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Anything by Don Breckon or Barry Freeman gets my seal of approval.Summer at Saltern Cove for example.

Tank wagons aside.As you know my priority is to get more coaching stock for ANTB.I've just stumbled across this old thread of mine http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/30682-gwr-coach-photos/ I still have the old b set body waiting for some sides.The E141 wasn't a go-er so is there anything on Mr Comet's list I could genuinely use this moulding for easily. 60' bow ended.

Thanks for that.Here's the link http://www.robbiesrollingstock.co.uk/Tank_Wagons.htm He doe's five different Pratts Spirit versions although no mention of what wagon he uses for them as he uses Dapol for the coal wagons he doe's. It might be transfers only looking again.

Rich.If you have a spare Collett 4000g tender I'd swap it for the Hawksworth type that will come with my Wellington,eventually.

Don't be such a grump.We wander off topic all the time on A Nod To Brent [aka RMweb's GWR modellers club]

Possibly one of Britains greatest strikers.Right up there with myself. He never played for Newark or owned a caravan.

Perhaps I should ask Beast of this parish to do them. [iron Maiden]

Fabulous find Mikkel and it didn't escape my notice that one of those engines was 3864 too.

Hi Dave.Nothing special and unfortunately I don't have any photos under construction.A similar technique was used for my station grass bank where I used polystyrene blocks covered in mod roc after shaping.Very messy.Cover your trackwork with newspaper first. An undercoat is applied although if using scenic mats it's not needed.The front edge has a layer of polyfilla spead over it followed by Green Scene Devon Soil painted on top of a red undercoat,B & Q matchpot emulsions are good for this.Various scenic materials are used for the greenery including WS foliage matting ripped apart.

Not according to the website quoted by Mikkel in post 1511.A British retail brand from 1953 as I read it.I would use them myself otherwise. 'This is the British arm of the Belgian company Petrofina, they started trading in the UK in the later 1940s but only established a British retail brand in 1953 when the bought out Cities Service Oil Company Ltd. (an existing distributor of petroleum products) and several small distribution chains. Fina ware themselves bought out by Total in 1999. Fina were buying and using railway tank wagons in their livery by the later 1950s (some of which were second hand stock). They have operated rail tankers, both Class A and B, in their livery. In the early years the Class A tanks were silver or very light grey with the word FINA about 30 inches (75cm) high on the upper side in red outlined in black. Under this was 'motor spirit' in black. The Class B tanks used the company logo, usually to the left and with 'fuel oil' in lettering about a foot high on the right.'

A few photos of the oil tanks in close up.Where I had two of the same vehicle I made an attempt at renumbering by doing just one number.In hindsight a better job may result in doing the complete number as the font style may not be quite the same.Another job I may do is to fit screw-links as this train is likely to be a fixed rake.However,Smiths are quite pricey so won't be done all in one go.

A few more...

I might have a couple of 'Fina' wagons available too soon.

A lovely sunny morning in the South Hams as we spot a busy scene at Tigley Junction shed as 6676 trundles by with it's oil train.More wagons in detail anon. Inspired by Andy Y's shot of Pendon taken from above.

A nice rake you have there Kev.There's something nice about 7mm scale.

Well he's sold over 400 items in a month and had no negative feedback although going back he has had some.

Taken a couple of quick shots with my remarshalled oil train under J headlamps on 66xx class 6676.Yes I do know they were never seen in South Devon but due to loco shortages I've pressed it into action.If these are ok I'll do some more properly tomorrow. Incidently,I've added a barrier wagon at either end but someone on here who's knowledge is second to none is not convinced I need them and that 60's colour photo I mentioned earlier with the 72xx has none either.I think it looks ok.

I wouldn't say no to another either but lets not have a bidding war on ebay please.

What liveries are those then ?

The only research I've done is to read through that webpage on Mikkel's link above.It says that Fina wagons are a no-no till much later than my post war period but the Esso liveries are ok along with the Mobil.I need to find a photo of an oil train in Devon ideally.It's a cracking looking train in model form if I get it correct but whether it's prototypical in the South Hams is open to debate.I could always revert to rule 1 though.Who would have thought a few photos would create such an interest. The Pratts Spirit would have become Esso but will stay as I adore it's livery.

I can help there Chris.You can borrow any of my engines for that.They're all green.

Possibly.Hattons also have this new 'Esso' version to pre order but it shews ICI on the image. http://www.ehattons.com/61007/Bachmann_Branchline_38_776_20_Ton_Tank_Wagon_Esso_/StockDetail.aspx There's a mention of a Fawley to Bromford Bridge oil train in the mid 60s unusually at that time hauled by a Grange instead of BRCW Type 3. Roy Hobbs Working Steam.Collett Granges & Manors book.

This is mine in close up and slightly different to the one in your link.