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Back to the saddle tank. After about two weeks of sanding down succesive layers of paint it was transformed from this: To this: I managed to loose the filler cap so made a replacement from some plastic tube and a disc of plastic covered with filler, sanded into a dome shape. More details will be added. I wanted to minimize expenditure on this model, so mostly using parts I already have. The old Triang buffers aren't quite right but are close enough for me. This is more 'Railroad' than 'Finescale' .

Meanwhile.....here's one I made earlier, last year I think, but forgot to take any photos or notes at the time. It's the recent LRM kit. All I remember is making the chassis rigid as it makes no difference in OO and avoids any clearance issues with the springs. I recently acquired a Coal tank for a very reasonable price, so I bought some numberplates from 247 and toned down the 'bling' these models come with.

Could be a long wait for a fix if the Chivers are away on holiday.

I've been rummaging through boxes looking for locos and found some more Midland ones, prompting this group photo. The 1F at the front is a modified Bachmann model. Having completed the Flatiron I'm now trying to progress the etched version I was building. Midland 1377 1F tank The body was nearly complete before the pause, while I decided what version and livery I wanted. Just a few detail parts needed to be soldered on before I could glue on the resin parts. I've gone for a rear weather board to make this different to the one above. Now waiting for priming and painting. The chassis is still a work in progress, it now has some pick-ups. In other news....... I wanted a small GWR tank loco to pull some 4 wheeled coaches. A metro tank would be ideal but that is more of a long term project (I've a kit somewhere). In my box of 3D printed thingys I found a body designed to fit on the Hornby 0-6-0 chassis, much like their pannier tank but with a saddle tank. This should be a quickie and cheapy as I have spare chassis and it only needs a few parts to complete. But it's printed in that rough Nylon material, oh the horror, the horror. Getting a smooth finish will take some time. Here it is at the beginning of the process, with an initial coat of paint. Plenty of sanding and painting ahead for this.

Does this 'Expanded View' serve a useful purpose? It seems to be nothing but trouble to the users in this topic, me included. Is anyone actually using it successfully? Or is it more trouble than it's worth? Well someone had to ask.

Try this one:

From what I could see the new kits don't include wheels, I don't know about the buffers. The old kits included OO wheels whether you wanted them or not.

Spanish Mataro coaches, best info I can find now is on Worthpoint .

In sort of related news I've just noticed that the post free minimum order limit is now £350, and the only free option is Amazon, DPD is £7.

Some YouTube vids of the show I found:

The biggest difference is the chassis. these are wooden, the previous ones were steel.

Fresh from the moulds: The Red Panda kits in the photo are also being produced by Phoenix .

Surely it was Bill Hudson Books, they were also selling the TT book.

The Railway Magazine.

That's a rather nice print, may I ask where it came from?

Does this mean that your Zamak is better than Mazak? Because we know what can happen with Mazak.

Answer no.2 may help explain the lower price this time around.

Looks more like a wicker basket than a pile of bricks.

I quite agree, they look like blobs compared to yours.

Perhaps what you actually wanted was one of these? https://www.starrett.co.uk/products/precision-hand-tools/punches/centre-punch/18aa/ (as an example)

I can't see that working well with brass. It looks like it's designed to produce a small circle on the surface of a plastic model.

The Midland had committed# to electrifying the LTSR when they took it over in 1912. The Great War, Government control and then grouping put an end to that. # I don't know if that was actually in the authorizing act. edit: Yes it was in the 1912 act - The Midland shall prepare a scheme for electrical working between Fenchurch st. and Southend and apply to parliament for any additional powers by 1914, and carry out the scheme within 7 years of obtaining those powers. The LTSR got powers to electrify its whole system in its 1902 act, using them to electrify two tracks from Bow to Barking.

As seen here in another topic:

Nearly there, just a few bits to add and some light weathering. Crew in the cab, Monty's from Dart. Real coal in the bunker and pipes on the rear, air and vacuum. You've already seen these, more pipes on the front. I think that will do. Some shots of the finished model on the photo plank: And finally here's one I took a bit earlier, with one of those Hatton's coaches.

I've now gotten round to stripping my Lion down to find the problem and the culprit is - the motor. Hornby seem to fitted a completely crap one to this model. It's a standard sized 10x15 motor with a 1mm shaft. I replaced it with a cheap one off ebay and the performance was transformed.