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Does anyone know whether Rails of Sheffield intend to carry on with Hattons’ projects? I’m thinking of the unissued 4 and 6-wheeled pre-grouping ‘Gemini’ carriages. Will there be a second run of LSWR carriages if they do? Any news gratefully received.

Thanks, Jonathan. Will give them a go.

Thanks, Halvarras. I’ll give it a go in the morning All the best

Mark, Photos attached. There seems to be a little play between the body and the chassis. It’s the strange sort of rivet on the underside that worries me.

Can anyone please advise on how to ‘deconstruct’ a Lima Wagon Couvert please? I have acquired two in the standard brown, but wish to repaint these to represent the wagons of the Nord railway in 1914-1918. Any informed advice (this does not include ‘Try hitting it with a hammer’) would be very gratefully received.

I am sure someone has asked this question before, but I cannot find it, trawling through previous posts. Does anyone know whether there is a manufacturer who makes the famous notices seen on the doors of covered vans on all the various French railway companies and, latterly, on the SNCF wagons please? These would be H0 scale. Any info or suggestions gratefully received

Not always good at staying on the metals though.

Again, many thanks Jim. I really do appreciate the effort you’ve put into answering this. I’ m currently working on a Casualty Clearing Station from the First World War. As and when time and cash are available, I want to have a go at modelling a pared-down Port Richborough. I think that will see me out.

Many thanks, JimC. Having little or no interest in the GWR ( I know, I’m a complete outcast for saying that), I haven’t got the books to research it. However, that sounds pretty definitive, so I shall just have to swallow my aesthetic horror and go with what you have posted. I’ll have to rob a bank, mind!

Thanks bécasse. i would wholeheartedly agree with what you say. To be fair, though, I suppose the museum has painted it gloss to preserve its pristine appearance for as long as possible.

So do handbags! Thank you for your very valid point. I think the manufacturers’ khaki is too light, which would stand out in almost every background.

Caley, bécasse , Steamport Southport and Nick Holliday. Thanks to all of you for your replies. Many interesting and erudite points raised, lots to ponder on. I still maintain that the rtr companies are incorrect in making locomotives in khaki.

Many thanks Martin, for the link to the NRM. Very interesting. One could easily get lost down a branch line of research. I’ve looked through all my reference books and magazines and, apart from the point made by Mr. Aves, I cannot find a single word which supports the khaki livery. I shall wait with baited breath for our fellow members’ thoughts on the matter. B.

I am sure that I have seen references to this subject before on the Forum, but I have tried every combination of words that I can think of to find any previous threads and have failed dismally. There are a number of r-t-r locos on the market painted a colour which, being charitable, one must refer to as ‘Khaki’. I cannot find any historical evidence for this livery. As far as I know all locomotives operating in France and Belgium were painted black or dark grey. Does anyone know of a source which gives a definitive answer to this question, please? Many thanks in advance. B.

AY Mod. I’ve now looked FTFY up. I withdraw the last sentence in my previous post. Apologies