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Small Parts Isolated And Destroyed - NoMeansNo
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Birds of prey: https://www.etymonline.com/word/pounce
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92 & 93 are in 'Llangollen Red' as supplied by Williamson's. Having seen an original sample of Lake, I reckon the Llan got it about right. Where it fell down originally IMO was by applying only one topcoat over Williamson's recommended undercoat which is a rather nice red colour but shifts dramatically depending on the lighting conditions. When I repainted 93, it got two coats of Llan Red over a neutral grey undercoat. The original sample had evidence that Swindon used a pink undercoat (probably white lead + lake). Pete S.
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MICA B Van - end-roof handrail
K14 replied to County of Yorkshire's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
Both... Treads were black both sides & the vertical part was white. The curved handrail(s) were black, apart from the feet, which were white. Source: RWA Fig. 206 - Tevan 105804, c.1938; Wagons & Loads Fig. 111 - Vent-Insul-Meat 59828 c.1941, Fig. 112 - Insul-Meat 105829 c.1941. One interesting feature of these photos is that the wheels and the vacuum pipe are quite clearly a darker shade than the chassis (RWA Figs 204 & 206 are the clearest). So were the underframes painted grey? @Miss Prism -
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Senior_Challenge_Cup Back then there seems to have been a lot more organised Amateur footy than there was Professional. see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_football_association
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Can't really help there, that was before my time - mid '80s? That said I've a vague recollection that a 'job lot' of 5-gallon drums of a very deep purply-red/brown paint was either donated or otherwise obtained & was deemed to be near enough so got used. @Western Star might know more.
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Clerestory brake brackets?
K14 replied to Darwinian's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
Best guess... L-shaped strengtheners? They seem to occur where there's an unsupported length of roof & coincide with the hoops. Pete S. -
Soft paint brush recommendations
K14 replied to Hal Nail's topic in Weathering, Painting & Transfers
https://www.handover.co.uk/brushes Top quality hand-made brushes for pretty much any application. P. -
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.
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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.
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Please Don't Touch – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
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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.
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Planet Caravan – Black Sabbath
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Ring Of A Change – Status Quo
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Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
K14 replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
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)
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Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) – Janis Joplin
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Peroxide Blonde And A Hopped Up Model Ford – Gene Simmons
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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.
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You Shouldn't Call The Doctor (If You Can't Afford The Bills) – Dr. Feelgood
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Just Hit Town – Rory Gallagher
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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.
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Cut Across Shorty – Eddie Cochran
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As Long As The Price Is Right – Dr. Feelgood
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River Deep Mountain High – Ike And Tina Turner