Re: D16/3s
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:01 pm
Bob
A Short tale on the GER Crest.Purchased from the late lamented GERS museum at North Woolwich station ( there was a beautiful 5in original Claud model there as well) as an unpainted Aluminium castings of the crest for the then princely sum off 12.50
As luck would have it GERS journal had an article on crests and colours and along with the painting notes this was the result. A few months later about 1982ish i was visiting Bob Todds house ( one day i will put up some pics ) who had about 25 nameplates from all regions along with a Met electric one, Headboards Whistles as a 'SMALL!!! collection
He had a crest on the wall and i casually asked how he found painting the belt fading around the buckle area.
His answer...That is an original one from either a D16 or B12 Now as they were all removed where fitted, in 1923, that must have been purchased by his Dad as Bob was born in 1922.
What bugs me is that the Yeadons series intended to include volumes on each of the constituent companies tender. They only brought out the GC ones.
When i rang Booklaw they said they will not do anymore ... Great...... LIke reading War and Peace and finding the last three pages missing
Perhaps if we got all the LNER modellers and interested parties together to ask...........
A Short tale on the GER Crest.Purchased from the late lamented GERS museum at North Woolwich station ( there was a beautiful 5in original Claud model there as well) as an unpainted Aluminium castings of the crest for the then princely sum off 12.50
As luck would have it GERS journal had an article on crests and colours and along with the painting notes this was the result. A few months later about 1982ish i was visiting Bob Todds house ( one day i will put up some pics ) who had about 25 nameplates from all regions along with a Met electric one, Headboards Whistles as a 'SMALL!!! collection
He had a crest on the wall and i casually asked how he found painting the belt fading around the buckle area.
His answer...That is an original one from either a D16 or B12 Now as they were all removed where fitted, in 1923, that must have been purchased by his Dad as Bob was born in 1922.
What bugs me is that the Yeadons series intended to include volumes on each of the constituent companies tender. They only brought out the GC ones.
When i rang Booklaw they said they will not do anymore ... Great...... LIke reading War and Peace and finding the last three pages missing
Perhaps if we got all the LNER modellers and interested parties together to ask...........