Phil Bullock

Economy Green then..

I wonder if @w124bob meant plain green without a body side stripe?

Hi Ben Is there a standard for couplings? My spares box is full of nonstandard ones if so! Phil

Nice! Are those Bacchy Mk1s? Not a bad colour match if so

Got my 6 from CMC today. Can’t comment on running yet but they do look superb … except maybe the grey is a bit too “pearly” . Weathering will probably help …. And removable roof will make tail lamp installation a breeze….

I love to boogie …. T Rex

Commas are very territorial…. They will always choose the best perch in their territory and if that happens to be a human then so be it. Had one do the same in our garden….,

We’re gonna need a bigger box!!

Have a good trip Fran!

Which is why it’s bang on the money for me! Tinsley split boxers not common but not unknown in the West Midlands late 60s … very predictable on coal trains through Derby before MGR became the norm….

Red admirals have had a good year. Here they are today enjoying the ivy in late Autumn sunshine… Red admirals video

Saw this at Redditch ….. absolutely brilliant!!!

With a DCC stay alive they are very reliable. See the end of this video… D6342 on Abbotswood Sorry but can’t comment on DC….

Will be intrigued to see how they stack up against my D6336 and D6342 …. Do I need another one???

Sweet Little Mystery …. Wet wet wet

Cheers! Any idea what diagram wagons?

Did you change the other CVS necessary to activate the stay alive? Sorry if that’s teaching my grandmother to suck eggs… https://www.dccconcepts.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/02/ESU-Loksound-4-Manual.pdf Ignore the link title, that’s the Lokpilot 5 manual…. See section 10.10

Will keep hunting for evidence! Meanwhile here’s the two opens finished…. And then there’s project bananas…. Mostly Dapol bodies on Red Panda clasp brake chassis but with a few added Peco ones…. That’s 19 done in total…. Enough once some Accurascale ones arrive too . Motive power for an Avonmouth to Brum banana special …. How about a pair of 25s? Thanks to Brian Thomas for that one. And also a thanks to @D860 VICTORIOUS for the offer of transfers - didnt need to take it up as already over stocked from Fox and @railtec-models - but the kind offer was appreciated.

Cheers Mike . Don’t think there were many left in revenue traffic other than the China clays in my era….

Ah thanks for the heads up missed that! Realised when I looked at the photo again I had forgotten the door bangers. The plastic used in the Peco/PD kit is very brittle…. Had to repair brake levers and rods … so fabricated them out of 0.5 x 1mm brass strip instead.

Haven’t done much with rolling stock through the summer as spent a lot of time in the Pirton layout. Now that’s been shown it’s back to my own layout and stock. Banana vans nearly finished … will post when done… but here’s a little fill in project. Timber bodied opens were disappearing in the 60s/70s but there were still a few around. According to Paul Bartlett’s super collection of photos the old Mainline BR bauxite 5 plank open was an Ex SR wagon vacuum fitted by BR. I quite like the body but not the chassis…. So project is to fit a Peco Ex PD 10ft chassis , detailing includes buffers, vacuum cylinder and draw hooks from Lanarkshire Models, axle box ties from Cambrian and brass brake cross shaft, plus NEM pockets and Bachmann couplings. Original subject and modified version, Not painted yet to show detailing….

There are plenty of aftermarket solutions eg Precision Labels if not….

There must be an easy solution for that… they were present much earlier . Wonder if @railtec-models Steve could do a rivet transfer? Phil

And very comfy they are too! The bigger loading gauge makes all the difference…

Double headed Hymeks on passenger? How about at Abergwili Junction on 6 mk1s with a good few milk tanks behind… Cant post photo, not my copyright