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Holy Jenolite indeed! Good luck with repairs and thanks for the detailed posting.

Same loco on same day at same station. Might be a useful picture with regard to grills and how much they stick out from the body?

Hi. Thanks for your positive response. Good to hear that you are open to feedback. Also that things have moved on, particularly with your willingness to understand and research the subject more. More power to your elbow!

On your complete property the end walls with barge boards and a tiny bit of ridge outside the chimney stack looks a bit odd, but perhaps that is my eye more used to the end of roofs often having skew stones here in south-west Scotland! Your ruin with the chimney as an integral part of the wall seems more in line with this. (See as an example: https://www.instantstreetview.com/@54.97593,-3.865407,169.49h,2.71p,1z,vIYtw31-KDnbCWYIEdqLRw ). My comments are not meant as criticism, rather to try and encourage more representative models, appreciating that your inspiration is more north-east Scotland and perhaps with an eye to the highlands. No doubt there are prototypes out there which have the layout you have made! Your use of a modular approach will allow variations within a theme, rather than collections of identical models, like housing estates. Perhaps further future variations in the dormer windows and porches, perhaps the latter with slightly steeper pitch to the roofs? The attached link might also suggest allowing for multiples combined in short terraces? And perhaps also different stone finishes? I hope these comments are helpful.

With regard to coupling positions, I’m sure you are aware of the NEM standards but a link just in case and/or for others information: https://www.morop.org/index.php/en/nem-the-norms.html They are not all accessible in English from there though. The OO gauge Association website has information on the NEM 362 standard that might help: http://www.doubleogauge.com/standards/couplings.htm and a link to the actual standard in french. No doubt others can find a comprehensive listing in languages other than English, if they need to!

Thanks for link. A further instalment on a second one starting at page 64 (post from 30/09/20): https://www.lner.info/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7183&start=945 A bit more than just splicing two together it seems, if you want to go further!

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Bruce. Especially at such a relatively young age. I’m a bit younger than Bruce and joined the E&LMRC in, I suppose, the late 70s and worked on Glendevon, particularly the extensions. One of these was the separate extension scene with “Murray’s Ales” and “Carrick Knowe Halt”. I’m pretty sure I made the “Murray’s Ales” sign (partly because it has a maroon backing) and I suppose the name must have been a nod to Bruce as the builder. A lot of that work was done with Colin Bain and we named the halt “Carrick Knowe” as Colin lived in that area and I was living nearby. Unfortunately I don’t remember now a lot about how, as a club, we decided what to do or why such decisions were made. Perhaps we just got on with it. I do remember that the cobbles in the yard of the brewery were split lentils stuck down individually! And that I tried to include a brick repair to the stone over bridge at the halt, I think based on a prototype picture in one of the books available at the time. Unfortunately I don’t recall who built the buildings on the original Glendevon, it might have been built before I joined. I would guess that Bruce might have built the station building or the goods shed as part of the original layout. I’m pretty certain that Colin Bain built the cottages on the scenic extension from the station, based on drawings I found, I think, in the National records office (name maybe wrong) and I remember I built the NB sheep creep and NB platelayers hut from drawings in Model Railways for that section. Apologies for going off on reminisces about Glendevon etc. My condolences to Bruce’s family and his friends in the model railway world.

Going through some old copies of Backtrack filleting out what is of interest to me and I noted a colour picture of one of these behind Black 5 45081. Maybe particularly useful as it is a rear three-quarter shot from a slightly elevated position. Cannot post here because of copyright but the picture is by Jim Carter and near Winnick Junction. Undated, but the later crest on the tender and the first wagon has a VW camper type van on it (only partly in the frame). It's on page 601 of Vol. 18, No. 10 (October 2004) if anyone is keen to see it and has access to back numbers. Sorry if a bit esoteric but it seems a good shot from perhaps a rather unusual angle, and it's in colour!

Going through some old copies of Backtrack filleting out what is of interest to me and I noted a colour picture with a couple of these in the background. One looks to have some sort of "Return to" or similar instructions painted on and the other looks to have/have had some sort of large label on its side. Unfortunately I couldn't read either. Cannot post here because of copyright but the picture is from 12/10/63 in a spread by Dick Riley about Banbury shed and in Vol. 5, No. 4 (July/August 1991) if anyone is really keen to see it! Sorry if so esoteric but I don't think colour images of these are common? (Not aware of them running in Scotland, my area of interest, so haven't paid too much attention to them). Sorry to disappoint anyone looking for an update on introduction of this kit!

Hi. I’m pretty certain you will have seen it, but just in case not there was a colour picture of Larbert North signal box on the back cover of the July 2018 issue of Backtrack magazine. Found when disposing of some back numbers. I have kept the covers, just in case you want it.

Thanks for the information and summary. You mention in your description Twilight of the Goods by Don Rolland. Are there any plans for further volumes of that book?

Website updated about this: https://rapidotrains.co.uk/gunpowder-vans/ And more information and 3D renders in their latest UK newsletter: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-UK-News-No--2---More-product-news-.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=5aKNWwZoCqM Text from latter (hoping it is okay to copy and paste it. Please say if not and I'll edit post): Gunpowder vans - in tooling! The design work for our ‘OO’ gauge gunpowder van has been signed off and the tooling design finished. We expect that the mould shop will actually start cutting steel just after Chinese New Year (so late Feb/early March). We’ve been able to incorporate key detail differences in order to produce BR’s Diagram 1/260 van (Lots 2490, 2499 and 2544 only), the GWR’s Diagram Z4 and the Railway Clearing House’s standard gunpowder van design. The eagle-eyed will no doubt spot a couple of minor differences that we haven’t been able to include. We’ve not managed to model some tiny bracing plates that were on the end stanchions of some vehicles but not others and that we have had to include lamp irons on all versions. Rapido’s philosophy, be it in North America or the UK, is to try to offer every detail difference that we’re physically able to make. But there are limits. Jason talks more about making decisions from a manufacturing rather than a modelling point of view in the latest newsletter from our colleagues across the ‘pond’. Please click here to read it.

Saw this announced on page 10 of this thread: However, no mention of it, that I could see, in the “trade etc” sub forum.

I also offer my condolences and would also echo the above comment about at least some of these books being worth selling. If that is too time consuming then perhaps an alternative might be donating them to a charity shop or a preserved railway, when they are open again, so that they can benefit from selling them on. Maybe a further alternative would be to offer them free on here in return for a donation to a charity of your choice, although that might not be permitted on here, as maybe too close to “selling”? I would also be interested in a list of them, if that is the way you choose to go though!

Harburn Hobbies list some items on their website, but I think online listing is quite a new thing for them so perhaps if what you want is not listed it might be worth a phone call to see if they have it anyway. https://www.harburnhobbies.co.uk/acatalog/_00__H0_Track___Accessories.html

New to me, although it looks to be a new/revamped version of a previous site. Not just timetables but maps as well, including BR and RCH ones. And some other miscellaneous scanned documents, e.g. I saw a leaflet about a "Western" tour, maybe the last one? Anyway, at: https://timetableworld.com/index Navigation might take a while to understand, e.g. I seemed only to get to the maps viewer by clicking on a link in the current article about an "1872 Railway Map by R. Price-Williams". Link to that in the viewer is: https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer?token=760f8471-ba74-4d68-a7eb-aa269affc10d This then has an index of the other maps available. Hope of interest! Apologies if it is already mentioned on here somewhere.

A very small number of railway books in the Waterstones sale: https://www.waterstones.com/campaign/sale-2020/sort/bestselling/page/1/category/2394

All the best with your enterprise!

A few discounted railway books currently with a further 20% off here: https://www.naval-military-press.com Specifically at: https://www.naval-military-press.com/product-category/other-categories/non-military-titles/ Pick of the bunch, in my opinion, is: PETROLEUM TANK WAGONS OF BRITAIN, R Tourret at £10.39 (9 left in stock). Also: GWR ENGINEERING WORK 1928-1938, R Tourret at £7.99 (3 left in stock). I got this last time they had this 20% off, in a moment of madness, but a quick flick though suggests it might be heavy going. GWR EXPOSED Swindon in the Days of Collett and Hawksworth at £7.99. GREAT WESTERN COUNTY CLASSES Churchward 4-4-0 Tender, 4-4-2 Tanks and Hawksworth and 4-6-0 Tender Class at £7.99. REGIONAL TRAMWAYS: WHALES, ISLE OF MAN AND IRELAND POST 1945 at £7.19. No connection, other than as a satisfied customer.

There is the Knowle Wagon Works tool, see here: Seems to come well recommended. One recently obtained, partly on the basis of “get it while you can”.

Also, further images here: https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/wor/news//first-look-Hornby-a2-2 With some first thoughts from Tony Wright. Maybe need to start at this page, as above link doesn’t seem to work? https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk Noting that this is described as a proving model, the first, close up, side on, picture shows daylight between the front frame and footplate, whilst another similar shot shows a tiny bit of daylight between the cab and the end of the boiler. Just observations!

No problem. Ah, I read "black" too literally. Would be interesting to see what it looks like when you do one. Another thing is to very subtly vary the colour on each one. Either by painting or subsequent weathering. As shown on the Kyle and NS pictures. I want to say the Kirkcudbright one is at the "black" end of the scale whilst the Crossmichael one is more typical but that is just what I have in my head. You also need to bear in mind the vagaries of colour films, scanning of slides and computer monitor colour balances etc. I had fewer decent examples saved on Flickr than I thought - a lot of B&W pictures and of good stock, locos, Edinburgh and D&G locations etc. but not many colour views of coaches. Robert Carroll's and John Turner's Flickr sites are pretty good for rolling stock views, after all it doesn't need to be your particular vehicles, just those in your chosen era. Robert Carroll. John Turner.

At least you din't use "rooves"! Black doesn't seem appropriate, better with various shades of grey. Same for goods vans. I think you can get tins/jars of "roof grey" but that is maybe for new or overhauled stock. Maybe best looking at colour albums or on Flickr. Some examples I have saved on the latter (coincidental that some are Port Road!): Newton Stewart Crossmichael (there is also a shot of this train approaching, if anyone interested in the self weighing tender!) Kirkcudbright branch A few more goods orientated ones: Kyle of Lochalsh Elliot junction. Hope this helps gets you started down this particular rabbit hole!

Coach “lids”? Do you mean roofs?

Peco?!