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Hi Russel, Not sure this is really what you need but it’s the Hornby model. I know that making a model of a model is a cardinal sin here on RMWeb but, assuming Hornby’s research is correct, it shows what lettering went where… All the photo examples of the prototype that I can find on the web are so grimy that the lettering is obscured. Cheers Darius
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Thanks Bernard. In Michael Welch’s “A Southern Electric Album” there are colour pictures of the interior of the Buffet Car of a 4-BUF unit. The style of interior decor was certainly “unique”. https://images.app.goo.gl/ABWT9igbZUgyrBnb6 Cheers Darius
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Still got to do the glazing and numbering plus the interiors 😀 Regarding the interiors, can anyone recall the upholstery moquette in the BR green days? Images on the web suggest the ubiquitous Trojan, but was that actually the case? Cheers Darius
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I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday What have I done? What have I done? Cheers Darius
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Thank’s Ian, but the late Colin Park’s scratch built 4mm 4-COR is, to me, the finest model of this prototype. It, and his other work, is truly inspirational. Cheers Darius
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Thanks Mike. I am, indeed, building these kits for the fun of it all 😀 Hard to believe, I know. Cheers Darius
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There’s an awful lot of boilerplate padding in these reports. Section 4.1 on the implications on actually constructing the new route, i.e. knocking down buildings and actually realigning away from the original route is particularly short considering the acres of pages devoted to non specific statistics. I followed the route on Google Maps and the thing that struck me was the extent to which the trackbed has been built over. Took three minutes to form the conclusion that this project is a non-starter. The cost section also illustrates why this is extremely unlikely to happen. Still, that’s more public money for Atkins to produce a spectacularly padded-out report rather than spent for the direct benefit of the Council’s constituents. Cheers Darius
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Cheers Darius
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Third-Rail EMU Photos
Darius43 replied to Claude_Dreyfus's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
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I am assuming that the “perforated” walls in the sub-floor void that support the internal walls are more than one brick course thick. Even so knocking large holes in bearing walls is a risky prospect - especially at foundation level where the vertical load is greatest. Solid brick walls should be able to “arch” over man-sized holes but I am not sure this “arching” effect would be quite as adequate in a perforated brickwork wall. If there is cracking apparent in the walls above then there may be problems. Darius
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Really enjoyed that - thanks for posting. Cheers Darius
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Looks like very severe oxidation of the tip. Did you coat the tip with solder after each use? This prevents oxidation as it seals the tip from exposure to the air. Cheers Darius
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That type of wall construction would be ok as an infill between the store support piers but would not be strong enough itself to support the store in place of the piers. Cheers Darius