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Designs etc sold to Hunslet Engine Co in 1935 following liquidation of Avonside's business - the bottom of this link may hold the key to knowing where to start looking…... https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/hunslet-engine-company.17136/

First thing you'll have to do on your return is paint that ingot a very cold rust colour…………….

Or in the case of ballasting - "Never give up, never surrender!" Good looking track!

Re. the rear retaining wall made (presumably) from embossed plastikard Fletton brick sheet - whilst a very realistic finish, I do wonder if it isn't the wrong scale…….

I do hope your label printer has a mains adapter (some do not) - mine does not, the only very occasional use usually necessitating a new set of batteries for each label………. p.s. excellent thread, thanks for sharing your trackbuilding methods!

And I suppose you expect us to believe this Hudswell Clarke is an RTR product do you? Come on - what do you take us lot for?

Three photos from Gordon A here - post 25: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/32478-impetus-sentinel-steam-shunter-in-4mm/

Nicely produced films! I often passed by Finbow's yard in Bacton and would always give the Sentinel a quick glance. I wondered where it had disappeared to!

Hello David, David? DAVID? Oh drat, now look what you've all gone and done……….

And then there's the question of 8 x buffer stock flanges…………..

I'll second that - both the first class job and another two sets of bezels!

I guess the grit blasting effectively 'peens' the surface of the whitemetal (possibly making it tougher), closing up any minute openings into which u/s vibes might penetrate. Seems a good policy to blast before cleaning (if you have the gear). Great info thread by the way! Now to read the blasting thread!!

And if I'm not mistaken - the link to Ruston's previous layout is that the loco in Harrison's yard came from the Yorkshire Tar Distillers works at Kilnhurst? Edit: Yes - here it is from www.evra.org.uk Croda refused to allow Henry Ellison to go for scrap. She was bought in1975 by the haulage contractor Brian Harrison, put onto a low-loader and transported the short distance to his yard in Tinsley, Sheffield. She was stored outside for the next 30 years, the rust kept at bay by a periodic dousing of old sump oil from the transport fleet. On Brian Harrison’s death Henry Ellison, together with Ferrybridge No 3 and Cathryn were offered by the family to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway on an extended loan, arriving in the Autumn of 2005.

‘I were ‘shunter lad then. We had a little, tiny engine then that wouldn’t pull owt, only one wagon, can’t remember what she were called .I would get up at five to light up. Should have been the driver’s job but he was allas late I’d get theer at quarter to six and go straight down. We’d use empty tar barrels that we’d bust up a bit of inflammable stuff, and ‘fizz’. Get coal on and get out o’ road. Driver rode and fired it, I was theer to help ’shunter. Theer were two mainline shunts a day, one at half past seven, the other at dinnertime They used to bring ‘em down as far as the weighbridge And then they used to fetch all ours out at tea time, about half past four. Normally we were really busy, but it eased off in‘t summertime. They got it inter theer minds that we needed two shifts. Then we had ’gaffer, ’ main gaffer, come and spend a day wi’ us to see what we were doin’. On the afternoon shift we spent the time shoving the tanks about, coupled t’ engine, back’ards and for’ards, he thought that we were shuntin, but we were just kiddin’ him on like. He spent up to about eight o'clock at night then he went home, he’d had enough. It were on afternoons that we used to play cricket, ‘day shift used to do most of ’work’. This from http://www.evra.org.uk/Ellison/page1.htm - I wonder if this website may possibly have influenced the development of Bury Thorn & Sons? Ixion Chris - there's a nice photo of a Fowler diesel on there too !!

Good question. I imagine internal wagons would be those removed from main line duty. Maybe before mass withdrawal of timber P.O. wagons the non-end door wagons had become less useful due to increased mechanised handling by the major customers - in which case there would be more of these available. But upon wholesale withdrawal of timber wagons there'd be plenty of end doors available too. Is that a reasonable assumption? Suggest mass perusal of industrial photographs!

I forgot to say - thanks to Rob for such an inspirational thread!

I know it was a while ago (I've only just stumbled across this thread whilst searching on google for images of Welsh colliery lines!) but I just had to laugh at that!!! I'm a constant Buddleia picker at work (they love chalk and the interstitial spaces on earthmovers.....) but it is wonderful to see the butterflies. No problem - in years to come I'm sure there will be r/c micro mechanisms which can be utilised for these in 7mm

What a lovely model, and thanks for such a detailed description of the build. I particularly like the weathered staining on the brickwork. Even a kettle - mine's milk no sugar please!

Hopefully the footplate crew will look more NCB than BR

http://braillebuilder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/ummt-zeppelin-armored-railcar-kit.html That's just the german ones!

What is the origin of the signal box Chris? Self-build? That is a lovely view of the Hudswell pushing a few rough minerals uphill behind the box, I can't wait to see it with the scenic dressing!

I believe it is called 'weathering'.........its all the rage you know.

Well that pretty much determines the livery of the Highwaymen then! http://www.flickr.com/photos/fryske/3452812257/in/set-72157606910419367 Long-established steel haulers around Sheffield.

So that's what the glow from the open firebox door was...........

I'll bring a can of EASYSTART, ideal for an old vintage Fowler . Unless you have a can of the Australian brand of course......