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They must be over 40 years old Dave ? All the best Ray

Or perhaps they will reform Freddie and the Dreamers for a chorus of 'Ewe were made for me.'

That's awfully good !

Don't panic !!!

After a quick check, I see that the release date for this has been put back yet again to Dec/Jan. These models have had a longer gestation than a elephant.

How about an LMS brake van in Somerset and Dorset livery. They already have the tooling. Could be a club model. Ray

Bring on the comfy chair.......

Already had that with Heljan's Lynton and Barnstaple locos.

Now back over to EWE.

Blimey, sheep and wolf, sounds a bit dodgy !!!! Hope he has had a good bowl of grass for breakfast. I have watched WWS demos on the application of their static grass, so know their technique. All the best Ray

Yes a good show at a new venue with nice selection of layouts and range of trade stands, plus scope for expansion. Looking forward to next years show.

Met the sheep today and had a discussion about the static grass. Apparently he thinks that WWS stuff is the best. Must get some more of that. Thought that he should have Shepherds Pie for lunch. Baaaaa ! Also had the all day breakfast. Still recovering from that. No room for dinner tonight. Another good day out with lots of excellent layouts to see at Uckfield.

Saw it yesterday, very nice and had a few words with Mr Muz. Didn't see the Bish though.

Aah Bish. How could you get banned from that show ? Going to Uckfield Sunday ? Sounds like being a very good show. All the best Ray

Hi Matt. Looking good. You might want to start thinking about exhibiting the layout. We may be having a mini exhibition at the church next year. No date yet and some details to be sorted out. Will let you know in due course. All the best Ray

Well, the coke would be smokeless.

Was it made out of sponge cake, marzipan and icing sugar ?

Probably Polish !!!

They certainly seem to have captured the correct window into roof profile and I think they have also corrected the cab window shape. Looking forward to receiving my ordered model. I had an uncle and aunt who lived in Lewisham and had a house that backed onto the line there. I often saw these sets run past the back of their house, but never had a ride on one. Ray

Starting to look the part. Is that real coal in the bunker ? If it is easy to remove it can easily be crushed and refitted. That's assuming that they do not provide finer coal to the production models. Certainly a chunky beast.

Hi Steve. I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Colin. Like you, I have not known him very long and not actually met him in the flesh, but did find him very enthusiastic and helpful. We did exchange some information about London Trams and local South East London history, then more recently the PLA railways and he emailed me the Millwall Circle article. One of our other club members thirty2a also had dealings with Colin about the trams, so he will also be sorry to hear about this. Colin had been a member of the Carshalton and Sutton Model Railway Club, so I hope that someone from there will pick up on this, possibly Dave Smith. All the best Ray Blanchard

Schooner. B & B Couplings are etched and can be operated with fixed or electro magnets. Available in 2mm, 3mm, 4mm and 7mm sizes. They are similar to D & G Couplings. The difference being that the B & B are fully etched and you just have to fold them up and add a bit of iron to the paddle to act as the attractor. With the D & G, you have to fold the loop of the coupling from wire using a small jig that they sell. The B & B ones are mounted with a small screw, and the hole in the coupling is elongated, so you can extend or retract the coupling to vary the distance between the wagons. There is also no need to cut a slot in the buffer beams. All the best Ray

That is very good news. There are definitely some wagon kits I originally missed and would like to get. I will keep an eye out for further announcements. All the best Ray

Here is a question: How is your eyesight ? If it is not good or starting to falter I would not use the 3 links for general shunting. For my Hawkhurst layout, if have arranged my wagons in groups with 3 links coupling the wagons together, but currently retaining the tension locks at the outer ends. I have contemplated fitting magnetically operated couplings in place of the tension locks, probably B & B, but have yet to determine if these can be successfully fitted to all required stock. I think that those on locos could be simplified, but am not sure about fitting them to the Bachmann birdcage coaches with the cam mechanism. Ideally, I would like to be able to reverse the process if possible. All the best Ray

Hi Duncan. Is that the new incarnation of the ABS 4 mm range ? Unfortunately, I cannot get down to that show. I wonder if they have a website, or at least contact details ? All the best Ray