[Dan Hamblin]

I'm exactly the same - I buy items that I like and justify it by saying my railway is based on a fictional preserved line. As the first time I travelled on a train was on the Bluebell Railway, I prefer the preserved scene anyway.

Since joining the BWWMRC and working on the club's modern image layout 'Horton', I have taken up the remit of providing heritage traction for railtours. Now as these will be appearing at model railway exhibitions where a significant proportion of the public will pick up on any detail errors, I am starting to have to justify compromises made. I am, for instance, providing the Riviera Trains 'Royal Scot' railtour rake of blood & custard Mk1 coaches, and as Bachmann doesn't produce an FO or BFK I am having to use an RFO and BSK suitably altered.

I am also having to chooose locomotives that will be on the main line for the next 5 years or so.

Regards,

Dan

 

[Dan Hamblin]

QUOTE (dwb @ 15 Nov 2008, 12:18) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You don't have to restrict yourself to B & C as this photo of "The Torbay Express" from a couple of years ago shows!
That is true, but another member already has the maroon rake and as we are uncertain about the availability of it I have to put together another one in a different livery.

http://www.riviera-trains.co.uk/theroyalscot.htm

I could have gone for the chocolate and cream rake but that rarely sees service off the Torbay Express and as Horton appears to have a vaguely Midlands bias the Royal Scot just seemed a better choice.

Incidentally, I think the Mk1 RU is more accurate for the Royal Scot than an RMB - took me ages to work out the most suitable one based on long distance photographs of the real train!

Regards,

Dan

 

[Dan Hamblin]

Sorry, my mistake - I wasn't reading your original post correctly! You are right in that railtour rakes aren't always uniform, something that the Royal Scot set hasn't even escaped from yet:

http://philmetcalfe.fotopic.net/p54162690.html

Ahh, railway modelling - an absolute minefield

Regards,

Dan

 

[Dan Hamblin]

Funny enough I have a BSK in front of me that I converted two nights ago from B1 bogies to B4 type. I'm taking it up into the loft later to try out.

I've also got a load of the new Hornby couplers (Roco type) specifically for this rake so that I can get them close coupled. I just wish I could find some of the Commonwealth bogies ready for when the next batch of B&C RFO's is released.

Regards,

Dan

 

[Dan Hamblin]

Afraid not - got my ones from Hattons at £6 for a pair.

Regards,

Dan