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Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:53 pm
by MikeTrice
The first issue of this was seen in my local Sainsbury today. You know the sort of thing, minimal magazine, with a model attached. First issue is £2.99 and features a OO scale model of Mallard.

OK, purists will find fault, but come on, it is only £2.99. So a few photos of the Streak. Please bear in mind
I used a macro setting so some visual distortion will be present.
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Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:57 pm
by MikeTrice
Few more:
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And before anyone asks, no it isn't powered.

Issue 3 is due to be Flying Scotsman. Also scheduled is a V2 and J39.

Website here: www.greatbritishlocomotive.co.uk

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:25 pm
by Atlantic 3279
:shock: £2.99 :?: :?:

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:44 pm
by MikeTrice
Atlantic 3279 wrote::shock: £2.99 :?: :?:
Yes. I now have 5 and they are selling fast. At £2.99 you can hardly go wrong.

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:53 pm
by manna
G'Day Gents

Wow, look at all the spares parts.............I wonder how long it will take before somebody motorizes one :lol:

manna

PS Hope they come over here.

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:31 pm
by Manxman1831
Too many ideas, and not enough time/money to put them all into action. I couldn't tell from your photo's, but is the loco moulded one piece onto the plinth?

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:28 pm
by 60800
The leading bogie dosen't seem to sit on the track, but I suppose that could be very easily sorted. There's an odd mould line between the casing doors, but everything else is just fantastic

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:33 pm
by MikeTrice
The model is fixed to the plinth with 4 tiny screws. Here it is off of the base. Again sorry for the lens distortion (corrected on the tender image). Remember this is a static model, the wheels being fixed.
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Note the brake rodding!!!!

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:47 pm
by 2002EarlMarischal
Atlantic 3279 wrote::shock: £2.99 :?: :?:
Now if it was April 1st I'd understand!

The Mallard model looks very much as though it has been based on the current Hornby model - on the web-site the front end view even suggests the buffer beam join line......

I hope they haven't sold out at the local WH Smiths tomorrow - got to be worth a flutter!

Looking back at the web-site it refers to the models as being die-cast. Are they metal or plastic?

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:50 am
by MikeTrice
Plastic, although I suspect metal tyres have been fitted to the wheels.

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:04 am
by Saint Johnstoun
Interesting - must go and get one. Could this be a source of cheap tender parts? (with apologies to those who have gone to the trouble to resin cast some).

I just wonder how easy it would be to fit the loco body to a current Hornby L/D A4 chassis and the tender body to a spare underframe?

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:18 pm
by 2002EarlMarischal
It doesn't look as if WH Smiths are going to stock it in the Leicestershire area, and I've drawn a blank at the large local Sainsburys too.

Any suggestions anyone?

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:29 pm
by 60800
Our WH Smiths has none, Sainsbury's has not been checked and ASDA will be getting a visit this evening

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:49 pm
by Atlantic 3279
If anybody "in the provinces" has succeeded in getting one off-the-shelf I'd be interested to know. I tried our local independant "Magazine World" today, WHS, and the mags section of Sainsburys but got not a sniff of what I wanted. Is this the tiresomely usual "North of Watford" distribution delay, or have they already been and gone I wonder - or worse still are we "plebs" in the North not thought fit to receive such merchandise????

Re: Great British Locomotives Magazine

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:13 pm
by Mercator II
I'll have a look round 'Vegas tomorrow, my Sainsburys here doesnt have any, Skeggie has a Smiths, Tesco & Morrisons