John Isherwood

Try and imagine where the top of the coal would be without those extensions - or look at another, unmodified tender with a full load of coal. Fabric sides could not possibly contain such a load of coal and, particularly, remain drum-tight with no bulges; there are several tons more than the normal tender capacity. Those extended raves have been cobbled together by blacksmith technology from oddments of plate - you can see the multiple lines of rivets, and someone's bothered to fit beading to the edges. For whatever reason - and it could well be connected with snow clearance - it was clearly felt necessary to increase the range of the loco so as to extend the interval between coaling. Regards, John Isherwood. PS. Interesting position for the shedplate, too.

That still doesn't explain :- Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 404 www.sefinecast.co.uk Mon May 13 23:43:47 2019 Apache Regards, John Isherwood.

Odd - I get :- Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 404 www.sefinecast.co.uk Mon May 13 23:27:15 2019 Apache Who knows? Regards, John Isherwood.

Perhaps those who can see the site might try to refresh their browsers ................? Regards, John Isherwood.

Not via Firefox it ain't. Regards, John Isherwood.

Given the number of photos and documents concerning GT3; (I have 104); it won't be difficult if there are any to find. Regards, John Isherwood.

I'd say not - the coal is piled up as high as the top of the tender cab / side extensions; it must be close to the maximum loading gauge limit. Regards, John Isherwood.

I've not come across this adaptation before - presumably to increase coal capacity and thereby the loco's range. Regards, John Isherwood.

Is there any real reason to remove the fuse? Could the same effect be achieved by soldering, or even winding, some bare wire around the two connections of the fuse? In the latter case, the bridging would be easily removeable should there ever be the need to do so. Regards, John Isherwood.

It was also said that "As you can see the chassis is almost complete and the basic shape of the body is nearly there. In a few weeks, the CAD work will be complete and the Tooling starts in July". As someone who has modelled this prototype, I feel these statements to be optimistic in the extreme. I watch and wait! Regards, John Isherwood.

I know less than zero about GWR coach buffers - but when ABS Models were in full operation their square-shanked buffers could be had round or oval-headed; and neither were suitable for autocoaches. Regards, John Isherwood.

Really ?!? Regards, John Isherwood.

I've shown this 'Jinty' here before; a whitemetal kit body on a first-generation Tri-ang 'sandwich' chassis. I mentioned that I intended to refurbish it with a current-technology chassis, as the body wasn't bad at all. The new chassis comprises a Comet kit, fitted with the latest Markits wheels, a High Level Roadrunner+ Compact gearbox, and a Mitsumi motor. Having built the chassis, I stripped the body with cellulose thinners and discovered that I had assembled the kit with epoxy - well, it was nearly fifty years ago! Nevertheless, the body is well-assembled and I decided to leave well alone. I did replace the chimney and dome, and added a few extra details relevant to the chosen prototype; (how did it manage to retain destination board holders by the time it became an BR S&DJR line stalwart)? I still need to fill the bunker, and glaze the spectacle plates, but I'm well pleased with the (almost) finished model. What I can say is that this is far and away the quietest chassis that I have built - just the rumble of wheels on rails, otherwise in drifts along like a ghost! .... and I've yet to turn a flywheel and fit it to the spare motor shaft. Regards, John Isherwood.

We have already gone through all this at https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/144343-flying-scotsman-aaround-burton-earlier-today/ ; why do we need another thread to (again) trawl through all that argument and counter-argument? Will it have any effect whatsoever on the eventual outcome of this issue? I think not - the time would be better spent modelling. Regards, John Isherwood.

I read this as a deliberate attempt to provoke a furore; I hope that the wider readership don't bite - but I won't hold my breath !! Regards, John Isherwood.

Hardly! Every investor who jumps ship makes it less and less likely that the project will come to fruition - due to insufficient funds being forthcoming to go forward to production. Is it not the fact that the projects in question have been largely inactive that has contributed to the current situation? Asserting that they are "... still just as active as last week ..." is hardly a statement of confidence! Regards, John Isherwood.

In most cases, yes - but there were the odd exceptions; (aren't there always)? Coach Crimson is the usual description of the 'blood' colour associated with the early BR period. Regards, John Isherwood.

Harry, I do sign using my name - the 'cctransuk' is only there as an RMweb requirement. My BZ was built years ago from a set of Comet Coaches sides and ends - the rest was scratchbuilt, and the outside W-irons were 'fun'. It does have black ends! Regards, John Isherwood.

Ian, I'd have thought that the BZ in crimson (and in maroon) would have had black ends. Regards, John Isherwood.

I hope that you've been taking note of what happened to the last guy who announced an announcement !! Regards, John Isherwood.

Having done a proportional comparison of a broadside photo of the prototype, and compared it with your photos, I find that the length of the prototype nameplate was 0.60, or thereabouts, of the space between the two adjacent windows. As for the model 'plates; the Kernow one is 0.49 and the Fox one 0.62. These measurements would seem to suggest that the Kernow 'plate is indeed somewhat short, whereas the Fox 'plate is marginally too long. Regards, John Isherwood.

I don't see any ghosting of a previously-applied 'plate; I do see the sprung chalk-line marking-out for the 'plate fixing holes; (note : the horizontal and vertical lines are on the centrelines of the fixing holes, not the outline of the 'plate). Regards, John Isherwood.

With all that coal littering the streets around the station, you'd think that some enterprising young lad would be earning himself some pocket money with a sack !! Regards, John Isherwood.

That's exactly what I had in mind. Regards, John Isherwood.