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I suppose people were smaller then, or perhaps that's why so many people opted to sit on the outside. Next one will have the top taken off, I think. George

Ta-daah! One stage coach - although I think it's probably a bit too American looking. I wonder where Bachmann got their dimensions for the coach body from? It would be a bit of a squash to get four H0 bodies in there as far as I can see. I've still got three more coach bodies to deal with so now I'm in search of more horses, H0 size. George

Looks like I've got another project. I'll let you know how I get on. George

Brilliant. Do you know if the cart wheels are available separately? I have loads of the Bachmann coach bodies - the chassis do make excellent wagon underpinnings, so now I can perhaps create a little 1840s traffic jam! George

King Kong strikes again! Fabulous modelling. You need to invent an aristocratic title for that monogram now. George

Mudeford sandbank - a friend bought one of the beach huts there back in the 70s. It was nothing more than a ramshackle garden shed. He paid £10k. We all thought he was mad. I wish I'd been as mad as that!! Fascinating journey around the Forest, thanks. George

I'd like to think that your hands are the size of King Kong's. But I suspect this is not so. That's amazing modelling. Can't wait for the next update. George

Fantastic modelling. Perhaps you might like to give us a step by step guide to how it's done? Although I suspect infinite patience has a lot to do with it. Wonderful. George

I notice your fireman's nipped off down the pub. I'm sure we all agree that having crew on these wide-open cab locos is a must, but even allowing for a fall plate between loco and tender there doesn't seem to have been much room on the footplate for them. Superb modelling. George

Found a pic of my ex John Bull 2-2-0 in its finished state. It was quite easy to do. It isn't powered as I have some powered carriages based on cut down 5&9 Models' London and Brighton 3rds covering the John Bull mechanism to push it along. The sharp eyed will note I swapped the John Bull firebox for a Rocket one. Sadly I still can't work out a way to produce the flared tender tops that locos of that era all seemed to have. I'll stop hijacking your thread now, Ian. George

Thank you! I must get round to taking a pic of the finished article. George

Re the Dublin and Kingstown's Hibernia (or indeed any early 2-2-0), doing something like this is with the John Bull is pretty easy (if I can do it...) George

The backscene looks good. Where did it come from? George

Well, that's astonishing. What is he made of? George

Oh dear, I was afraid you'd say that. Meanwhile I just realised I've got pics of your L&B 3rd and a cut down Prussia carriage together: