Suffolkshunter

On 12/03/2023 at 11:17, 31A said:

 

They are glued; on mine they pinged off fairly easily by using a knife blade as a lever between the lamp and the footplate.  There seemed to be locating dimples underneath them on the footplate, which acted as a handy guide for where to drill holes for new lamp irons.

 

The lamp on the bunker was slightly more difficult and care was needed, as the bunker back is quite a thin moulding.  I cut off the lamp iron which has the lamp attached, cleaned off the remains on the bunker with a sharp blade and drilled a hole for a new lamp iron (made from nickel silver strip) to go into.

 

 

Rails provided me with a set of lamp irons when I contacted them about the bizarre fixed lamps - especially the rear lamp! 

On 17/03/2023 at 12:33, MarkSG said:

Well, well, well. This is definitely going to be my first Accurascale purchase. I may need a little modeller's licence, since the early BR one, despite being a GER loco, was far away from GER metals in that era! But, given that my layout is based on a proposed line which never came to fruition in real life, I suppose I can always argue that in my alternate reality 68535 never went up north either. 

My idea too, exactly! Too good a model to fuss over a number, which can be changed, of course. So pleased this massive gap in the GE filled - just need an E4 now …😉

Forgive me if I haven’t already thanked you for your response! Much appreciated! 

Hi - could anyone point me to transfers for the 6 wheel van, British Railways fish traffic, please? I’m in the UK but cannot find anything! 

Hi - Love these detailed photos of Holborn Viaduct station, as I’m building a part of a London terminus as a return to railway modelling after twenty or more years - inspirational! I can’t make out the sign on the engine shed, beyond Pears. Does anyone know what the rest of the wording was, please? 

May I order one of the kits for 00 gauge, please, if there are any going?