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As Long As The Price Is Right - Dr. Feelgood

Do You Close Your Eyes - Rainbow

Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues - Whitesnake

The Great Gates of Kiev - Mussorgsky/Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition

Head For Backstage Pass - Jeff Beck

Good Booze And Bad Women - Humble Pie

Tell Mama - Etta James

Sneaking Godzilla Through The Alley - Roy Buchanan, When A Guitar Plays The Blues

Silence When You Speak To Me - Motörhead

This extract from Russell's Coaches Vol 1 (page 101) on the 'Pendon' method of painting panels might prove useful:— It sounds complicated, but actually it's very simple once you've got your hand in. I've had good results (in 7mm, but I don't see why it shouldn't work in 4mm) using a ruling pen as a preset paint brush - especially on droplights (© Larry G). The reference to "3 coats" on the mouldings refers to stock built from card, which presumably needed sealing. Pete S.

She's As Beautiful As A Foot - Blue Öyster Cult

No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper

Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - Janis Joplin

Shut Up And Don't Interrupt Me - Humble Pie

We Gonna Move (To The Outskirts Of Town) - Casey Bill (William Weldon)

Might Just Take Your Life - Deep Purple

Captain Cool - Mickey Jupp's Legend

I could see either method as being valid... Gold leaf can be obtained in roll form & in preset widths. I've never used it, so can't vouch for how clean the edges are. Normal gold leaves have a very slightly ragged edge, so I'd expect roll leaf to be the same. A broad red line followed by gilding would probably be quickest to apply, with the challenge of then running a line of gold size exactly up the middle, but gilding followed by pinstriping would tidy up the edges of the gilding. I believe Midland lining was nominally 1/2", so that might suggest the second method if they were being tight on leaf. Swindon used a nominal 3/8" line, so *may* have used 1/2" leaf & scrapped the outer 1/16" edges (collected & cashed in at a goldsmiths?). Sight of an original section of Midland lining would settle things in about 30 seconds. Fairly highly confident, as the methods of application are well established, & the basic materials haven't changed much. The formulation of gold size may have been altered, & I'd expect the paints to have a 'modern' synthetic alkyd base, but that's about it - the rest of the materials are very traditional. For instance, it's still quite possible to buy brushes made with bird quill ferrules. I dare say it's possible to line a moulded coach using modern plastic masking tape instead of trusting to muscle memory, but it'd take forever & look rubbish around the corners. Railcar 22 was a "tape job", but that was because it was sprayed in 2-pack car enamel. It was that experience that pushed me to learning how to do it "properly". The one thing that *is* different is speed. I'd have got my cards in the Factory for being way too slow, proper time-served people are quick because time=money. for a modern-day example there's this gentleman:— Blank to fully lined in a little over three minutes, one brush & one guideline. Pete S.

Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones

Harvester of Eyes - Blue Öyster Cult

I'm *not* having a go, but... This is the kind of thing that would only ever be questioned by people with zero understanding of the practicalities of the job... The joint between the mouldings & the panel is guaranteed to be wonky at points so attempting to apply a line exactly on the join will end up with the lining brush (3/8" x 3") catching & veering off-track as it wishes. This causes Bad Language (as well as an awkward cleanup) & is to be avoided. In my experience, lining brushes can be prone to hissy fits & it doesn't do to encourage them. Sword Stripers are generally better behaved, but are more suited to narrow, orange lines. As long as the joint is reasonably good (for which read: smooth) then the third & fourth fingers can follow the moulding as a template; the width of the line is set by the brush (and the pressure applied to it) and it'll naturally find its course part way up the moulding, leaving a natural gap. The fit of the mouldings is critical in producing a neat job; 1941's are pretty reasonable, 933's less so & the SRM's were awful & required a *lot* of work to bring up to scratch. Pete S.

The Roath/Fleur-De-Lys board was at the request of Ben (1/2 owner of 1941 who lives in Splott & has a Welsh accent you could cut bricks with ). The other one is Fochriw/Bridgend - Bridgend was where my uncle Jim used to live after he retired from Port Talbot steelworks, & Fochriw...? It was either suggested by Ben or I stumbled upon it & it piqued my sense of Lavatorial Humour. P.

Two Bones and a Pick - T-Bone Walker

In City Dreams - Robin Trower

Look At Last Nite - Slade