I was searching for Bachmann Jinties after reading the recent @Bigmac post and came across my old Shredded Wheat Jinty that I built in the 1990's on eBay. This was based on the Andy Calvert conversion in the NGS Journal, and did well for it's time. It looks very dated now, and Antique Toys must have had it for sale for at least ten years. I'm sure it was over £100 last time I saw it, so it's now a bargain at £74.50....

https://ebay.io/m/t5aRKV

Dave

Oh. Maybe not. My old CJM Class 73 is still on for £175 and my old TPM 31 for £150. Bonkers....

They were the best bits!

Full English is fine by me but definitely NO to baked beans.

And by the way, those sausages and the bacon don't look cooked to me.

Gawd I'm going back to VB breakfasts.

Modelling the Southern Railway is a rabbit hole I'm trying to avoid. My primary (UK) interest is in BR blue, because that's what I grew up with and worked with when I worked for BR.

However, my mother grew up between the wars in Southern England. Her parents in turn always said that the little girl in the famous poster was modelled on her, as she liked trains and railways so much. The family always travelled by train, and apparently my grandfather had a season ticket covering the Southern Railway as he travelled for work.

So far I've resisted falling down that particular rabbit hole (just) as I've gone down quite enough diversions as it is, but if ever I do model British outline steam, it would be the Southern in 1930s. I've managed to accumulate a few books on the subject, worryingly!

Despite being surrounded by poultry most of my younger life, you won't find eggs of any description on my breakfast plate, nor mushrooms or black pudding.

But where are the Baked Beans

Buttered Toast and black current jam to finish

Not forgetting orange juice and copious amounts of black coffee

No black pudding here, but I did switch to scrambled eggs and green snot pie!

At least he didn't call it a full English 'cos that has BAKED BEANS!!!!!
I have a mushroom allergy anyway, and can't take black/white pudding

Hello Mike

Thank you very much for your post and the questions you asked.

I love the Southern - in many ways it was the best-presented of all the 'Big Four' and certainly the one which was kindest to its investors.

Every now and then I have a Southern-only running session on my layout, Poppingham. I have a few of the excellent Union Mills 'T9' 4-4-0s and both types of Southern 0-6-0. The rolling stock used is ProperlyPoole Graham Farish.

Apart from one 'T9' in Mr Bulleid's Malachite Green - vivid and such fun - the period modelled is between the locomotive renumbering and Sir Herbert Walker's retirement. Definitely 1930s - more specifically around the Silver Jubilee year or the year of Three Kings - within your lifetime if not mine. Here's a photograph:-

   



I think the colour scheme of the Lone Star station buildings looks suitably Southern.

With the very best of good wishes.

John

You cruel, cruel man. I'm not allowed any of that any more. Apart from the mushrooms and I hate mushrooms.

 

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Chris