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The Flying Scotsman Livery Poll

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by Sheff, Jan 1, 2011.

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In what guise should Flying Scotsman run on the main line?

  1. Single chimney, no deflectors, LNER apple green

    76 vote(s)
    30.3%

  2. Single chimney, no deflectors, BR green

    6 vote(s)
    2.4%

  3. Double chimney, deflectors, LNER apple green

    30 vote(s)
    12.0%

  4. Double chimney, deflectors, BR green

    80 vote(s)
    31.9%

  5. Some other livery (please post details)

    5 vote(s)
    2.0%

  6. Don't care

    54 vote(s)
    21.5%
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  1. std tank

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    H'mm, Ian Riley and black paint. Need I say more.
     
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    NE Black during trials? What a splendid idea!

    My thoughts exactly! ;-)
     
    Steamage, Feb 16, 2011
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    Somebody confiscate his brushes before he has his way with the Bulleids! ;)
     
    Matt35027, Feb 18, 2011
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    No, I'd quite like to see a black Bulleid. We have blue Can Pac (they were blue, in unrebuilt form) and it'd be interesting to see a black one (cos they were black, in unrebuilt form)

    Yes i know he wants to paint his own blue and its up to Hosking which colour(s) his are painted.
     
    irwellsteam, Feb 18, 2011
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    Can we melt it down and turn it into a 68XX please.
     
    Mike Wylie, Feb 18, 2011
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    What... use non GW and therefore inferior metal for a GW Loco... tut tut
     
    class8mikado, Feb 24, 2011
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    Turn it into Gordon from Thomas the Tank. Who knows in this form it just may well sow the seeds of the next generation of steam enthusiasts.

    I wonder how many of days volunteers and enthusiasts owe their hobby to "Thomas and his Friends"???? a sobering thought.

    Stan
     
    stan the man, Feb 25, 2011
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    green five Resident of Nat Pres

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    I watched the superb animated film The Illusionist (Oscar Nominated but lost to Toy Story 3) again at the weekend as the weather was poor. It is an accurate portrayal of the late 1950's featuring K1 62005 in the Scottish Highlands until 4472 makes an appearance in her inaccurate guise of LNER livery with double chimney and smoke deflectors! Anyway here is the trailer which features 62005:http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=htt...sg=AFQjCNHK3f-UwtS9Mg3AL7voHzrGIlmRhw&cad=rja
     
    green five, Feb 28, 2011
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    Great animated likeness on 62005.
     
    Dan Hill, Mar 5, 2011
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    I've just found an illustration in an old book 'Steam Railways of Great Britain' by O.S. Nock, which shows an A3 in Experimental Dark Blue. It's not a very good picture, but gives some idea of what they must have looked like. Quite pleasing I think.

    [​IMG]

    ..... Just needs a double chimney and deflectors of course !
     
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    H'mm, Ian Riley and black paint. Need I say more.


    dadalum, tappa-tappa-tappa-tappa-tappa-tappa-ta-
    dadalum, tappa-tappa-tappa-tappa-tappa-tappa-ta-
    dadalum- ' i see a red crab and i want to paint it black...
    dadalum - Scots, Dukes, Brits, jubilees i want them all in bla-ack,
    datdam - When Flying scot comes here in lined out Apple Green -didadidadidada dum,
    ill paint it black as coal just like it should have been...
     
    class8mikado, Mar 7, 2011
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    well thats impressive and I thought it would be nice in blue although a lighter shade would be preferable, as for double chimney and deflectors, not bothered, see signature.
     
    noelist, Mar 12, 2011
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    Just my little joke Noel ;)
     
    Sheff, Mar 14, 2011
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    Surely the most important issue should be that the engine runs all over the country no mater what livery it's in (although I prefer the iconic Apple green myself), and by all over the country I don't mean the S&C and Scarborough alone...
     
    A1X, Mar 22, 2011
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    Does this topic show up as unread whenever someone else votes, or is there a glitch? It shows up to me as unread every time i visit
     
    irwellsteam, Mar 28, 2011
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  17. S.A.C. Martin

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    Whenever someone votes in the poll, it shows up as unread.
     
    S.A.C. Martin, Mar 30, 2011
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  18. RalphW

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    Correct it does..
     
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    Well despite only polling 10 votes, 'Some other livery' won, and she's going to be black. An excellent result IMHO which just goes to show the futility of such paint frothing ;)

    Poll now closed.
     
    Sheff, Apr 6, 2011
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    They should go the whole hog: not just black - paint the wheels and motion red as well. Add a nice deep hooter too - then we would have a magnificent machine that sounds German as well as looking German ;)
     
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