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Hi, Thank you for your comments and observations. I was fortunate enough to obtain this model in "mint" condition. The blue livery is prone to fading very quickly on these models especiallly if left in natural light. This was also the case with the actual locomotives back in the early 1950s, it simply did not wear well which led to its abandonment in favour if GW green.

Thank you again for your interest and detailed comments. I'm very proud of my Wrenn collection. I've been lucky with the ones I've chosen as they have all been "good +" Every one though has received some additional tlc (tender loving care!) with minor paint touch-ups, infill of transfer gaps, polished brightwork inluding the inside valve gear plate, wheels, and tarnished hand rails. I've just purchased a fabulous Wrenn Bulleid "spam can" Battle of Britain pacific "Winston Churchill" in immaculate condition...yet to run it!...which will receive some minor attention. Buffer beam finish was nearly always an after thought with Wrenn and Hornby Dublo. Cheers, Graeme

Hi, Thank you for your question and observations. Currently, it is made by Hornby, liveried in period 3 LMS maroon, BR maroon and BR crimson and cream. The tooling was acquired from Dapol who produced a run in period 1 LMS lined livery. The actual model was tooled by Airfix in the late 70s but I don't think it made it to market before Airfix went into liquidation. I have all the variations of this model and have reduced the height of the pivot beneath the coach closing the daylight gap so it matches the height of my LMS coaches.

Thank you for your contribution! Most welcome,

Hi, Thank you very much indeed for your interest and comment. Delighted you enjoyed.

Sorry for my late response. No YT notification! Happy New Year to you. Thank you for your support and comments. Delighted you enjoyed the session. Ah, yes 'Brief Encounter'...if only I had filmed it in black and white!

Hi, Thanking you for your support, yes the maroon livery has a well deserved appeal! Cheers, Graeme

Hi, Thank you for your kind comments and observations! I'm delighted you enjoyed the session.

Hi, good to hear from you again! Thank you for your contribution, delighted you enjoyed👍

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Hi Martin, Thank you for your question. The coaches behind the 'Compound' are Mainline and at the rear a Hornby 6 wheeler LMS refridgerator/ chiller van and an LMS bogie GUV. All the very best, Graeme

Hi Greame thanks for your reply and als the others regards Martin

Hi, and a very Happy New Year to you! Thank you for your kind comment. Wind back a bit on my channel and you'll find quite a bit of LNER stuff to view. 🙂

Hi, Thank you Lynden as always. Delighted you enjoyed the variety!

Thank you sir, a huge compliment from a Southern oficionado!

@@crewelocoman5b161 Credit where credit is due - particularly liked the Stove! 👍 _(They did occasionally make through to the SR)._

And the same to you kind sir! Thank you.

Thank you indeed for all your compliments. I'll do my best to keep 'em coming!

Oh yes, there's no doubt about that! Thank you for your support!

That Compound is almost 45 years old now and it's one of the smoothest, quietest and fastest running locos in my entire collection. The long wheelbase motorised tender is altogether a better running mechanism than its shorter counterpart on the BR Compound and the Patriot. Motor's the same, is it the cogs that are different? I don't know. Thank you for your comment.

Hi, thank you kindly for your comments and observations The layout measures just under 18' x 8' so the straight section will be a couple of feet under that.

Thank you very much for your comment and interest. All the very best to you for 2025

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Hi, Thank you for your observation. It's not a formation that's often undertaken and it doesn't work every time but generally speaking I'm surprised how often it does! What I do is to run the locos selected for the task solo round the circuit for 15-20 minutes first so that they properly warm up and make sure there's no 'stiction' remaining in the mechanism/transmission. The 57 is a Heljan (superb motor and gearing!) and the green 47 a Lima... and there no DCC in sight on my layout! Happy New Year, kind sir, Graeme

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Thank you very much indeed for your comment. Delighted you enjoyed! All the very best!

Thank you for your kind thoughts, delighted you enjoyed! Final upload of the year tomorrow.🙂

@crewelocoman5b161 It is already tomorrow here 😅 9am, 24 December today.👍

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Thank you for your contribution here. There is a business that specialises in the repair of H&M controllers if it helps. I've put a link in the description.

Hi Russell Many thanks for your contribution as always. Yep, Merchant Navy on the Pullman, Nearly there with the 'Arthurs'. N15= King Arthurs; S15= loco on the parcels or if you like 'Arthur' with smaller (5' 6'') driving wheels but no names, purely mixed traffic. Don't forget the Stroudley 'Terrier' on station pilot duties!! 2 BILs yes. Next upload scheduled for Christmas Eve.

Hello again, Thank you for your observation, it's been a while since I've had some Southern action up. Delighted you enjoyed!👍

@@crewelocoman5b161 Most enjoyable and the opening of Golden Arrow Pullmans passing a pair of 2 BIL units thence the King Arthur hurtling towards the camera is magic..... 🙂 _Psst @3.50 - no swingers on the Southern._ 😉 _(in the spirit of being helpful)_

@@ewhurstgreen Many thanks again, delighted you enjoyed...no idea what a "swinger" is🤔

@@crewelocoman5b161 A swinger is a last vehicle devoid of a brake (guard); on the main line it was normal practice for the guard to always be in the rear vehicle. Southern trains had their non-braked CCTs (etc) marshalled between the locomotive and passenger carrying coaches - else a braked van (such as a van c) would be on the rear. For example, the Golden Arrow with its pair of CCTs behind the locomotive. Mainline coaching sets were formed in fixed formations and had a brake van at each end. This started to change in the sixties.... Much can be found on BloodandCustard. _Hope this is all of interest._ 🙂 Compliments of the Season (Ticket)! 🌟

@@crewelocoman5b161 Swingers are non-braked trailing vehicles (i.e. at the rear of a train) - Southern mainline practice was to have the Guard in the last vehicle. Vehicles such as non-braked CCTs (Covered Carriage Trucks) were positioned between the locomotive and PCCs (Passenger Carrying Coaches) else the very last vehicle would contain a Guard such as a Van C. Such vehicles would be XP rated. _For example the Golden Arrow had is NPCCs (Non-Passenger Carrying Coaches) - frequently a pair of CCTs - behind the locomotive (this was also convenient for unloading)._ The Southern's main line coaching sets were formed in fixed formation with a brake at each end - the Guard riding in the last vehicle. _I hope this is of interest and supportive of your excellent modelling._ *Compliments of the Season Ticket* 🌟 - Colin PS - It is worth noting some Pullman Cars contained a Guard's position (although devoid baggage accomodation) - useful for the splitting of the Devon Belle.

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Cheers! Final upload of the year scheduled for Christmas Eve.🙂

Hi, Thank you very much indeed for the endorsement, I'm delighted you enjoyed. Tri-ang produced some distinctive wagons back in the day which can still pass muster in formations today. The cattle wagon, three containers wagon, trestrol wagon, and the bogie chlorine/ICI wagons feature regularly in my uploads. The green goods van work reasonably well with Southern utility stock. Final upload of the year is scheduled for Christmas Eve, Cheers, Graeme

Thank you Lynden, Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to You! ...I have another vid scheduled for Christmas Eve.

@crewelocoman5b161 Brilliant!! Looking forward to it.

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Hi, Many thanks, it's always good to hear from you. Yes the S15, a damn good engine, the nearest the Southern had to a heavy freight loco and more than capable of turning a wheel on a passenger turn! Yes, it's the Fox 'Golden Arrow' set. Stay tuned, there's another upload scheduled for Christmas Eve...

Hi, Many thanks for your support! I've done a session on the Duette a few months back. All the very best to you!

Hi, Thank you for your question. Personally I prefer waterslide transfers, no need to cut out at the edge, no need to get right first time and so on. The only problem was that inexplicably they had the potential and a tendency to break up when applying. This happened even with top rate manufacturers such as Fox; small numbers would break up. I gave up with lining out on cabs and tenders as the transfer would expand when wet requiring cutting and butting...not easy to get right..Short sections such as cylinder lining and boiler bands were relatively straightforward. The supplier of the transfers for the 2-6-4T offered both waterslide and sticky back. Unfortunately, the waterslde tank lining broke up so sticky back it had to be. A sharp scalpel is needed to cut them out. I tried but failed. A rough white edging appeared no matter what tool or application I tried. What about scissors? Nope, I'm not accurate enough. (Eye sight and disability in my right hand going against me!). My good wife came to the rescue and she was able to accurately scissor cut out the tank and bunker linings as well as the cylinder and boiler band linings. Yes, a tiny white paper edging still appears, but that is easily dealt with by painting it black (in the case of the black loco). A word of warning: don't use a felt tipped pen! These invariably bleed through the paper and interfere with the lining or lettering. Use enamel paint...it dries quickly. Then you have to get the positioning right first time. Not as difficult as it sounds, just take your time. Finally, spray a couple of coats of satin varnish over the model. Any slight variations of black on the loco vis-a-vis the applied transfers vanishes. Hope this helps. Thank you for your comments.👍 Graeme

@@crewelocoman5b161 Thanks very much for taking the time to write such a detailed and informative reply. You have answered all my concerns and I will be ordering the sticky decals and will take care and follow your advice on painting the edges etc. Thanks again and all the best!

@@TenCJones You're wehcome. Hope it works well for you. Cheers, Graeme

That's good to hear. I bought the weathered Bachmann version not long after it came out. I've hardly run it at all and a few years ago I picked up the green one which I much prefer. In fact, what I'll think I'll do is apply some weathering powders to it as the "weathered" one just doesn't do it! Cheers Graeme

Many thanks for your comment and interest. So it was no longer a Wrenn model then? How long did the motor last? I had a Wrenn West Country which had a portescap motor and scale bogie and trailing wheels. The Wrenn drivers were retained but the running characteristics were poor so I got rid! C'est la vie!

Hi Russell, Thank you for your welcome comment. Delighted to hear that you going to give purchasing one some consideration. You won't regret it ! Cheers, Graeme

Thank you for your question. The respective brandings of the manufacturers are located underneath on the chassis at the coal bunker end. It is possible to tell a Hornby Dublo version from the screw hole at the back end of the bunker which enabled alterations to be made (wave form around the magnet?) for slow running which was abandoned between 1959-1961with the advent of better controllers in the 1950s. The 'hole' did appear on some of the first production runs of the Wrenn but I have never come across any. Also, from 1972 onwards all Wrenn locos and rolling stock were provided with metal rimmed trailing wheels. From 1966-72 they were plastic as was Hornby Dublo. Hornby Dublo made a much improved chimney casting which appeared in 1959. Wrenn models are almost always to be seen fitted with the Tri-ang universal tension lock coupling altough the H.D. was included as an option to be fitted. I suppose the price difference comes down to condition and collectibility. Hornby Dublo were toys and generally treated as such hence the very play worn examples one finds today. Wrenn became aware of the collectibility of their models and deliberately catered for this demand with 'limited editions' and unintentionally with short runs, livery variations, 5 pole motors not to mention the hugely extended ranges and fanciful liveries etc. Also, many of these varieties, when they become avaiable. are nearly always close to "mint boxed " condition.

@@crewelocoman5b161 Thanks, for the reply, very informative! I am just considering whether I will buy a Wrenn made one if I see one for sale. I think these were the best Dublo locos, but I also like the N2.

There's plenty to be had. As well as "You Know Where Bay" here's a couple of links: wrennmodelrailways.com/ www.wrennspecialist.co.uk/ www.ebay.co.uk/str/wholelottacollectables/WRENN/_i.html?store_cat=2132858018 These sites do stock excellent examples, you know, the "mint boxed" variety so expect hefty prices to match. For me, Hornby Dublo reached their zenith with the 8F and Castle, not so sure about what came after...the West Country looked like a rushed job with the future not looking so bright for Meccano, Dinky and Hornby. The N2 was chosen as the first '00' gauge to be produced as it was just about large enough to take the chunky Ringfield motor. 4mm manufacturing was much easier than H0 at 3.5mm back in the day, but we are stuck with it now (rails being H0 in width) but lets not go there...!🤔 BTW there's nothing quite like holding a good Wrenn model upside down in your hands and marvelling at that retro solid engineering technology!

Thank you indeed for your comments and observations . It was the first attempt by Hornby Dublo at producing a scale model; driving wheels, proportions etc contributing to its magnificent look. The pre war tooled A4 and Duchess fell short in some of those respects. All Hornby Dublo models with Walschaerts valve gear had fully actuating movement with the exception of the A4. The cylinders and massive appearance of the valve gear were probably exaggerated somewhat but they didn't detract a all from the overall appearance. Cheers! Graeme

Many thanks for your observations. All the LMS 2-6-4 tank engines were impressive looking locomotives. Bachmann produced the correct Fairburn version in Caledonian livery. It's all good stuff!