Mahoganydog Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 In some of the shots of Sam's office in the film there is a model of a very early loco, a 2-2-2? Does anyone know anything about this? Was it a specially made prop or an actual model?I'm curious to know if it has survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 If it's what I'm thinking of, Sam has been 3-D printing some locomotives as well as running / testing proprietary ones.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSR_NSE Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 @atom I think you must be confusing something else, the film was made & set in the early fifties - 3D printers hadn’t been invented yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntpntpntp Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I think @atom's thinking of Sam's Trains on youtube maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Sam is the vicar in the Titfield Thunderbolt film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I found this screen grab. @Mahoganydog-Is this the one you are referring to?Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Too many Sams!I was writing of Sam's Trains - yes. He's printed a 2-2-2 and made a chassis.Were we talking of the Hornby series? Sorry guys.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoganydog Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 That's the one Bee. I've wondered about that loco for years. Was it a made for the film prop or something they found in a junk shop? Wonder what happened to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Could they ever remake a movie like that?So many absolutely top rank actors in it as well!Possibly wouldn't be able to run a 14xx down the local High Street these days!!Could never re-enact those busy steam-dominated engine sheds either I suppose.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 You can download the film from the web if you search for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I suppose it's a bit like 'Genevieve' - could be repeated but probably never bettered overall.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I suppose it's a bit like 'Genevieve' - could be repeated but probably never bettered overall.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Hi Mahoganydog 👋. Now that you have confirmed the image, I had a very close look at the model.It looks to be inside cylinder, of the Stephenson Patentee type, 2-2-2. The Patentee type proved its merit and appeared simply everywhere. I can see it is a fairly early locomotive, the footplate is surrounded only by a lovely railing. As to the exact locomotive, I will be unable to get much further than that without a much better image. Perhaps someone could get a better image?The photo reveals that the model is on a presentation board and it has a plaque identifying the locomotive. So it isn't a nondescript generic locomotive. Perhaps it is Patentee! Rev. Sam is an enthusiast after all.÷÷÷Probably the finest model I have ever seen is thishttps://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co27881/model-of-firefly-class-locomotive-about-1840-model-representationIt is a 1:8 model of a Fire Fly class locomotive, presented to Daniel Gooch, Superintendent of the GWR. When observing the square nuts, recognize that they aren't just molded detail, rather, they are threaded and tightened as any nut would be. It is my working theory that these early models are actually shop direction. That is, to communicate to the workmen what to build, they used models not prints. Literacy and high education would not have been associated men in the shop, likely they started working in their early teenage years and education stopped. So how is the literate engineer, working from detailed plans to communicate those ideas? A model.Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rana Temporia Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 This one looks similar but would be larger at 15” gauge.The picture is from ‘ Fifteen inch Gauge Railways by David Mosley and Peter van Zeller (David and Charles 1986). It is apparently the oldest 15” gauge loco in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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