[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (Doug @ 5 May 2008, 18:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I get rid of those couplers ASAP. They are awful.

Hope to be getting one of these models too. Perhaps we could collaborate on a review?

Ihave two of these made from brassmasters Kits and somewhat superdeatiled - I'll also buy a couple of the Bachmann though as it looks like it may shape up quite well - and I really want to support anyone who makes "non-south of London" loco's for a change!

It'll be interesting to compare the Brassmasters and the bachmann!

Richard

 

[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (Doug @ 7 May 2008, 20:29) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I just have to share this photo.

The Super D has been on my computer desktop as a wallpaper for months.

The photo of the loco and a few others in the Barrow Hill Engine Shed is completely mesmerising

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Barrow_...7.10.05_191.JPG

The LNWR G2 "super D" No. 49395 is blowing it's whistle and about to move onto the turntable I presume.

Link to the Barrow Hill Engine Shed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Hill_Engine_Shed

*** AbsolutleyMagic stuff Doug - a great photo and you can almost smell them - it'd be lovely to get that sort of atmosphere on the layout, but I think it would be really hard to create.

I wonder about the sound for this loco - I sincerely hope they don't use the preserved one for it - the recordings I have from way back, especially those of the G2's in Tring cutting all have the G2 sounding like a severely asthmatic grandmother thats puffing on a woodbine... but the rework job on the preserved G2 makes it sound spritely, taut and sharp like any other well maintained steamer - a real shame .

I'll keepworking on trying to recreate the "emphesima shuffle" for mine!

Richard