rob D2

So , I think I recall from the thread on the bescot Banbury goods I started in 2008 (!) , Fenny Compton was served from Banbury as a MR trip, originating in bescot with a 25 normally.

Whereas, Bicester was a WR trip with a 31 from Oxford south ? Never seen pics of a 25 going to bicester

Some great photos as usual ,

I guess this was before did or became a RFD hub for MOD traffic ?

Amazing how rural it was then, I have fond memories of walking over the sea of rusting sidings as you emerge from the tunnel towards the GWS...........like popping up in narnia to a train mad 10 year old Rob

That Sydney garden scene is crying out for a large logo 50, or a 31/4......

I'd say stick with the period you like anyway. Present day in Cornwall is BORING ! No two ways about it.

FGW units, FGW HST, DBS 66,,,,,,,,,, that's about it.......runs for cover...

I think the A refers to the fact it has a reissued body as the original, 31270, was missing the body side strapping.

As to whether chassis is iffy, I'm not sure TBH, it was my 31110 that fell apart on me

Looks brilliant Ian,

Any plans for Demu show in May ? This may be the first show I get to in 5 years !

It's a shame there isn't enough material to do this monthly,,,, but I think that was tried.....

Bottles of p*ss deposited by Bulgarian truck drivers on roundabouts

Indeed, I did, but they were all the same.

I have a policy of not having identical locos anymore, other than, er 47s

Having said that it would be hard to do I think as Hornby released 31111 as a blue skinhead, but you'd have to be careful as that was one of the rotten ones, or repaint 105 from rail freight grey.

What I really need is a 50.....

31121, looks like a beast , may have to put that on the to model list.

Carlsberg don't do DE mags but if they did....

That was extremely good, well done to those involved

Super cool SPA, and love the garage.

Your still teasing us with your desert Island discs selection though - sugar babes would have gone in the humbrol...

Nice pics, Neil, especially like the ones under the bridge

Like the 2 swigging special brew I saw last year....

Lots of Japanese tourists, taking pictures of my crazy kids wading under the little bridges last time I was there

Nice pictures of the activity at Swindon , where I now live.

Strangely one of my modelling periods is 1982, and my Bachman 08 is ' 839, split from the China clay set.

It's still a reasonably interesting rail location, with the transfer yard, newly relaid and full of yellow trains fro the electrification . The cockleburs yard has been cleared , relaid as well, presumably for the same idea.

There is the regular scrap traffic to Liverpool, which brings in a DBs 66, and the steel traffic to Swindon stores bringing another or a 60.

Nice,

You don't hang about - there always new stuff coming off your bench

Have a productive 2015 !

Good luck for 2015,

I'm hoping to do a Dutch 47 myself in the new year

Isn't it just an illusion of being green ?

If you repeat the word ' sustainable ' over and over eventually people will believe it means something

Unless I imagined it,

I think I saw the EPS 37 and freightliner flats on the aluminium traffic, running round in the station

I watched some of the vids - you mentioned respray ing that while rake of coaches in NSE, you'll never have to prove your dedication in any other way I don't think

Yep, mines wonky as hell. I've kind of given up cutting the mesh straight......there's only so much modelling time I can devote to each task.....

Well done ! Especially for persevering with the ratio fence , I didn't find it a relaxing modelling experience !

I haven't tried the benches yet, as I very briefly had an NSE station, that may change in future though.

I don't find connex livery very exciting, do people have a natural aversion because it's french ☺️

I've got some brass benches you have to bend to make those NSE ones, I think they came from Ten Commandments ?

It always amazes me how old fashioned mixed freight looked even in the early 80s, fast forward to the early 90s and it looked a lot more modern. What a difference 10 years made

Is the revel one not too big ? Is it 1/76 or /72 is what I mean ?