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But a really good scenic break for the fiddle yard, those high trees really add to the illusion that the bridge provides. Some weathering to tone down the yellow would be nice. Paul

Stafford - you can go to Guildex 😇 Paul

The 2nd edition is very similar - the coding had been sorted by then (April 1974). MCO My photos show it took years for the TOPS codes to be applied - whereas the metric weights seem to have come in quite quickly in the later 1970s. Rather an aside by private owner wagons don't seem to have been TOPS coded much at all for many years - but the yellow plates were prepared and applied quite quickly. I have an SMBP yellow plate - there were large numbers for sale at Euston collectors corner as they were all wasted as BP and Shell broke up their trading partnership before application of the numbers. I read the original as being about wagons written for INGOT MOULD. Personally I didn't see any except the Iron ore tipplers with holes cut in the sides after a nasty accident loading a solid sided wagon. But, yes there will have been plenty of earlier wagons used for this traffic. Yes a possible reason. There were suddenly large numbers of skilled men (and women) whom had been building war machines that could be unemployed. The more obvious result of this is the tens of thousands of what we call MoT minerals built at various military workshops (RoFs) and these could be welded or rivetted - they became the pre 108 BR diagrams. The best published is Fidczuk, Peter. (1991) Modellers Backtrack vol. 1 (part 3) pp 124 - 133. and (part 4) pp 148 - 156. Also more accessible is the Larkin Volume 2 I mentioned yesterday that has all you want on these pre 108 minerals including the LMS and LNER ones. Paul who must sell the last of my unopened Airfix kits!

1950 onwards. Packs A B And C are the early writing style. All my photos have year of build on them. They do link to their own take on the history right at the beginning https://www.accurascale.com/blogs/news/the-beautiful-mundane-br-16-ton-mineral-family-next-for-our-powering-britain-range Paul

There is mention of the ICI POO in the video. Not in these releases. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/icibulksoda I've no idea if AC will use these photos, they have all been reproduced for Tower models by Dapol in 7mm but I've never seen them. Other sheeted minerals didn't usually have any support. Paul

Agreed, Rather more than a couple in the Belmond set, unfortunately based in Stewarts Lane so I don't see them often in York https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/pullman Some other conserved coaches used regularly in specials are from the mid 1950s, such as Florence from 1955 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/conservedpreservedcoach/e9becace2 The ex Salmons have been rebogied but the frames are old. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/salmonrebogied As are the frames of the numerous BDA (and similar) https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/bdawheel and Lobsters https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/mxalobster Paul

Fran, sorry but the two in Pack C that appear to be based on photos on my site are welded bodies with pressed doors, and this doesn't show on the drawings. 100925 is brand new, so built that way https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralweld/e3c9c2154. 247055 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralweld/e3cfe79f7 Paul

What is the correct shade of grey? When do you mean? Freight stock grey was very light with a touch of blue. I'll agree the reproduction of the early build to be MDO by AC is a bit plain, a little less black and a little more blue might have worked, but then I wasn't there to see it. Where you? But then there was the using of battleship grey and later a change of grey; but was that to lighter or darker - both to be seen on rebuilds of the 1970s in my photos. And of course, repaints all varied as BR in the 1950s and 60s was still locally mixing paints and the weights of each ingredient were variable so the paint foreman had a lot of control over what they would look like. Unless brand new, just don't have two the same colour. Admittedly a MDO and years later, but look at how this three year old new body appears, compared to it less than 10 years later - and both photos the same side. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/mdorebuiltrenumber/e25a6eac https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/mdorebuiltrenumber/eaeed7b3 It is a shame the later one is b/w Paul

As I mentioned earlier, and had hoped Paul I would respond, I don't think the drawings give a clear indication of what the model will be. My photos of 2 of the wagons in Pack C would suggest they will have a pressed end door. They are simply to show how the model will be written. Paul

The GoG Gazette this quarter has an interesting take on this problem in using a very crude cardboard mask to protect the main stanchions and then a hair dryer to distort the panels between. It is on a Turbot but no reason why something similar cannot be used on 4mm models. Could usefully be taken to some of the diesel models that make no attempt to reproduce the sheeting of the sides which were distorted when newly built let alone after use. However, I do think this can be overdone - I agree with The Stationmaster that distortion of the sides was rare, after all they aren't very old most of them - and a good number of packs are of replated or rebodied wagons so very new. I haven't looked at all the packs, but beware of the illustrations. AC don't appear to be showing any with a pressed end door, whereas pack C has two wagons from photos I have which does have such doors - 100925 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralweld/e3c9c2154 and 247055 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralweld/e3cfe79f7 And all three of pack E have replating on the prototypes. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralweld Several others of my photos. Interesting and nice to see several shots out of train windows by a teenager being reproduced! Paul

Whitemetal, I've little idea when Ks began to make plastic kits. Sorry I should have looked at it before writing, it is a two door version with doors at both ends. 8 shillings and 7 pence in 1967 according to W&H catalogue - that's a lot more than an Airfix kit! Paul

As modelled by K's. Of course in 1965 there weren't any railway wagon books so I wrote to complain that the fixed end was missing from the kit! So was the floor but no one cared about such small details then. Paul

Don't take much notice of my site for what was running after Privatisation. I did far less photography, a combination of increased security and a work life out of balance - although I did travel a lot by train as Eurostar improved. Certainly still being in use and well maintained in 2008 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/pc009e/e59317c2e Paul

I've mentioned these to several suppliers over the years. Hopefully, we will see them one day and in 7mm An amazing gap, with a lot of the knowledge drawn together by Dave Larkin and several have been measured. Even worse only one now exists and it is in deplorable condition. Historically important and offering a range of private trader liveries. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/steelmineral Paul

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Quite a colourful duo https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/mdo/ef1268c7c https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lmsvan/e3b862e5a Paul

30ft over headstocks, 22ft wb and 16ft in well. Photos as https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrloriotlowmac/eff82e34 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrloriotlowmac/e126731ac https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrloriotlowmac/e68bf0471 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrloriotlowmac/e6e56b3a9 Yes, there were 100 Conflat ISO from 1965ish. I have already suggested these to RapidoCorbs. Listed in on page 19 Photos of the LNER Lowmacs that became EP in https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerlowmac And for the LMS BR gave them the code MO (not sure why not MP but perhaps because that is an abbreviation already in use on railways) Quite a lot from 700700 in https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lmspecial This is the BR built ones https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brlowmacep The BR Diag 1/59 for the Conflat ISO is at the end of this collection. Plenty of ideas for loads in these photographs, although I do like the wheels as a very useful model for lineside as well as on these wagons. Paul

The description misses that the BDA were a rebuild of the BDOs and BPOs from the early to mid 1950s. The 96xxxx number on one of the models is an ex boplate. They certainly stretch the policy that frames should have a life of 40 years, whilst the bodies only had a planned 20 year life. Paul

Today, Wednesday 30 August is International Whaleshark day. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/national-whale-shark-day-date-history-significance/ar-AA1fW8Ci Not a whale, but a shark and therefore the largest fish species on the planet. Each individual can be identified from the pattern of markings. I swam alongside this one in the Maldives some years ago. Paul

MBAs https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/mba Paul

If you search that site for "Type SLF" a good number of sleepers come up, but looking at the first couple the heritage railways don't care much for them. Some sad sights. Paul

I haven't a clue what the difference is, or why you seem to be suggesting I am mistaken. The signs are clearly for a "Guided Bus" and there are "car trap"s https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.231934,0.1187175,3a,75y,87.35h,90.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHiTx7I4Zh2d70cA2HaPdBA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu It must take considerable concentration to drive down them because they are quite narrow and the guidance, which does exist, is limited I believe to where the car traps are positioned. My point was to agree with you, it cannot be trespass, there is nothing special about the buses. What I am not aware of is what the limitation on speed is, they seem quite fast, perhaps greater than the usual 30mph. What is noticeable is the crossing near my sons' home does NOT have any controlling lights etc. It does have some half barriers near the entrance to the crossing. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.2327585,0.1211428,3a,75y,110.8h,73.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sn3lr4o8C54TRA3J-4T7F2Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu The associated crossing of the main Kings Hedges Road is noticeably safer as it has a controlled pedestrian crossing. The paving alongside the busway encourages fast cycling, children to play, run and all to walk. Cycling on a similar pavement along a road used to be against the highway code but nowadays I accept is encouraged in many places. Paul

It is unreasonable to suggest that pedestrians are trespassing. The non fatal accident was very close to where my son lives and. I believe, was on an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of the busway. I believe it was in the dark (we were visiting when the police called looking for witnesses late one evening). There is also a walk/cycle way the entire length of the busway without any fencing or other protective mechanism. There are some mechanisms to prevent cars from going on the busway, and lots of signs but it certainly isn't protected like railways are - but then neither are ordinary roads. Paul

no this one retained a worn blue finish https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/enparts/e2bc75f8c Paul

The AC to become MDO needs 3 links before the mid 1960s Paul