Adam

BR liveried Transit at Wadebridge in the latter's dying days (I don't think we've had this one before): http://railwaysofcornwall.fotopic.net/p62846117.html Adam

On what grounds? With a few exceptions (block BRUTE trains, brakes allocated to particular workings and so on), parcels stock seems to have been relatively 'common user' in BR days. After the WR takeover of the SR lines west of Salisbury, there are quite a few photos showing G(WR) stock on the North Cornwall Railway prior to the near wholesale introduction of DMUs (though their number is skewed by the number of 'last chance' trips). Can I lay hands on one at this precise moment? No! Adam

The MJT 'box mentioned is really only suitable for hoppers running in BR condition (2257A). What's actually wanted is an LNER pattern one (with the small handle on the front). The type MJT do (with spring) is probably a bit small since these hoppers had heavy duty journals, etc. Adam

That's certainly a bit more like it, though it does seem to be listing to starboard in that bottom photo. You're right about the detail - with all those push-rods and so on you'd have a job seeing what's behind them. Adam

If you look closely, there's a fair bit, well, there is given that the photos are a couple of times life-size, but all necessary and polished to within an inch of its life! That looks pretty impressive. How were you planning to make it go? Adam

It's quite easy to do - you need to open the first entry on the thread using the 'full editor'. The boxes at the top are then available to edit. Adam

I can't help but think that the reality of what happened the S&M was rather more interesting (visually and operationally), though the concept is nice. http://bryanboskett.fotopic.net/p55872791.html http://bryanboskett.fotopic.net/p55872792.html The rest of the collection ishere. Adam

I have a dim and distant memory of something like that. Although I don't recall exactly when, it must have been before I was 10 so 1988/1989 sounds about right. If I remember rightly the 4TC + 33/1 was simply hooked on the back of the extras on the front. I'm fairly certain there was a loco in the middle in any event. Adam

I take it you've looked at: http://www.railcar.co.uk/ ? Adam

Thanks Chris (and Al). Adam

Nice pre-group (albeit Western-ised) 0-6-2 as well. Which one is it? Adam

Not quite - it's a Dick, Kerr petrol electric. The lightweight appearance of the track is most impressive. Adam

Another WR Thorneycroft to be found here in this photo of the Taff Vale station in Merthyr, and - rather more interesting - from before nationalisation, both taken from the rather excellent http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/old_merthyr.htm Adam

I don't know about wagons, but Cambridge Custom Transfers do transfers for the locos. Sheet C28. Adam

They're certainly coming on nicely - have you any 3' gauge stock planned to go with these? Or is that an unfair question? Adam

I don't know that it's still in use - at least, not as a mobile vehicle - it hasn't changed position as far as I can remember, in the three and a half years that I've been passing through Reading regularly. Adam

It's a very nice rendition of the livery, very accurate, or at least, it would be applied to the right wagon. Nice models, you clearly work rather faster than I do! Adam

That approach strikes me as making rather a lot of unnecessary work for yourself and at the expense of rather a lot of additional handling and re-finishing of a part-complete model while making good all the joins. If you can get the motor bogie out, do and do the cab properly. Nice work otherwise. Adam

Thanks - it took several passes and sufficient patience to allow the weathering to dry properly. It isn't nearly as bad as white or yellow however... Adam

A pair of vehicles from the backlog. A Cambrian SECR 2 plank ballast open and an ex-traffic LMS Medfit (Ratio) in use with the engineers per now no longer available Paul Bartlett picture. All the lettering is by hand using Humbrol enamel and a 000 size brush. This is definitely the hard way, but provided a good match for the lettering in the photo. The majority of weathering is with fairly thin washes of Humbrol 62, 64, 100, matt white and metalcote gunmetal for some of the oily bits with much of the mixing being done on the model with the paint wet. the later washes worked back into this and were spread out with a soft, dry (i.e. no paint) brush. The effect was built up a little bit at a time with another couple of wagons in the same batch for efficient use of paint. The Bluebell Railway, incidentally, are building a re-production of the SECR type, rebuilt from an ex-SECR 7 plank. This has now [01/2012] been more or less completed: http://www.flickr.co...tream/lightbox/ This pair will break up the various Chivers kits in the rake very nicely and will be running - rather incongrously, it's a BR(M) layout - on YMRG's 'South Junction' at the Fleet Air Arm Museum show in June. Adam

No, not a Sentinel, but a Thomas Hill Steelman, recently covered here. Adam

Given the number of the GER coaches that turn up (relative to the number of GER area layouts you actually see), the premium on these is somewhat surprising. BTW, I don't think Adrian picked up more than a handful (those he wanted). Adam

Now that I know it works as a technique, I'll see what I can do but it might be a wee while - I'm going from a painting phase into a building phase just at the moment, but thanks again. Adam

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