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  1. Les Bird
    That Roket fluid may be the answer. I'll certainly give it a try
  2. Les Bird
    I must admit I had considered using Mk1 side frames. That may yet be the solution.
  3. Les Bird
    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.
  4. Les Bird
    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.
  5. Les Bird
    Thank you both for that. I just wish I could remember why I bought it!
  6. Les Bird
    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?
  7. Les Bird
    Definitely agree with the use of settrack curves. I have R3 and R4 in my shed and they survive all temperature changes.
  8. Les Bird
    True enough and I have some already but it's a shame Oxford don't look at that period.
  9. Les Bird
    Well spotted, thanks for the tip
  10. Les Bird
    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.
  11. Les Bird
    Good point! I'll leave mine blue.
  12. Les Bird
    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.
  13. Les Bird
    I've built several of these kits over the last few years and have been very pleased with the results.
  14. Les Bird
    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.
  15. Les Bird
    If masking the green, I'd recommend Tamiya masking tape which is kind to the paint being covered.
  16. Les Bird
    That's a very impressive result
  17. Les Bird
    I have a layout based in East Anglia which has 2 B12's, 3 N7's, 2 J69's, 2 J15's and 2 D16's There was a time when there were 4 J15's and 4 D16's but I was running out of room! Oh, I forget, there are 3 J17's as well.
  18. Les Bird
    I have recently applied some Pressfix transfers to a kit built ex-LNER 4 wheeled pigeon van. I've had the transfers for a good number of years and they were applied to a surface sprayed with a Phoenix aerosol. I had no difficulty in applying them or getting them to stick firmly. Maybe some users are just unlucky. One important point is that the transfers need to be stored with the backing sheet and preferably in the original plastic sleeve. When cutting out the individual characters, protect the surrounding area with the backing sheet.
  19. Les Bird
    The longer wagon is 178mm over headstocks and the bogie centres are 132mm. The body mouldings are quite reasonable although the underframe detail could be finer. The wagon's appearance is greatly improved by fitting Ratio bogies. The original bogies are sometimes cast and sometimes plastic. The plastic ones are better but fitting the Ratio ones means you can use finer wheels and lower the wagon to scale height. You also get to ditch the Triang couplings.
  20. Les Bird
    I also acquired some of the keyrings with the Ferguson tractors. Once the key ring attachment was taken off , the result was a good representation. I think I paid around £1 each.
  21. Les Bird
    If you do decide to spray them, I would recommend Tamiya grey primer. It covers well, doesn't obscure detail and is quite a light colour.
  22. Les Bird
    Tank you for the ebay link. The photograph is a great help.
  23. Les Bird
    I'm attempting to replace the spring on a Hornby Class 86 pantograph. It's one of the early versions with catalogue number R360 released in 1981. I can't work out how the spring is fitted. Can anyone enlighten me please?
  24. Les Bird
    That's a very neat windscreen, something I usually struggle with.
  25. Les Bird
    Would it work to fit some thin packing (styrene sheet?) under the rear of the motor to move the worm closer to the worm wheel?
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