Luke Ryan
@explcookie.bsky.social
Sodor Historian | Film Grad | Media Creator, Passed Cleaner & Guard with @talyllyn.co.uk | He/Him | 26 | Keira ♥️ | All views are my own
Neither, this is a live steam loco built by Roundhouse!
I specified the colour and will be doing further modifications to make it more Duke-like, but can't take credit for the masterful model making!
I specified the colour and will be doing further modifications to make it more Duke-like, but can't take credit for the masterful model making!
June 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Neither, this is a live steam loco built by Roundhouse!
I specified the colour and will be doing further modifications to make it more Duke-like, but can't take credit for the masterful model making!
I specified the colour and will be doing further modifications to make it more Duke-like, but can't take credit for the masterful model making!
This is only the beginning though, lots to do on him beyond these test runs!
First things first though, time to get a name on him!
First things first though, time to get a name on him!
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is only the beginning though, lots to do on him beyond these test runs!
First things first though, time to get a name on him!
First things first though, time to get a name on him!
This was ordered brand new from Roundhouse and was done in a custom colour for me, that being Rover Russet Brown - I tried to find a shade as close as possible to the original illustrations and I *think* I got it spot on.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This was ordered brand new from Roundhouse and was done in a custom colour for me, that being Rover Russet Brown - I tried to find a shade as close as possible to the original illustrations and I *think* I got it spot on.
Ran absolutely beautifully straight out of the box - literally only arrived today and I was straight down the garden with it after work!
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ran absolutely beautifully straight out of the box - literally only arrived today and I was straight down the garden with it after work!
Equally in the lectures where he talks about liveries under BR he does say "We have been able to maintain our liveries" when punctuating a point about how BR didn't include them in things and didn't enforce much control.
If he intended for them to have crests, this is where he'd say it.
If he intended for them to have crests, this is where he'd say it.
May 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Equally in the lectures where he talks about liveries under BR he does say "We have been able to maintain our liveries" when punctuating a point about how BR didn't include them in things and didn't enforce much control.
If he intended for them to have crests, this is where he'd say it.
If he intended for them to have crests, this is where he'd say it.
If it's any help, if you get to Birmingham the Aberystwyth/Pwlheli train is the one you want and on a good day it's direct to Tywyn!
May 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If it's any help, if you get to Birmingham the Aberystwyth/Pwlheli train is the one you want and on a good day it's direct to Tywyn!
Oh I'm well aware haha
May 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oh I'm well aware haha
Hallo, one of the organisers here!
Tywyn is pretty booked up, by Aberdyfi, Barmouth, Porthmadog or Machynlleth may have room - all served by the Cambrian Coast Line that Tywyn is also on!
The Talyllyn is a 5 min walk from Tywyn mainline station.
Tywyn is pretty booked up, by Aberdyfi, Barmouth, Porthmadog or Machynlleth may have room - all served by the Cambrian Coast Line that Tywyn is also on!
The Talyllyn is a 5 min walk from Tywyn mainline station.
May 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hallo, one of the organisers here!
Tywyn is pretty booked up, by Aberdyfi, Barmouth, Porthmadog or Machynlleth may have room - all served by the Cambrian Coast Line that Tywyn is also on!
The Talyllyn is a 5 min walk from Tywyn mainline station.
Tywyn is pretty booked up, by Aberdyfi, Barmouth, Porthmadog or Machynlleth may have room - all served by the Cambrian Coast Line that Tywyn is also on!
The Talyllyn is a 5 min walk from Tywyn mainline station.
The NWR was nationalised and didn't display crests - but would certainly end up with things like AWS etc
May 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The NWR was nationalised and didn't display crests - but would certainly end up with things like AWS etc
but there's a good chance Wilbert might have sanded away the banjo part of one with the thing style as in the picture above.
The same model appears in another photograph, lined up with the other "main" engines at the time and I reckon it was repainted.
The same model appears in another photograph, lined up with the other "main" engines at the time and I reckon it was repainted.
April 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
but there's a good chance Wilbert might have sanded away the banjo part of one with the thing style as in the picture above.
The same model appears in another photograph, lined up with the other "main" engines at the time and I reckon it was repainted.
The same model appears in another photograph, lined up with the other "main" engines at the time and I reckon it was repainted.
It's defo not Triang, I reckon it's a Trix one.
Now, the image I have here obviously has a banjo dome rather than the regular A1 dome, but an earlier version of the Trix A3 was available with this style of dome.
I'm trying to find evidence of one of these slightly later ones with an A1 dome.
Now, the image I have here obviously has a banjo dome rather than the regular A1 dome, but an earlier version of the Trix A3 was available with this style of dome.
I'm trying to find evidence of one of these slightly later ones with an A1 dome.
April 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's defo not Triang, I reckon it's a Trix one.
Now, the image I have here obviously has a banjo dome rather than the regular A1 dome, but an earlier version of the Trix A3 was available with this style of dome.
I'm trying to find evidence of one of these slightly later ones with an A1 dome.
Now, the image I have here obviously has a banjo dome rather than the regular A1 dome, but an earlier version of the Trix A3 was available with this style of dome.
I'm trying to find evidence of one of these slightly later ones with an A1 dome.
It was a pleasure to show you around, please do come back - you know you'd be most welcome!
March 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It was a pleasure to show you around, please do come back - you know you'd be most welcome!
Really wonderful stuff! Can't wait to see the rest of the fleet.
March 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Really wonderful stuff! Can't wait to see the rest of the fleet.