cary hill Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 What's interesting is that not that long ago another David [Cary Hill] was moaning about the lack of coaching stock on ANTB.. I don't remember that which type of moaning was it? "A long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or s@xual pleasure....." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 28, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2016 I don't remember that which type of moaning was it? "A long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or s@xual pleasure....." I would have thought you'd used all the latter up back in May when your team won PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I would have thought you'd used all the latter up back in May when your team won PL. Very nearly true but they are doing absolutely nothing to alleviate my SAD this winter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted December 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2016 Very nearly true but they are doing absolutely nothing to alleviate my SAD this winter. I have a SAD lamp you could borrow. It gets very hot so you can also cuddle it. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Hi Rob, I have just realised I haven't congratulated you on the great article in BRM - richly deserved. Well done! My best wishes for the new year to you and all your Nod to Brent followers! All the best, Castle 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted December 28, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2016 Hi Rob, I have just realised I haven't congratulated you on the great article in BRM - richly deserved. Well done! My best wishes for the new year to you and all your Nod to Brent followers! All the best, Castle Everyone loves a Castle.... 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Glen something a lot nicer than Bullieds. WP_20141214_12_32_58_Pro.jpg (I do have 5 coaches+baggage van.) Agreed(ish). I have a couple of T9s and a few Maunsell carriages to go with them ... oh and 27 Bulleid pacifics at the last count! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Everyone loves a Castle.... Everyone loves a castle.jpg I quite agree... 4 are even better! All the best, Castle 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2016 Everyone loves a Castle.... Everyone loves a castle.jpg Errrrrr...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 Errrrrr...... I'm loving the Pencarrow build Sunny Jim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingleycustom Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Errrrrr...... Yes, errrr.... indeed. The double chimney versions don't look so good, but otherwise I totally agree. Everyone loves a Castle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 What's interesting is that not that long ago another David [Cary Hill] was moaning about the lack of coaching stock on ANTB.Having had a few LMS coaches for Christmas there now seems to be a glut of choice.Colletts,Maunsells and Staniers.Let's see what Hornby release in 2017. As 1947 rolls on, do you think we might see a very early example of a Hawksworth coach at ANTB? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 As 1947 rolls on, do you think we might see a very early example of a Hawksworth coach at ANTB? No, the only couple I have are in maroon and are used on the 1957 parcels train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 As 1947 rolls on, do you think we might see a very early example of a Hawksworth coach at ANTB? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 Don't let anyone tell you that no modelling gets done on this thread.This afternoon I opened the packet to a Parkside Mink A V12 kit. I'll be doing something similar to Castle's build here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/51212-little-didcot/page-5 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 [/quote I didn't think so either- but Wikipaedia on 'Coaches of the Great Western Railway' says: "A distinctive new profile appeared in 1944, when new CME Frederick Hawksworth introduced corridor coaches with domed roof-ends, although non-corridor coaches and auto trailers retained a more conventional roof. Fluorescent lights were tried in new coaches built in 1946.[2]" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 [/quote I didn't think so either- but Wikipaedia on 'Coaches of the Great Western Railway' says: "A distinctive new profile appeared in 1944, when new CME Frederick Hawksworth introduced corridor coaches with domed roof-ends, although non-corridor coaches and auto trailers retained a more conventional roof. Fluorescent lights were tried in new coaches built in 1946.[2]" Hawksworth thirds and brake thirds definitely in use pre nationalisation, see discussion on Cornish reveria formation mentioned in a few places on here which was recorded by Harris containing multiples of both the thirds and brake thirds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john dew Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 Talking of Hawksworth Coaches.........could anyone confirm the length of the coach destination boards......on the Hornby models the brackets are 14'6" apart rather than the normal 18' (they are also on the coach side rather the roof) There is an interesting photo of the boards being painted here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111946-gwr-coach-roof-destination-board-size/ which tends to confirm that Hawksworth boards were shorter and that the lettering used was sans serif (arial should do) and white on a dark background I am not certain whether this photo was taken in BR days which would account for the dark background Assuming that the Hawksworth coaches carried boards in their all too short spell in GWR livery,............what was the colour scheme? The normal black on white or something more exotic bearing in mind their new location on the coach side......Cream on Brown perhaps? Hope everybody had a great Christmas and you are looking forward to the New Year Regards from Vancouver where non stop rain is finally washing away the snow at our level John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 ame="Limpley Stoker" post="2553714" timestamp="1483031166"] Hawksworth thirds and brake thirds definitely in use pre nationalisation, see discussion on Cornish reveria formation mentioned in a few places on here which was recorded by Harris containing multiples of both the thirds and brake thirds It's just that I'm not a fan of Hawksworth Coaches or that tender, I too have all the books Harris, Russell, so and so forth etc etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 It's just that I'm not a fan of Hawksworth Coaches or that tender, I too have all the books Harris, Russell, so and so forth etc etc etc. I know what you mean, Hawksworth wasn't exactly capible when it came to aesthetics... I just like to repeat the point about the Hawksworth thirds and break thirds being in regular GWR service given how often the myth that they were only used post nationalisation gets peddled... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I know what you mean, Hawksworth wasn't exactly capible when it came to aesthetics... I just like to repeat the point about the Hawksworth thirds and break thirds being in regular GWR service given how often the myth that they were only used post nationalisation gets peddled... Hi All, Perhaps this is thought because some were built post nationalisation? It doesn't mean that none were built in GWR times. It a bit like the way that some people think that all locomotive's went to the works on the day the new livery was introduced and they all got repainted there and then. It's too easy to look at facts in a book... All the best, Castle 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2016 ame="Limpley Stoker" post="2553714" timestamp="1483031166"] Hawksworth thirds and brake thirds definitely in use pre nationalisation, see discussion on Cornish reveria formation mentioned in a few places on here which was recorded by Harris containing multiples of both the thirds and brake thirds Thank you for pointing me to the 'GWR post 1942 Cornish Riviera formation ' thread - I should have read it earlier, but it didn't come up in my searches! It's well worth reading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K14 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Talking of Hawksworth Coaches.........could anyone confirm the length of the coach destination boards......on the Hornby models the brackets are 14'6" apart rather than the normal 18' (they are also on the coach side rather the roof) Internal distance between the brackets is given as 15' 0-1/8" in drawing 122446c (D.133, Lot 1707), so a tad less than that (14' 11-1/2" ?). which tends to confirm that Hawksworth boards were shorter and that the lettering used was sans serif (arial should do) and white on a dark background I am not certain whether this photo was taken in BR days which would account for the dark background. Definitely a B.R.-era photo as the lettering is Gill Sans. No idea as to the colours, but surviving short boards (as used on trailers) were red with golden yellow lettering; plenty of GW short boards also survive & they're cream with black lettering – see this thread for some original examples:— http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/115844-gwr-b-set-destination-boards/ Assuming that the Hawksworth coaches carried boards in their all too short spell in GWR livery,............what was the colour scheme? The normal black on white or something more exotic bearing in mind their new location on the coach side......Cream on Brown perhaps? The only photo I've seen of a Hawksworth wearing a board is this one of the CRE c.1948:— Could be black or brown lettering on a white or cream board, or any combination thereof. Also note that the ends & edges of the board are picked out in a darker colour. As to suitable fonts, I knocked up this sampler with a few suggestions:— The picture is also interesting in that it shows the twin shields centred directly under the window. That means it's applied over the vertical cover strip which suggests the instruction to 'space transfers to avoid rivets wherever possible' is more of a suggestion than a rule - on the other side it sits on a panel. The only 'original' board I've seen is held by the GW Trust at Didcot & was retrieved from the roof space at Weymouth. It's a brown board with cream italic lettering & gilt shading. Provenance unknown other than it's **not** a preservation-era concoction:— Pete S. C&W Dept., GWS Didcot. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 30, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2016 Well I had planned on shewing you my Parkside PC84 Mink V12 build but I've had problems with my chassis. Added whitemetal buffers,vacuum cylinder and pipes are from Dave Franks. Someone once said these kits literally build themselves.Utter b*****ks. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2016 Someone once said these kits literally build themselves.Utter b*****ks. I think that was Mr Parkside who made that statement? I'd have thought your chassis problems will go away though, Robin, once those metal peg like thingeys are removed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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