Alan Higgi

Oh great one! I wanted to know that too! I have a dozen to complete so how many sheets will I need? Can I specify my choice of numbers?

Those are the longer barrel petrol (as opposed to oil) ones -didn't someone do a conversion kit?

Wow! I was not aware of your location. Sorry. Super area but a disadvantage if you run out of bits. I am so disorganised but can get (almost) anything next day. On the lamp codes - it was A,B,C etc in 1960 and 1,2,3 etc post 1962 I was going to post it here but can't work out how.

And I thought it was me! Yes I have had a few "off" tins but just matt black and matt varnish. I now prefer Precision and even then I sometimes find I need a bit extra matting agent.

Peter's Spares are good for mail order on lamps if you cannot get them locally or at shows. There was some one else that used to do lamps beside Springside - a larger disc "light" but I cannot for the life of me remember who?

Springside lamps with a .7 dia hole and filled with a very tiny bit of bluetack.

How about a Comet Chassis? I had this swapping of motors/chassis thing with a trio of B1s some years back and ended up with the Comet Chassis option on one of them. It is by far the best runner of the 52 locos I own.

The Masterpiece ones look the best and are heavy but the Bachmann ones are good too

Thanks Ray the 38xx is so near haulage wise it pulls 39 of my 41 wagon coal train! I think the 1mm lead cab floor/ masterpiece crew dodge may well do it

...........snug fit within the boiler which comes carefully filled with metal ballast.. Hi Ray Is there room for any more? A mate asked me if I could "tweak" a 38xx for him and I don't want to dismantle for nothing. Again you are the leader and I would think if ther was room for another 40g you would have done it?

It's a fair bet Hornby will do all of the Hall varients eventualy. There are 3 boiler and 2 wheelbase varients on their Black 5 and they have made a start on the B17. They have also captured the diffences between Rebuilt Patriots and Rebuilt Scots. I still think Bachmann may rescue their new hall but it looks like a difficult birth!

I would think that might be a bit difficult to obtain! Also I don't think I could cut or shape it. This is what I have found with the Tungsten. I mean Great for a standard wagon weight but a fixed size for Locos? Maybe in a bunker or smokebox mixed with lead shot? Early days. In any event 330-350g is plenty for my needs. Keep 'em coming Ray. Bouncing off each other is great but don't throw any spent uranium at me. I think we are staying with lead but if you recall the piece in the top of the Jubilee fire box weighed 11. 4g we would have had 18.95 g/cc Uranium,11.35 g/cc Lead, 19.32 g/cc Gold, 19.35 g/cc Tungsten,19.84 g/cc Plutonium, 21.45 g/cc Platinum, 22.4 g/cc Iridium, 22.6 g/cc Osmium !

You are the leader again! My WD was relegated to light duties too but following your post is

It's the roof profile that makes the Southern Pride option difficult. Tony Wright's DVD show one way of doing this but after doing 2 I will now wait for Bachmann! Wright writes..... - Modelling musings & miscellany - RMweb

Nicely done SS. And well illustrated. I had been told you can get the Jubilees up to 390g but I was satisfied at 332 and you at 310 so enough is as good as. Next the Stanier pacifics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I did know but thank you and good point. I asume that (like the Black 5 varients) Hornby will cover everything (all Halls!)

Where are the pictures?

I guess MREmag Latest Issue but I will now wait for the Hornby Hall

There is a superglue remover made by Loctite. It works on cycle locks that have been sabotaged but I have not tried it on anything else!

Great

Inspirational; Just took advantage of Hatton's Evening Star give away and it's about No 3 in the new projects list. All the things you mention were in need of attention. Also I was not entirely convinced on the boiler bands and lining. Sometimes these things can get lost under a bit of grime and sometimes the faults get accentuated. Again well done and, as it's easier to be a follower than a leader, I await the completion.

Looks like there are a couple of examples within 20 miles of me! 1. GWR 1145 Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake built 1922 2. GWR 261 Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake built 19221. So a bit of investigation and I am building! Thanks to everybody that posted.

Many Thanks. It does help. What I was hoping for - lined maroon. I can get this book from the library.

Great I will ask around. Can I be cheeky and ask if it is lined? Thanks Alan

The only Photos I can find are in J H Russell's books (GW Coaches & the Appendix vol 2) All are early 1950s. I believe 2 of the class are preserved but I have no details and it is likely that these were latterly converted into service vehicles. I usually find details in the background of a photo of something else but not here!