TonyA

Thanks to my late father's diary, I know exactly where he was on D-Day. He was in 80 AA Bde and was involved in planning the locations of radar posts. After landing this involved touring the area on a motorbike to physically check the sites. The only thing I know was that he was very seasick. He landed on Juno Beach and his helmet has a massive dent where someone dropped a tank exhaust extension on him. Sadly he died when I was ten so I never had the opportunity to discuss any memories with him. I will be thinking of him at 09:00 tomorrow. Tony

I first visited the back cupboard in Chapel Market around 1970 then followed it through the upstairs shop and on to Pentonville Road. A great source of inspiration and supplies for many years! Tony

Didn't know you were off to Australia where Whitfield Mount is. A better destination would be Whitfield's Mount in Blackheath. Happy Easter. Tony

I believe there are some photos of Ynysybwl in the Dick Riley Collection on Transport Treasury at https://www.transporttreasury.co.uk/page126.html I have not seen them personally so I do not know how useful they will be. Tony

It was done on the Lulworth Camp layout by Mike Walshaw. Here is a photo with apologies for the quality. The blockman (army term for signalman) came in and out as required. Tony

The green Silberlinge modelled by Kiss were the prototypes from 1959. Strictly speaking, they were not a batch as they were all individual prototypes, most of which, if not all, were painted green. They were classes AB4nb-58, AB4nb-58a, B4nb-58, B4nb-58a, B4nb-58b, B4nb-58c, B4nb-58d, B4nb-58e, B4nb-58f, B4nb-58g, BD4nf-58 and BD4nf-58a. I don't know the Direktions offhand. They were in this topic on the Railways of Germany forum, https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/germanrailfr/silberlinge-t142.html , from post#18 onward. However, on Höchstädt, Rule 1 is a frequent visitor. Tony

In the original classification system, the number is actually the number of axles, the number being omitted for 2-axle vehicles. For example, the AB3yg Umbauwagen was first/second class, 3-axle with enclosed rubber connections. Tony

There is a screw in the funnel and reassembly is tricky as described here. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/60934-problem-reassembling-Hornby-j94-loco/ Tony

Try here. https://www.warners-shows.co.uk/indoor-shows/the-london-festival-of-railway-modelling/the-london-festival-of-railway-modelling-trade-plan/ Tony

The short answer is no. The only transfers are for WD878 from Cambridge Custom Transfers set BL161 as discussed here. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/141736-longmoor-military-railway-tender-lettering/ I have seen discussions about people commissioning sets in the past but have never seen any products. One problem is the lack of standardisation over the years which would make it a minefield for any supplier. Tony

It was the Borg, not Lieutenant Worf! Tony

It depends which locomotive and at what date. When there were Sappers trained as "Painter and Decorator" tradesmen, there were taught basic sign writing but after 1965 a civilian tradesman did it. There were also subtle changes in style between individual tradesmen. The most noticeable difference was the letter M where the central vee was normally written to the full depth but sometimes it was only half depth. The latter is the style in Cambridge Custom Transfers sheet BL161. This style was used on the tender of WD601 in 1952. The full depth vee can be seen in my photo of WD400 in August 1964 when I was on my CCF course. Tony

When I worked in Nürnberg, I talked to someone whose brother had refused to join the Nazi party in his late teens. Although he qualified at the top of his class in the post office exams, he was unable to get any job because he was not a party member. The need to earn a living is a very strong motive for toeing the line. Tony

Sorry but I am not sure where I found the index. I suspect it was on a free Peco DVD around 2001, possibly the 50 Years of Peco one. My copy was saved in 2005 and needs Microsoft Works, which shows how ancient it is (or I am). Tony

According to the index, it was June 1996, page 256. The title was Running the Meece Valley. Tony