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Now you've made me fancy a Curly Wurly, or a Milky Bar washed down with a Vimto.😀

If you have the rulers showing in Word that will give you a rough Idea of the size. You can also insert a text box at the size of the space you have for the sign writing, And centre the text both vertically and horizontally. Note almost all shop names are in ALL CAPITALS.

I use Anita's Tacky glue (sets in about 20 seconds) put onto the card, never the paper, and for large areas I use a piece of spare card as a spreader. Be aware even then the paper will expand slightly. If I'm sticking stone texture onto the card I let a rough application of glue dry first to give some texture.

The reason for the 'Heavy duty chassis' is because it was, in the original version, a demountable, or skip lorry. Hence it was designed for any size of container that could be pulled up onto it from the ground.

See image below (hopefully the link will work)

https://www.alamy.com/hooking-of-a-full-container-on-the-truck-image443960221.html?imageid=4E79002D-3542-4781-9BF3-93CFD39A395E&p=1288143&pn=1&searchId=2682976d39cfe56e42969a84deed7d32&searchtype=9

Chris, I'm nearly 60😲, I found all I needed was sufficient light not better glasses. I have a multi LED Anglepoise light over my workbench. Still not sure I could produce models to your high standards though. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your thread.

A lovely poster Annie, I used to live near Norwich so went to the Broads quite a lot as a child. I remember one time in winter watching the Swans and Ducks trying to land on the ice. Very undignified for them. Sadly in Cornwall we have very few birds tweeting in the mornings, you could hardly call it a chorus, although in the quiet of the pandemic I could hear them better. 

That is so realistic, I thought you had posted a prototype picture in amongst your wonderful digital ones.

It has really cheered me up and I needed that today. I am on a two year waiting list for a major spinal operation and cannot walk unaided and then only about 30 feet, it means I can't work either, but our wonderful UK Department of Work and Pensions have told me that I am not disabled and so they will not pay me anything for my lack of mobility and also I cannot get a Blue Badge (a special parking permit) without giving the council proof, which the NHS won't release to me yet, so I can't go anywhere unless taken by someone who drops me off.

Sorry to clog up your thread with my woes, but it always cheers me up to see your amazing work and your cheer up pictures.

On 05/02/2023 at 16:20, MrWolf said:

 

Thank you, It's hard to tell if she's confident or nervous at present. 

 

We've been shopping and got her kitted out, another virtually identical small black rucksack to the one she takes everywhere, sandwich box, flask as she's fussy about tea, new boots with slightly less aggressive heels and a shiny new pearl handled switchblade... (Yes, she's taking the bus to work!)

 

It's monthly salary of course, so that first payday won't be until the last Friday in March and I won't be surprised if they see how many hours she will work for free during the trial period as a "test". 

 

But she's not daft. She's not afraid of hard work but she won't put up with being taken advantage of either.

We shall see how it goes! 

There is no such thing as a free trial or work experience now, unless it is only two weeks when you are still in full time education. I do payroll for my sins and had to break this fact to one of my bosses recently. They were not happy. Nice work on the garage, much cleaner than the one I do the accounts for.

There is at least one N Gauge shunting layout on RMWEB. It is an industrial layout and makes use of the N Gauge society industrial shunter. I think this would be a great idea for a competition (or two), maybe @AY Mod or @Phil Parker could look into it. Sorry Andy and Phil for suggesting yet more work for you to do.

I helped design a fiddle yard for a friend with 18 roads. All of them have set track curved points at each end and then go into a scissors crossing immediately followed by a spiral. We've never had any problems with anything coming off on the points even when a train has broken away and run backwards down the spiral. Each set of points goes in the same direction - ie no reverse curves. It is a continental layout with very long coaches with quite shallow flanges as well. I think you will be fine.

You can get UV varnish from Windsor and Newton which might help slow down the process.

1 hour ago, PaulRhB said:

Rusting to ashes . . .

 

I see you've "Fired up the quattro", will you have your very own Keeley Hawes?

Cornwall is dry, no wind and sunny this morning. Can't say it's been like that for a long time though.

Interesting that the lichen on the rooves looks like snow in the black and white picture.

7 minutes ago, Mike_Walker said:

Alternatively do what they did at the old Reading depot.  A block on a piece of string hanging from the roof - when it hits the windscreen you stop, fast!

 

Someone's painted the tops of the rails yellow at the ends so that'll stop them (no power to the unit😀).

1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said:

Looks very much like McKenzie & Holland floor quadrants and the lever angle is much like one of their frames, or even the Westinghouse derivative which was popualr with the SR although the levers lok a bit short.  Block instruments are definitely not GWR like and most of the furniture is well adrift for GWR

 

The Springside DK1 'box interior is definitely GWR and almost certainly must have been modelled on detail taken from a Western box somewhere down west as even the cupboards are exact to the Reading design.  I'm not sure on the lever spacing but it might scale out nearer =5.25" than =4".    I don't know what's in the smaller DK 6 kit but presumably based on using the same masters?

Thanks, I think I have a spring side one somewhere. I will have to try and find it.

Interesting that there are three box vans and only one open in the part of the train we can see.

6 hours ago, Annie said:

Sunday Afternoon Cheer Up Picture: (Picture shamelessly borrowed from Didcot Railway Centre) 

Wantage Tramway No 5 hauling a goods train into the town circa 1930. 

I haven't forgotten my own Wantage layout project as I've been hunting about looking for suitable buildings.

 

How many levers are there in the Peco interior kit? Which I assume is designed to fit.

Hi Dave, just seen this Neilson and Co loco on Facebook. It's only eight feet tall. Have you already made this?

https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/neilson-co-works-no-6087-no-25-0-4-0st/

Great start, gives me inspiration to get on with my SMS baseboard. How are you planning to disguise/smooth the edges of the rounded corners of card in the backscene? I ask because I haven't worked out how to do mine yet.

A magnificent range and standard of work as ever from you. Amazing paint work on the Great Western coaches ( I have a few to do and am not looking forward to the painting), as well as everything else.

Usually with a detachable section of wire that hooks onto the fixed ends either side of the join.

Sorry if you have mentioned upthread but which soundchip and soundfile is in the small prairie? It is the most realistic UK  steam sound I have heard.

I do hope they serve it in Bone China cups, a far superior taste IMHO. Happy New Year and thanks for all the inspirational modelling. Simon 

The Hattons GWR Genesis coaches, they sold out on pre-order so I hope they do another run.

I like the, "... clothes to dress ..." angle, that should stop any "do you really need that" arguments from any other halfs 😀.