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I'm not really involved these days - real life has got in the way - but I'd venture that there are no immediate (or even mid term) plans for it. Possibly after 290 & 975 are finished, although I've heard it rumoured that a certain 70 footer might happen then. It'd make sense to do (6)820 in tandem with long term back-of-the-shed resident (6)824, with 820 being restored as NG & 824 getting a BG chassis. That would plug two gaps - Centre Luggage and the 1892 Gauge Conversion. There will be plenty of clues for those that can be bothered to look - partition locations & thickness, upholstery depth, luggage rack support positions, picture rails, ceiling panelling, steam heat radiators & piping to name but some. Didcot's (6)824 has some rather neat let-ins in the roof where it was converted from oil to gas lighting, and the remains of the luggage compartment has areas of graining/scumbling. Underneath, the longitudinals (stringers/bottomsides) feature two sets of large bolt holes, the second of which dates from the gauge conversion. Pete S.

Doubtful - I'd have thought that was down to the College Of Heralds, who are literally The Law when it comes to such things. The 1949 totem was a commercial design though. Besides... there were plenty of examples of a Lion rampant rouge up & down the country that have no railway connection at all. This one from the Brewery Artists website of the pub sign at Upton Snodsbury looks a bit similaresque. P.

Please Don't Touch – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

Now sorted (hopefully). "Signwork - A Craftsman's Manual" by Bill Stewart was the accepted course book for the City & Guilds Signwriting course that I took back in the 90s, & covers... well, pretty much everything:— Ebay Listings There are similar guides in the Internet Archive site, here's one from 1910:— https://archive.org/details/expertsignpainte00kell/mode/2up A selection:— https://archive.org/search.php?query=Sign painting Pete S.

Planet Caravan – Black Sabbath

Ring Of A Change – Status Quo

Think of it as an anti-spring-coming-up-through-the-floor-plate. These vehicles had the large transverse spring connecting the buffer shanks and the drawhook. The spring is under compression when at rest & removing it without proper tools is a very dubious proposition (been there, done that, got away with it, never again). The plate is only 1/4" thick, so how much protection it actually provided is moot. Pete S.

29 Ways – Willie Dixon (covered by The Blues Band, Marc Cohn, & Robert Palmer to name but three)

Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) – Janis Joplin

Peroxide Blonde And A Hopped Up Model Ford – Gene Simmons

Not necessarily an ordering error. A mere three 5 Litre cans of gloss paint will produce over a thousand 14ml tinlets, so for an order to be worth any manufacturer's while you'd easily end up with stock in the tens of thousands.

You Shouldn't Call The Doctor (If You Can't Afford The Bills) – Dr. Feelgood

Just Hit Town – Rory Gallagher

Yes... also on the duckets/lookouts. See the first post in this thread:– Zoom in on the PBV that's at a jaunty angle & the garter is visible on the lower lookout body panel. The distinctive lining scheme around the eaves panels indicates that it's in the 1922 "revival" livery. Pete S.

Cut Across Shorty – Eddie Cochran

As Long As The Price Is Right – Dr. Feelgood

River Deep Mountain High – Ike And Tina Turner

San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) – Scott Mckenzie

Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire) – AC/DC

Stairway to the Stars – Blue Öyster Cult

Flying Saucers Rock And Roll – Billy Lee Riley

The Coffee Song – Cream

No Money Down – Chuck Berry

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Don't Ask Me – Ian Dury & The Blockheads