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10thou is about 0.25mm. I just happen to have a small sheet of Eileen's 10 thou sitting here and it looks fine to me for making a roof. I'll probably be using it on a Chivers reverse Stanier brake van that I'm building. Nick ps I think you'll need to change the subtitle of the thread now

Did you see these threads? LMS Push-Pull Coaches on the S&DJR Johnson 1P 58047 In the former, I concluded that one type could be built using a Comet M25 kit of a D1735 and converting it to a D1790 driving trailer using the Coment driving end (EM5). The first photo of the third post in the latter shows one view of the prototype. Larry also added a photo of the pipework on the ends in his Non-Corridor Suburban Coaches blog. Nick ps. I also have a couple of the Ratio brakes and would be very interested to learn more about converting these to pp types. edit: fixed trailer diagram number

Yes, I think a plainer doorway would suit the size of your building. There certainly are chapels with ornate frontages, indeed the first of your images is quite restrained compared to some. However, the more ornate ones are usually larger, often with two rows of windows to light both the floor level and an upper gallery. Your second image is much more in keeping with the scale of your building. The well-placed drainpipe is a useful trick to remember Nick

David, that's pretty much the line I take with my growing handful of Edwardian stock, though I think that a few red survivals would be possible even if the change was pushed back into the mid-90s. If all else fails, there's always rule No1 and, in the current state of knowledge, no one can honestly claim to know better. Mark, yes, that's a key piece of evidence in the jigsaw, but you cannot leap from one statement to the next without additional supporting evidence. The date given is a publication date, the article would probably have been written some weeks, months or, perhaps, years before publication. Does the article actually claim to represent contemporary observation by the author? Could it be information derived from an earlier written article or conversation about another person's observation? Do we know whether the author had actually seen any GWR wagons? And so on... I've not the original article (maybe I'll get a chance to one day), but have only seen this quote and the publication date repeated as "evidence". They are that, but only partial. Nick

That certainly is an attractive building that is instantly recognisable as a non-conformist chapel. My only concern is the doorway which, to me, looks far too elaborate for this type of building. Most non-conformist sects have favoured the more austere look which invokes some of their differences from the main established churches. Of course, you may have discovered a little known group of, perhaps, decadent baptists Nick

I was interested to read your comment that reducing the resolution to 3 megapixels gave a reasonable quality. Quite a few years ago in the earlier days of digital cameras when 3 megapixels was the state of the art, we decided that these new-fangled gadgets had, at last, become suitable for recording hand-written 17-19th century documents in dimly lit record offices. Nick

Looks like we... ...whisk(e)y to accompany wagon building...

David, Whilst I wouldn't rule out the possibility of doing experiments like this, there are a couple of problems with your approach. Firstly, I assume you are using a digital camera, not film? If so, the relationship between a digital image and monochrome, or panchromatic, film is a little more complex than just pressing a button in a paint program. Secondly, you say Unfortunately, the film/plates available at that time was orthochromatic. Panchromatic emulsions became available towards the end of that period but were not widely used for some time. The orthochromatic film was insensitive to red (i.e. reds appeared as black or dark greys). So, the reason why it is so difficult to tell is quite simply that the contemporary emulsions simpl could not register any difference between reds and dark greys. That's one of the reasons why there is so much debate about the colour. That said, anything that brings us more GWR red vehicles gets my vote Nick

That's very nice, Mikkel I've a couple of wagons with the early G.W.R lettering in grey and one, still in primer, that is intended to be red. After reading all the arguments about how long the red lasted I've come to the conclusion that it we should be able to justify some red wagons in the first few years of the 20th century. If not, then there's always Rule No 1. Nick

The lower part of the last photo on this page shows half of a set of Gibson frames. IIRC they are 35 thou thick. Nick

Do you use red (thick) or blue (thin) papers? Nick

Just write or copy your text into the "Entry Content" box and use the "Click to Attach Files" button to upload the images directly from your computer. You may need to press the latter twice to get it working. Nick

Interesting article, Martin. Just one suggestion, put the text and pictures in the blog here, not in an attached file. You'd be surprised how many people won't bother to open attached files unless you give them a very good reason to. Indeed, I only opened it because I was waiting for some glue to dry and I'd read everything else of interest in the recent blog entries. best wishes, Nick

Interesting that you mention the colour of the regulator. You'll find that the reversing lever is also silver. Presumably both are intended to represent polished steel. This was something I missed when I wrote up the oddities of this model and its potential for modification in my blog. As I said there Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get to the NRM for a while, and don't have a cab photo of 2818 in its current condition, so can't say whether the regulator or reversing lever colour is 'correct' in terms of the preserved engine. What I don't know is when the practice of painting certain cab controls in red was introduced. Many early photos look more like polished steel to me. Does anyone know? Nick

Personally, I'd be happy if they just moulded them with a hole where the stock rail bolt should go. Then we could just pop in a piece of square rod when sticking them down. Or would a hole in that position beequally difficult to mould?

What a pleasant surprise to come home to! Always good to see something from my native area and I have sometimes wondered what happened to this layout after seeing the photos on the scalefour challenge site. I'm looking forward to more. Nick

Wonderful! I've spent plenty of time looking at photos of those trains in the last couple of weeks, so it's great to see one in colour Nick

Excellent, Chris. You've really captured the state of the Hawksworths used in the final years of the branch, and given me some ideas of what needs to be done to mine. You could perhaps add a much grubbier van B to complete the typical Highbridge-Evercreech train? Nick

It's still there if you look Click on the your username at top right and select 'My Content'. Of course, you might prefer the blog format... Nick

I must admit I was thinking along similar lines when you first started talking about The Depot. Maybe I spent too long looking at Brunel's Bristol good shed. I didn't suggest it at the time because BG was ancient history by your usual Edwardian era. However, now that you mention the idea of a transfer shed, do you have room for a BG track in the depot? Maybe the line beyond the central platform so that it was not visible from the low viewing angles that you often use. Nick

I thought I had put a broad gauge wagon on my blog, but was just imagining it Tonight, whilst waiting for metal supplies to arrive for my Johnson 1P, I've dug out the tilt wagon and started on joining body to wheels. Maybe I'll post something soon... Nick

Hi Mikkel, yes, it's right what you said about the length of the Victorian period and the enormous changes that took place during that time. This reminds me that I must get on with my broad gauge tender, but first I have to decide on a date so that I can decide which type of brakes and several other details to fit. To do this I need to think about what date the engine in front should be, and so on.... As to the Standard Goods, they are a minefield of boiler changes Early lots had Gooch style chimneys, small painted domes and cabs weren't introduced until 1879. Then there's the question of Swindon or Wolverhampton livery... Still, for most of us, none of this detracts from your story telling. Nick

Excellent cameo as ever, Mikkel, though I suspect Mr Doyce was, in fact, astounded by the futuristic appearance of the Armstrong Nick

Duncan's new thread is here.

Many thanks, Duncan. I've responded with yet more questions on your thread. As to the coaches, I know next to nothing about them and was intending to start a prototype questions thread about them soon. At present, I only have two or three photos all with different coaches. One, in another 1951 photo is, I think, numbered M34456, though the first and last digits are uncertain. Certainly anything showing the driving end would be interesting. Nick