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Many of the images were shared with me on the basis that they were for my own personal use; I have no intention whatsoever of breaking that trust. Any competent manufacturer could replicate my own research, and will have nothing to fear from those of us who care about the fidelity of models, IF that research is translated into accurate tooling. Anyway, we were told earlier that KRmodels have researched GT3 at the (N)RM, and have drawings; (that no-one had previously managed to root out, it seems). As I said earlier - I watch and wait, hoping to be proved wrong in my scepticism. Regards, John Isherwood.

Don't think so - I just uninstalled and reinstalled FF, but still can't get onto the SEF site. Regards, John Isherwood.

I have spoken to SE Finecast; they were aware of some server glitch over the weekend but thought that it had been resolved. Their webmaster; (son); will be asked to investigate further. Regards, John Isherwood.

Quite clearly the precursor of the sliding tender covers fitted to some 4F tenders at a later date. Regards, John Isherwood.

Not me though - and I've tried both Firefox and IE. Regards, John Isherwood.

I can't - they're copyrighted. Regards, John Isherwood.

Try and imagine where the top of the coal would be without those extensions - or look at another, unmodified tender with a full load of coal. Fabric sides could not possibly contain such a load of coal and, particularly, remain drum-tight with no bulges; there are several tons more than the normal tender capacity. Those extended raves have been cobbled together by blacksmith technology from oddments of plate - you can see the multiple lines of rivets, and someone's bothered to fit beading to the edges. For whatever reason - and it could well be connected with snow clearance - it was clearly felt necessary to increase the range of the loco so as to extend the interval between coaling. Regards, John Isherwood. PS. Interesting position for the shedplate, too.

That still doesn't explain :- Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 404 www.sefinecast.co.uk Mon May 13 23:43:47 2019 Apache Regards, John Isherwood.

Odd - I get :- Object not found! The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 404 www.sefinecast.co.uk Mon May 13 23:27:15 2019 Apache Who knows? Regards, John Isherwood.

Perhaps those who can see the site might try to refresh their browsers ................? Regards, John Isherwood.

Not via Firefox it ain't. Regards, John Isherwood.

Given the number of photos and documents concerning GT3; (I have 104); it won't be difficult if there are any to find. Regards, John Isherwood.

I'd say not - the coal is piled up as high as the top of the tender cab / side extensions; it must be close to the maximum loading gauge limit. Regards, John Isherwood.

I've not come across this adaptation before - presumably to increase coal capacity and thereby the loco's range. Regards, John Isherwood.

Is there any real reason to remove the fuse? Could the same effect be achieved by soldering, or even winding, some bare wire around the two connections of the fuse? In the latter case, the bridging would be easily removeable should there ever be the need to do so. Regards, John Isherwood.

It was also said that "As you can see the chassis is almost complete and the basic shape of the body is nearly there. In a few weeks, the CAD work will be complete and the Tooling starts in July". As someone who has modelled this prototype, I feel these statements to be optimistic in the extreme. I watch and wait! Regards, John Isherwood.

I know less than zero about GWR coach buffers - but when ABS Models were in full operation their square-shanked buffers could be had round or oval-headed; and neither were suitable for autocoaches. Regards, John Isherwood.

Really ?!? Regards, John Isherwood.

I've shown this 'Jinty' here before; a whitemetal kit body on a first-generation Tri-ang 'sandwich' chassis. I mentioned that I intended to refurbish it with a current-technology chassis, as the body wasn't bad at all. The new chassis comprises a Comet kit, fitted with the latest Markits wheels, a High Level Roadrunner+ Compact gearbox, and a Mitsumi motor. Having built the chassis, I stripped the body with cellulose thinners and discovered that I had assembled the kit with epoxy - well, it was nearly fifty years ago! Nevertheless, the body is well-assembled and I decided to leave well alone. I did replace the chimney and dome, and added a few extra details relevant to the chosen prototype; (how did it manage to retain destination board holders by the time it became an BR S&DJR line stalwart)? I still need to fill the bunker, and glaze the spectacle plates, but I'm well pleased with the (almost) finished model. What I can say is that this is far and away the quietest chassis that I have built - just the rumble of wheels on rails, otherwise in drifts along like a ghost! .... and I've yet to turn a flywheel and fit it to the spare motor shaft. Regards, John Isherwood.

We have already gone through all this at https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/144343-flying-scotsman-aaround-burton-earlier-today/ ; why do we need another thread to (again) trawl through all that argument and counter-argument? Will it have any effect whatsoever on the eventual outcome of this issue? I think not - the time would be better spent modelling. Regards, John Isherwood.

I read this as a deliberate attempt to provoke a furore; I hope that the wider readership don't bite - but I won't hold my breath !! Regards, John Isherwood.

Hardly! Every investor who jumps ship makes it less and less likely that the project will come to fruition - due to insufficient funds being forthcoming to go forward to production. Is it not the fact that the projects in question have been largely inactive that has contributed to the current situation? Asserting that they are "... still just as active as last week ..." is hardly a statement of confidence! Regards, John Isherwood.

In most cases, yes - but there were the odd exceptions; (aren't there always)? Coach Crimson is the usual description of the 'blood' colour associated with the early BR period. Regards, John Isherwood.

Harry, I do sign using my name - the 'cctransuk' is only there as an RMweb requirement. My BZ was built years ago from a set of Comet Coaches sides and ends - the rest was scratchbuilt, and the outside W-irons were 'fun'. It does have black ends! Regards, John Isherwood.