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You're not wrong... I know of at least one other Peter's Spares have sold....

Some more progress this evening. The trussing on the two dining cars was altered in 1927 from the former turnbuckle type to a more angular structure which was a forebear of the 1934 welded trussing. This is not catered for in the kit (I did know this) and so will have to be scratchbuilt with lengths of brass 1mm angle and section ordered from and supplied with great alacrity by Eileen's. The outer trussing is in place after tonight's session leaving just the internal bracing to add at the weekend and then the whole to be tidied up. I examined the Doncaster drawing for this at the NRM. It was dated 1923 even though the modifications weren't applied until 1927. One wonders if the revised design was a reaction to a problem with the cars or they were selected for experimentation for some reason despite being as far from bog standard coaches as you can get.

I think the BMW colour is 'Zinnobar Red', not 'Cinnabar'. This is it, if it's any indication.

I know - I get asked to operate a lot of layouts because they can't find anyone better....

I don't know - that bottom edge where it meets the white is a bit tatty. Did she press the masking tape down firmly enough before she started painting?

If it helps, Phil, the vents are right on the Triang one.....

Bill lists it twice - I assume one is square windows, one rounded.

I can give you Rupert's email address, Rob: there's a 7mm version on the way, if it isn't already available..... This looks a bit better:

Something of a momentous morning - the whole set now at the rolling shell stage.

If it helps, Tony, 16351 was from a 1930 batch - unless there were any detail variations from its use as an Ambulance Car during WW2. If we're being thoroughly pedantic, welded (angle) underframes started to appear in 1934. It's a nice looking coach whatever. I'm pleased you mentioned battery boxes - it took me a moment to work out what was wrong with the picture when I first looked at it. Edit - spelling.

I've repainted the affected side of the first van and here it is. I've renumbered the second one but left the Bachmann 1 in place so you can see how much larger their numbers are than the HMRS ones. I'll reduce that before they go into traffic. When I finish them off I think I will replace the vac pipes and I need to make up a replacement brake lever for the repaint. After that quick burst of wagon therapy it was back to the serious stuff tonight: Third class passengers will soon be able to be accommodated.

Not at all. Just as long as people are aware he might well be reading. I know we all ought to post as if whoever we're talking about will read what we've written, but not everyone has that in mind all the time and especially in this thread. ... and just because the price label is still on the pack doesn't mean that that's the price the vendor paid, or that he only bought it just before he listed it.

The seller is a well known member of this forum. Just saying....

Seventy seven quid for a 4mm brake van?

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I think the important phrase here is 'loco driven' - there was a Golden Eagle in the 1980s (I think) but i imagine it would have been tender drive. The Bachmann one is silky smooth and silent - I can live with whatever the body shortcomings are. We acquired one for Ormesby Hall over last winter. It was disappointing until I removed the spring from inside the chassis above the rear driving axle. Now goes like the wind with 11 kit built coaches behind it. My Capercaillie is mechanically the same and it goes frighteningly fast - 185 scale mph on the Pilmoor layout last year.

LG.

Something of an interlude this evening - as if you need an excuse for a bit of fiddling with wagons. Last night my friendly Man From Peter's Spares brought along a pair of Bachmann fish vans. I've been looking forward to these having heard good things about them and by and large they didn't disappoint. Just a couple of things stood out when I saw them - the chalkboard on the side is white instead of slate coloured and the lettering looked a bit large. I still had all the transfers out from doing some jobs last week so this morning and then again this evening I've tweaked one slightly. There's no more than half an hour's work here but I think it helps. Untouched van on the left, as if you needed telling. The number has been completely replaced (HMRS pressfix) but I've also taken about half a mil off the end of the top and bottom strokes of the E. Couplings removed, slate panel painted and the the roof given a coat of grey/black with talc. I wrecked a safety loop getting the unfeasibly long coupling screws out and the vac pipes are quite delicate as well. Once weathered and with proper couplings, though, these will definitely look the part. As a further comparison, here's the cut down Parkside which used to be the only way to one of these vans.

Oh, that's remarkably good.

Have you asked Mark Allatt?

We were pleased to welcome LNER4479 to Ormesby last night and he was able to watch the set test run for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30JlyyVZiCY&feature=youtu.be I was very pleased to see it run pretty well for a first time out - one bogie rubbing slightly and a bit of level adjustment to do, but overall not bad.

One. Was that all you wanted to know?

The Dynamometer Car is ex-NER. Comments on the accuracy of the A4 I leave to those infinitely more knowledgeable.

Thankfully not. Rob is multi-residential.

Duckets on one side only. Battery boxes are a bit of a moveable feast as well. Just don't go anywhere near what they were used for....