Southern survey

[Newportnobby]

How do you think I feel with all these GWR interlopers which come down from Bristol or Reading or via the Newbury Didcot and Southampton line.

No one Bullied you into it

[Bob G]

How do you think I feel with all these GWR interlopers which come down from Bristol or Reading or via the Newbury Didcot and Southampton line.

No one Bullied you into it

At least I don't have many ex LMS or LNER locos to worry about.
The Fairburn tanks were built in Brighton so they are really southern locos 😬
and the Ivatt 2-6-2T is quite happy hauling green coaches.

Bob

[pinball]

This may be an utterly demented question / thought, but assuming say Peco produced flexitrack and similar with mock third rail, would that actually widen the appeal of modelling the region? (I realise of course there are plenty of fantastic modellers who do a spot on job of doing it themselves).

Because on a slightly related note I'm a bit of a fan of the AC electrics, but one of the reasons I keep with largely Western Region stuff, is because modelling overhead wires seems to be quite advanced for a beginner - the brass kits look brilliant but considerably out of my skill level and for that matter time level, at least currently. I'd assume others may have had the same thought about 3rd rail.

And going back on topic, I'd quite like some variant of a Thumper unit - not sure of all the various classes 205 maybe? Bit out of region but so are the 73s and I still run them.

[Chetcombe]

West Dorset for me, imagining a line that went from Dorchester to Exeter via Bridport, with a branch running from Bridport to Beaminster. On my layout the two town names have been changed to 'Britminster' and 'Chetcombe' because, as modeled, there are few similarities with the real locations!

The layout is set somewhere between 1964 to 1976, which gives me license to run everything from Halls and Manors to BR Blue depending upon mood. I run both BR Southern and Western Region stock (although there is much more Western Region stock due to the variety of RTR models that are available!).

[LASteve]

This may be an utterly demented question / thought, but assuming say Peco produced flexitrack and similar with mock third rail, would that actually widen the appeal of modelling the region? (I realise of course there are plenty of fantastic modellers who do a spot on job of doing it themselves).

Not at all demented. I'd even consider replacing all the mainline in the scenic section of my layout with factory-produced 3rd-rail track. The DIY project is fiddly as all get out and I've only managed to complete about three feet in about 12 months!

[pinball]

Cheers!

The various Southern Region slam door trains and the 442s and even for that matter the 444s seem to be quite popular with enthusiasts and along with some of the AC electric stuff seem to be the obvious omission in N gauge - and certainly as a new modeller, it's making the appropriate infrastructure which is the issue.

Having said that I'd imagine there is no OO factory built 3rd rail track, a brief google search reveals nothing other than some Peco products for adding 3rd rail which look somewhat fiddly. So I suppose if there isn't sufficient demand for "ready to lay" 3rd rail track in OO, it's even less likely in N-Gauge.

I suspect this also explains the lack of London Underground content in both scales once we delve into the realms of 4th rail!

[TomE]

In the NGN D&E poll, the 442 is currently leading the DC units ahead of the 4TC.

In AC units, the 325 is comfortably leading the pack at the moment.

The most popular unit of any type at the moment is the Class 205 followed by the Class 117.

Tom.

[Bob G]

The most popular unit of any type at the moment is the Class 205 followed by the Class 117.

Tom.

I'm sure the 117 will be announced immediately I start cutting up my four 121 donor bodies.

[Southerngooner]

Even if any of the results from this survey were to turn into real products you'd be waiting 2-3 years, so get cutting!

Dave

[Newportnobby]

The most popular unit of any type at the moment is the Class 205 followed by the Class 117.

Tom.

I'm sure the 117 will be announced immediately I start cutting up my four 121 donor bodies.

As Dave says, stop being a selfish Bob and get cutting

[Bob G]

The most popular unit of any type at the moment is the Class 205 followed by the Class 117.

Tom.

I'm sure the 117 will be announced immediately I start cutting up my four 121 donor bodies.

As Dave says, stop being a selfish Bob and get cutting

Indeed! Why worry about a CAD drawing when you have a vice and a hacksaw!

[Southerngooner]

Wow, a vice! That's luxury......

Dave

[joe cassidy]

I have more than one vice 

[Southerngooner]

Actually, while being cheeky to Bob, I actually have three or four modelling ones plus a couple of proper work ones! Saws, though, there's my big collection. 20-odd different types, from a chop saw down to an Exacto mini-blade. But the Black and Decker bandsaw I bought from Steve Wright for £25 thirty years ago had been my Best Buy by far.......

Dave

[Bob G]

Someone being cheeky to me? Surely not???