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ALL SUMMER LONG...THE BEACH BOYS

DO IT AGAIN..STEELY DAN

YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE....HALL & OATES.

Diamonds...Jet Harris

Tell Me Why...Buddy Holly and The Crickets

Plymouth Rock...Brian Wilson

OR........ It's not easy being green...KERMIE FROG

Green Onions...BookerT

Evening All, Being a bit thick and old I've only just cottoned on to this thread. I know nothing about Cambrian coach colours but I do know top notch modelling when I see it. Well done indeed Chris. Cheers, Craig.

Evening Gary and all, Who cares about a few centipedes or millimetres...if YOU like it and it doesn't upset the neighbours who cares!!! [just my humble opinion] I think what you are doing is great....long may it continue. Made up a couple of Ratio Midland coaches myself a few years ago in umber and white/cream.and like you think they do the business. Just off for a thimbleful of Pinot Noir and a look at how my layout is creeping along. Cheers, Craig.

Evening All, Totally agree with everything said on here. I thought Saltdean was brill but Langstone is brilliant. My pathetic attempts are edging closer to the bin every day! Cheers, Craig.

Evening, Just tried your link(19.45] no problems . Could be your end, Cheers, Craig.

Thanks for another great edition Eric. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Craig.

Evening All, Just to add my threepence worth I would LOVE an LBSCR liveried H2 pretty please with knobs on Mr Bachmann. Craig.

Hi Gary, The missus and I tried everything including reducing the picture size but still couldn't load them. Will have another bash on Saturday. If you would like to name your Gladstone Mike Waldron at EBM has transfers. [Just don't name it Cottesloe!!!! Already taken by a large gentleman in Sunny Wales] Bye for now, Craig.

Afternoon All, Thank you all for the tips re posting pix.....will have another go tonight post afternoon snooze and pre glass or two of claret. Thanks again, Craig.

Evening Gary, Like the Chinchilla dust,very effective.Took some pix of the 6 wheel coaches tonight plus a couple of other things including my Gladstone and IEG E5 but cannot load them onto RM Web.The site just keeps saying they are too big. Any tips? If not give me your e address and I will try and send them that way. No luck with the L Tank pix by the way...disappeared in the mists of time. Cheers, Craig.

Evening again Gary, English Bond, great,I'll get some next week when the pension is refilled. My platforms started off life as Triang many years ago. They have gravel tops like yours but are vegetarian having no chinchilla used in their construction. Too young for the Steyning Stinker? How about the Lancing Belle? Going for a large glass of Claret and a snooze now...missed my siesta today. Craig.

Evening Gary, Looking through the John Minnis LBSCR book all the early point rodding looks like large diameter round gas pipe so IMHO some rodding is better than no rodding! Yours looks pretty round to me. Don't know about the gubbins coming from the signal box but I am sure someone out there will put us right. Itcham coming along slowly as her indoors is having a new kitchen fitted in lieu of the aborted house move. Choo choo time and money under severe pressure! Having fun putting together platform from bits and pieces but can't finish until Mr Redutex makes some weathered Flemish Bond sticky back plastic. [please tell me that's about right for platforms a la LBSCR circa 1905. Still not finished the 6 wheel Bachmann coaches...not happy with the roofs yet. Keep up the good work, The Steyning Stinker [remember that?] in soggy Wales.

Hi Michael, Will e you today. Sorry to hijack your thread Gary. Craig

Hi Gary,, I'll have a look through my old rubbish and see if there are any pix of the L. Got a feeling a lot of stuff went awol when we moved up here from Cornwall a few years ago. Incidentally new baseboard is knocked together along with track plan...once the electrics are sorted[not my strong point!!!] and the track is laid and ballasted I'll send you some pix and start a thread . The layout will be named Itcham [itchenor and Bosham...coo,that's some clever]. Cheers, Craig.

Afternoon Gary, Like the plan for the L Tank,used to have one in Photo Grey but couldn't justify running it on the grounds of it's relatively modern age and the fact that it dwarved everything else around it! Just saw your post regarding the SECR H and have to say I remember being on Brighton Station at a very young age and seeing the Brighton Works Terrier in Stroudley IEG which has stayed with me for ever and prompted my interest in LBSCR circa 1905. All the best from a very cold and wet West Wales. Craig.

Evening again Gary, When the track is down and ballasted and the Bachmann coaches have dried off! I'll either send you some pics or start a thread. This will be a very small LBSCR terminus to fiddle yard set up a bit like a stretched version of Julian Andrews Portwey May 2016 Railway Modeller. Being as blind as a very short sighted bat I hope the Great British Public will bear with and accept all the glaring boo boos as they unfold. Cheers, Craig.

Hi Gary, Love the Stroudley lamps....the trees....ummmmmmm! On the dreaded Ebay there are usually some pretty good "elm trees" which don't cost an arm and a leg and would still have been standing and disease free at the time we model. Plastic conifers do my head in ...especially at Christmas time! Work starting on my new layout in about two weeks time...no it's not Midhurst but a could have been set on the coast around Bosham/Itchenor. Been busily hacking up American Bachmann six wheel coaches and adding oil lamps the last few days. Hours of fun. Keep up the good work, Craig.

Hi Gary, In that case nobody can slate your efforts! Sorry about that, Craig.