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DJH seem to have zero interest in 4mm these days. I suspect they are merely selling off existing stocks. There certainly have been no new kits released for several years now.

That's awful. I felt bad enough for my friend with what was a horrible accident, but wilful destruction and burglary is beyond dreadful.

Did DJH ever supply the kit with a Gresley boiler? A friend once had a lovely model that was certainly kit based. Sadly it was dropped from his loft by a visitor, proceeded to hit the bannister and fell a further storey. I've had it in a box for a couple of years. I managed to rebuild the chassis, but fear the superstructure may be beyond hope.

With Grantham stock used to backdate LB to the 30's, how about reversing the flow. Grantham 1958 at somewhere like Warley would surely be a crowd pleaser. I'll grab my coat

Brassmasters do the kit and will supply components that are maybe not listed on their accessories page.

Sorry, but I'll stick with my Hornby and finecast models. I won't be boring with a huge long list, but will comment that the joints between parts is awful.

Sad news indeed. My first recollection of Bob (though I didn't know it at the time) was of him appearing at the beginning of a sequence to fill out the loco allocation board alongside Garsdale Rd at the MRC Central Hall show around 1970/71. Both the layout and its trains made a huge impact on this impressionable young lad, I spent hours glued to the barrier and had to be almost dragged away when it was time to go home. I was fortunate to meet and chat with Bob several times in subsequent years and like most I have many of his books. RIP.

I'm part way through embossing the rivets and assembling three of Warren's 4mm scale cattle wagons. I'm using the GW rivet press with no signs of distortion apparent anywhere. Hope that helps.

May I post a word of caution regarding the jabs? Despite being double jabbed, a good friend and I have both caught the dreaded Covid. Fortunately, the effects are much reduced and though we both felt dreadful last week we are both nearly over it now. I dread to think how we would have been without the jabs ( I had it earlier this year and it was many times worse than this bout).

I've used precision paints for railway modelling almost exclusively since at least the early 90's. My experiences of Humbrol and Railmatch in recent years has only reinforced my view.

There are published pictures that prove it 'did' happen. It certainly isn't a myth even though it wasn't common

She only had a month or two left on her boiler ticket. It was decided not to attempt what would have been a complicated (expensive) repair for just a handful of final steamings.

Not only has No.9 been withdrawn from the mainline, a year ago, she has now been withdrawn completely following a tube failure. Under the owners plans for her it is unlikely whether she nor the Great Marquis will ever steam again. Very sad, but that is the owners preoperative.

Maybe Squires can help you since they now own the Millholme range.

That's what they've told me, but at the etchers rather than Squires itself.

I know Squires are having problems getting etch orders fulfilled, but not aware of issues with castings which are done in house.

Sounds very interesting. Timing could be better for me though unfortunately.

Are you a member of the model bus federation? I'm not, but have bought a couple of kits via a friend who is. I seem to recall him saying that as well as kits, they also produce transfers.

With regard to decreasing abilities. As Tony knows, I had what is known as a minor stroke a while back. Whilst I regained full movement and everything fairly quickly (I was allowed to resume driving within 5 months) I've had to teach myself to do many tasks anew. I'd completely forgot how to solder properly for one, most frustrating. Tony's right track videos were a life saver for me. I still get days where I find my hands refuse to do what I want them to do, with regard to fine motor dexterity or equally frustrating, trying to remember how to accomplish a modelling task that I've undertaken many, many times. But little by little I get there eventually. I tell this story to people who say kit or scratchbuilding is impossible for them. If I can start again from scratch, anyone can. I doubt I'll be hand lining models again and maybe I won't reach my previous standards again, but I'm having fun and hopefully each model will improve on the one before.

Yes, definitely not LNER It's a K15 if I remember correctly built during William Dean's tenure as GWR CME.

It looks like a K's GW passenger luggage van of diagram K something. I've built a few including one, years ago in SR livery (shame on me).

I always buy direct from Gibsons and was merely replying to another comment. Coincidentally though, whilst compiling a Wizard order last night, some Gibson wheels popped up in one of my searches. Admittedly they were manning Wardle driving wheels(I think), but driving wheels they were.

Comet don't produce a T9 chassis. There is a very nice etched chassis available from SEF. At present out of stock awaiting deliveries from Etchers. It is very good I've fitted them in two Wills T9's and have two more for a Hornby and a scratchbuilt model.

You can buy Gibson wheels direct from Colin at Alan Gibson if Wizard are out of stock.

I wasn't complaining about the price, just hinting they aren't cheap, indeed I have used them on a number of vehicles.