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    I posted in haste and was torn between a pm and a wider note . I’m sure a wider audience would appreciate your notes
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    Yes please to sharing your notes . Thanks . Ken
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    I , too , did 10 years at Thorn . At the time that take overs were all the rage , a “story” went around . Sir Jules is driving down the M1 when he notices a company. “ That would fit nicely in my Group “ he thinks and despatches the Acquisition Team . A month later they report back . “ We bought that company 5 years ago “.
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    That brings back memories of 220 squadron Shackletons climbing out of St. Mawgan over Cornish beaches in the 1960s . 4 Rolls Royce Griffons labouring under load with an almost imperceptible rate of climb . I believe they used a rocket or jet assisted take off to lift enough fuel for a 10 or 12 hour sortie . Heroes all .
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    Re fire iron brackets . I use “ Bambi” staples , bent to shape against a template and glued into a .5 mm diameter hole . For template , I use a 4 mm scale drawing . They are not finescale but robust - see picture of 14xx . I think their manufacturer is self explanatory but let me know if not . The late Iain Rice shows how to file a flat onto 0.45 mm wire and then bend into shape . Can’t recall which of his excellent books .
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    I was dealing with a 14 xx clas engine which has a central handrail knob . Obviously different for the Metro .
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    I’m by no means an expert but would add , don’t forget to thread one handrail knob onto the wire first . This is for the front of the handrail on the boiler front . I used a bit of gas pipe , same diameter plus a bit as boiler , and started as Mr Wolf says at 12 o clock .Once I’d got a U shaped and overlong handrail formed , I grasped one side with flat ended pliers . Then bend a 90 degree right angle bend on one side to form the horizontal leg . Repeat for other side ; add knobs and trim to length. Good luck !
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    I’m 78 and had a TURP 8 years ago , so it’s a real possibility these days . At the time I was in mid twenties. Thanks for a belly laugh .
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    For 2 years , one of these woke me up at 06.00 . The gentle murmur of warming water was much less stressful than an alarm .
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    Having just seen your later post, this may be irrelevant.
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    Once you have fettled the wheels as above , try a rocking technique as you position them . Rick them gently one the squared end of the axle , from side to side . Hope this helps .
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    I’m relieved my memory wasn’t playing tricks about rubbing down the pannier tanks sides ( instruction Body point 6 ).
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    I bought of set of the shorter London Road axle jigs years ago and found they wouldn’t go through my carefully reamed axle bushes . Lacking a lathe , I spun them in my Black and Decker and smoothed the diameter with wet and dry . They fitted smoothly afterwards . This is an observation not a criticism .
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    The Johnster has covered this comprehensively . I would only add that I recall the instructions said to rub down the sides of the panniers to square them up . Centrifugal forces during casting bulge them out a bit . I glued wet and dry to a block of wood and it worked for me . A good kit for its time . Good luck .
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    My Dad’s 1965 Zodiac had a very rare option , the ZF 4 speed all synchro” four on the floor “. When you changed from 3rd to 4th it went Click ,Click . It also had a lift and hold ring to protect reverse gear . Gorgeous motor.
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    I haven’t seen a “fair copy “ since “O” GCE level Latin in 1960 .
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    I’m always impressed by the modelling ( not of the pick chers kind) and the oh so convincing back stories and context . Who else could conjure up a passed fireman and passed cleaner to crew a special ? Wonderful!
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    Agreed this is a good way forward. Tim Shackleton recommends soldering .33 wire behind to strengthen the connecting rods . If you need to cut and shut the damaged ones , this might help.
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    Back in the day , I occasionally worked at Swindon where the factory hooter regulated lunch .
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    Thanks for this insight , Johnster . Itbis most valuable . I appreciate the care taken to record the work , working methods and the social aspects. Fascinating. Ken
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    Mike thanks so much for this , very helpful indeed . And a brass running plate ! Wow ! Truly inspirational.
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    This is both inspirational and valuable, so thanks Mike . I fed back the same idea to Bachmann at Warley but feel that their focus is elsewhere. So , I feel that melding a whitemetal body to the Bachman Dukedog chassis is the way forward . Or is a 3D printed body a possibility? I appreciate the calls on your time but would welcome more details, if possible . Thanks in anticipation .
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    Yes I was lucky . More recently ( 40 years ago) I was a governor at our village school . The school was a large tin shack and looked like the Falkland Island Trading Store . “ The radiators are moving” . When I got there, the radiators were stationary but the building was moving in strong winds . Back to the topic .
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    Years ago , I was in Cornwall on holiday and went to the cinema ( a large tin structure). Cleopatra was floating down the Nile when an express thundered by shaking the cinema and destroying the illusion . Great film , though .
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    James , any progress on the White Pass and Yukon ? I have very happy memories of a trip in 2017- still have the baseball hat ! Your book on Small Layout Design is excellent… we met at Warley . Best . Ken
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