Flying Scotman Water Tender

I thnk the Hornby water tender is only available for their live steam model. Thhat might be part of the reason...

I have a OO gauge Hornby Flying Scotsman model with a double tender. It's photo is used up at the top of the forum in one of the headers.

ok thanks for the reply

I am not sure weather the live steam scotsman has actually been produced yet.

there have beed 2 RTR models as far as i know. hornby and triang have both done one using different mouldings.

The last one done by Hornby had the water tender in BR blue and grey! (god knows why)

I dont know weather the moulding for the live steam water tender is from the same tool as the previous model. i know the live steamers use a thermoset plastic and i am not sure if it can be used in the older tools. i believe Hornby had to make a new tool especially for the live steamers. (from the same CAD drawings as their existing model?)

Peter

QUOTE (60134 @ 30 Mar 2008, 11:20) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Bear in mind the livery carried by Scotsman when running in this configuration - LNER on one tender, 4472 on the other and a crest on the cabside!

But... for a while the second tender was painted in blue/grey coaching livery, which I believe was done to disguise it and match with the train itself. I believe that at this time the letters LNER reverted to the tender.

I remember that this tender was stored for years (?) at Carnforth and was later purchased by another group (NELPG?)

As a final point on the subject were you aware that with the second tender attached the whole ensemble had to have a 20T brake van attached when reversing on running lines - nice excuse to run Scotsman on a minimum space layout?

Regards

The A1 Trust acquired the water cart for "Tornado", the tank was a write-off and scrapped and the frames proved unsuitable for conversion to roller-bearings so the remains were flogged back to the new owners of Scotsman at that time.

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the water tender is still on ebay for £16 and 3 days to go but is it worth it

QUOTE (dbclass50 @ 31 Mar 2008, 17:45) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I remember sawing (with an ordinary hacksaw) the observation dome off a Triang Budd Railcar to make it look English.............................

Ever thought of trying that on a Fleischmann observation coach?

Regards

QUOTE (BRITHO @ 1 Apr 2008, 16:15) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ever thought of trying that on a Fleischmann observation coach?

Regards

No - but your Q1 is up the workshop -

Maybe round off the squareness with a surform...................

Sorry if I mislead you - the tender was chassis was sold before the NRM got hold of Scotsman - I thought Flying Scotsman Services had it back but it might have been Jeremy Hosking.

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