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I'm sure I'm not entering the spirit of this topic -and there is much to admire in the skills, tenacity and hard graft involved here - in saying this is a bit of 'If I wanted to go to Limerick, I wouldn't start here'. Why not save a lot of time and effort in developing new Colletts from the new Hornby models? Some of them may just need sides being overlaid: the roof, ends, underframe, bogies, general profile and measurements are so much better than the Railroad versions. Should I get my coat now, or just admit to being a heathen?

Hi Jintyman, A few points, some already mentioned: The EE3 siteings were demolition trains, I don't think they ever did the Merthyr-Brecon freights. 08s and Teddy Bears only got as far as Vaynor quarry on ballast workings. No 56xx, 84xxx or 82xxx at Talyllyn to my knowledge, though possibly 84xxx via Hereford line? No DMUs north of Merthyr to Brecon, though some did Dowlais-Cardiff workings on Saturdays but not via the B& M line. Sorry to put a damper on your range of locos(!), but you still have loads of options -- and you can always ignore the reality! All the best with it.

Not sure if there's a reply to this, but 6433 (Merthyr) was lined green and no top feed; and remained so until it's death in early 63. In response to message 206.

Looking at the prices these have reached on eBay, winning just one could bankrupt you!

Is it true that these brutes were meant to replace M7 and other small passenger locos, and were to be used for 'branch lines'? If so, perhaps a redefinition of branch line is in order here -- I couldn't see them working on bucolic BLTs! Re varnishing, I've started using Pledge (new formulation), and that looks OK. Perhaps you could trial it on the underneath to check it out?

Got back last evening to find several half-empty wine glasses dotted around the living room, but no sign of Mrs WY and her friends. They appeared about half an hour later, and had been up in my loft looking at my layouts. Not sure whether I should be pleased or worried! As an aside, why don't women have hobbies to the same extent that we have?

Replacement is Creocote. Not as gooey, and the smell is nowhere near the marvellous, original smell; same colour, but not as deep.

I'm sure he's correct when he says it is 'a rare opportunity' to buy this at £325!

Grace by Jeff Buckley. The whole album has given me an ear worm, so I want somebody to recommend something to banish it (temporarily)!

Hello Brian, http://paulbartlett....com/wrdeptcoach Try this link; Look at p11 and check wagons at Machynlleth. IIRC, they are similar to the ones at Abercynon, but I'm sure there'll be RMwebbers out there who can say yea or nay. They had red ends, but I can't remember the sides! Cheers, Dai

Lovely layout, especially like the buildings. Your video shows that it should be good fun operations-wise as well. Towards the end of the video, did I hear a burp, or was it a passing reference to other railways? Dai Davies

Did the other companies outshop with white rooves? If not, and assuming there are some outsiders in this photo, the proportion of white is even greater amongst our lot!

Hello Brian, If my memory serves me right, Abercynon had a couple of 'specialist' wagons of the Mess/tool van brigade. I think Blacksmith used to have kits of them, but possibly a Python would do. It's 40 years since I last saw them, and I was too young to know what they were. I found Abercynon to be an annoying shed. As a Merthyr boy I was peeved that Abercynon had a proper coaling stage, and Merthyr didn't. Hey ho. Lovely little layout, wished I lived closer to see it at first hand. Regards, Dai Davies PS I've noticed the odd RMweb comment on Merthyr girls -- I presume they were mistaking them for the numerous visitors to Merthyr that happened over a weekend!

Lovely, just need an engineering stores wagon in the nearest siding and you've got Abercynon to a t. Dai Davies

I think my wife would love my workbench to look that tidy, so would I! Like the blog.

Dowlais Central was my first thought as well -- until I saw a deck chair in one of the back gardens!! (Photo elsewhere). Now I think it must be nearer Swansea! Great street.

Phish - Stash; Chuck Prophett - Red, Red Wine. But now I'm going to look up my Reg Presley tracks.

Plenty of impressive looking locos on the thread (American ones, for example), but I'm not sure if you can call them GOOD looking! So coming back to neatness, proportionality, and other good-looking attributes: has to be a single chimney Castle, with honourable mentions to rebulit MN/WC/BB, BR 4MT tank, and K3. For diesel -- class 60 and Hymek would do me. Though I do like the class 67-- am I alone in this?

What is the point of 'private bidder' when all bids are anonymous to other bidders? Am I missing something?