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I was under the impression that the bulk of the GWR buildings plans were held at Wiltshire Archives in Chippenham, but a search failed to throw up anything. Maybe an email? https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/archives/index.php Looks like these guys did the recent refurbishment: http://www.amco-construction.co.uk/project/60/Frome-Stationand this lot acted as conservation consultants: http://www.purcelluk.com/news-events/news-archive/frome-station-upgrade-starts-on-site so they must have had access to the original plans as part of that. Also... this thread might prove useful: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&p=618901 Pete.

I reckon you've identified the main cause of the bleed - it's usually due to the masking not being packed down enough, especially over ridges/bolts/rivets etc. The other thing that can cause it can also produce your thick edges, & that's applying too much paint in one go (also not helped by the way the rear of your tank slopes backward). Next time try spraying several light or even 'mist' coats &, if possible, spray **away** from the edge of the tape. Allow each coat to dry off before spraying the next; acrylics set up pretty quickly in my experience, so 10-15 minutes between each coat ought to be ample. You might find that a lower pressure helps with misting - wind it down to 10psi & if that gives too coarse a spray tweak it up until all is good. When I'm signwriting the real thing, I usually go for about 15psi for spraying, but that's for enamels. For the awkward bits (like those corrugations) use the preset adjuster on the end of the handle to limit the needle's travel - you should be able to get a spray pattern that'll just run up the furrows without straying too much over the ridges. A waft over with a rounded scalpel sounds like it could be worth a spin. Pete.

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Nor I, but this crop of drawing 81080 (Lots 1351 & 1373, dated July 1928) gives the overall dimensions:— Pete.

The top picture in post #330 shows the c.1929 livery - waist panel (as opposed to two single lines) with class allocations on all doors & GWR above the double shield. The little numbers in the top right corner of the endmost cream panel are the seating allocations - looks like they read 1/24 - 3/24 (i.e. 24 firsts & 24 thirds) which is 1) correct & 2) an impressive piece of printing at that scale. Pete.

None of the trailers had sun blinds in the Driver's compartment, only in the passenger saloons (apart from the Hawksworths which had curtains). The upper windscreen in the second batch of AEC diesel railcars was tinted though. In the works shot I posted, I guess what you're interpreting as tinting is just the general gloom in the upper part of the cab. The photo also suffers from reflections of the surrounding buildings, which can confuse matters. P.

For the sake of your sanity, don't do it! It's hard enough to line the glass from the inside on the real thing, stuff that for a game of soldiers at 4mm/ft. Anyway... In the 'prototype for everything' category m'lud, I refer you to P.24 of Vol 1 of JL's Trailers. Top middle is a pic of a Dia. U in a two-tone livery & the central portion of the white line on the Driver's window is missing, presumed scraped off by the wiper. There are a number of other shots in the book which show no line at all on that window but all present & correct elsewhere. These strongly suggest that the lines were, on occasion, slapped on the outside of the glass (probably when the Foreman wasn't around). Pretty sure I've seen another example of this, maybe in Russell Vol 2. Looking at the photo again, the curtains look to be a colour other than light grey or cream. Surely there must be a colour shot of an A.38 when new? Oh... One other thing... Please paint that gong on your other trailer to match the body colour. They're steel castings in 304.8mm/ft scale P.

Turfed this out of a pile of stuff that needed scanning today:— Can't read the paint date (it's only 1/4" high!) & there's no sign of the 'S.P.' panel on the end either, so a precise date is sadly lacking, although John Lewis' book has a weight drawing annotated "Thrush" dated Jan '52. The tare weight on the drawing is given as 32T 4C which tallies with the 32 on the end; regular A38s were a nominal 31T 1C. Seating capacity remained unchanged at 64 3rds, unlike W221 which ended up seating 70. Cab interior was still grained/scumbled. Can't quite make up my mind about the sliding door - it looks like it was varnished dark brown/walnut stain, although it **may** have received a melamine/Holoplast overlay. P.

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Hi Baz I was directly involved in W231's makeover between 2001 & 2006. I don't recall any Rexine in it, but there were acres of Holoplast, some of which had been vandalised years before in 'the attack of the mad axeman' & had large photos pinched from 9113 covering the damage. This time around the Holoplast was stripped back & was, as you say, found to be a bit the worse for wear - either scratched up (the brown panels) or discoloured (the cream). All were removed, stripped & the deep scratches filled flush with Isopon. All panels were then repainted with the nearest match we could get off the shelf from Brewers - 08B29 for the brown & an off-white (possibly 10C31 but don't quote me) for the cream. Seat ends were stained dark walnut & varnished as they were a plywood panel in a frame - was it these that were Rexine in your time? Railcar 22 has Rexine panels on its seat ends & they're of a very similar pattern to W231 I undertook the task of graining in the cab, vestibule & luggage van & used as a basis surviving original Factory scumbling in 7371's luggage van & 975's vestibule. Period photographs helped, but further clues were found when all the door capping strips were taken off (possibly for the first time in preservation) & underneath were clear traces of graining. I won't say we've got it 100% right, but I feel we took it a lot closer than previous renovations. Both Bob Timmins (SVR) and Ken Habgood (ex Swindon Carriage Works foreman who rebuilt trailer 178) have given it a thumbs up, & that's good enough for me Regards, Pete S. C&W Dept., GWS Didcot 1990-Present

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There certainly was a bijou seatette:— Note: The apparent white line on the droplight isn't all it may seem - it's actually a safety rail on top of the electric supply room behind. Pose? From the scars on the wall in W231, in such a position that he could kick the wall with his heel & probably with a Wild Woodbine on the go as well if the contents of the flag holder were anything to go by! Pete S.