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Any chance of posting the whereabouts of the photos of LP120 & LP122, please? I have one of these kits to build in 1960s condition. Thanks in anticipation, John Isherwood.

For whatever reason, I'd say the rear tender pick-ups have been deliberately bent away from the wheels. Regards, John Isherwood.

Larry, Knowing how the roofing felt expands and contracts on my shed roof, etc., is it really the ideal thing to use as a trackbed? I know that it has a passing resenblance to ballast, but I've a feeling that it'll always cause trouble by distorting the track, due to weather-related movement. With modern, near-scale track and wheels, it doesn't take much in the way of local 'twist' to mess up the best laid trackwork. Just a thought .... Regards, John Isherwood.

Trix at that time had AC motors, I think. I'd guess that the relay is essential when reversing. Regards, John Isherwood.

Regardless of all the above breast-beating, those who have ordered it - and don't cancel - will get what the supplier has ordered from the manufacturer. Those (happy?) recipients who believe the model should have lining can :- a] add the (alleged) lining; b] pay someone else to add the (alleged) lining; c] squint their eyes so that they cannot tell whether it has (alleged) lining or not. I would recommend the latter course of action - especially as all this squinting at photos will probably not allow you to un-squint by the time that you receive the model. Me? I have no interest in the model and have not ordered one, so I remain blithly oblivious to this world-shattering conundrum. Regards, John Isherwood.

Probably a post-war shortage - brass was / is? used quite a lot in armaments. When exchange controls were in operation, expensive imported copper to produce brass would not be something that could be spared for frivolous use in 'toy trains'. Regards, John Isherwood.

Simples!!! Allocate the money to the railmotor, then forget it and get on with some modelling. In the extremely unlikely event that the railmotor doesn't materialise, you'll have a nice little financial windfall to spend on something else. ...... or are you just another person who insists that monthly " Nothing significant to report" 'newsletters' should be issued regardless? Surely we all know by now that development time is measured in years or even decades? Patience is a virtue - which seems to be in short supply nowadays! Regards, John Isherwood.

...... and a couple of STANTON limestone hoppers near the middle of the rake. Regards, John Isherwood.

My only excursion into MTK products was their Gloucester DMU. With careful work, it assembled and ran very well - shame I sold it on when I stopped modelling BR Blue. Regards, John Isherwood.

0330 - I've had a number of spam calls from that; ignore it. Regards, John Isherwood.

Apply some 5 thou. plastic card INSIDE the body. When it's gone off, fill the hole with Milliput and sand back when hard. Regards, John Isherwood.

It depends whether you are reliant on Halfords. If you go to your local car paint mixers - look up Car Factors - you can get any obsolete colour mixed and put in an aerosal can. If you ask to see their colour swatches you will be gob-smacked at the range available. Just give them the Kinloss mrc reference number / name and there should be no problem. Regards, John Isherwood.

Exactly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before taking this (pretty pointless) debate any further, any potential participants should agree a standard terminology. This thread is by no means the first time that the subject of wagon brake development / authenticity has been aired (unfortunately), and it won't be the last (sadly). However, when it does (inevitably) resurface, it would help if everyone who finds it irresistable (why?) knew what the other participants were talking about. So - could this existing thread perhaps try (some hope) to use a consistent nomenclature to describe the multifarious type of brakegear that have been used on UK wagons, since they first were mounted on some form of rails? (That should keep 'em occupied until I am no longer of this world)! Regards, John Isherwood.

How the heck did the couplings get fitted into the pockets in the first place, then? Regards, John Isherwood.

Whhhhaaaaat ? How can you resist those twirling flycranks? There must be a subconscious association with exotic dancers !! Regards, John Isherwood.

https://www.cctrans.org.uk/products.htm Regards, John Isherwood.

Larry, Sorry to sound a negative note, but the driver of the autocoach requires the amputation of his feet and ankles - that's the trouble with moulded interiors. Regards, John Isherwood.

See the caption. Regards, John Isherwood.

Why did I bother? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/98673-building-better-cemflos/?hl=cemflo&do=findComment&comment=1872470 At least mine are Gloucester ones. Regards, John Isherwood.

Ohhh don't !! NURSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are we there yet, Mike? Regards, John Isherwood.

Yes - the four axles were gear-coupled as well as originally having three coupling rods. The rods and gears 'fought' each other, and the centre rod were removed - though the remaining rods remained in sync. due to the gear coupling. For me, this is a 'must have' loco - just a shame that Heljan 'bottled out' !! Never mind - Mike to the rescue soon, I hope. Regards, John Isherwood.

Exclusively - Phoenix Precision P101 Post 1954 Locomotive Green. To my eyes, it is spot on for steam and diesel locos during the late 50s / early 60s - which is what I model. It is applied over Halfords grey primer in all cases. It has to be said that, in isolation, it can look darker on diesel locos. I believe that the orange / black / orange lining, which I apply with scale width transfers, does make the colour seem lighter on steam locos. It may be relevant to point out that BR used a red oxide primer on many diesel locos - I saw quite a few running-in in this red oxide temporary finish. Regards, John Isherwood.

Not on my PC. Regards, John Isherwood.

That is an official BR document reproduced by the Railway Pictorial & Locomotive Review. To BR, dark green was dark green, and could be obtained from the painters' stores - end of story. If certain members wish to convince themselves that BR had two dark greens for locomotives, then let them continue to delude themselves. Regards, John Isherwood.

Common practice in those days - in fact, at one time most wagons were fitted with horse shunting hooks / loops on the solebars, and the holes in the BR axleguard were apparently intended for this purpose. Regards, John Isherwood.