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Lovely photograph Ade, however, if you keep going back I think your good lady may have to change her name from Lez to Fez ! HNY to you all. G

Does he know you've got them ? If he gets annoyed you may not be able to finish this either !!!

What a super-duper photograph !

Me too and elsewhere but this isn't the place !

All part of the Festive tradition !

Glad to see you stuck at it Dave, the nature of the material can make it awkward to paint but you've managed to succeed. I normally give these types of kit a waft over with a Red Oxide or Grey rattle can primer prior to painting which aids the process. HNY G

May the Devonian spirit live long and prosper in 2022 !

The earth moved for me but only for a short while ...... Thank goodness ! Have you joined a Naval convey mate ? Happy hoofing for 2022.

That's good news Rich thank you for the post. I don't do Twotter etc so your post is useful info. ATB + HNY G

Not flipping' likely ! HNY Phil

Lets hope you can put plenty more irons in the fire in the New Year Rob, thank you for keeping your thread entertaining. G

YO ! Morty, Thank you for an entertaining thread for another year matey, very much appreciated. Happy do-dahs for next year, keep safe ! G

Looking forward to a New Year of happy grazing Gracias ( see what I did there !!! ) G

TRAM-ALAM-A-DING- started.... Well as promised I have made a start. First of all I would say that this kit isn't for the faint hearted. I'm uncertain what type of plastic has been used but I can only describe it as a rubberised plastic ! It is extremely flexible and great care has to be taken when removing any parts from the sprues. There are quite a few feeds to each part which despite their flexible nature are very well moulded and detailed. Some of the removal marks have been deliberately left and glued to the required places as per the instructions with a view to cleaning up very, very carefully once hardened in place. I have used Tamiya Extra Thin which has a good "grab" and to my way of thinking isn't too 'hot' for use on this type of plastic. The main floor is replicated twice and then butt jointed, therein is a nuisance value whereby there is a small long ovular area in the centre of the butt joint ( part of the original casting I imagine ? ). I have cut slivers of the same plastic and filled the gap, approx. half a mm wide, and also used a plastic filler. The floors are held together by two parts which act as internal wheel covers and a couple of very small tabs underneath. Here is progress after about 4 hours this evening..... Main floor from the top From underneath which shows the white filler line Each end replicated Approximately 24'ish parts to each end Just a "few more" sprues to get through ! ( About another 650 parts ! ) . It's a started now I'll finish project, well at least in modules ready to prime before painting and then gluing together. I think it is a worthwhile project, most definitely NOT a beginners kit and a great deal of care MUST be taken just removing the parts as I said previously. Whilst it isn't a cheap model to purchase I hope I can make a decent job of it eventually ? My only criticism is the type of plastic which has been used and wish it was slightly firmer to handle. G

Oh dear !....... Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh Dear !

All in the very best of taste d'harling !

p.s. If you should mess any of the parts up a call to Andy is usually beneficial. G

Stick with it Dave, I'm slightly surprised you've had some problems constructing it, I've had a couple from Andy and found them to reasonable easy to construct. I'm certain you'll make a decent model of it. G

Good to just sit and trundle up and down, strangely something I find very relaxing.

More enjoyable than your nose eh !

Thank you Jason I stand corrected very much obliged and helpful. G

Totally agree with the above. I recently purchased several MP1 motors and hooked them up to a DR4018 which I happened to have. I intend using this on my layout / s and once the initial address is set the remaining motors follow in sequence. Mine is currently done using a Multimaus controller without any difficulty and is a joy to use. G

Hello Will, Whilst I am happy to be corrected I am not aware of any " Large" Metro Classes being used on the Fairford branch. I believe the GWR used a 517 Class or similar smaller tank engines. Unfortunately I don't have my book to hand so I can't refer. Do you have a specific loco / loco number for reference to help with your question ? The larger Metros were generally found around the London area to my knowledge. The link to a kit from Phoenix paints I think may well be the ex-Malcolm Mitchell range rebranded. If so then these kits were very good and with lots of variations for building them, if you enjoy soldering brass kits then you would be fine with these. Maybe a quick chat with Phoenix would be useful ? G