I think your re- creation is absolutely stunning. I'm sure we all appreciate what you're acheiving here. Imagine seeing that lot flying past as a small boy standing on the station. regards
Hi, Thank you for your welcome comment. Delighted you enjoyed. Wind back a bit and you should come across quite a few Southern featured videos...well not bad for an LMS man anyway!
Wonderful :) I love the sound of Tavistock, the mechanism just sounds so free, like it's requires no effort at all. Good to see the 5BEL up and running! That's been out of commission for a while. I've commented before about the pullman rake with the signage and bar car, lovely job. What really sold it for me? The R1 with the luggage vans waiting. Could have been sitting in folkestone with the arrow rolling in and the R1 waiting to bring out the empty stock.
Hi, Thank you again for the positive endorsement on this session. Regular commentators to my channel each in their own way seem to express very similar sentiments about what they see in the running sessions. It is such understanding and recognition that I cherish most. Regarding 'Tavistock' and the 'Belle', there's a bit history behind them as how and why they have come to be on the layout, so may I refer you to my response to Mr. Benton's comment below. Many thanks!
Nice one . Tavistock looks good in Sunshine Green . Wrenn? I like the 5-BEL too . Always wanted one since I saw it written up in “GreatTrains” . Still not managed to buy one . I take it that’s the Hornby one . Mmm that blue Merchant Navy is gorgeous . Nice video as always .
Hi, Many thanks, yes Tavistock is Wrenn, ltd. ed. I might add, but NOT at a ltd. ed. price, hence the reason I snapped it up! Superb condition, no marks, smudges, play-wear, super bright work but I think I know why it was at the price it was. Anyway, problem solved by fitting a neodymium magnet. It now goes like...er Tom Cruise's 'Dark Star'. The 'Belle' is Hornby, the internal lights are the give-away. Had this a long time, but the motor broke. It was never a good runner and it just gave up. It's been out of commission for 3-4 years but I stumbled on a second hand power car at a good price; "glue marks" was the stated reason. No problem, all I need is the power unit and its chassis. When I got it, I couldn't find any glue marks...except a barely discernible tiny smear on the white roof where the destination board is attached (one of those awful Hornby "you sort it out" non existent fittings). No need to swap the bodies around! I'm pleased to say it runs excellently, much better than my original "new" one ever did. The blue MN is gorgeous now that it has that large really gold arrow on its side and the blue is set off by the red Tri-ang Utility Van which livery wise is prototypical for the era. BTW, if you looking for the 'Belle' there's quite a few to be had now on you know where at reasonable prices.
@@crewelocoman5b161 cheers . I’m at saturation level now and about to receive an Accurascale Trans Pennine set , so I think a 5 BEL can wait for the moment . . Tavistock really does look good
Wonderful selection, which I guess was really only possible on the Southern region. The 'air-smoothed' Bullied's look great in the striped Southern green. Personally, I think the BR blue was the only BR colour scheme that did them justice, although I think it was only on the Merchant Navy's (?). Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks indeed for your comments and observations. I agree, the brighter colour schemes on the original Bulleids suited them well especially combined with the continuous straight lines from the front of the locomotive carried directly through to the end of the tender. When the railways were nationalised there were a variety of experimental liveries that were tried out. What eventually emerged around 1950 was the following: Top Link/front line express engines, blue lined out in black and white approximating the Caledonian 'Prussian' blue livery. (Class 8 Pacifics, Bulleid MN, LNE A1/2/3/4, LM 'Duchess', 'Princess and GW 'King') Second rank express engines, GW green with orange and black lining (WC/BB Bulleids, GW 'Castles', LM 'Scots' 'Patriots' 'Jubilees'). Mixed Traffic engines, black lined out in red, cream and grey which was the old LNWR livery. Freight unlined black. The 'Prussian' blue didn't last long because it simply didn't wear very well. That lesson was not learned when in 1967 'British Rail' decided on what became 'Corporate Blue'. I well remember seeing the rapid detioration of that livery on locos and coaching stock...and it's the same on your models! Back to circa 1950/1 Blue was dropped and all express locos henceforth carried GW green lined out orange/black. That changed again in 1956 when the BR Regions were given some autonomy on liveries; hence 20 LMS Pacifics were painted LMS maroon; Southern coaches painted dark malachite green. Almost all ex GW locos except freight and panniers reverted to lined GW livery along with chocolate and cream coaches mostly Mk 1 sets for named expresses. Red and Cream coaches gradually gave way to 'BR' maroon on the LM, Scottish, Eastern and N.E. regions. Again, this was practical decision as red and cream didn't wear well.There were some odd exceptions and anomolies to this of course. The BR maroon was a slightly darker shade than the LMS maroon of the 1920s/30s.
@@crewelocoman5b161 Thank you for sharing your knowledge. As a designer etc I think colours are very important. My impression is that the UK was unusual in having so many colour schemes - certainly before BR. European loco's always seemed to be black.
