The Pannier tanks from Minerva and Dapol do seem to have twisted quite a few arms and pushed folk into the nice warm pool that is 7mm. Pitty the SR didn't have an equivalent loco. Lots of small numbered, regional classes make a big RTR hit unlikely.
You never know Chris, surely an M7 would go down well?
I sometimes wonder if the love of all things GW stems from Triang, Hornby 4mm models, as it always seemed so much easier to get them. Even when I was a teen I had to build if I wanted something ex south western.
In my case Peter it boils down to spending my formative years beside the North Somerset line when Panniers still reigned supreme.
The only things in Triang's catalogue at that time were the old 'Princess', 'Jinty' and their 'Transcontinental' range. As for Hornby well I remember vast quantities of crude '0' gauge tinplate at eye watering prices!
I suspect that a certain C.J.Freezer might have had something to do with it.
Jim.
Oh yes CJF has got an awful lot to answer for Jim, but then again the other regions were largely neglected by the manufacturers in his day. Think K's with their ground breaking - at the time 14XX and autocoach, Other models quickly followed making it very easy to construct a GWR themed layout.
An O gauge ready to run O2 would be pleasant..... ..a B4 extremely jolly and a Beattie Well tank would tick a box or two.
I know Kernow mooted a Well tank and perhaps the matter is more attractive now.
Who knows?
However, a 14xx along with a few six wheel milk tanks seems ever so nice....
I can see a large version of the Sheep Chronicles.........Lamb Valley Light Railway.......
Baacoombe or Lambstock.........
Rob
I rather like the idea of a 14XX with a rake of milk tanks, travelling up the Lamb Valley to reach Sheeps Milk Creamery.
Well mine comes from my dad & grandad,both died in the wool Western men....though they can`t figure out why i`m so into US railroads!.
I like your new addition Geoff,does this also mean that your looking at the Dapol 14xx as well for that possible layout?.
Brian
My father was also a fan of all things from Swindon Brian, and I doubt he would have understood me had I got into US railroads!
If the Dapol 14xx turns out to be a decent model, then yes one will partner my 74xx. I was going to hold back until the 14xx hit the shelves but with Panniers currently being sold for peanuts I decided to snap one up before prices increase.
Moving on I will soon be creating a new thread on my 7mm scale exploits, which at the moment are being inspired by 'Blodwell Junction' but not in Cambrian territory.
Geoff