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They would both have still been in lined (faded) olive green. 681 allocated to Basingstoke until transfer to Eastleigh in November 1942.

1940's limits your options a bit as only 681 (withdrawn April 1943) and 648 (Withdrawn August 1940) survived past 1937 and 684 was fitted with a Drummond boiler since July 1932.

I am sorry you had a wobbly wheelset, I have not seen that on my examples. I will raise the axle length with the factory as we specified 26mm axle lengths and that is what all my samples have but it appears some production versions are possibly marginally longer. I purposely set the brakes at a position to enable EM wheelsets to fit without affecting the appearance with 00.

I look forward to being there with Canute Road Quay https://southern-railway.com/2023/09/21/driving-the-last-spike-canute-road-quay-on-the-road-in-september-and-october/

Just for clarity KMRC are only involved in the fulfilment of the Model Rail products and not involved in the model development. The images we were provided for the website are of decorated samples and there might have been some minor tweaks to the final production models.

No not yet, it was displayed by Hornby at last Fridays open event at the KMRC Camborne branch.

Well spotted, I only updated the webpage this morning, additional details will be the imminent issue of Model Rail.

No, not yet in 7mm, we have only produced the D1410 so far.

Yes the production versions will be fitted with a Faiveley pantograph

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I can confirm that this is an early sample only just received and does not fully represent the final model options.

Canute Road Quay on tour, see link for details... https://southern-railway.com/2023/09/21/driving-the-last-spike-canute-road-quay-on-the-road-in-september-and-october/

It was painted grey, although it was noted as being 'silver grey' that a hue of grey not silver Yes they were 5'1" BFB wheels the same as the Q1 class but without the coupling rod boss.

Only 571 and 563 remained after 1936. 571 was withdrawn 1943 still in Olive Green and 563 received unlined olive green with Bullied sunshine lettering in November 1939 and was first withdrawn in that livery in August 1945. Although not allocated BR numbers as such they would have simply been 30xxx

Actually yes!

Indeed see my post three before yours, or is it invisible ink again...

Hi Dave, I usually use Railmatch Satin varnish from a rattle can that generally work ok if well looked after. Halfords do in fact also do a Satin Lacquer that I have also used without any issues.

Your left hand van is the original low roof Diagram 1410 built from 1895, those built at the start of 1912 were increased in height by 7" and were Diagram 1406 ( also produced in this batch) later that year the sliding door was replaced by a three part hinged door that also allowed the body to be wider and they become diagram 1408 as per your right hand van. The D1408 also had two roof styles, flush with sides and overhanging and this is also included within the tooling suite. See what other differences you can spot...

Indeed the joys of colour perception, but as the models are issued unweathered every aspect of them not just one colour needs to be an ex works condition.

Hi Robin, The LSWR salmon pink used is correct for the ex works colour taken from original references rather than the more orangey colour that it ages to (and has been used since by some paint manufacturers, and definitely not the accepted to be incorrect shade used by the NRM).

Your nice kit built T3 is actually in her original Adams livery, not Urie.

Thanks for the positive feedback Ben, I am glad that you like them. Hopefully if they sell well other versions will follow, I have plenty of options in the tooling suite and that's before we get to liveries. John, yes the horizontal handrail across the sliding door is a separate moulded part, as it would not of been possible to replicate the correct shape with wire alone. The small grab handles are actually, separately applied, horse hooks, hence the asymmetrical shape to allow the wagons to be shunted by horses with a hook on the end of a rope from the horse harness.

I don't believe they are, someone might have done some etched overlays in the past, but I can't remember who.

Hi Darius, Are you planning to represent the Bulleid-Firth-Brown 4'6" wheels?

More details on the Dapol update the periods that the each version represents here https://southern-railway.com/2023/09/12/Dapol-provide-an-update-on-their-bulleid-light-pacifics-in-n-gauge/