81F Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Locos Star or Saint (or both could be produced with some creative use of alternative cylinders/piston rods. 42XX or 52XX 280 tank. 14XX without top feed - just a new boiler moulding needed here. Updated pannier tank 64XX? Wagons Iron Mink or small wooden mink (closed van) five plank open short toad - you can make one from the current Hornby model but with all that cutting you really don't want to make another! Coaches Toplights or clerestories with real panelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Nice choices there 81F, real panelled clerestories would be nice.A Star with Churchward toplight coaches in a fully lined Collett livery is perennially at the top of my GWR wishlist.On the wagon side, I'm keen to see a Mica, a Bloater and four-wheeled brown stock - like a tool van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 One of my sentences is missing from the previous post and the underlining is unintentional. The Star with Churchward toplight coaches is perennially at the top of my GWR wishlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferret Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Hi Ozexpatriate, You can get Slater's Plasticard who do a very nice trio of toplight kits. Also Cooper/Mailcoach do an excellent toplight gangwayed brake. I've done two of the latter. They run well and I will use them with my Collett stock. They are plastic kits and build up with no difficulty except perhaps with painting and lining. All four kits are of the 57ft and not the 70ft stock. What I would like Hornby to do is a 1938 Collett 12-wheel restaurant car. Again you can get this as a kit from Comet models but if you need help with soldering and finishing then this becomes incredibly expensive. So come on Hornby and smack Bachmann in the eye!!!" Having made the "sunshine" coaches, Bachmann should have thought to do the dining car. Hornby do a twelve wheel restaurant car for L.M.S. stock - and it is very nice too - so why not one for GWR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 From a post above: Ozexpatriate said: ... real panelled clerestories would be nice. A Star with Churchward toplight coaches in a fully lined Collett livery is perennially at the top of my GWR wishlist.On the wagon side, I'm keen to see a Mica, a Bloater and four-wheeled brown stock - like a tool van._______________How careless I am - focusing on the earlier formatting problems with this forum, I completely forgot about the steam railmotor - which I would prefer in a lined Collett liverey (no shirtbuttons). Thanks to PP for jogging my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferret Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 81F said:Locos Star or Saint (or both could be produced with some creative use of alternative cylinders/piston rods. 42XX or 52XX 280 tank. 14XX without top feed - just a new boiler moulding needed here. Updated pannier tank 64XX? Wagons Iron Mink or small wooden mink (closed van) five plank open short toad - you can make one from the current Hornby model but with all that cutting you really don't want to make another! Coaches Toplights or clerestories with real panelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferret Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Have you looked at the Slaters Plastikard Toplight kits? They are not difficult to make up. The Coopercraft toplight gangwayed brakes (I have made up two) come up really nice but do demand that you get the back-to-back wheel measurement right at 14.4mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I am delighted to see the Steam Railmotor reach sixth in GWR locomotive models in the 2011 MREmag wishlist poll as well as the 'Star' in third place. The railmotor has been chugging uphill steadily over the last couple of years in this poll.The eight-coupled GWR tanks have been perennial favourites in the poll as none have ever been modelled RTR.GWR 42xx 2-8-0T (74) GWR 72xx 2-8-2T (58) GWR 40xx 4-6-0 'Star' (50) GWR 47xx 2-8-0 (42) GWR 64xx 0-6-0PT (34) GWR Steam Railmotor (32) Curiously Churchward 'toplight' coaches are more popular in the MREmag poll than any GWR locomotive besides the 42xx.Churchward 'Toplight' coaches (1907-1922) (66) I was also pleased to see the MICA B make the top of the wagon list.'Mica B' meat van (White) (7)'Mica A' Meat Van (White) (1)Curiously I did not recollect that there were two Mica alternatives in the poll. Perhaps someone can tell me the difference. I have found an on-line photographs of models of both a Mica A and B and to my eyes they are quite indisgishable. This level of specificity is one of the issues with the MREmag poll*.* The poll results were published during the hiatus for this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14XXrulesOK Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I think they should bring back the Autocoach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hornby have made a Saint they converted the old Tri-ang Hall body into a resonable looking Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwd Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 new spec loco drive Dean Goods would be nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 There are 3 Hornby Saints on Ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 There's also a Saint replying to your post!!!walkingthedog said:There are 3 Hornby Saints on Ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hornby's GWR range is very poor.Only one GWR liveried Castle (which was very hard to find and isnt even on their web site) no decent GWR coaches (only the ancient bow end coaches and BR Hawkesworths in 'never carried in GWR days' GWR livery).I really think they have treated GWR fans very poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Big stephen said:- Only one GWR liveried Castle (which was very hard to find and isnt even on their web site) - no decent GWR coaches (only the ancient bow end coaches - and BR Hawkesworths in 'never carried in GWR days' GWR livery).I was surprised to find that your assertion about the Castle is correct. I searched for "tintagel castle" and there were no hits! This is remarkable given that it is in the 2011 catalogue.Otherwise I'd say some of your comments that I did not repeat are a bit strong. There are a number of other GWR offerings this year:- Churchward County x2- Hawksworth County- 60xx King (special edition)- 28xx (x2) 2-8-0 - 2884 2-8-0- 2771 0-6-0PT- Horse box (it's nice to see this again)- Siphon GSome of the Skaledale "GWR" items painted yellow with green trim are a bit odd, these look GWR but in a Southern scheme which doesn't suit.More would be nice, but it's still possible to acquire a lot of GWR equipment over time. I would like to see another GWR-liveried Castle though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Postman Prat said:There's also a Saint replying to your post!!!walkingthedog said:There are 3 Hornby Saints on EbayI don't know how I restrained myself from responding to this post. I must have missed the beatification and canonization of PP. ;)Apparently Gabriel the Archangel is the patron saint of postal workers and stamp collectors. GWR No. 2922 "Saint Gabriel" anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ozexpatriate said:Postman Prat said:There's also a Saint replying to your post!!!walkingthedog said:There are 3 Hornby Saints on EbayI don't know how I restrained myself from responding to this post. I must have missed the beatification and canonization of PP. ;)Apparently Gabriel the Archangel is the patron saint of postal workers and stamp collectors. GWR No. 2922 "Saint Gabriel" anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ozexpatriate said:Big stephen said:- Only one GWR liveried Castle (which was very hard to find and isnt even on their web site) - no decent GWR coaches (only the ancient bow end coaches - and BR Hawkesworths in 'never carried in GWR days' GWR livery).I was surprised to find that your assertion about the Castle is correct. I searched for "tintagel castle" and there were no hits! This is remarkable given that it is in the 2011 catalogue.Otherwise I'd say some of your comments that I did not repeat are a bit strong. There are a number of other GWR offerings this year:- Churchward County x2- Hawksworth County- 60xx King (special edition)- 28xx (x2) 2-8-0 - 2884 2-8-0- 2771 0-6-0PT- Horse box (it's nice to see this again)- Siphon GSome of the Skaledale "GWR" items painted yellow with green trim are a bit odd, these look GWR but in a Southern scheme which doesn't suit.More would be nice, but it's still possible to acquire a lot of GWR equipment over time. I would like to see another GWR-liveried Castle though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 The Countys,2721,Siphon G are ancient models,long overdue for the chop.That leaves the 28xx and limited edition King.No Castle or coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ozexpatriate said:Postman Prat said:There's also a Saint replying to your post!!!walkingthedog said:There are 3 Hornby Saints on EbayI don't know how I restrained myself from responding to this post. I must have missed the beatification and canonization of PP. ;)Apparently Gabriel the Archangel is the patron saint of postal workers and stamp collectors. GWR No. 2922 "Saint Gabriel" anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ozexpatriate said:Postman Prat said:There's also a Saint replying to your post!!!walkingthedog said:There are 3 Hornby Saints on EbayI don't know how I restrained myself from responding to this post. I must have missed the beatification and canonization of PP. ;)Apparently Gabriel the Archangel is the patron saint of postal workers and stamp collectors. GWR No. 2922 "Saint Gabriel" anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 the ferret said:Have you looked at the Slaters Plastikard Toplight kits? They are not difficult to make up. The Coopercraft toplight gangwayed brakes (I have made up two) come up really nice but do demand that you get the back-to-back wheel measurement right at 14.4mm.I have had a cSlaters toplight half built for about six months now mounted on Coopercraft (mailcoach I think) american bogies (technically too long but not noticeably so) am trying to pluck up courage to finish. However I fear my coach painting standardards are not up to those of Hornby's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big stephen Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I have some Toplights made from old Hornby coaches. Were the droplights brown as portrayed on the Hornby Hawkesworth coaches or red as per the preserved vehicles and the history books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsM Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 GWR Steam Railmotor would be really welcome from my perspective! It would fit in perfectly on my layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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