rustonhornsby Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 kitt said: How About Jumping Into The Irish Market, Now That Lima Has Gone Bust & It Rumored That Hornby Own The Moulds & To My Knowledge Hornby Have Never Released A Locomotive From The Irish Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustonhornsby Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 hello,correct me if I am wrong,but I think Hornby released a hymek in irish livery back in the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 rustonhornsby said: hello,correct me if I am wrong,but I think Hornby released a hymek in irish livery back in the 1970s. I think you're correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Yes, and Lima released a 33 similarly turned out in black and orange too, plus some mark 2s in the same colour. It isn't really making an 'Irish' model. The blue box company did release the 'N' in CIE colours, and in theory the Stanier 2-6-4 and Fowler 2P and 3FT could both be released in an Irish colour scheme, with detail alterations, as there were equivalents built for the NCC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard.a4 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I think that they should remake models of a4 Pacifics that have been scraped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortehoe Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Mallard.a4 said: I think that they should remake models of a4 Pacifics that have been scrapedYou can always, rename, and renumber. There are companies that will do it for you, if you are worried about doing it yourself. Now Silver Link (Grey/Silver), or one in LNER (Apple Green). Quite a few people have shown more than a passing interest, in an Apple Green version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Renumbering and renaming existing models can be very easy. There are transfers and etched nameplates available from more than one supplier. The major pitfall, if you want to be accurate about it, is to make those detail differences that existed between locomotives of the same class, so you need to do your research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 SoT will also tell you that you will devalue your model if you do it yourself, so you need to take this into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Hands up all those who buy locos for an investment? Some years ago I decided to sell all my tender drive locos because they had been replaced with loco drive versions. I had re-named/numbered most of them. I took them to a shop in Kings Langley and the owner gave me more for them than he would have done had they been in original condition, because he said that people buying second hand locos like things that are different. I didn't argue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Probably the worst investment in the world. Gold would have been a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Or sun hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 That's about the only thing useful you could do with the Sun. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 That's a good one poliss. You'd have to be careful what page you used a where you wore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 What about fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 They're as rare as hens teeth at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Yes, and I understand that if you can track one down, they come at a really fantastic price at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valenta Digital Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 More HST suggestions? I have: Named British Rail Yellow & Blue power cars British Rail InterCity Executive (yellow ends for power cars and “InterCity 125” branding in case you have no idea) Great Western Trains “Merlin” Midland Mainline Teal Green (I mean the original Midland Mainline colour scheme) First Great Western "Fag Packet" Hewlett Packard white power cars 43148 and 43186 Also, what are your thoughts on HST trailers that are sold in packs of 2 or 3 coaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Already had the HST in BR early livery, been and gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valenta Digital Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I mean BR Yellow & Blue power cars with red nameplates e.g. 43113 "City of Newcastle upon Tyne", 43049 "Neville Hill", 43052 "City of Peterborough" and 43002 "Top of the Pops". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Try renumbering the power cars yourself, and adding the nameplates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krislous Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 *Great British Train Series* - The Man Of Kent [circa 1960]. BR Rebuilt West Country Class [with headboard "The Man Of Kent"]. 2 x BR Green MK1 Composite Coach. 1 x BR Green MK1 Brake Coach. [with destination boards "The Man Of Kent Charing Cross - Margate"] The Man Of Kent Coach Expansion Pack. 2 x BR Green MK1 Composite Coach. 1 x BR Green MK1 Brake Coach. [with destination boards "The Man Of Kent Charing Cross - Margate"] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Me too! krislous said: *Great British Train Series* - The Man Of Kent [circa 1960]. BR Rebuilt West Country Class [with headboard "The Man Of Kent"]. 2 x BR Green MK1 Composite Coach. 1 x BR Green MK1 Brake Coach. [with destination boards "The Man Of Kent Charing Cross - Margate"] The Man Of Kent Coach Expansion Pack. 2 x BR Green MK1 Composite Coach. 1 x BR Green MK1 Brake Coach. [with destination boards "The Man Of Kent Charing Cross - Margate"] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 krislous said: *Great British Train Series* - The Man Of Kent [circa 1960]. BR Rebuilt West Country Class [with headboard "The Man Of Kent"]. 2 x BR Green MK1 Composite Coach. 1 x BR Green MK1 Brake Coach. [with destination boards "The Man Of Kent Charing Cross - Margate"] The Man Of Kent Coach Expansion Pack. 2 x BR Green MK1 Composite Coach. 1 x BR Green MK1 Brake Coach. [with destination boards "The Man Of Kent Charing Cross - Margate"] Don't the "blue box" company do a selection of BR Green Mk1 coaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 They do. I have 8 of them. Page 108 of their 2013/14 catalogue shows some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouseddie Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 LC&DR said: We are now close to half way through 2013, and the new products are gradually coming through, I get regular updates from that lovely shop near Penny Lane. So what shall we get in 2014? We have had a big LNER tank engine (L1), and GWR tank engines (42xx/72xx) lately, but nothing for the LMS although the big Stanier and Fowler tanks have been about for a while, so maybe the Fowler 2-6-2T mentioned above is not such a daft idea. But maybe it is time for a big Southern one. One that does come to mind is the Maunsell 'W' 2-6-4T, and with a bit of 'Design Clever' it could Morph into a Metropolitan 'K' class too. Klling two birds with one stone. An LB&SCR I3 4-4-2T might also add some Southern interest. This class was popular in pre-War 'O' gauge and was a staple product of the old Leeds MC . I believe the Adams Radial has come up high in recent wish list polls too. I still hold that the original Merchant Navy should be fairly easy for Hornby to make, using much of the chassis tooling from the rebuild, and the LMS 'Turbomotive' for those who like 'one offs' using Princess parts. These would be in line with Hornby's obsession with big engines. So it could be an interesting New Year to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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