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That's fantastic work Matt!

@SteveyDee68 Was there anything specific you wanted to look at? I've made a start trying to find images, but it may be some time!

Thank you Steve. I never think anyone would look back over my threads. I'll see what I can do.

Still got my copy of "subway Art" and somewhere a copy of a video called Wild Style, my first intro to Hip Hop culture. I never was into graffiti much but me and my mates used to collect cardboard boxes for our "breaking" sessions over the park! If I'd kept it up, I might have made the Olympics this year! 😉

The current state of play! All the stuff with the front end done, got to repeat that with the other end. The next bit I dread. As much as I've tried to be neat there's always some cleaning up to do, just hopecI dont break bits! Then undercoat and see what stands out.

The 47 looks great, iIs that the original VI Trains livery? I've one in Railfreight Red Stripe and it looks very plasticky.

Most of the photo's I've seen are of the Yeoman wagons, I'm keeping my eyes open at shows as they are addictive, I'd like to have a go at a few more! Was that one of the wagons you did at a DEMU showcase many moons ago? I remember that demo 🙂

That looks very, very nice! The subtle weathering really brings it to life. Love the 47's too. 👍

I never thought about that, but I'd still have a hole to fill. The best method I've seen for attaching lamp irons etc is by the late Ian Rice, he has some jigs made from Formica and melts the brackets in, that's a bit scary and def beyond my skill set!

Very nice depot scene, the tarmac looks spot on! 👍

Thanks for the diagram, I hadn't thought about embedding the brass lamp iron as I would have a slightly larger hole to deal with unless I melted it in brass, Ian Rice style, a bit too daunting for me. I would have glued the lamp iron to the plasticard and front of the cab, but I didn't think that would be very strong. After messing around with the soldering iron again I've come up with these, a cruel close up but they're probably as could as it will get, I've been trying to clean them up a bit then the fun part of attaching them without making too much mess!

I didn't, hadn't thought of that at the time and not really sure how I'd do it. That's taking me back to my school metalwork days! I did think of that but didn't think I could glue the bracket effectively with only a thin edge.

I had a go at soldering some brackets up, really fiddly and frustrating! They kept breaking and were hard work to solder! I then realise I could bend the brass strip, but it does distort the brass a bit and doesn't look quite right. Back to the drawing board!

May not be within your era but the class 60 does look good in front of the warehouse!

Thanks Mike, I do have that etch, I've looked at ways to modify it but it looks way too big and the pre bends are in the wrong places.