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  1. Les Bird
    Thank you both for your replies. I'll give it another day or so to see if I get a response.
  2. Les Bird
    Has anyone had any dealings with this online retailer and, if so, were they satisfied? I recently ordered a simple item (Superquick brIck paper) but, despite an email (15th June) confirming the order .nothing has arrived. I have contacted them and am awaiting a response.
  3. Les Bird
    A 6/110 would be very welcome
  4. Les Bird
    I'm in the process of turning two old Triang BSK's into an SK and I'll be fitting a Peco interior after I've finished fitting the flush glazing. It would have been a lot simpler just to buy one of the current models but where's the fun in that?
  5. Les Bird
    I used a similar arrangement to allow for the removal of a long platform canopy. It works well.
  6. Les Bird
    Nice work Adam. That Farina Wolseley would look good in police black, perhaps with a very small led behind the radiator badge, although that might be going a bit too far!
  7. Les Bird
    DCC decoder wire is pretty thin. I've used it for wiring leds.
  8. Les Bird
    I'd second Ragtag's advice. Gluing the two decks together with PVA means you can easily take them apart again if necessary and PVA doesn't damage the paint.
  9. Les Bird
    It's saved for me in Libre Office. A very useful list. Thanks to the creator.
  10. Les Bird
    It was indeed the Lima chassis that was recommended although the current Hornby version would no doubt be suitable as well. I have a Lima chassis to use but, like a lot of my projects, this one is way down a long list of jobs to do! If I ever get around to it, it will join a fleet of seven Trix EM1's.
  11. Les Bird
    I have a (quite old) resin body for an EM1 for which the recommended chassis is from a Western Class 52. As for Tommy, there are some quite significant differences from the production EM1's. If you look at photographs you will see that converting a Heljan body would quite an undertaking. The only one of the class to wear LNER livery (green) was Tommy. The rest were either BR black or BR green until they were repainted blue.
  12. Les Bird
    Fulvio, there is absolutely nothing wrong with your English.
  13. Les Bird
    Dublo Dinky vehicles were generally pretty good. Their Morris Oxford pick-up is a favourite of mine.
  14. Les Bird
    No doubt at some time in the future a local preservation group will want to buy it with a view to full restoration,
  15. Les Bird
    If they do, could a GE line emu be a possibility?
  16. Les Bird
    With a decent controller, it will crawl very well
  17. Les Bird
    I have successfully replaced the tyred wheels on a Lima class 20 by obtaining spare wheels from Peter's Spares. There is a very substantial weight already inside and it will happily pull a dozen wagons even with a lightweight resin body. As a bonus it now has 8 wheel pickups.
  18. Les Bird
    I have some of the Lego vehicles, a Beetle with a small section of the rear bumper missing, a Bedford flatbed and Mercedes articulated tanker both in Esso red. I wonder what they would fetch if I put them up for sale.
  19. Les Bird
    My shed has insulated walls and roof. The floor is a double layer of half inch osb with a carpet on top. I generally find that running a small fan heater for a around seven or eight minutes raises the temperature to a comfortable level. As long as the door stays closed, the heat lasts a very long time.
  20. Les Bird
    As a relatively new immigrant to Guisborough (from 2014), I'm finding this set of postings of great interest. I wonder if the recently suggested reopening to passengers of the line from Saltburn towards Boulby will ever materialise.
  21. Les Bird
    I'll second that, Cararama wheels are very useful. Some of them represent modern alloys which may not be suitable but those from the Porsche and VW Beetle are quite generic and useful for a number of older vehicles. As for glazing, for those models which came without glazing, Deluxe Materials Glue-n-Glaze is ideal.
  22. Les Bird
    Are you referring to plastic or die cast models? For diecast any propriety paint stripper should work but some of them take a while. Alternatively, boiling water and caustic soda. For plastic models try Superstrip from Phoenix Precision Paints. Some recommend Dettol for plastic but, in my experience, it tends to leave a sticky residue which is difficult to remove.
  23. Les Bird
    If you Google British Railway Modelling Standards Bureau, it will come up
  24. Les Bird
    Everything you need to know can be found on the British Railway Modelling Standards Bureau website.
  25. Les Bird
    I've been using car body cellulose filler for years. It's in a tin rather than a tube but, if you close it firmly after use, it will remain usable indefinitely
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