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Evening all :-) Having a had a nosy through the Halfords list n not seeing anything that jumped out at me, Does anyone know if there's a Halfords colour that's a fair match for Great Central Railway loco Green please? Cheers Dan :-)

Duly purchased, shopping for a box file and bits this weekend :-)

Personally a couple of reliveries would do me 57604 - Pendennis Castle in Brunswick Green 57603 - Tintagel Castle in GWR Green Just to complete my set :-) Happy New year to all Dan :-)

Excellent, thanks for the help guys :-)

Evening all A few quick queries for an ongoing project I have... 1) is the 4 wheel motor bogie from the O gauge SNCF diesel the same as the one used in the class 33? 2) as I'm new to the bigger scales, as far as reputation, general running qualities n that kind of thing go, is the Lima O gauge stuff on par with the OO gauge motors or are they totally different? 3) how easy is it to DCCify the O gauge motor? Cheers Dan :-)

Evening all Thanks Ed for pointing that slide out. have had a good look at it n now more advice is sought :-) recent cessation of employment means saving for assorted books/slides/prints has slowed down a bit so I'm going to bother you guys in the mean time and see if I can find the answer... So, D6315... I'm modelling mine as pre August 64 (no yellow panels on mine) and a small detail I'm after, I can't see clearly if it's on the slide or not Shed plates! I've seen a picture of her in '69 with shed plates on the lower cabisde fairing on the drivers side so the questions for tonight are... 1) would there have been one on each corner, like the builders plates, or just on each drivers side? (the slide has 2nd man's side nearest the camera and there isn't one there... 2) if they weren't on the fairings in earlier condition, where are they likely to be, if carried at all? 3) having seen various class members carrying them in either red or black, would the colour have been dependent on the depot that they were allocated to or did it just depend on what they had on the shelves at the time? Cheers :-) Dan

That's a good point actually, it's kits that I'm looking to start with :-) n I have tried to do it on my own, I just seen to end up with 2 separate bits of metal n a blob of solder on one of them...

Simon - I was looking at the Fred Phipps kit as well, not sure where I'd put one but I seem to be gathering a collection of 22's in assorted sizes N, OO and O gauge so far, maybe when I've finished the 2 kits I'll start saving for a bigger one :-p I've heard rumor that Steve Beattie is working on a gauge 3 one as well!...

Thanks again for the additional info guys :-) Craig - I was actually looking at the website for the new build class 22 the other night, very much looking forward to seeing that progress! I will have to see if I can get hold of the books you've all mentioned :-) Definitely no eyebrow vents on my kit, n a pretty plain front end so will need to track down some decent pics for positioning of the assorted holes,lights, brackets, grab rails etc. Dan

Morning all Out of curiosity, and if I asked really nicely, is there anyone in the Cheltenham area who would be able to spare a couple of hours over a weekend to teach a lemon how to solder? reading about it n watching YouTube videos doesn't help in the slightest, I learn much better with practical work! Tea and biscuits can be provided :-)

Excellent, thanks for that

As I'm struggling to find exact details, could anyone help with the following... I've got a kit of a Class 22, it's got the original/disc Headcode nose, and is going to be finished in green with no yellow panel... I'm hoping to number it as D6315 but the only pictures I can find show that loco with Headcode boxes, so did it ever run in the above condition n was just elusive, or did it have Headcode boxes from new? Cheers :-) Dan

Thanks Ben :-) Either way I've now signed up for the NGS n it'll be the BP green one for me :-)

Out of curiosity, is the BP green one going to be with Louise nameplates or without?

While not 100% accurate, would some kind of bodgery using a chopped about caley pug body and a peckett chassis be feasible or is the caley pug substantially larger (width/height wise, in model form) than the peckett?

Only slightly off topic, but not only is there one of those about 10 minutes up the road from me, there's also 'For Cod's Sake ' about 10 minutes in the other direction As for the trains, would have been nice to see the GWR liveried 57 in n gauge, just have to get the OO one when it arrives, but Merl Evans and Evening star duly added to the shopping list... So much for my resolution to cut down on new train purchases this year

I originally had all 3 on pre order, but a slight issue with employment (namely me somewhat suddenly not having any) I actually thought I was going to miss out on these, was both spectacular and disheartening seeing the speed with which they were hoovered up from the model shops!! However, With much thanks due to my parents for tracking one down for me for Christmas, my H&P Peckett turned up yesterday, and it really is an exquisite little thing :-) Once the chaos and libations of tonights annual send off are out the way, I'll make a start on an industrial plank for it to play on :-)

No pics as yet, but now the proud owner of the of both the MSC and Crossley Evans Sentinels :-) Seems a bit quiet on here of late, is that because everyone has had enough sentinels or is the forthcoming Peckett considered more exciting?

My Harry Beck arrived about half hour ago, must say I'm really really impressed :-) Now due a slight financial hiccup of my own doing, only 4 weeks to wait until I can get my other one... :-)

[quote name="F-UnitMad" post="2327952" timestamp="1465066465" Dapol 08 not far away now... apparently!! End of June, so I'm told :-)

My housemate suggested much the same actually :-/ I'm sure I don't need 2 of them... But I have had some overtime this month... What better way to reward myself for all that hard work..

Advert in the latest Model Rail magazine showing the BR Blue 08's as being released this Month :-) Just debating now whether to wait for my green one or decide that I really would rather have a blue one instead... Not that I'm impatient or anything... :-p

Well, I did get very excited and promptly pre-ordered one of each when they were announced, however I have no photos or personal experience of the things to share on the thread so I'm just patiently waiting for them to arrive :-) Of a side note, has there been any suggestion of a price bracket yet or is that still TBA? Dan :-)

A short but pointless note while I'm on bit of a tea break (the joys of working nights!!) Just read an email from Hornby and apparently the Huntley & Palmer Peckett is their 2nd most pre-ordered loco this month :-) Wonder how many more of the other 2 need to be ordered to get them into the top 5...

They say the only stupid question is the one you don't ask..., With that in mind, I will put this one forward for answering... Having recently built a couple of the Dapol ventilated meat van kits, I was wondering, what were the prototypes actually used for? (and if anyone says simply, meat, they'll be beaten with a stick :-) ) What kind of things did they convey and from where to where? I'm assuming being non refrigerated whatever it was would have been moderately short haul for quick turnaround without spoiling? Or salted meats over long distance? Crates of stuff from abbotoir to factory for processing? Cheers Dan :-)