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A few thoughts that may or may not help I !think expansion gaps in lengths of wall is a modern “thing”. Joining stone papers - watch out for shrinkage if you try and butt join. If you overlap one piece over another think about viewing angles and light to try and avoid a visible step A danger of sticking one side at a time is shrinkage pulling the wall out of alignment. If I recall correctly this was probably using mounting board as the body and PVA as the glue; foam board might be more resistant to being pulled out of shape and there might be more appropriate glues.

But the roller bearing axleboxes must limit its potential uses? Obviously they could be carved off - they look to be just part of the underframe. Similarly the body supports projecting from the solebars might be Palbrick specific?

I assume the coiled springs seen in the above “from underneath” shots are associated with mounting the couplings on cams? If so that seems a bit unnecessary on a 10’ wheelbase wagon. Some cost saving efficiencies possible?! I wonder if that underframe is suitable for any other wagons?

Although it is a similar “looking down” picture It was the tender top edge in the first picture posted by Jenny Emily on Thursday that caught my eye. To the extent I had to look at the second picture to see if the tender top was flared at all! I wonder how Hornby managed the similar tender top flare on its J36?

All gone very quiet here ... Regardless, just in case of interest to @danstercivicman or any other Stranraerites (maybe clay holers, for those more familiar with the place?) there are currently a couple of pictures from circa 1965 on ebay of the pier from an arriving ferry, so something a bit different. See (hope these mega long links work!): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234233790619?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=6a415725e8db407b9e24b016496e1718&bu=43170792061&ut=RU&exe=99323&ext=234174&osub=-1~1&crd=20211013090002&segname=11021&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cnqt%3Dnqt%2Cnqc%3Dnqc%2Cmdbreftime%3Dmdbreftime%2Ces%3Des%2Cec%3Dec%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274794691950?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111314%26meid%3D00bfdd64dd90494080c63e6866de6439%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D234233790619%26itm%3D274794691950%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseWithPLXWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A27479469195000bfdd64dd90494080c63e6866de6439|enc%3AAQAGAAAB8HwPxyWrC79nm29%2Fqx%2FKtizXdljby6Ve%2BmgkIjLqalFVOW%2Fy4FmlxlK402SN8CAiP68GurtMBLjehEtfGUl6mV8dBOVsLKWpsnTAgkgvMm1UkiYJNnqFKmFNc4WIL2jWh5I4urjL%2FcnGqHqOs5UtLkB2OWdKlQt5pB6FJHCf7WVu1LaZf3YQAmbmmIGrUhZ231hmO9hqekaPnS394z13DREi4GPV9k6iSGq14TRmRUtEXZ9jfYmCOJZfX0hwIVyZ8mQIjoQpzLjz%2BUWJRrf5VQVH4mxZ2%2BQ533scvXfuQ9XZg8KG73%2B%2FD%2F9pzzAYkbWz6Y0HrkQGB6%2FEuC%2BxmZk38KJpUHXVwl3YJ8nxGSQzswfkXsdLNuMCCkHC8vVsHxqx1YiuM75HKyVDeAhP4MwjgiaipZAoU0v2CWb2jOpGX%2FMNmraesTFoBpsc7gJlZ%2BJ3TZwfsD7vr5ZAPoRNMe838eSEWymvg4Ez0avmz0%2BTk8PLIHvub2bNma2LkAI07d22PEC%2BRUUrOi%2BRtkhGaVIcaVHErdkS%2BGyIpJfF%2By3OGna3VezkG5kST%2BTNgSheMC9KrD6rQTDPwYJMqam%2BWsZOuaWFMEDo13lbdZY%2FsmRh%2BlJQYpmooRJQ5sBEwcgsNrzJ6vmQRl%2BrIMtqtmYqSArbq7U%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675 The suggested related items also include a view of the signal box from 1979 and some other views of the station from 1983. The seller's notes say that the two ones from a ferry are "Produced on a Print & Supply basis from an image hosted on Geograph" and that they are copyright of an Alan Reid, but I couldn't find them on Geograph, but then I'm not very familiar with it. Hope of interest anyway!

Couldn’t see a thread for these? Peco’s own video introducing then though dates from 2nd July: Rather impenetrable, user unfriendly website, but links here for the 4mm and 7mm ones respectively (they are available for the big four and BR): https://peco-uk.com/collections/parkside/narrow-gauge+4mm-oo?sort_by=created-descending https://peco-uk.com/collections/parkside/narrow-gauge+7mm-o?sort_by=created-descending They seem/look to be made from a different material from what other suppliers use, but I don’t think that is specifically mentioned in the video. Although I maybe mentally switched of at the pronunciation of them, to my ear, as “tarpaulings”. Look as though they might be of interest. Apologies if already mentioned elsewhere.

Great informative update. Keep up the good work!

Some more pictures of the LD models here (about 3/4 way down page): https://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/model_omwb183.html Perhaps the models, and the other ones available, should have their own thread so that more are aware of them?

Better?! https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/47/675/

Thanks for link, an interesting read.

Thanks. Looks good to me!

Interesting technique. Could you post some closer up pictures as and when you do the next sides?

Just in case you were not aware, posts on here as brylonscamel, see:

Willing to tell or show us more?!

Chanced on this undated, but steam era, image at Aisgill. Thought the small yellow warning panel on a maroon inspection saloon might be of interest. I’m not sure if the saloon is as per the Bachmann one? Perhaps those with better knowledge could advise? https://www.cooperline.com/p/80508hcx/29001240004/aisgill-looking-south-to-summit

There was a supplier, I think mainly for model engineering, trading as “Midland railway centre”, or a similar name, that sold these turntables and some tools, such as a rivet punch. See here about one of the turntable kits: https://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=50348 Or search for midland railway centre turntable kits or midland railway centre rivet punch. The home page for Metalsmiths ( http://www.metalsmith.co.uk ), as you might have found, redirects you to “Midland Railway Centre” for various things but the link is dead. Confusingly, you can still find Metalsmith web pages that give you details of the 7mm turntables and motorising kits etc. for all scales, e.g. see: http://www.metalsmith.co.uk/7mm_scale_0_gauge.htm If you follow the links from there you find information about installation kits for 4mm as well. I found some of this when considering a rivet punch from Midland Railway Centre. Unfortunately I didn’t act at the time! I hope this perhaps help.

I have my doubts, it is very un Beattock like scenery and landforms, and not a location I can place (fairly familiar with travelling between Beattock village and Abington).

Thanks, wasn’t aware of this. Link to relevant website page: https://www.harburnhobbies.co.uk/acatalog/Oxford-Diecast-OR76TK2008-00-Gauge--Briggs--Tanker-5552.html#SID=147

I’ve recently been reading some old (Approx. 10 years old) American model railway magazines. I think in some of the building articles they just cut off the frame of the framed windows? And possible used them inside out and upside down? Sorry, just a passing recollection.

Doraplas was the other name I was thinking of, then I come to post it and see that @St Enodoc had already suggested it! Yes, a spreadsheet for Tichy window sizes in mm would be useful.

It might be worth looking at Tichy Trains stuff, here: https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Home.aspx Perhaps best to start with the catalogue, rather than the online shop. One difficulty is that the openings are given as decimal inches, not millimetres, so it isn’t straightforward to see if they do something suitable. However, I did use some of their products quite a long time ago and they are very fine mouldings. They do some assortment packs as well, which basically give you a sample of the various window mouldings they produce, or that’s what it was when I got them years ago. I think mine came from Micromark.com, as I ordered some tools from them at the same time. I did though later order some specific mouldings and kits from Tichy. At the time both delivered to the UK, but don’t know if they still overseas (they are both USA companies). There is/was another supplier of plastic window mouldings in the uk, but their name escapes me just now. Hope some of this helps!

No problem, it was really just the comment about three going in the time it took you to purchase one that had me wondering if they were available at some great reduction somewhere. I also got the one I have from a retailer who stocks Hatton’s products so it didn’t occur to me that your comment was about availability, or otherwise, at Hattons. Not sure I was conscious that they were reduced a bit at Hatton’s either so will consider whether I should get another!

Missed this when first posted! Fortuitous to see it now but looks like a good idea. Irrelevant to the modelling of them, but it seems odd that most of the sleeper depot ones are empty to the depot?! I would have thought they would be taking creosote to them for impregnating sleepers? I seem to very vaguely remember some sort of facility at Bo’ness in the early days of the SRPS establishing themselves there for treating sleepers - a sort of low Nissan type hut building. Or perhaps muddling that memory with seeing pictures seen in a Railway Bylines, or similar, magazine.

Wrong thread?! Bargain missed?!

Thanks for posting picture of the kit for sale. Rather strange to undersell it by not having a picture of the finished model complete with transfers on the packaging! (From earlier in the thread I understood it was to come with transfers?)