Tower Models O GWR BR 1361 Early 0-6-0ST
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Very nice Peter. Good review Thanks for doing it.
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Lovely. Many thanks for review - will you be posting some more?
There's something special about these models before they are painted.
For anyone who has not seen it, here is a link to a Rover 4-2-2 model which I came across while 'resarching' Broad Gauge (i.e. looking at the pictures)
Rover 4-2-2
if only I could afford it....
There's something special about these models before they are painted.
For anyone who has not seen it, here is a link to a Rover 4-2-2 model which I came across while 'resarching' Broad Gauge (i.e. looking at the pictures)
Rover 4-2-2
if only I could afford it....
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hello there
Yes i have about 6 models for review. i have taken the pictures but i just havent had time this week to write the reviews. there is a king and a pannier tank and a 14xx on its way and a couple of others.
I have seen the finney rover on the flesh and it really is THAT good!!
Peter
Yes i have about 6 models for review. i have taken the pictures but i just havent had time this week to write the reviews. there is a king and a pannier tank and a 14xx on its way and a couple of others.
I have seen the finney rover on the flesh and it really is THAT good!!
Peter
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The leaf springs on the Rover look like they are whitemetal castings. Now if they were made of strips of brass and really worked...
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Brass locos are OK, but painted brass is beautiful - perhaps not in photos, but to the touch: fantastic.
I'm still after some brass Live steam Garratts. When I retire from this internet fad thing, I'll sell all my trains and buy one or two G-scale Live Steamers
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Brass locos are OK, but painted brass is beautiful - perhaps not in photos, but to the touch: fantastic.
I'm still after some brass Live steam Garratts. When I retire from this internet fad thing, I'll sell all my trains and buy one or two G-scale Live Steamers
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It's the mixture of different metals that I find attractive, but on re-reading it transpires that some of this is plated - the model is a mix of brass, nickel silver and plated pewter (?). It probably tastes horrible
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(memories of nickel silver cutlery that the silver plate has worn off...)
I'd go for lacquering on that particular model, but agree that brass painted with transparent or semi-transparent paint is really stunning.
I'd go for lacquering on that particular model, but agree that brass painted with transparent or semi-transparent paint is really stunning.
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hello there
i asume you are talking about the finney rover?
Yes a couple of the bits are plated. they have gold plated a couple of the castings such as the dome to give it that highly polished look of the prototype. dont worry its not EPNS!!
Peter
i asume you are talking about the finney rover?
Yes a couple of the bits are plated. they have gold plated a couple of the castings such as the dome to give it that highly polished look of the prototype. dont worry its not EPNS!!
Peter
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