tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post699605348085713171..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.546+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: 40452Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-59649253863485560392011-05-19T13:54:07.302+00:002011-05-19T13:54:07.302+00:00And at the end of the day, that is all that matter...And at the end of the day, that is all that matters. As I always say, "It's your train, if you like it then everyone else can shut up."Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-42998620269237163832011-05-19T09:12:57.950+00:002011-05-19T09:12:57.950+00:00Thank you Phil, after the event I got a text from ...Thank you Phil, after the event I got a text from Ray: "many, many thanks for my lovely 2P..." so rest assured it is appreciated.<br /><br />All the best<br />AnthonyAnthony Coullsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-65736438042579702902011-05-19T06:47:18.413+00:002011-05-19T06:47:18.413+00:00Nice photos. They do show a gap in the boiler glad...Nice photos. They do show a gap in the boiler gladding but on the model this is a veritable crevasse thanks to the thickness of the plastic lever arm. This might be a case where a separate fitting is actually a bad move. Moulding it in to the boiler might have seemd old-fashioned but it would probably look better. <br /><br />Of course this is a relatively old moulding. Now, I expect we'd see a metal arm and that would allow a more prototypical gash in the casing. I think this is the one of the models to be re-tooled later this year or next so we'll see how things improve.Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-75132449703175580252011-05-19T06:28:40.263+00:002011-05-19T06:28:40.263+00:00Ummmm I looked up a couple of prototype photos, do...Ummmm I looked up a couple of prototype photos, don't they also show the reversing lever going through the boiler cladding in the same way? Unless I'm misunderstanding the issue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2122849" rel="nofollow">Photo 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.geoffbannister.com/tod/lmr_steam/40595.jpg" rel="nofollow">Photo 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/mrsalt99.htm" rel="nofollow">Photo 3</a><br /><br />It does look pretty curious.Richard Husshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032279315947904734noreply@blogger.com