Phil Bullock

@Downendian and I are planning a raid on Sunday! is Millionaires Shortbread required?

We also operate on a wandering basis …. So have gone for eyebolts with cord through them. Mind you that gang of criminals should be enough to deter any potential learners or tinkerers. That 4 doll bracket causes angst though… and red cord next time i think!

Must be tiffin time! Well it is SWAG on Sunday…

Hornby ones are very good for recreations of The Flying Kipper… prone to derailments!

Yes remember seeing one through FP in 1969 behind one of the Haymarket EE4s…. In parcels service they were common vehicles on the Aberystwyth-York mails… York Mail at Aberystwyth

31111 was withdrawn in 1983 and languished at Swindon for 3 years before scrapping so depends on your definition of mid 80s. As it is it’s a Hornby lash up …. 31111 retained her raised body side trim until the end which the Hornby blue model lacks … it was only ever paint on the green versions! Most lost that trim when refurbished so that may work to your advantage…. But you can reinstate it with micro strip if repainting Typing Class 31 skinhead in to a Flickr search will come up with a few…

You mean you don’t want this version? Take me to the river

Too much floundering and carping on this thread! 😃 Any way what scale are we talking?

Sandpipers on the River Usk yesterday….,

Was doing a great job on the shunt turn…

Yes that would do … SK BSK CK

Brilliant! Sounds like you had a great trip …

Here’s our latest visitor….

Definitely not in the right plaice….

As beautiful as ever…