Rerelease of Excelsior - but as 'Leader'

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:43 pm

taliesin001 wrote:Hmm, Can't say I'm overly impressed with that, I think it would look much better in S&K green but pretty sure I'm going to cancel the order

remember this is only the factory prototype, so the final loco may differ.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:45 pm

ooohh, it's in Dark Blue. Mr Bond can buy one and sell River Butley back to Andy!

*runs away and hides*

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:49 pm

laalratty wrote:ooohh, it's in Dark Blue. Mr Bond can buy one and sell River Butley back to Andy!

*runs away and hides*

I'd prefer give

also available in black and maroon

biggerdom · Post by **biggerdom** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:53 pm

I must admit i like it, having a excelister before (which wasnt powerful enough) i do hope this can perfom a lot better,

Any ideas on target price?

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:57 pm

track says anywhere between £580 and £635. It's going up by the day it seems, origionally it was £580 and then went to between £580 and £610. All due to the exchange rate.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:05 pm

the chinese are also demanding alot more pay also!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:10 pm

ooohh, it's in Dark Blue. Mr Bond can buy one and sell River Butley back to Andy!

*runs away and hides*

You know, its an idea but I have grown too fond of River Butley (thanks for using the proper name)

I will instead just make her look prettier in the future...

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:12 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:
ooohh, it's in Dark Blue. Mr Bond can buy one and sell River Butley back to Andy!

*runs away and hides*
You know, its an idea but I have grown too fond of River Butley (thanks for using the proper name)

I will instead just make her look prettier in the future...

ANNIE, was her first name, therefore her proper name

dont call her ugly

shes prudy enough

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:16 pm

Sir haydn wrote:the chinese are also demanding alot more pay also!

When I heard Lyn was going to be early, I asked John Boyes if they had been promised another bowl of rice to speed things up. His reply was that they were waving the meat cleaver around a bit more

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:20 pm

I was speaking to Mr pearse the other day and he said prices will rise a fair bit in 2011. last year there was talk of moving production to south korea to keep the prices at their lowest. I think this must have been mothballed.

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:14 pm

More pics of the loco are available...

http://www.chuffed2bits.com/

Still not sure, I'm trying to make my mind up over two other locos!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:33 pm

thanks for the hint.

Can now see quite a few new added bits.
sight glass
nicer cab steps, square back beam
cab rails
sand boxes

is it me or do some bits look a bit crooked :/

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:55 pm

I actually prefered the old model, for some reason I don't like the "Leader"

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:36 pm

Is the lack of a bunker something we have all noticed and just not posted?

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:48 pm

I had noticed and think with a coal hole in the back and painted marron we may see a few 'corrisified' mods

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:56 pm

SillyBilly wrote:Is the lack of a bunker something we have all noticed and just not posted?

well, yeha, cos we all know leader is the one without a bunker!

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:18 pm

Looks Good to me.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:20 pm

Basically what Paul Sherwood did to his Excelsior then Matt?

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:27 pm

yeah, although there is no bunker to pull off this one. I think being as though it half lends itself to this there will be alot who make this mod as a cheap (and working) althernative to the wrightscale

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:50 pm

I actually really like it, except the price. Does it come with the motion painted red as standard?

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