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Need to but a screwdriver that's small enough to remove the ridiculously small headed screws in a Bachman Jinty. But where from? Can anyone help please?

Thanks for the reply but that file opener never installs correctly for me, tried a few times

http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/brickpaper.html Does anyone know how to open Brick Paper files from here ? Theyare RAR files. tried with Zip but no luck!

Has anyone bought this? Thinking of doing so myself. Was it useful, practical? cheers Len

Weathered brickwork!

Do you weather your scalescene in GIMP before printing? I used to do so but when I print them out now they come out either much too big or too small!!!!!! Could you share your GIMP settings with me in case there is something fundamental I have set up wrong ? Thanks

Weathering Powders - Cheapest on line? Any recommendations please? Thanks! Len

That looks really good from here

I thought I'd cured that! The first time following your advice it printed fine, Exact same doc printed again , back to small size!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah that seems to have done it! Thank you.

Don't think its that John but thanks all the same.

I always like to weather my scalescene kits before printing out and I've not had a problem in the past in doing this in GIMP, however, for some reason the last few times I've tried to do this, the finished weathered image prints out much smaller than requested. I've scoured the internt looking for an answer to this but have not found anything that works. Anyone else had this problem and solved it? Here's hoping.

Thanks to you both for these posts

With Christmas on the horizon can anyone make any suggestions for good books around the topic of secondary French Lines in the steam era please? French Language versions are ok too. Cheers!

I don't actually.......?

Colin, Mark and Pacific thank you for your most fabulous replies. Most helpful indeed. Cheers to all!

Great post pacific. I believe this to be the location of the final scene. Would you agree?

Careful study of Google earth (street view) will reveal the exact spot of the very final scene of the film. If you want to know it and can't find it, drop me a PM. Len

I've recently developed quite an interest in French branch lines (under steam use) especially metre gauge ones. I've looked on Google for any DVD's of such a thing but I've found hardly anything beyond preserved steam (which is not really my 'bag') There must something out there! All I have so far is the rather excellent Railway Roundabout In Europe Part 1. Does anyone know if what I might be looking for even exists? I'd also be keen to receive any recommendations for books on the same subject that you might have read. Cheers in advance! Len

Found this on another site, thought it was funny and worth sharing! "I was the signalman on duty in Crompton's Sidings signal box, when the line to Patricroft was closed, with all intervening the boxes decommissioned, and every signal removed. A light engine was erroneously signalled for Springs Branch Shed, which had to use this line to gain access to the shed, butit turned out to be a train with one luggage van. This train went as far as Howe Bridge, before the driver stopped to query the missing signals. He rang me from a nearby public house? It's all in the book! Later the line was singled, and re-opened to the open cast site at Bickershaw, controlled from Warrington Power signal box in September 1972. (Incidentally, the distant signal on this line was a semaphore. The only semaphore signal, on the entire Warrington Power Box area.)"

Begs the question , I wonder what was the longest water trough?

Just wondering what is or was, the longest stretch of completely level line in the UK? Anyone know.?

I found this font for old road signs (and new ones!) Could be very useful to someone Instructions are inside the zip file. Dead easy, even I could do it! https://www.roads.org.uk/fonts Len

Dark star. CSN