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My process is to flush out the brush with cleaner/thinners between colours and again when finished then clean the nozzle and needle. If you don't the brush will sooner, rather than later, start spitting and clog up. It might seem a hassle but I find it worth the effort as the finish is much better than anything I could do with a brush.

Is it just that it's past the "planned" publication date but as is traditional hasn't arrived yet, so is shown out of stock?

That was certainly the case with the one I got in the early 80's, it had become very fragile by the late 90's ending up in the bin as it was beyond repair. It might have been just one batch that had the problem but I would recommend avoiding the original Airfix versions and go for the Dapol or Hornby ones.

I agree with the worn but well loved look, possibly like this picture; https://flic.kr/p/9EeM5t

My partner found out this week, via her son, that her ex. has traded in his nearly new Audi R8 for a new Ferrari! He's a bit of a butterfly when it comes to cars, in the 4 years that I've known her he's probably had more cars than I've had in the last 30! Even when they were married he was like that, having owned an impressive list of high-end motors. What I can take from this is; 1) In the acquisition of the big boy's toys my little trains will never be able to compete, as it doesn't seem so bad in comparison! 2) I won't in future feel so guilty about buying a few more locos and stock, I can afford them and it doesn't seem so bad in comparison! 3) I won't get any grief from my partner, well not much, because I only spend what I can afford and it doesn't seem so bad in comparison!

Strange you should mention the L frames as I discovered a website dedicated to them last night. http://www.wbsframe.mste.co.uk/public/index.htm At a guess it might be worth contacting the Bluebell Railway as they have fairly recently installed a L Frame at Kingscote. Regards

Tamiya 300074522 Painting Stand is the one shown in Tom's post #182, it's a two part set featuring a turntable and a body stand, which is the item in Tom's photo. Can also be had from a number of model shop for a bit less than Amazon's price, including; https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/tamiya-spray-work-painting-stand-set/?exchange_rate=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl8O207nC3QIV6LztCh1p7gHaEAQYASABEgK0ofD_BwE https://www.emodels.co.uk/tamiya-spray-work-painting-stand-set-74522.html Regards

Narrow Planet do custom LNWR number plates, they etch the number of your choice which is useful if the number you want isn't available from other sources.

Yes the polishes are made from shellac, I'm not sure what is in the Knotting Solution but Colron also do a French Polish which they say is pure shellac.

Dart Casting have a RCH axlebox and springs; http://www.dartcastings.co.uk/mjt/2241.php

One for fans of London Transport steam: an E Class "converted" from a Hornby M7 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/London-Transport-E-Class-0-4-4T-Steam-Locomotive-L44-ex-Hornby-M7-Factory-DCC/153128045179?epid=25021255804&hash=item23a7248a7b:g:zG4AAOSw~uJbQiex With a starting price of £120 for this little gem, I'm not sure whether I should laugh or cry!

Just a thought but could it be the way in which an email is worded have any bearing on whether an email gets a reply or not? My guess is that a simple title like "Purchase request" with content that's to the point like "I would like to buy X, Y and Z please" would have a better chance of getting a reply.

The Drummond* livery for goods classes was Holly Green, Bradley states it was "a colour which darkened rapidly and long before repainting was necessary had become black". So it is likely that the nickname was because of the darkening of the paint. * and Urie

I think the "2 wires" means the bus wires, all rest are just joined to that bus to avoid voltage drop due the multiple dry joints provided by rail joiners.

It does seem that sheet 14 is a bit like a submarine; briefly surfaces then disappears again. I was after the Methfix version for sometime, eventually found it last year being sold by Sheffield Transport Models aka Pufferwillies. Both the Pressfix and Methfix versions are listed on their site as out of stock but offer to email when back in stock.

Shouldn't that be "the bloke outstanding in the field"?

And it will need to be professionally calibrated every year so you know what it's showing you is accurate, regardless of it's pedigree and price. At work we had one of our Fluke 87 meters declared beyond economic repair when it went for it's last calibration, that's a tool that cost around £500 (exc. VAT) and which only gets light use and not exposed to extreme conditions. At home I have a reasonably priced meter that I got from Maplins (Gold Academy) about 20 years ago, it's suitable for my needs at home and is reasonably accurate.

There are going to be many factors which guided Peco's pricing of the Bullhead track, many of which for most of those outside of manufacturing and this market sector, will find a little hard to grasp. Off the top of my head some of the factors may be; higher, in real terms, research, development, and manufacturing setup costs; different design requiring differing manufacturing processes which may be more costly; smaller potential market meaning lower overall sales, so less return to reinvest in new products, unless sold at a higher price. I think many on RMweb will have seen similar posts complaining about the differing price between product X and product Y, with the complaining poster failing to understand that there are many and valid reasons why the difference exists. The basic answer to the question why one item might cost more than a seemingly similar one is "because it just does!" It's a fact of life and as a customer you can accept it and purchase the product or just walk away.

Eileen's Emporium have Nickel Silver in 36in lengths in diameters from 0.31 to 1mm.

According to Midland Engines No.1 58072 was originally MR 2226 which was a Class 1833 engine, the first of the Class 2228 in BR service was 58073 which was originally MR 2229.

There's a message on the site, posted today, stating that they are having domain server issues. The message on the site and a screenshot of the message, if you can't access the site. I guess the problem may only be affecting some ISPs and not others, I'm on Virginmedia and the site is working for me.

Yes that the address and it's working for me.

Yes it's the correct site. A search for "copper" returns the following; https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/buildings/copper-clad-strip-for-sleepers-ls0030/ https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/buildings/copper-clad-strip-for-turnout-timbers-ls0031/ https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/buildings/copper-clad-strip-for-turnout-timbers-ls031/ All listed under Permanent Way & Lineside