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Hello Gordon, Seeing someone recreate something that shows the flair style and confidence of those engineers of yeterday never fails to impress and interest me. trustytrev.

Hello, I think it is your camera.It looks more like Ford Cardinal Red (Cortina IV))than Leyland Damask Red(Triumph Toledo/Maria etc)Very common colours in their day for the vehicle repair industry and both as different, next to each other. trustytrev.

Hello, I seem to recall reading somewhere that the LNWR manufactured most of its own materials in house where possible.For instance signal cabins,bricks,bullhead rail,signals,rolling stock, locomotives,wooden station building panels and even workers housing.Far more than any other railway company before or since.I believe they used red english bond brickwork on cabin locking rooms whenever brick built.I have seen a number of colour examples using red brick which also include blue engineers bricks at the base and for the arches of the locking room windows as well as the bullheaded bricks along the lower course of panels,Examples can be seen which are curently in use in various regions of the former west coast main line if you look close up as the details are hard to make out otherwise.LNWR portrayed by Jack Nelson and A Pictorial Record of L.N.W.R. Signalling by Foster, Richard D may have been the sources.There are others which include colour images of LNWR boxes.Look forward to seeing more of your work. trustytrev.

Hello, I was looking on this page http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/64977-bakewell-peak-district-line-br/page-4 when I thought about the 7mm slaters stone sheet.Compare the courses on the model image with the courses on the real bridge image.Looks spot on course and scale wise to me. Well the bottom three courses in the bridge arch. trustytrev.

Hello Gordon, In 4mm scale `1 9" is equivelent to 7mm.Looking at some of the more massive railway construction,using stone courses at that size are not uncommon.It is not untill you get close up that you realise just how massive they are.Does the 7mm refer to 7mm scale or the equivilent scale size or has it become blurred over the years?.If one looks at ballast size the same sort of confusion occurs between N OO and O guage ballast use on models.Most construction using stone have substantially smaller stone courses at the top. trustytrev. trustytrev.

Hello Gordon, Would it not be possible to build some sort of removable light weight platform for using on the stairs when work needs doing?I am sure producing some sort of platform that folds up would be quite easy with your level woodworking ability. trustytrev.

Hello, A few strategically placed gas holders? trustytrev.

Hello, How do you do the see through glazing on the arm spectacles in 4mm please? trustytrev.

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Hello, I have started another post for the use of the jigs as I don't want to be responsible for taking Gordons topic off course. Sorry Gordon. trustytrev.

Hello Martin, I found this link which clarifies how to use the switch plaining jig.http://www.grindham.co.uk/evolve_main.cfm?stage_id=3There is also reference to the crossing filing jig as well.Unfortunately it doesn't go into detail with regard to the filing methods. trustytrev.

Hello Martin, There is a picture of both crossing filing jigs on Gordons Eastwood town at #680.I am stil looking for the switch planing jig I saw somewhere. trustytrev.

Hello, I realise there are numerous different ways of building track and Gordon has kindly shown us how he does it.Having bought the EM crossing and switch jigs I was hoping to see an explanation on how one does it using the instructions in the EMGauge society manual as that remains a mystery to me.The confusing instructions are possibly why so many people use differing methods to acheive the end result of flowing trackwork.Even using the jigs no two people seem to use them in the same manner or as per the instructions.My curiosity about the official way to use the jigs remains and my bafflement remains undiminished. Thanks. trustytrev.

Hello, I think this is where my confusion has arisen.The EMG society switch blade planining jig has a guard for filing just the top of the rail leaving the bottom untouched. I think that has helped clarify my understanding. Thanks trustytrev.

Hello Gordon, RE:Switchblades.Yet again your method makes it so simple. From your description it appears you only carry out filing to one side only for the planing angle. I obtained the EMGauge society planing jig which has instructions in the EMG manual advocating a number of filing processes.(Confused again) So the question is it just as simple as filing one side clamped to a board for the specified planing length as you make no mention to the rail foot? Thanks. trustytrev.

Hello Gordon, Could you clarify your method of filing using the jig please.I have read the EM society manual and there is mention of first filing the rail then bending it then filing it again on the other side in the jig.I find this discription rather confusing especialy where one needs to clamp and file etc.Then it is repeated for the second rail. trustytrev.