Tim Dubya

Well done, never let her sober up 👍

I'd also add to that to experiment with different media in construction. I absolutely love ply and rivet construction for example, but it takes ages 🤪. I think I'll go with ply and plastic chairs, with the occasional rivet strategically placed (and powering the track from beneath), when I get aroundtoit, SMP for the not so fancy bits.

Building points is easy, the hardest part is starting 👍 My first was a C&L B6 kit back in the Brian Lewis days. I had a few problems which were sorted out via email, although Brian did offer to show me if I popped around but this wasn't necessary once it 'clicked' in my brain box. Even those I've made from scratch after, work... which surprised me the most. Have a play at the very least.

I loved my Allegro, all £80 of it, started it with a hair grip (lock had been crowbarred off by the police when the previous owner lost her keys). The brakes didn't work and it was an awesome experience going over 50mph in it. Sold it for £50 with no life changing injuries to report. EGN 365T

Can't wait to get my sausage fingers all over this... Cheers 👍

Ah, the Ironclads have arrived 🤪

Cheers that was fast!, time to get the wheels and buffers 👍

Cheers, I've just bought one from your eBay shop 👍

What type of wheel would these have used, spoke, disc or mansell? Cheers Dubs

Didcot Railway Centre on Facebook: "90 years ago today, on Saturday 14 July 1934, the Great Western Railway started its system of numbering express passenger trains to and from the West of England. The system of reporting numbers was designed to show the train’s starting station and time, destination and whether it was the second, third, fourth or even fifth relief part of a service. Swindon Works made slotted frames, three feet long, to take enamelled numbers on 20-inch black plates with 16-inch numerals. This publicity photograph shows the numbers being fitted at Swindon station, but not on one of the express trains. Experiments showed that the numbers could be read from over a quarter of a mile away, as an aid for signalmen. To start the system, trains from Paddington carried numbers between 100 and 199; those from Shrewsbury 200 to 299; from Wolverhampton and Birmingham 300 to 399; from Bristol 400 to 499; from Exeter 500 to 599; from Plymouth 600 to 699 and South Wales 700 to 799. The number of each booked train was to end in either ‘0’ or ‘5’ with 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9 being used for trains being run in more than one part. The down Cornish Riviera started as number 125 with relief portions carrying 126 up to 129 inclusive. The up Cornish Riviera carried 615, The down Torbay Express was 150 and the up service was number 515. The 8.30am Channel Islands Boat Express from Paddington carried 100. Special excursion trains carried a ‘0’ as the first figure and Ocean Specials from Plymouth carried ‘00’ followed by the figures 1 to 6 according to their classification. For its first year, the system ran until 29 September."

and paint them green 😉

Green baize might do it. 🤔

I think the spokes might be a challenge, but saying that... @mudmagnet has managed to produce the mesh sides on these and minute detail on lots of the other stuff he produces . 🤔

I made a 'light' out of the spare led strip I used for layout lighting in my spray booth. The intention being that if it looks right in the booth when dry, it should look the same on the layout.