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I also live in a very hard water area. I fitted a softener and have had no subsequent problems with fixtures leaking, and I've had it for so long I can't remember how long (does that make sense? Dave

But, what was a Virgin train doing passing through High Wycombe? Dave

Back in the 1960's * I worked for an aluminium company. The profile could be aluminium, I seem to remember that they produced sheets in a similar profile. In that case the colour could be almost anything (anodised), but I suspect not coloured at all. * Memory does play tricks though

How did I not notice the resemblance to the Cardington hangars. I've spent many a happy hour burning things in one of them. Dave

The trick seems to be to ignore what something is and focus on the shapes and materials. Didn't Allan Downes use odd household items in some of his builds? Dave

The April 1961 Model Railway Constructor recommended "Plasticine, Polyfilla or Pyruma" for filling these gaps. I've got a scanned copy of the article, but can't remember whether I attepted to combine the City and prairy tank to produce a mogul. Dave

Thanks for a great show. Back to France tomorrow. Dave

Well, I'm flying back from the Vendee tonight so that I can visit. Dave

Sorry for the late reply, I've been without a computer for a few days. By "modern" I meant current. I assumed that what was being talked about was using new Artex bought from a builders merchant now. Dave

But hasn't for decades. I recently sampled some Artex ceilings from the 1960's - no asbestos detected. Modern Artex is no problem. Dave Smit

I'm sure remember 61008 Kudu being a regular on possibly the Master Cutler in the late 50's or early 60's. I have a recollection of it standing at the end of the down platform at High Wycombe fairly regularly. But, it was a long time ago. Dave

I've seen this elsewhere. Did you use your time machine to go forward nine hours to post this on the IS Forum jokes thread? Dave

You were preparing drawings of the closed Staines West to West Drayton branch, and wrote "... in this connection I wish to obtain photographs of Yeoveney Halt, and the goods shed, engine shed and signal box at Staines West." Regards Dave Smit

I have left this post for a while, as it is probably off topic, and as a newcomer to the forum I'm not sure of the rule. I looked out a copy of the august 65 model railway constructor (capitalisation as on the magazine cover) and there are four letters asking for prototype information. They all had names and addresses published, and it struck me that nobody would put that information in the public domain today. Times change. One of those letters was from a C. J. Leigh. When i bought the magazine originally, there was no way that I thought that Mr. Leigh was the about the same age as me (I was nineteen at the time) Dave Smit

There was a thread describing a method of construction in August 2010. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/20773-scratch-building-a-hipped-roof/ Dave

I have tried cutting copy paper (120gsm) to make window framing, and was pleased with the result. The narrowest part I left was 0.5mm, I think from what I have read this is probably the narrowest that can safely be cut. I wish I had more time, even after retirement there still seems so much else to do, but I may try cutting some of the styrene sheet that I found that I have had since the 1960's (as well as more modern stuff). Dave Smit

Hello all, new member here. I have been reading this thread, (I'm up to page fifty something) and have bought a portrait. I am interested in cutting card, and didn't want to use the expensive supplied blade for this, so have bought a CB09. I have a couple of questions - I'm sorry if they have been answered and I have missed it. When doing a practice cut on cerial packet card (Morrisons bran flakes) about half a mm thick, I set the blade projection to about half a mm, and when cutting the blade retreated back into the body of the cutter. Has anybody else had this problem? I managed to cure it by wrapping tape around the adjusting screw to lock it. The other question is with respect to scribing. I note that the cutting blade can be screwed out to project about 3mm. Has anyone tried grinding down the end of a blunt blade to a point to make a scriber? Regards Dave