7mm Minerva announcement

[Ressaldar]

Minerva announce their first bogie vehicle

Syphon G from Minerva Model Railways - Minerva Model Railways

should be good.

regards

Mike

 

[daifly]

I hope their 'Siphon' spelling is better on the vehicle than in the announcement!
Dave

 

[djparkins]

I hope their 'Siphon' spelling is better on the vehicle than in the announcement!
Dave

I've seen this spelling used several times before. One of the places it was used was in a book where each show or showing was spelt shew or shewing!

 

[NHY 581]

Shew or shewing is an old spelling of show etc. Its not in error, simply old skool.


Rob.

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Apparently Siphon is Latin from the Greek word for pipe or tube , it started to be spelt with a 'y' in the 17th Century to reflect it's Greek etymology more closely. .
Col. ....Ye old Byker

 

[djparkins]

Apparently Siphon is Latin from the Greek word for pipe or tube , it started to be spelt with a 'y' in the 17th Century to reflect it's Greek etymology more closely. .
Col. ....Ye old Byker

I guess these Siphons were running a lot earlier than l had thought then!

 

[Dan Randall]

Minerva announce their first bogie vehicle

Syphon G from Minerva Model Railways - Minerva Model Railways

should be good.

regards

Mike

If you wait long enough, the RTR stuff you desire, shows up eventually - Pannier tanks, Class 121 & 122 DMUs, Mk1 coaches, BR mineral wagons, ventilated vans, 20T brake vans, Presflo wagons and now, a Siphon G from Minerva (those 4mm boys have had it too good, for too long!).

I’ve always enjoyed making stuff, but these recent developments in 7mm RTR, are huge time savers for me. Anyway, I reckon this will be a huge seller and I can’t wait to get my mitts on some - thank you Minerva!

Incidentally, looking at the CAD drawing in the announcement, it looks like the gangway faceplates are fitted with Pullman adaptors at the top, which enabled the prototypes to be coupled to BR Mk1s, or come to that, ex Southern & LNER coaches, with Pullman gangways. I suspect this was a BR modification and no doubt there were examples that were never modified, so perhaps Minerva will provide alternative gangways and/or faceplates without the Pullman adaptors, to cater for this and the GWR liveried examples?


Regards

Dan

 

[TheSnapper]

Shew or shewing is an old spelling of show etc. Its not in error, simply old skool. Rob.

See here Goathland Booking Office on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway



Tim

 

[Dan Randall]

I’m rather OCD and am pretty sure I suffer from a touch of Aspergers too, so the alternative spelling of “shown” and the spacing (or apparent lack of it), between words, has given me the wobbles!


Regards

Dan

 

[Eastsidepilot]

I’m rather OCD and am pretty sure I suffer from a touch of Aspergers too, so the alternative spelling of “shown” and the spacing (or apparent lack of it), between words, has given me the wobbles!


Regards

Dan

I agree Dan the spacing between each word is not wide enough

Col.

 

[John K]

A very ugly sign. It fails on both spacing and kerning.
John K

 

[Osgood]

Yeah, not just North Yorkshire:
Norfolk banned from competitive Gurning after doping scandal

Oh - kerning.

 

[daifly]

Announced today by "Lineside Look" in advance of Minerva's official date of 1st November!
"GWR Dia.N32 20T coal wagon announced for 2023"
I really feel for non-GWR/BR(W) modellers but Minerva will sell lots of these for sure.
Dave

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

I really feel for non-GWR/BR(W) modellers but Minerva will sell lots of these for sure.

Unfortunately it's the way it is - make it GW and it will sell.

Surprised they they didn't select the GW Dia.N14 40T gondola to be really quirky.

 

[jonte]

I’m rather OCD and am pretty sure I suffer from a touch of Aspergers too, so the alternative spelling of “shown” and the spacing (or apparent lack of it), between words, has given me the wobbles!


Regards

Dan

If you ‘think’ you’re an Asperger’s sufferer, Dan, then you’re probably not

 

[Eastsidepilot]

GWR again ......yaaaaaawn !

 

[Tony Overton]

It wouldn't be so bad if there was some goods stock that would fit my MR pre 1906 period then I might be tempted. But then, isn't it nice to be able to build your own stock, either from a kit or scratch built.