mickoo
Western Thunderer
John, cheers, I didn't know 3rd rail did early SP Mallets, especially the AM 2, I'll have to keep an eye out for one of those when I get my Xmas bonus
The Vandy I'll try and track down tonight as there's several versions. You don't often see photos of tenders back in the day, especially nice well lit views like this.
Photographers tended to use film on more important subject's like engines, so I expect this is an official photo. I just wish it had been a whaleback, still I grabbed it anyway.
As far as I know these are the only copies of these images, they didn't come from one of these copy houses you see on EBay but from an estate. I suspect there are copies and the original negatives will probably be in a state collection or something. I'll scan a few more tonight.
I don't think I have the time to scratch build a SP engine so may just opt for the best RTR I can find and afford and then detail as best possible. Later AC classes would of mixed with early diesels but possibly in the Black Widow scheme, can't remember exactly when the bloody nose came in. The AC-1 were extant by 1948 which I think was the first year the FT came out, you could probably justify a FT ABBA demo set alongside an AC-1
The Vandy I'll try and track down tonight as there's several versions. You don't often see photos of tenders back in the day, especially nice well lit views like this.
Photographers tended to use film on more important subject's like engines, so I expect this is an official photo. I just wish it had been a whaleback, still I grabbed it anyway.
As far as I know these are the only copies of these images, they didn't come from one of these copy houses you see on EBay but from an estate. I suspect there are copies and the original negatives will probably be in a state collection or something. I'll scan a few more tonight.
I don't think I have the time to scratch build a SP engine so may just opt for the best RTR I can find and afford and then detail as best possible. Later AC classes would of mixed with early diesels but possibly in the Black Widow scheme, can't remember exactly when the bloody nose came in. The AC-1 were extant by 1948 which I think was the first year the FT came out, you could probably justify a FT ABBA demo set alongside an AC-1