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Post by locoworksnorth on Dec 6, 2006 21:17:51 GMT
Hello everyone,
Ok then, what about DUKE OF GLOUCESTER ? (71000)
Caprotti valve gear and all that, nice technical challenge and just 2 big cylinders !
Locoworks
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Post by chameleonrob on Dec 7, 2006 9:02:06 GMT
...and just 2 big cylinders ! I thought the the duke had three cylinders? but it would make a great model an any scale rob |
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Post by standardsteam on Dec 7, 2006 16:10:02 GMT
The Duke of Gloucester may be an attractive proposition for ModelWorks seeing that they already have patterns for the tender and chassis. Having only one prototype might be less of a draw for builders, but I suppose on the other hand there are only 2 Class 7's running in preservation but a wealth of names/numbers to choose from. The gear might be a bit of a nightmare though as I don't think there are that many British Caprotti geared models around - although this might be a selling point in itself. Standard Class 6's are quite rare (in model form and in real life!) though, I suppose anyone building one would probably think of scaling up to the Class 7. I liked the lines of the 6, but I suppose they were a class looking for an occupation in some respects.
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