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Hi Rod, great to meet you yesterday and chat about our respective Wirral projects, I'll keep you informed of progress and hope to see you again at our future Open Days - a few pictures I managed to take before it became busy! Lionheart pannier and Tower Colletts on the Fairford train mixed tank train that ran all afternoon the Jury becoming restless for more stock to discuss EasyBuild Mk1s to BR (SR) EMUs Hope you have an enjoyable day on the ELR playing with 12" to the foot DMUs cheers Mike

Hi Rod, looking forward to seeing you this afternoon cheers Mike

Hi Rod, I will certainly let you know, it should not be too long now we have finished the decorating, just waiting for the landlord to complete a few things then we will be posting notices. I have not been to Preston for some time now, but other members of the Group are regular visitors, so they will also pass on information about our open days. cheers Mike

Hi Rod, just caught up with your project - very interesting as it was one of the station layouts that we at Wirral OGG considered for our next project, we have settled on New Brighton 1950s/70s and again like you, no third rail and no curve in the platform. We have a 38' x 15' four track continuous run 'test track' with the outer pair of lines wired for DC and the inner pair for DCC. It is our intention to have 'New Brighton' to run off of the DCC lines into the centre of the layout, thus taking up no additional floorspace in the Cub room, but to also make two additional boards which would include the sand sidings plus an 8' traverser type fiddle yard which would then form a terminus layout for us to take out to exhibitions. Good luck with your project, I'm looking forward to the progress reports. cheers Mike

Hi Brian, hi-jacking your thread yet again, herewith some shots of my BG - all I have done is cut off the unwanted footboarding and provided a battery box and dynamo - and some dirt. cheers Mike

very nice plan, looking forward to seeing more progress photos soon. cheers Mike

Hi Dave, following this build with interest. You might have some luck with these people http://www.ema-models.co.uk/index.php/ unfortunately, not all of the sections have photos in them, but there is a section 'mechanisms' and sheels are mentioned - might be worth giving them a ring. all the best Mike soon to start a Sandite conversion on an Easybuild 121

Hi David, have you tried going through the link on the Guild's website - I've just done that and it worked fine. cheers Mike

Hi all, just been exchanging emails with Peter Harvey on another matter and he has told me that he is producing a 'basic' detail set for the Deltic - I guess that he will be giving more details shortly. cheers Mike

an inspiration to all modern image modellers - well done. It tempts me to try a diorama in OO, with a couple of diesels 'simmering' with the sound on, while I concentrate on the O Gauge models. cheers Mike

oil cans and bench are brilliant, can we expect a squirrel to appear shortly as well? cheers Mike

excellent - yet again. Already looking forward to seeing the Prestwin - you should have a decent rake by Telford! cheers Mike

Hi Dave, totaly agree, so it's short bursts on the button with multiple thin layers - working for me at the moment. cheers Mike

Hi CME, no mods whatsoever. The Brooklands Green is Rover. I always warm brass locos whilst they are on the painting turntable for a few minutes with a fan heater and have the can on the turntable as well. It seems to do the trick, touch wood not had the orange peel effect, so hopefully, I'm doing something right - for a change. Light, short bursts with the can at 300mm to 450mm from the object. Just used the same procedure on the Bachmann Crab, so we'll see. cheers Mike

Hi Brian, unfortunately, I have had to curtail my modelling to painting and using PVA glues, so the detailing kit was out of the question as far as D3459 was concerned. I will be looking out for some bargains on the Bring and Buy stand at Gresford and Telford to hopefully pick up some decent models that just need a repaint - we'll see. cheers Mike

Hi Brian, I have done nothing to the models, just painted them - Halfords etch primer followed by Halfords Brooklands Green, Satin Black and Bumper Grey then on D3459, Tamyia weathering blocks - applied as a water colour and on 13115, just Railmatch Satin Varnish with a few drops of Weathered Black and Frame Dirt added to tone it down D3459 will be getting a Loksound chip shortly, whilst 13115 will be going back to it's owner tomorrow evening at the Club. Thanks for asking for the pictures. Mike

Hi Brian, great work as usual - thanks for saying about the Precision 'wording' sheet, I ordered same from John for the two Bachmanns that I've just painted - got me out of a hole (again) cheers Mike

Hi Richard, it's what happens when you try and shunt a Class 70 out of the way! That's why Brian is driving it now - he's more gentle on the regulator. cheers Mike

Hi Brian, 128 looks good, are you sending any photos to Dick Taylor? regards Mike

Hi David, you could also look out for 'Class 40s to Holyhead' by Steve Morris - Cheona Publications ISBN 1-900298-30-9 Lots of useful shots of the shed and surrounding areas. regards Mike

very neat and tidy Tony, I'm enjoying this thread. regards Mike

Hi Brian, does this picture help any one I built in 2009 'straight from the box' - clearances ok so could it be the bolster as the springs seem to be the same as in your picture. regards Mike

Dave - you mean.......we know he is going to............................................... regards Mike

Great job as usual Brian, Dick Taylor deserves a better press than he gets, so hopefully the demand for his kits will be on the increase. A 121 would be nice - as a Sandite. regards Mike

Hi Z, I suggest that you get onto the Gauge O Guild's website and use the Gazette archive facility or the Magazine Digest and sort under Ace Products for all of the other reviews - the L1 for instance. I started a J2 Bessborough some years ago and gave up and got somebody to finish it for me - which he did - eventually!!! regards Mike