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  1. Is it possible it previously only ever ran such that the central axle was moved away from the potential short? Equally it could be that the smallest amount of wear caused the situation. Whatever it is/was it is pleasing to hear that it is no longer causing any frustration.
  2. I’ve been playing with this as an idea with some thin lead foil, and failed: First the handling destroyed the printing very quickly. This probably not helped by the printer being a laser type. I varnished the transfers before cutting out on a subsequent attempt. The transfer did not adhere well to the foil and came away once trying to put the bends in around the ends of the sheet supported and wagon. The transfer also to broke up on some folds and began disintegrating. I’m considering some self adhesive foil - the kind used for fly tying - on the next attempt in the hope the transfer will stay together better. I’ve found some 0.15-0.2mm thick but nothing thinner. That’s way above scale thickness for me but maybe it will work. I don’t believe it would be possible to fit the sheet made with foil to the wagon and then add the transfer onto it afterwards so the extra stress of bending two materials fixed together is unavoidable with the method.
  3. I wish for a 2mm version 🙁 My wife’s maiden name is Starling. Seems like too good an opportunity.
  4. Good to finally see the layout in the flesh today. If in doubt add another pannier was being taken to the limit when I stopped by with a goods being shunted down the quarry sidings behind a light engine. Probably too much going on to match the reality of an 8 mile branch, but otherwise risk being criticised by others for nothing much happening. The scene is beautifully modelled. I did here someone nearby muttering to another that it must be fine scale.
  5. Thanks Brian, I expect my ties with the area will be severed inside 4 weeks. Might get to see it at Derby though, if I get there.
  6. Time well spent (making and watching). The lower shot of the railmotor running into the scene was particularly enjoyable.
  7. If memory serves billiard tables have the same overall dimensions for the playing area as snooker. Snooker tables would be made up of 4 of those slabs and a pool table would be a single slab based on the dimensions you found.
  8. Is there a web presence for Alan’s layout?
  9. It’s the way I see these things but the first thing I noticed was the missing bit of brake mechanism. Sorry. V5s had central bonnets according to the engineering drawing reproduced in Atkins. They aren’t shown on the diagram but they aren’t shown on the diagram for V12 either and they were built with a pair of louvres and shutters each end.
  10. and that’s with the axle boxes in black, unlike @Donw suggestion that they might also be brown.
  11. Good to see you and Hungerford on Saturday. Always a joy. Loved the videos. Thanks for posting!
  12. Bravo. I note that the etched padlocks do not come with either etched keys or etched bolt-croppers.
  13. Those samples look really good. What axle length is used, and what angle the points? I’m sorely tempted to acquire some but would like to know if any of the 2mm Scale Association wheelsets are a straight swap before I spend more than £60/3 wagon. The time saved needs to be worth the investment for me.
  14. Canvas not shown and/or no note to add canvas = no canvas required or fitted? If vans are showing it and cattle wagons are not that feels conclusive.
  15. Beetles were reclassified 1926 according to Atkins et al. I found this out after I painted my W7s Brown and lettered them 😭 Ian subscribes to the red livery for goods wagons so…
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