westernviscount

Hi,

 

Try Modelmaster Transfers; they took on the former Cambrian transfer sheets, and there may be something on the engineering wagon sheet to suit. They also do a variety of sheets for pre-nationalisation brake vans that remained operating in your chosen period.

 

Here's a link to their site: https://modelmaster.uk/

 

No connection with them other than as a satisfied customer.

 

Regards,

 

Alex.

Thanks Alex. Will take a look!

Hi Folks

Wondered if any of you know where i can source decals/transfers for the Cambrian 25t pill box brakevan kit. I model 1968 to 1972....ish. There is no advice in the instructions and a brief online search has not led to much. 

cheers

A very enjoyable weekend. Great meeting everyone who came for a chat. Yes, good to to meet you to Steve.

Excellent layouts on display with some personal highlights attached.

Fan reserved in argos for collection tomorrow morning! ;-)

Thanks steve, looking forward to what looks like another good essex show. There were a few 'worrying warps' as i left tonight but hey, adds to the realism.

See you all tomorrow.

Templefield will be there this weekend. Looking forward to it. Hope she behaves in the heat!!!

Ken, bring a spare CDU and seep pm4 or two just in case ;-)

"Like geological eras, rail eras are not cut’n’dry, although they are considerably shorter. There is certainly blurring at the edges"

Agreed, and its this blurring of new motive power and ancient infrastructure and practices that i think is ripe for modelling. I am too young to have known this period but i feel a definite pull towards it! Up until now e have restricted myself to 68' to 71'ish but intend to move further back in time...in the future!!

An excellent example of this period is/ was a layout called south pimlico https://youtu.be/a-pxEOAtR80

I model the "rareley modelled era" 1965 - 1968, You CAN have (nearly) it all, Steam, green & blue diesels, maroon, green & blue grey coaches, air braked 100 ton wagons and 4 wheeled unbraked minerals etc etc. I was a young lad back then and that era was definitely NOT boring. Tons of infrastructure was still around also, everywhere, ancient, old, recent and brand new, mostly all intermingling.

 

There is even a whole thread here on RMweb about it. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/52572-why-is-this-so-rarely-modelled/

 

As to magazines splitting, perhaps not. The above "era" would probably cross any era divide. I like to see "modern image" layouts, which can be from the 60's to the present. Not that I model them, my cut off date is 1968 - and there was quite alot of blue around 65 - 68 as a trawl through the above thread will reveal. Don't forget blue / grey kicked off in 1964 with D1733 & the XP64 stock - a hell of a long time ago !!

 

Model this and you'll get some comments !!!!

 

 

Brit15

I model the "rareley modelled era" 1965 - 1968, You CAN have (nearly) it all, Steam, green & blue diesels, maroon, green & blue grey coaches, air braked 100 ton wagons and 4 wheeled unbraked minerals etc etc. I was a young lad back then and that era was definitely NOT boring. Tons of infrastructure was still around also, everywhere, ancient, old, recent and brand new, mostly all intermingling.

 

There is even a whole thread here on RMweb about it. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/52572-why-is-this-so-rarely-modelled/

 

As to magazines splitting, perhaps not. The above "era" would probably cross any era divide. I like to see "modern image" layouts, which can be from the 60's to the present. Not that I model them, my cut off date is 1968 - and there was quite alot of blue around 65 - 68 as a trawl through the above thread will reveal. Don't forget blue / grey kicked off in 1964 with D1733 & the XP64 stock - a hell of a long time ago !!

 

Model this and you'll get some comments !!!!

 

 

Brit15

Saw oakley Green at Chelmsford today. Excellent layout.

Thank you once again folks. What a breadth of knowledge there is out there. I have decided to go for the newspapers livery as it sounds like i may be able to justify it if the layout is early 70's. 

I have two BGs to paint - one bachman and one semi scratch built. I may be brave and attempt one in blue and grey. Brave as i have never spray painted before and also the blue and grey will require white lining!

Thank you to everyone who has posted so far. I think books are going to be my source as there is little on the net. I have seen pictures of the converted BGs with the welded doors, however most of the photographs i have seen are undated or are around 1980. 

I am modelling circa 1970. Does anyone feel Newspapers vans can be ruled out for this era? I am repainting a bachman BG and am also converting the "your model railway village" MK1 coach into a BG and would like to paint them in newspapers livery. 

Hi Folks

First post on RMWEB. Could anyone tell me what year the all over blue livery with newspapers branding was applied to mk1 BG stock? I am hoping it was early 70's but i cannot find any photographic evidence. 

Any help would be good.