coachmann Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 While operational locos are usually extremely well turned out, the sadness of preserved railways is the state of Mk.I coaches with peeling roof paint and bleached sides. Maybe I should offer my services although I would insist on maroon paint..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 While operational locos are usually extremely well turned out, the sadness of preserved railways is the state of Mk.I coaches with peeling roof paint and bleached sides. Maybe I should offer my services although I would insist on maroon paint..... The SVR has the right idea in having somewhere undercover for storing their restored coaches.A massive carriage shed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 Good afternoon: images (48).jpg Posted that pic elsewhere by mistake as I'm bonkers. Quackers. Very tempted to give that an agree just for a laugh. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 Bluebell too. Keeping a coach, that has had years of loving care grained into its restoration, under cover is something that is essential IMO. The Bluebell have got a carriage Works and a Carriage Shed now. Makes a hell of a difference. Coach is absolutely right about the 'neglect'. If i were but a wee young lad I'd be offering my services at (say) the GCR in stock restoration. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Rob, about a thousand posts ago there was some discussion about LMS coaches on the inter regional stuff through Brent. I know you might have some already and I also realise that your stock is top notch stuff.......however, a cheap and cheerful way to get some LMS stuff could be via Dapol Kits. As you may remember I will be needing LMS stock for WR diversions through SJish. OK, I've got some very nice Comet ones that I was never expecting to own, but I have also got a small collection of Dapol kits that I got some time back to see how they can be 'scrubbed up' into layout coaches as TW would say. I popped one together this P.M. just as it comes and I have to say that it looks OK to me. I think they are available for about a tenner from certain sources and with your experience I think you could knock up a fine little set of LMS stuff using these. I know Coach will explode with disgust but ........ with some detailing and decent bogies and some 'careful' weathering I think they can be made to look OK as they are. Getting exactly the right Diagrams will be difficult, however, just before he died, Geoff was putting together some ideas for using Comet LMS sides on Dapol's other kit parts and the results looked very good to me. More work of course, but those sides make one heck of a difference. Using old Airfix or Mainline coaches is OK but the Dapol kit way means you have parts, not a built item to hack about. You may have already considered doing this but if not may I encourage you to get a Dapol kit and have a bash. Quackers. Edited September 26, 2015 by Mallard60022 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 Interesting info.They say a picture is worth a thousand words so any chance of a photo or two as I'm not familiar with these kits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Of course, yes I should have done that but you know how thoughtless I am these days. Tomorrow morning if that's OK with you. Cheers Phil Just googleythingyed and they can look like this (not mine) If you pop a search into the RMWeb search thing ... post Improving Dapol Coach kits, there is some good stuff there. Phil Edited September 26, 2015 by Mallard60022 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 IMO, a few underframe improvements on the plassi version would help a lot. I'm sure Larry could give us some guidance on painting and lining the comet sides versions or even repainting the plassi sides? Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) I know Coach will explode with disgust but ........ with some detailing and decent bogies and some 'careful' weathering I think they can be made to look OK as they are. Quackers. I did buy a few Dapol LMS corridor composites a few years ago thinking that I could use the roofs and interiors. Not a hope....The interior has single compartment doors ala Period stock (clearly seen in your image above). It probably doesn't bother some people. Edited September 26, 2015 by coachmann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Another Great Western loco for this rather pleasant afternoon: DSCN3451.JPG Yet another great Great Western loco on a pleasant enough afternoon and which would look good at Brent. Brian. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 Did someone mention the Southern - but just look who's looking (SWAG 2009 before anyone asks) IMGP5462.jpg Just so there's no doubt, the mad man with the Southern engines is CK not Spams... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 Just so there's no doubt, the mad man with the Southern engines is CK not Spams... Is the difference the degree of madness? Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 Is the difference the degree of madness? Don I suspect that you're probably right but I'd not like to comment on which way the degree of madness may be... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 I suspect that you're probably right but I'd not like to comment on which way the degree of madness may be... Aren't we all a little crazy? Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 http://www.irwellpress.com/acatalog/GREAT_WESTERN_RAILWAY.html#a768 Followers of this thread might be interested in these forthcoming books from Irwell Press.The Pannier paper No 3 is very welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Good morning all....... Just a little bit of retro to start the day 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Morning everyone. A little more retro, well kind of, with a Dukedog in the Dee Valley on 18th April 2009.... I always went for the composition even when it meant shooting on the shadow side 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2015 At the SVR last weekend I saw a couple of Southern locomotives, but I can't quite put my hand on the pics at the moment. Will this do? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 At the SVR last weekend I saw a couple of Southern locomotives, but I can't quite put my hand on the pics at the moment. Will this do? Sums it all up ! LOL ) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 BGman, that shot at 13579 is a cracker! Do you have any more like that? Regards, Alastair M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 BGman, that shot at 13579 is a cracker! Do you have any more like that? Regards, Alastair M Thanks Alistair, this one any good ? 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 Coaches were mentioned - here you go - 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 What a palaver. A search of RMweb for the fitting of a crew into my Bachmann Standard 3mt drew a blank as no ones had a go by the looks of it.I have but it wasn't easy and I damaged the valve gear with rough handling and it had to go to Barwell for repair.I eventually fitted a cheap P D Marsh crew as seen here.I also misplaced a front pipe and have replaced it with a cast one from my spares tin.I'm hoping the 64xx is a bit easier ! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted September 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2015 82005 takes it blood and custard stock through the South Hams scenery. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2015 At the SVR last weekend I saw a couple of Southern locomotives, but I can't quite put my hand on the pics at the moment. Will this do? Well it's definitely not an MN, the (air smoothed) casing clearly stating it's a "lite" version. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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