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P4C has an event coming up in Swindon on May 14th. Titled the 'Great Western'. As a result and because a sponsor is picking up the trophy tab I am looking for a model steam train for the winners trophy - any suggestions anyone?

Make no mistake I am out to win this one as it is my homecoming after nearly 20 years away, so it has to be a nice piece in GWR livery.


Thanks in advance

To quote his nibs "It's not a train, it's a locomotive!"

Apologises to RED-DOG and of course Tikay.

Never mind all that "his nibs" malarky, it may WELL be a train he's after.

I suspect you don't know the difference betwen a Locomotive and a Train.

Want me to tell you........? It's no trouble.

Please god no.

I thought the locomotive was the engine and the train was engine and carriages together, no?

thats what i thought,

tikay?

In all seriousness I guess it is a locomotive I am looking for (the engine bit at the front) which can be mounted on a wooden plinth. Do you have any suggestions for the Locomotive that should be featured and a model shop/supplier that may be able to oblige.

bear in mind flushy if Brunel had ever built bi-planes they would have been the best bi-planes in the world!!!!!!!!!

He never asked for a Locomotive, he asked for a "model steam train". These things are very important to get right.

Ahh, Brunel. Now that WAS a truly great man. Once I get caught up, I'll tell you some Brunel stories.

I stand corrected it is a model Locomotive I require.

and if carsberg built them then they would,"probably be the best bi-planes in the world"

DAMN RIGHT!! Brunel is a legend.

Way of the future my friend, way of the future.....

there is a model shop in Candleriggs Glasgow that sells new and second Hand trains and is about Ten minutes walk from Cincins

the Engine you want is  GWR KING "JAMES II" No 6008 and A second hand one will cost you around 30 quid though.  There is also a model that you can get which is already on a plinth and its made of Coal.  it looks great and because its Black it could belong to any railway including the Great western,  hard to get and costs around 40 quid but I might know someone who can get you one

Thanks Tim  :)up

Any help is appreciated on this one - I have a budget from the sponsor of up to £200 but obviously if I can spend less I will no doubt convince them to donate the difference to the charity.

Thanks Cyber, that's most helpful, & "King James" (6008) would be a fine example, though King George (6,000) would be better, especially if it had the commemorative bell on the front plate. But the one in black would no be noy good - is HAS to be GWR (Great Wesern Railway, aka God's Wonderful Railway) Green for it to be authentic. The GWR Main Line Loco's were famous for their livery, amongst many other things.

Mr Kay, I need to introduce you to my father one day - it would be a long long conversation, but my god, you would both be as happy as pigs in poo.

That would be nice Heid, but I hope he's not a Railway Geek - they are such crashing bores I'm told.

Angie will definetly kill me before she heads up to BBII tomorrow. I was suppossed to be in bed over an hour ago but been surfing model sites and came across this stuff on EBay. http://search.ebay.co.uk/great-western-railway_W0QQcatrefZC6QQfltZ9QQfromZR10QQfrtsZ0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfstypeZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsacatZQ2d1


Would love the desk.

Ahh the King George V 6000 not only had the bell but also had the cabside medallions as well.  If memory serves me it was originally sent to America and then came back again. If you can get the model fitted with a singe chimney its much prized as it was fitted with a double chimney in the mid fifties..   Ran right up to 1962ish as well so must have had a fair mileage.  The New Great Western trains are BLUE..  shocking

This is fascinating stuff. For a very comprehensive historyof the King George V I have found this http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.herbert1/andrew_herbert/steam/kgv.html#History

wow  has everything...  great find.  might write to the guy and let him know the mileage was  1,910,424 miles,   hehe  just found that out.
I went through a phase of Railway modelling and I have a huge set in my garage  around 22 feet by 12..  great fun..  I must talk to you guys at the Blonde Bash about my stamp collection and display of various interesting bottle tops  please remind me    <GRIN>

That's all very true Cyber. My Grandfather - Grandfather Angelll after whom my youngest (well only now) Cat was named, both fired that Loco, and later drove it too, and in fact he accompanied it to America in the mid-thirties, during which time it gained the famous bell.

And my Dad did both too, as a Fireman, & later as Engine Driver, & spookily, for a while, Grandad Angell was the driver & Dad was the Fireman on that beautiful machine. In those days, Drivers had their "own" engine, & thery were both extremely proud of KG5.

Both Grandad & Dad were also the "Royal Drivers" (that's "Link One - Links were the grades of Drivers) on the GWR, which sort of gave us special status on the Railway Estate which we lived on in Acton, West London. It was built there as it was in close proximity to thge local "shed", Old Oak Common (shed code 81a), the creme de la creme of sheds, with the possible exception of Swindon, which had a special aura, as that was where all the wonderful GWR Locos were designed & built.

Happy days. I could go on & on.......

This has been so interesting that my mind has been made up for me - At the Swindon event the trophy will be a mounted model of the King George V - thanks guys.