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No, it's different. Flint Grey is what you want for the later livery.

The van looks quite good - I'm glad the 'Hastings Gauge' of the 4mm one hasn't been carried over.

It's close: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/28/article-0-1737B2CD000005DC-917_634x363.jpg A train going over a bridge with a bus stuck under

British Plaster Board, otherwise known as British Gypsum. From what I can gather, at some point ownership of Thames Board transferred from Unilever to BPB, I just don't know when.

Did the livery change when Thames Board was taken over by BPB? The BPB house colour is blue.

Merry Christmas to you and Ruth too!

With a spot of gentle sanding, the 37 body is going to look great! I'm also impressed with the finish of the Materialise Prime Grey - is it much more expensive than Shapeways WSF?

Glad to hear it's going well for you!

You must have been nodding off, as both of those were in the episode I watched

I'd recommend 'canopy glue' - Formula 560 is the stuff I use - it's a bit like PVA, only better.

Frome was supplied by Mobil at one point as well, although I'm not sure where that originated from - possibly Coryton?

So it is. In which case, reverse what I said

I think they're Esso Bitumen tanks - the ones with ladders down the outside are rebuilt, air braked, 35T tanks, which only Esso did, to my knowledge. The tanks are probably headed to Fawley, and have possibly come from Plymouth via STJ.

That would make sense as there was a large grain silo at Gloucester. Now Sainsbury's.

I prefer the colour one as well, for pretty much the same reasons.

I think 'custodian' is closer to it, I certainly don't own it in any way shape or form - those who have contributed do. I only started this to carry on the thread from the previous incarnation.

Yellow card

I'm clicking like, I actually mean love Thanks for taking the time to post this, it's fascinating. It's also interesting to see just how much Avonmouth has changed, particularly in the last 10 years.

Thanks everyone!

Thanks both. I'm fairly sure that shrinking the real thing would have been quicker! Tom - the light has to be in just the right place to make the ripples visible, but I think it was worth the effort. Looking at these photos, I think the marker lights could do with being a bit dimmer, thankfully that's just a matter of adjusting a CV. The headlight could also do with being a touch brighter - that's going to have to wait until the body comes off for another reason though, as I'll have to change the resistor.

It has indeed been a long time, not only since I actually updated this blog, but also since the 37 project started, all those years ago. It was never intended to take quite so long and I still can't believe that nearly five years have gone by! There haven't been any updates as I didn't want to put any more pictures up until I was happy it was finished. I'm pleased to say that the 37 is complete for now. It's taken a little while to get the lighting right, after its maiden running session a couple of weeks ago, a video of which can be found here: It took a while to get it running as well as I'd like, the small pick-ups that I'd designed weren't quite up to the job, so I've installed some extra ones made of brass wire, which rub on the backs of the wheels. Although the pick up is only on 8 wheels, there are no problems with stalling, which is a relief. The motors are a little notchy at really slow speeds, but I think they're only 3 pole - I'm hoping that a bit of CV tweaking will mitigate that, if not cure it. In terms of the individual motors, the DCC chip has no problem with controlling them, it runs as if it's got a more conventional drive inside. One thing I have learnt though is that it behaves exactly like the real thing - if one axle breaks traction, it spins at high speed and takes the current from the other motors! Working sanders might be the next project At some point in the future I'm going to build another set of bogies for it, taking the lessons that I've learned during this project, of which there have been many. The motor units themselves could be made more compact with different gearing, which in turn would lower the ride height, which is my only minor gripe at the moment - it rides about 1.5mm higher than it should. That's a long term plan, however, as I have several other things that I want to get on with first, the Cargowaggons being the main one at the moment. The only other work has been minor cosmetic works. I've designed, and 3D printed, inserts for the fire pull holes on the noses - I decided to go the solid route as they normally fill up with dirt, so you can't see through them. I also fitted the pull handles from Tom Harwin's excellent 37 detailing etch - if you've a 37 to build, get hold of one of these. I wish it was available at the time I was building the body of mine, but I'd already painted it by the time he'd finished it. The only other significant alteration I've made is on the pipes - the tops and bottoms of the JLTRT cast pipes were cut off, and filed down to fit inside some small diameter silicone tubing, to give some movement and flexibility to the pipes. The tubing is pole float rubber, which can be obtained from angling shops, or ebay. It's been an enjoyable project and definitely challenging at times, but then that's all part of the fun. On to the next challenge!

They're coming on, slowly. I'm hoping to have the artwork, etc, done for early next year.