Flying Pig

Ah, the word that begins in 'n' and ends in 'n' and means constipation. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

Isn't that the Accura-rule-one and-trainset-brigade?

Passing comment about an AS loco on a Hornby thread. Shadow across the moon, flutter of capes and in swoops the AS inquisitor with a handy suggestion. Hello, Len. You can sort of understand why we don't have long angsty threads like this one in the Accurascale forum.

In space, no one can hear you say "Actually..." But according to the calculations of Professor von Proton, that 16 light hours achieved in 47 years is 2300 times less than the distance to Alpha Centauri (if either probe were even heading in that direction). Space is big.

Now if they had said "The red arms are often seen in advance of signals with yellow arms, which signify 'distant' or 'caution'" all would have been well. As it is, the yellow arms signify 'far away' and nobody has any idea what's going on.

Depending on when your app identified it, Redstart is quite possible, since they are much more widespread during migration (April-May and August-October) and may pitch down in any suitable habitat. Scrub or hedgerow or even an isolated bush with rough grass adjacent they can feed on seems to be favourite, but you can even find migrating males singing from taller trees in spring.

Exeter Central shown here on the SRS site. https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/srm/S3431.htm

Don't worry about the headshunt - it was quite common for small yards like this not to have them. Shunting would be carried out by the engine of the stopping goods any way so blocking the main line probably wouldn't be an issue. I would have a play with moving the diamond and its associated point one space to the right in order to give you a longer second siding in the main yard (and I think you will need to trim off the half straight shown on your plan for clearance reasons). It would mean moving the platform in front of the siding points to retain a decent length, but I don't think that would be a problem with a very small site like this where trains are not passing.

My mistake - should have looked at some pictures. I was thinking that the Jinty had the ejector on the left side of the boiler, like most LH drive LMS standard types. MR it is.

Alan Gibson list an 'LMS vacuum ejector' (as well as Stanier and MR vacuum ejectors) so I guess that's what you want. Probably worth giving them a call.

There are plenty of carriages from every company that haven't been done. When you add in pre-group designs that lasted into nationalisation, the number of types is well beyond what can reasonably be expected to appear rtr. There will doubtless be further pleasant surprises in future but there will also always be gaps.

Could it be a manufacturing issue with your model? Are all the wheels sitting on the track and do the bogies have enough flexibility to allow them to stay there? Are both bogies driving? Have you cleaned any manufacturing residue of the wheels?

There's a good shunting layout on this thread. It's built in 2mm finescale, but could easily be replicated with ready to use points and flexi track, or even sectional track.

Yup and I mentioned them, but they are quite a bit more fiddly than a standard open or van. And I still contend that bread and butter wagons like these should be the ones available rtr.

Thanks. In other words, the model is an approximation like most of its Airfix-derived siblings, so probably not worth getting too concerned about livey details. Just put a string of them behind an original Mainline Peak and enjoy.

Was diagram 1/149 really built with rivetted bodies to the original design as late as 1958? Building had generally gone over to the revised BR design with welded construction by then. The underframe of the model represents the conventional type with push-rod brakes, whereas rivetted bodies mostly had the very characteristic LNER pattern with tall brake lever and clasp brakes derived from NER practice. See Paul Bartlett's photos at https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/br21thopperrivet https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/br21thopperweld To bang my usual drum, it is well past time for an accurate range of these wagons rtr in 00 and N (and TT now as well I suppose) as they are typically required in significant numbers. The Airfix-originated model (as in the OP) doesn't represent a typical vehicle and also forms the basis for the Dapol N gauge version. The Hornby model represents the rivetted type quite well but seems to have vanished from the range. The available kits are not simple to build (especially in N) and dont represent all types. I think there are some nice etched kits in 2mm scale though.

Another accurate prediction from Douglas Adams. In the Hitch Hiker's Guide computer game you have to beat the cleaning robot to the Babel Fish that has just been dispensed onto the floor. It's tricky (took me about 7 million years).

Nice sightings! Marsh tits are indeed becoming thin on the ground. I've just had an exchange of emails with a ringer working in North Wilts after I saw a colour-ringed Marsh Tit on his patch and apparently they are very reluctant to disperse more than about a kilometre from where they were hatched. This makes recolonisation of fragmented habitat difficult for the species. If you can, please send in your records - see https://www.wiltshirebirds.co.uk/records.html

Hopefully to an ER shed, or you're going to need some LMR coaches for 44668. Either a football excursion set, or some kind of odd peak hour semi-fast that has been running since pre-grouping times using running powers as suggested by @manna. Of course, since Finsbury Square is fictitious, you are free to invent whatever other connections you need to explain such a train.

It's why people kept heading West, away from last night's dinner.

The Ivatt 4s and last two Caprotti Black Fives had an intermediate footstep attached to the frame.

On the other hand you may be happier and less stressed than the footsoldiers of the Finescale Brigade who haven't had a day off in ages.

Runing plate lowered and drop ends removed in LMS Austerity style.

Freudian slip there.

There are still routes with absolute block sections controlled by semaphore mixed with track circuit block and colour lights. So if the colour light is placed where I suggested - as a section signal reading into an area of colour light signalling - I think it should be fine. Someone will no doubt correct me if I'm wrong!