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It's 42859; Google will provide details. Sounds like a lost cause from what I've just read. Regards, John Isherwood.

Precisely my point - we cannot extrapolate the postings here to be representative of the situation as a whole. I was pointing out that, just because there has been a certain amount of negativity here, we cannot conclude that there is problem with a significant proportion of the Westerns produced by Dapol. It was because some posters were drawing this conclusion, and being reticent to purchase, that I felt obliged to comment. Regards, John Isherwood.

Don't be put off !! Remember - you haven't heard from the overwhelming silent majority who are perfectly happy with their Westerns and other Dapol models - amongst whom I number myself. Just because there's a lot of 'noise' doesn't mean that the majority of models are defective - far from it! Have a head count of those posters who report problems, and then compare that to the hundreds / thousands of models sold. Regards, John Isherwood.

I thought that I'd read that this wagon had a black Rubberoid covering to the entire body. Regards, John Isherwood.

Another vote here for Dapol locos! Regards, John Isherwood.

Regards, John Isherwood.

I think that what you're looking at is the wiring. Regards, John Isherwood.

.... and the lesson that I draw is - don't rely on the briefest of Googling !! So, if the factory has been at Duxford since 1934, then the tank wagons in the photo could well have originated there. Trouble is, it doesn't get us any nearer to knowing more about what they looked like. Regards, John Isherwood.

That's it - a resin-based adhesive, isn't it. The plant was / is Ciba - Geigy, I think. However, the briefest of Googling suggests that the history of C-G at Duxford only goes back to 1963. Regards, John Isherwood.

Well, in the more recent past, ferry chemical tankers ran to the works at Duxford south of Cambridge. Whether that facility existed so far back, I couldn't say - but it has the appearance of being of WW2 origin. The core product was, I think, synthetic glue, so a connection with wartime airframe construction is a possibility. Just idle speculation ..... Regards, John Isherwood.

DON'T try lighter petrol as I did - it crazes the clear plastic. One replacement headcode unit later, my solution was to VERY gently scrape the black off the face of the headcode panels, and then restore the finish with a non-yellowing gloss varnish; (Klear in my case). Regards, John Isherwood.

77450 is missing from the 1949 ABC Combined Volume, and a bit of Googling lists it as a Cowloon - Canton Railway loco. Was it exported after the 1948 photo, or is the photograph actually 77453 or 77458 - both of which are listed as being allocated to the ER in 1949? Regards, John Isherwood.

Now it seems nit-picky to mention it, but I have to agree that the buffers are pretty much the only area that lets down Dapol models. Dave - any chance of some improvements in this area on future productions? A close look at the prototype will reveal the deficiencies of the current rendition. Regards, John Isherwood.

Hardly! .... it's just the light catching the upper panels, the lower ones not doing so due to the tumblehome. Regards, John Isherwood.

See http://www.cctrans.freeserve.co.uk/ Not the ESSO ones - but the FINA and REGENT ones look like this. Regards, John Isherwood, Cambridge Custom Transfers.

Works for me - I solder 0.5mm. brass wire to each stave of the ladder before cutting to length. A touch of draw-filing of the top of the wire after soldering gives a good impression of rectangular staves. Regards, John Isherwood.

Much as I would like to assist you both, it simply isn't practicable (secure post-resistant packing) or cost-effective to do mini-packs, I'm afraid. My transfer sheets are not expensive (remember that the prices include P&P), and you can always sell-on surpluses to fellow list-members. As to Giants and Monsters - perhaps in due course, but I haven't been asked for them before and I've been producing transfers since before the millenium. Never say never, though. Regards, John Isherwood.

Each sheet covers four wagons - by all means indicate the numbers that you want. Regards, John Isherwood, Cambridge Custom Transfers.

If you ask at the time of ordering, I can ensure that the numbers on each sheet are different. Regards, John Isherwood, Cambridge Custom Transfers.

Because the original BR colour for fresh meat vans was passenger crimson. OK, not as red as the Airfix plastic, but it was a decent base for a colour that is notoriously translucent. Regards, John Isherwood.

It's nearly a year now since we moved from Cambridge to Cornwall. However, on the several occasions that we used the guided bus service from Cambridge to St.Ives it was very well patronised. Let's face it - it could be worse. Here in Bodmin we have the Camel Trail - the entire Padstow to Bodmin line, and the Wenford Bridge branch, turned over to pedestrians and cyclists! In these days of heritage railways those lines would be a huge draw if the rails were still in place. OK - the Wenford Bridge branch would need some special short-wheelbase passenger accomodation, but that would not be insurmountable. If only ......... !! Regards, John Isherwood.

61974, I think. Regards, John Isherwood.

Likewise - I believe 61233 to be 61223. Regards, john Isherwood.

My point (elsewhere) precisely! 'Nuff said! Regards, John Isherwood.

Whether you require pre- or post 1937 GWR livery, or BR, I can supply the necessary transfers. See Sheets C102, C103 & C104 at http://www.cctrans.freeserve.co.uk/products.htm . Regards, John Isherwood, Cambridge Custom Transfers.