BlackRat Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 55 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: Au contraire! No-one dressed Blackrat-stylie could possibly be a copper! Best compliment I ever had……. “I can’t believe you were a copper!” To be fair, neither could the hierarchy! 2 1 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: Monsewer, I take it that you won't be applying for the vacancy in Lundun? Wouldn't that invoke Catch 22? Nobody who wants the job could possibly be a suitable candidate. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted February 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2022 Maybe we should apply that to MPs. Anyone who wants to be one should be automatically disqualified from becoming one. Regards Lez. 4 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted February 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2022 6 hours ago, lezz01 said: Maybe we should apply that to MPs. Anyone who wants to be one should be automatically disqualified from becoming one. Regards Lez. I've often thought exactly that. Or that it should be a sort of longer term jury service. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted February 12, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 11/02/2022 at 15:06, teaky said: We look forward to the new Met. Police uniforms. Conspicuously, inconspicuous! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted February 12, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2022 18 hours ago, BlackRat said: Best compliment I ever had……. “I can’t believe you were a copper!” To be fair, neither could the hierarchy! Once RM, always RM. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Brinkly Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2022 Thanks for all the supportive and kind words, everyone. I hope that the new job will enable more modelling/free time. Granted, it will involve shift work, but when I've finished my day, I've finished. So, onwards and upwards. Over the past couple of evenings, I've been working on detailing another Bachmann pannier tank. This locomotive will be a model of 3629, which was a Laira engine during the 1950s (I have a nice photo of her working a freight service out of North Road). Detailing work was pretty straightforward: Replacement smokebox dart from Comet Moving the sandbox covers back Etched lamp irons (Martin Finney etch) Etched rear cab grills (Mainly Trains) RT Sanding gear linkage Grab handle on the footplate Buffer beam pipework Chequer plate on top of the buffers Modelu whistle and shield Replacement etched plates from Model Master (obtained several years ago) Fox Transfers etched shed code Modelu lamps and crew. I decided to leave the handrails alone on this one, although I might change them over on subsequent models. Please excuse the clutter in the background. Very fine etches - the Modelu lamps slide straight over them. A superior product to the Mainly Trains ones. I'm debating a full repaint on this one, however I'd quite like to retain the worn BR emblem... The real 3629 was quite grubby circa 1955 so touching up might be an option. The following job will be to complete an etched Comet chassis (00-tolerances but built with single-beam compensation). I'm hoping to do this over a series of DRAG evenings with assistance from Tim. All the best, Nick. 17 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Brinkly said: Moving the sandbox covers back Well done! It looks great and I'm looking forward to working with you on the next one! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 Thanks, Tim. I have a few 'spare' bodies, which I picked up on eBay a few years ago for the princely sum of £4 a pop... not to mention the similarly priced 64xx bodies, which are also lurking in the maturing box! Having looked around in a cupboard yesterday, I discovered a High Level Pannier (57xx) unbuilt chassis kit and one for a 64xx - I think I bought them before the first lockdown... Best wishes, Nick. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Of all the Panniers shown herein, rarely are the early variety featured; 19xx, etc or the saddle tank conversions. Possibly too early for those with date specific layouts but would add to the motive power variety. Brian. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted February 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2022 Hi Brian, They are lovely. I am tempted with some wartime era stock, but that is very much a long way off. I plan to have a fluid 1955-1960/1 timeframe for the layout. By late 1957 most of the lovely old auto trailers had gone from Laira, which is one of the reasons I want to model this mid-50s period as I can run No. 51 (diagram ‘P’ auto trailer) and 157 (A26) coupled to 14xx and 64xx class locomotives. The older 6-wheeled siphons were also still in operation on the branch in and around 1955/6 and these coupled behind 45/4575 class locos look particularly charming… All the best, Nick. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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