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Very kind of you to say so. They look rougher when you get up closer to them. The don’t half take a time to build too. There are plans for both those locos in the pipeline. I have a kit for the 4-4-0 and bits of tube and flat brass for the single. However as only an o4, d11 and a j11 are the only r-t-r then having to build everything else is taking a long time. Especially at the glacial pace which my build seem to move at. Then I attribute that partly to the job and kids. still have not fully resolved hove I am going to do the lined panel on the sole bar which will slow it down again. richard

The corridor connectors are on. They are a little basic but the have the right feel to them. I think windows next. richard

Clive singing you his favorite song.

This may be true as the day light get longer and the weather is sunnier. richard

No varnish yet. So it can’t be that, which led me down my train of thought. that’s why I am prepared to concede that I am getting blind. Well in the right eye now. We know the left one has been a write off for years. richard

Modeling question Tony. how far beyond the buffer heads on carriages do you turn the hook down so that there is enough of a gap to get round the curves when hooked into a goalpost? many thanks richard

Am I missing something? Below the left hand crest. either I am blind and miss sections which do not cover the primer or the primer some how bleeds through the top coat. this is not the only one which has required remedial action. After I notice each one I check all the others and do not spot anything. Then later, this. I cannot imagine I would have fitted the transfer before addressing this if it had been there all along, or am I really that blind? richard

Little things make a huge difference. the lamps go on. then JQ kindly offered me these etches for the loo windows. such kindness will make such a difference to the model. In ordinary life it might surprise me, but I have found modelers to be such a supportive bunch which makes it such a great place to be. So thanks to JQ and all others who have added any support or advice in these builds or other previous ones. richard

Thank you for you kind words. there are photos of excursions run by the GCR to Plymouth and they ran elsewhere. There were twelve wheel diners from earlier too which were joint stock so traveled further around. I have not looked specifically at long distance excursion stock to see exactly what was in the train consist. However, pictures of local excursions from the northern heartland to the coast for instance had anything which could turn a wheel in their rake. There are a few photos of a series of boots excursions from the midlands in the early twenties (I think) which used match board stock. I do not think there was special narrower excursion stock built. However, I would need to look further to give a more accurate/ concrete answer. richard

It is really great watching it emerge.

Never stopped, not that the media would acknowledge that. Unless you are trying to light a touch paper, in which case I am to tired to respond. Working two schools one on line and one in school has been exhausting for the last 2 1/2 months.

They are both on your thread?

The last side done. thanks to the help and advice of JQ. This is the best guess of the layout as no known clear picture of this side.....unless you know differently. now I have committed a clear photo is bound to show up. richard

Quick quiz. Gcr tail lamps’ bodies. Red, black or white? I know the lenses are red but were the tail lamps like the side lamps on the brakes? Or black like loco lamps, but that makes them harder to see for the signalmen. Or white so easily visible like br era tail lamps? only images I can find on line are auctions of hand lamps which are balk bodied. many thanks richard.

Rocks look great. I will be interested to see how the coffee grounds work. My wife drinks tons of coffee in the morning so she can face seeing people. It would make a free supply of material. richard

Thanks I have been playing with these too and like you have found that any of the other side are of the carriages of interest have them far back in the formation. I am reaching the point of making a decision based on best guess. in better news the others have had their transfers. From four different manufacturers just to get all the right ones. Plus some great advice about transfer restorer from John. including the buffet carriage with all the correct labeling, except for one “kitchen” transfer in gold for the door I can’t track one down. richard

Castle?

Almost all numbers fitted. Some had up to three a side. Most individually fitted. Though I did fit a 21 upside down to give me 12 though I challenge anyone to spot which it is. still can’t work out the first. it does not have the odd number of spaces like the third which makes one gcr transfer in the middle logical and simple. numbers on the outside with two gcr next to each other or alternate numbers and gcr branding? ideas welcomed richard

Thanks for all the thoughts. Andy is right fox transfers for the crests, but the others are not water slide, they seem some sort of rub down style. I tried a first label like that and it adheres well, just a devil to position as Mr King has pointed out. So I do not think it is pressfix as we know it as most have been pointing out. I wondered if anyone else had had to fight with them before. Also has anyone got a clear shot of the compartment side of the full first in either of these liveries as that is proving elusive for working out the positioning of the mid level detail. ( numbers/ name etc.) many thanks for all your thoughts richard

Alas there does not seem to be a carrier film. Most strange, that’s what making me get stuck. richard

Such a sad loss, he was such a tremendous modeler. Richard

Late body! does that mean they send you the chassis first and then the body follows in a later parcel? richard

Which bit is fiction? I am finding the first half true, I was holding out for the second half being true to save me. richard

Thanks for this, this might be just the answer to my problem. richard

I had looked to do this but there does not seem to be this mid layer before the paper, to be able to lift them. I might try the wetting or shaving the paper so it gets more see through. thank you for all the advice from everyone. richard