Les Bird

That Roket fluid may be the answer. I'll certainly give it a try

I must admit I had considered using Mk1 side frames. That may yet be the solution.

I'm attempting to attach the Lima side frames from a Metro Cammell dmu to a Replica Railways motorised chassis. I'm grateful for the replies. I'll keep trying.

Can anyone suggest an adhesive that will stick to Lima bogie sideframes? So far I've tried polystyrene cement, superglue, epoxy resin and UHU, all without success.

Thank you both for that. I just wish I could remember why I bought it!

While sorting through a pile of bits and pieces I came across this motor. i must have bought it for a specific purpose but I now can't remember what. It's clearly never been used. It is five pole and runs very well. Can anyone identify it?

Definitely agree with the use of settrack curves. I have R3 and R4 in my shed and they survive all temperature changes.

True enough and I have some already but it's a shame Oxford don't look at that period.

Well spotted, thanks for the tip

A slightly different aspect is the availability of suitable vehicles. My layout in set in the mid to late fifties when a lot of cars on the road would have been pre-war models. There are hardly any of these.

Good point! I'll leave mine blue.

A rather obscure question perhaps but one related to a small corner of my layout featuring one of these call boxes. Does anyone know what colour the light on the top was which flashed to advise the local beat bobby to call? I know the obvious instinct is to say blue but, for some reason, i had an idea it was red.

I've built several of these kits over the last few years and have been very pleased with the results.

I've just read through this thread again and I noted that there's no mention of the Fyffes warehouse at Goodmayes on the GE. An opportunity for modellers of that area to include some banana vans.

If masking the green, I'd recommend Tamiya masking tape which is kind to the paint being covered.