turn out similar to these I've built.............. What became 60126. What became 60129. What became 60155. What would become 60157. And what became 60158. I cannot, at the moment, find similar shots of other DJH A1s I've built. I'll take shots as the two new builds progress. I would have thought my request to see other DJH A1s might have yielded more examples. Not an A1 Tony, though I think that you've a photo of my A2 Bronzino. I've a DJH A2 Sugar Palm too,but I don't think I've visited with that. Edited 2 hours ago by davidw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted 4 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 4 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Tony Wright said: I would have thought my request to see other DJH A1s might have yielded more examples. They all look splendid Tony. No A1's by me but an A2/3 built from a DJH Kit if that Helps? Built back in 2020. Kind regards, 30368 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffer Davies Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 12 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Stick with GW. They're all the same... If only… 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Wright Posted 2 hours ago Author RMweb Gold Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, davidw said: Not an A1 Tony, though I think that you've a photo of my A2 Bronzino I've A DJH A2 Sugar Palm too but I don't think I ve visited with that. Good evening David, I did photograph your DJH A2 BRONZINO on Little Bytham............ Quite a few years ago now. Of course, Bytham has had its own resident 60539 ever since the layout was first running............ Built by me from the DJH kit, and painted by Ian Rathbone. There must have been at least three BRONZINOs which have run on Little Bytham............. Eric Kidd brought his modified Bachmann one along on one occasion. You're right, I've never photographed your SUGAR PALM............. Though another one used to run on Bytham (built by me from the DJH kit, and painted by Geoff Haynes). On its EM frames it's now a permanent resident on Retford, no longer being my property. Regards, Tony. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Wright Posted 2 hours ago Author RMweb Gold Share Posted 2 hours ago I suppose I should answer my own request for DJH A1s............ A selection............ 60120, built/painted by John Houlden. 60121, builder/painter unknown. 60140, built/painted by Ray Flintoft. 60145, built/painted by John Houlden. 60146, built/painted by Ray Flintoft. Making an interesting comparison with my own 60146 (Crownline), painted by Geoff Haynes. 60156, built/painted by John Houlden. Any more? 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 19 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Best with a train of crimson-and-cream coaches behind: Is that a King in Cornwall? Mike Wiltshire 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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