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Photo of 40621 probably at Hurlford, if you look closely you could possibly make out the straps had been painted, but it may just be rust flakes! Your decision! (Don't know copyright restrictions on this photo - will remove if requested)

From what I understand, unless they already do the 120, then it is up to you to get it right as they will ask for drawings etc. for them to produce the etches.

So could I suggest Worsley Works? (no connection) They produced sides and ends for a class 100 for one of our group so I can't see why they couldn't do the 120. Chas

Was it not Mainline who did the rebuilt Jubilees (as well as the long firebox Jubilees)? Don't know how "correct" the Pats were in light of the above comments re the cabs. Original split chassis, though, replace with Comet. Chas

One 4-6-0 that is missing at the moment would be a Caprotti fitted Std. 5, even the DJH kit is no longer available and neither is the Crownline conversion kit. Chas

The one below has been corrected as much as I can, it is a bit rough and ready but if you look at the first vertical line on the coach end it is as near parallel to the ruler as makes little difference and the gap of the t'home is still noticeable and is very near to 1mm if you compare with the ruler markings. Could it be that because the coach has a sharp edge finish at the bottom then that may be why it looks "flat"?

I must confess to have been surprised by this diagram in that it would seem that, to scale the tu(mblehome)urnunder is only 1mm. I attach below a (rough) experimental picture i have taken this morning of a Hornby (left) and a Kirk Gresley coach with a straight edge placed between them. Interestingly the gap at the bottom of the Hornby coach looks closer to 1mm than the Kirk which most seems to agree has the better "look" (Sorry, I have nothing better to gauge these by). I have to agree, though, that the Hornby coach side looks flat. Interesting?

A bit more progress before the lockdown when the club will, again, be closed for the duration. Ballasting has been started and a fair amount has been achieved along with work on aspects of the point rodding which had to be done before the ballast went down. The long rods on the stools will be done after ballasting has been completed. Meant to add the work on the platform surfaces goes on apace, with edging detail and surface detail being added, these are looong platforms!

Different scale but Alloa has been done! See the link to our club website below.

Hmmm....

Have a look at this useful board - 12v Split-Supply https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/12v-split-supply-pcb-only/ Use basic 1 amp power supplies. We have used these to fire Cobalts and Fulgurex with no apparent problem. (No connection)

I happen to have, and will never personally use, the Sankey Scenics packs for The Elizabethan, Queen of Scots, The Heart of Midlothian, The Talisman and The Flying Scotsman, which I will (as one of the "Scotch Gits" as Roy used to call us) gladly donate to Retford. PM if you are interested. Chas

Latest update, shows both platform bases now complete. This photo taken from the opposite end to the previous posts.

This one still seems to be there - https://www.modelraildatabase.com/Hornby/locomotives/

The platforms were profiled to match the trackwork. One of our number is a joiner who used a technique similar to scribing to match the platforms to the track. Difficult for me to describe but similar to the old dodge of attaching a pencil to the side of a coach and marking out the shape by running the coach along the track while the pencil draws the outline of the edge. Hope that makes some sense!

Yes, https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/106627-larbert/ Chas

To go back to the topic about train lengths and layouts to scale, here is a pic of current progress on Larbert, the long platforms are to scale length, can you spot the two car DMU? Chas

The surfaces are 2mm styrene we have a local company who can supply these sheets in larger sizes (over 4ft by 2ft) The intention is that these will be scribed and detailed as required from photo evidence of the actual platforms. Obviously, they also provide the base upon which all the station buildings will be mounted.

Some small but visible progress, the first of the platform surfaces have been made :

LMS tail lamps. I thought I recognised this place! One of our number is obsessed with lamps on brake vans! Chas

On the subject of all things "K" and due to the non-availability of a kit, is there any way a K4 could be produced from kit-bashing various (available ) bits?

A trio of Trice's, Three of Mike Trice's most excellent V2 bodies added to Comet chassis and weathered to typical Scottish Region standards of the early 60's. A couple of comments on the building of these, if I may, firstly , watch the delicate steps! They are extremely fragile (ask me how I know). Secondly, due to the method of detaching the Comet chassis, the first move is to lower the rear end and then move the chassis backwards slightly to release the front. This, unfortunately can put pressure on the front part of the footplate which can cause a fracture (again, ask me how I know!) So to help this I added strips of brass as strengtheners as shown here - Hope this helps, but they do all make up very nicely. Chas

On the matter of K4's etc. After the demise of Dave Alexander (RIP, Dave) does anyone else do a kit for the K4, or do we have to rely on the odd one turning up on you know where! Chas

Any links to what and where to buy the graphite?

And beside another stranger from the "Alloa" area! Chas