Welchester

Excellent modelling, but shouldn't the newspaper be the Pink 'Un?

Mikkel, which magnets did you use to attach the roof of the Siphon? A quick search proved unfruitful, but it seems such a useful idea.

1 hour ago, Fat Controller said:

There was another use for horse manure; as a component of the moulds for casting. It would serve to bind the moulding sand together.

It is still used in bell founding. I used to have on my desk a plug of it from the casting of our bells; it was, of course, perfectly sterile and odourless.

On 14/12/2020 at 09:58, Regularity said:

 

Just so long as it’s not spelt with an “e”...

It's the gerbil I feel sorry for.

23 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

PS do you happen to know a Canon Chasuble, by any chance? 

Watch out for the handbag.

11 minutes ago, MikeOxon said:

There's the old adage that perfection is the enemy of the good.

Yes. And as G.K. Chesterton said, if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.

I think these were partly Cambridge. The livery is to some extent a guess.

5 hours ago, Graham456 said:

 I am also trying to find some CO transfers (...)

 now back to looking for these transfers on the web

Cambridge Custom Transfers do them. I think it's sheet C89.

11 hours ago, Mikkel said:

 

Many thanks Matt! You may be interested to know that Finkerbury claims to be in possession of all the secrets of GWR wagon red. Unfortunately he has mislaid the file... 

 

 

Fascinating information Mike, I had no idea! Reality wins again. Once you know the truth, all the little signs suddenly fall into place....

 

 

As for Blanche, I have long suspected her of being part of a conspiracy of some sort. There is an air of Mata Hari about her. Anyway, I had better not go on. This is all becoming a bit brutal, and I do so like dogs 

Lucky dogs get to go to Cornwall by a superior service:

Lucky Dogs