BG John

I've read in one or more of the discussions on colour, that red weathered to pretty much grey, grey to pretty much black, and red and grey appear the same in photos of the time. So I'm not sure that photos are much help!

I've decided I'm going to use red up to 1904. Part of my logic for this is that the 1900s saw other changes in colour to a more drab livery; loco frames from Indian red to black in 1906, and coaches from ornate brown and cream to plain brown in 1908, then to lake in 1912. So it makes sense to me that wagon colour could have been part of that change. Anyway, that's my excuse for having plenty of red wagons in 1905, and I'm sticking to it, unless anyone comes up with clear evidence to the contrary!

It was a good starting point, and a lot less daunting than beginning with a pile of plastic sheets. Scratchbuilding may have produced better results, but it's quite likely that I wouldn't have started it!

This is a minor bit of kitbashing compared to my latest project!!!!

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1823/entry-16203-4mm-loco-shed-part-1/

I'm incapable of building anything according to the instructions! Wait 'til you see what I'm working on at the moment!

The photos were taken in August 1987, some years before I moved to the area. Life is slow there, but most of the cars from that era are long gone!

There's no rush to find a source. It could be a long time before I build the final version, but knowing how products come and go I'll try to grab the perfect solution if it comes up. Maybe 3D printing will be so advanced by then that I won't need it. Or Star Trek like replicaters will be available, and I can just tell it to instantly produce one!!!

Now you know my aims, I risk the public humiliation of failing to achieve them!!!