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Wow!

Hi, a quick question about Rivet Transfers (ordered yesterday, arrived this morning, amazing!) I note they are best on a glossy surface, can they be applied to bare metal? Clean brass, fairly shiny. Many thanks, Dave.

Its an unfinished Barbara Hepworth isn't it? See here Should be worth a fortune...

Looks a great show, sorry I missed it...Again!

The N/U's are another minefield of variations, as I found out when I built one (DJH body, new finecast chassis) Maybe there were too many differences for a straightforward tweak of the N.

Thanks very much for that, a bit of a minefield. It took me a while to get my head around all the variations when I built one. One thing that confused me was the later ones having earlier numbers, until it was pointed out (by you I think) that they were rebuilds.

Aha, a Westward T9. I have one of these to build (a thankfully untouched kit) and it looks a beauty. Any tips? The pulling issue Should be solved by a modern Highlevel Coreless motor and suitable gearbox. I have contemplated converting a T9 kit to a C8, but it would be of limited appeal. There were only ten and they all went in the 1930s

I say "tweak to your heart's content!" There were always gaps between trains on the real thing, but that doesn't make great viewing at a busy exhibition. On a run-down light railway, beloved of modellers, there might have only been one or two trains a day. In it's final years the Talyllyn only ran on two days a week, while the Tralee & Dingle ran once a month! I always say we model the trains, not the gaps between them.

Had a great day at the Bridport Show, with lots of interest from the local residents. We were in a sunny position underneath the big skylight, so it got a bit warm in the afternoon. But we were right next to the "Exhibitor's Refreshment Facility" (tea-urn) so a lot of tea was imbibed. Took a few photos on my phone, they weren't very good but here's a sample.

Just as well, it wouldn't be much use for parking wagons in!

Great project, I really like "proper" lever frames

The siding definitely had a serious gradient:

The etches look too good and well organised for Jidenco

The problem with these kits is that they try to be "all things to all men" and use standard parts for N & U locos. So the result is always going to be a hybrid of some sort. I guess it depends how accurate you want it to be. When I built the U-class, I realised that there are MANY differences from the N, and from the rebuilt-River version. I had to consider the kit parts as an aid to the build. rather than a "kit" as we think of them. Sorry, that's not very helpful!

"A four hundred year old railway bridge"....?

Good to meet you at Bridport John, I trust you had a good day. We had a great time with Bridport Town, met many residents and discussed Bridport, it's industrial history and it's many old buildings. Luckily I remembered to take my folder of survey photos, that many of the structures were built from. Next job is to finish the backscene. I've raised it by two inches, which has made a huge difference visually, and added a mirror to each end board. None of the commercial backscenes I've looked at appear sufficiently "Dorset Hills" so I am looking to revive my landscape painting skills... Hmm.

Mr. Bulwell Hall will know, he is the authority on all things Maiden Newton - Bridport.

Hello Rod, Thanks for taking the time to chat at The Exeter Show, about trackwork and Lewes. We mentioned Side By Side Georeferenced Maps, here is the link: Side By Side You can view it is various ways. As it is, your mouse moves in tandem on both sides. There's a button at the top to turn Swipe on or off, and you can choose whichever map or view you want from the dropdowns on either side. Be careful, you can spend hours on it! Cheers, Dave.

The new signalbox looks great James, just right for the location. We might have spoken at the Exeter Show, I was on the Exeter Gauge 0 Group stand, right next to Mudmagnet. Cheers, Dave.

The cutting for the headshunt is still there, just. Headshunt cutting

"Rule No.1" Applies

Err, yes, but as its now a club layout, it tends to feature the stock owned by whoever is running it at the time. Its the policy of our Group not to own any rolling stock. Stock that was with the layout was sold seperately, although our members own some of it. Wedmore appeared at The Bridport Show yesterday, where it was much admired.

Whimple Show was a great success! Bridport Show tomorrow.

Thanks very much, Dave

Have admired John Watson's modelling since MRJ No.0! Are there any photos of Cratfield viewable online please? Thanks very much, Dave.