I wonder what this is ... ?

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:43 pm

All day today, I've been waiting for the door knocker. I've heard it about 5 times today, ran to it each time in anticipation, then to find it's something else, or something annoying. Then the final knock came, a guy wanting me to sign a electronic device, then passed me this parcel out the back of his van...

"WHERE'S THE BLOODY KNIFE?!" (no not bloody in that sense!)

*SLIT SLIT* "damn bloody polystrene dust everywhere..." *FUMBLE* "ooooh"

"Oooooh loco-sized box!"

"Oooooooh must be a steam engine!"

Guess what it is yet?!

"Oooooh tool kit!"

Surely you can now!

Tender

ITS A LINDA!

Very interesting motion under there! Gunna be annoying to oil up though!

I already have modifications lined up!

And I haven't even steamed it at the time of posting!

Sorry the pictures are poor quality, taken on my phone camera!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:46 pm

what mods are planned then pete?

Lovely loco, mine looked like that once.lol

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:48 pm

She's a beaut Pete! Nice to see RH are supplying the locos with the name plates and work plates off now.

I look forward to the pics and video of it running!

90733 · Post by **90733** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:48 pm

Jelous

I got a parcel this morning to, but a mamod though

Can't wait to see the modifications, and will it be called linda?

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:55 pm

Yep, 'Linda' it is. I would love to acheive something like Sir Haydn has done, with the oil tank in the tender and cab back on it, wood floor, Penryn lining (possibly TonyW's over winter at somepoint), red cranks and reversing arm etc. Maybe even a DJB whistle! I'll probably put 'MHLR' on the tender sides though instead of FfR crest, as it's running on the MHLR as a 'Penryn Hunslet' (notice the lack of the 'h', as it's spelt like that down here, very near me!

).

The first things to do though are, to paint the cranks and reversing arm red (plus the nameplate backgrounds), stick nameplates on with silicon, lettering or crest on tender, and maybe add the wooden floor...

All that after some STEAMY TIME though!

Palmerston · Post by **Palmerston** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:58 pm

Hmmm, must ask Roundhouse why my Linda didn't get a bucket and headlamp :? :)

Yep, Penhryn lining would very nice

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:11 pm

Palmerston wrote:Hmmm, must ask Roundhouse why my Linda didn't get a bucket and headlamp :? :)

Yep, Penhryn lining would very nice

I bought the bucket extra, but the FfR version comes with the working lamp.

Anyway, I've been thinking again, should I name it 'Linda', bearing in mind its my favourite NG loco, or something else? I have "River Helford" name plates off the IP Jack, so I could call it that... any suggestions?

90733 · Post by **90733** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:14 pm

I would call it Linda,
1) Because you have the nameplates
2)It's your favourite engine
3)Linda (aand other FR locos) are generally awsome.

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:15 pm

Very nice!

Good look fitting a whistle to it though!
I have thought about it along with Tony and the guy from DJB (sorry forgotten his name!) and in the end we went for the option of fitting one to my Lady Anne instead as the cab would have just been full of clutter, which doesn't look good on an open cab.

I still need to get round to fitting a wooden floor to mine! along with fitting the new nameplates and eventually choppers when i get them from a friend (you can't use accy ones without modifiying them)

Palmerston · Post by **Palmerston** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:15 pm

mhlr wrote: Anyway, I've been thinking again, should I name it 'Linda', bearing in mind its my favourite NG loco, or something else? I have "River Helford" name plates off the IP Jack, so I could call it that... any suggestions?

...................Blanche
she will always be know as Linda because it IS Linda

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:27 pm

Name it as Linda, keep it as Linda!

Linda is far more better than Blanche, in EVERY single way and also the way your spelling Penrhyn means that it would be said like "Penrun"

Now runs for cover before a Blache vs. Linda war starts off!

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:39 pm

Part of me feels that if you're running the engine with your own railway's initials on the tender, you should give it your own name.

But having written this into my railway's fictitious history I can't talk...

It so happened that at this time, the Hunslet Engine Co. in Leeds had received an order for a 2' gauge 2-6-2T for the Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway. Russell Smith [founder of the Misbourne Valley Railway] had visited Hunslet and seen the drawings for this engine; he decided that the design would be suitable for the MVR, and also hoped to take advantage of economies of scale, so he placed an order for a similar loco. The grateful citizens of Rutton [the MVR's headquarters] suggested that the engine should be named after Mr. Smith, so, by strange coincidence, both engines ended up being called Russell!

Oh, and I almost forgot to say - beautiful engine, I'm very jealous!

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:04 pm

Very nice loco you've got there. Keep it as Linda!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:16 pm

Shinyyy!! Liking it lots Pete.

DolwyddelanLightRail wrote:Linda is far more better than Blanche,

I look forward to going out on the Linda when it comes back in to traffic, but I think I'll always prefer the Blanche because it just makes such an awsome noise. It was sounding quite wet yesterday, and the noise coming from the smokebox was just deafening.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:31 pm

snazzy stuff pete.

Wouldnt mind one, but i have bigger fish to fry!.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:33 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:She's a beaut Pete! Nice to see RH are supplying the locos with the name plates and work plates off now.

I look forward to the pics and video of it running!

they do supply them yes! but tbh they arent very good, well, the ones with ym vor wernt, very thin and bendy.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:38 pm

WOW nice

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:39 pm

andysleigh wrote:but tbh they arent very good, well, the ones with ym vor wernt, very thin and bendy.

The plates supplied for my Russell are fine...

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:40 pm

Thanks for all the nice comments guys, I still have a grin on my face. Which is a nice change after doing rubbish in a lot of my AS exams I've just had! I'll keep you all posted on how it goes!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:50 pm

Wow Pete, That looks superb. So what's she run like?? At this rate I'm going to have to build a lot of sidings if I ever complete my wish list as thats another loco on it.

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