Penlan

Larry Many thanks for the panel, this is similar to the one I had many years ago, it surprises people just how far from white the LNWR flake white is when set next to 'proper' white. Penlan

Jol I was going to refer to your very useful article, but as I couldn't put my hand to it and the 'signalbox' Excel MRJ listings are no longer available, I couldn't give the reference. Struth.... MRJ 52, that's a long ago, I'm really passing Time by quickly these days. Penlan

Got back to my own PC now, and well none of the pictures of my own stock seem to do them justice (?) so here's one of the TPO in the NRM at York. Oh and just found an old photo (about 20 years ago) of a trial paint job on a Trevor Charlton etched zinc body, this, I think, shows the sort of primary colour of the white..... Like all things, daylight, tungsten, florescence and now Leds will show up different colours when viewed under anything but the light you painted it in. This shows my method, Purple first to the bottom panels, then the white to the top, then the lining, and finaly putting in the thin purple lines on the beading etc. In 4mm I don't do the white lines to the carriage end and door edges, Larry's a lot better than me, he can do it.... and do it very well. PS - this etched coach was a test piece for paint density, lining bow pens etc, it certainly wouldn't win any prizes bar the wooden spoon. Penlan

I would go with the Precision range of paints, there are others out there, but they are a hopeless match. The white does have a blue tinge, in fact back in the 70's when I had some original scrapings it was more like a French grey or duck egg blue. I did a series of photo's about 30 years ago for exhibitions to show the individual colours and then what they looked like all together - the duck egg blue looked white etc., etc., I think the important thing to remember is that individualy the colours may look wrong but together WITH the lining (I used Humbrol 27 I seem to recall) everything glows...... There was a LNWR white put out about 20 years ago by a company in Wales, it looked like GWR cream, completely wrong. This is Larry's beautifully painted LNW coach (from his blog) http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/monthly_11_2009/blogentry-6680-12576347331983.jpg The full blog can be viewed at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/blog/310-coachmanns-carriage-blog/ Penlan

I'm sure it has been mentioned somewhere, but when do you anticipate Millport being back in full operation at Wigan - my layout Penlan is booked for Wigan in 2012, will there be a LNWR double act? I know it was there at the last Show, although being so close to Christmas I had other commitments in West Cornwall that prevented me popping in to see Millport...... Penlan

To enable the Rectangular Tank Wagons to convey away from the Gasworks, the resulant Tar byproduct. Penlan

Quote ".... I'm not completely sure of which station on the line to model; definitely not Bettws though, I am bored of terminus stations." Change of heart then Penlan

Moved to Layout topic at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/1432-penlan-lnwr-in-south-wales-1910-em-gauge/ Penlan

I'm confused, on your Barry Ten entry it gives one Blog, this one, so where's the other one gone? I'm evidently to old to get how this works, there must be hundreds of interesting things on here and I've little idea how to connect to them. The hairs seem to have been trimmed Penlan

Russ, Many thanks for the explanation, but it was TIC - I just forgot to include those 3 letters. I have a Lab/Collie cross, she's always trying to keep groups herded together, be they cattle, sheep, chickens or even humans...... I admit I'm not use to these Blog's jumping about, what's visible is not always the same, and it doesn't appear in my own list of 'postings'.... Penlan

What Gate? Penlan

Many thanks, that's given me an idea..... and I wonder if the Gravetts did something like that, their backscene just manages to be out of focus (like yours, therefore has a precense without attracting the eye - apart from mine wondering how you/they did it). I should have asked about the tree as well, is it one of Woodland Scenics, and what 'scatter' or 'foliage mat' have you used for the leaves please, or will that be in a Workbench Topic, if we get them, Pardon, did somebody say have I seen the train in the photo's..... what train! Penlan

That's a very nice backscene, is it painted or a photograph. Not to sure about the public hairs in the foreground though - I find digital cameras show up all sorts of things that we are not aware of......... Penlan

My first posting, although I've spent a lot of time trying to find anything I'm familiar with .... so, now I may be missing something but apart from the title 'Suggestions please...' I see no other text, just three images.. Edit - now I've posted this comment, there is original text under the photos....... Ooh dear. Penlan