Phil Bullock

Sweet Little Mystery …. Wet wet wet

Cheers! Any idea what diagram wagons?

Did you change the other CVS necessary to activate the stay alive? Sorry if that’s teaching my grandmother to suck eggs… https://www.dccconcepts.com/wp-content/uploads/2000/02/ESU-Loksound-4-Manual.pdf Ignore the link title, that’s the Lokpilot 5 manual…. See section 10.10

Will keep hunting for evidence! Meanwhile here’s the two opens finished…. And then there’s project bananas…. Mostly Dapol bodies on Red Panda clasp brake chassis but with a few added Peco ones…. That’s 19 done in total…. Enough once some Accurascale ones arrive too . Motive power for an Avonmouth to Brum banana special …. How about a pair of 25s? Thanks to Brian Thomas for that one. And also a thanks to @D860 VICTORIOUS for the offer of transfers - didnt need to take it up as already over stocked from Fox and @railtec-models - but the kind offer was appreciated.

Cheers Mike . Don’t think there were many left in revenue traffic other than the China clays in my era….

Ah thanks for the heads up missed that! Realised when I looked at the photo again I had forgotten the door bangers. The plastic used in the Peco/PD kit is very brittle…. Had to repair brake levers and rods … so fabricated them out of 0.5 x 1mm brass strip instead.

Haven’t done much with rolling stock through the summer as spent a lot of time in the Pirton layout. Now that’s been shown it’s back to my own layout and stock. Banana vans nearly finished … will post when done… but here’s a little fill in project. Timber bodied opens were disappearing in the 60s/70s but there were still a few around. According to Paul Bartlett’s super collection of photos the old Mainline BR bauxite 5 plank open was an Ex SR wagon vacuum fitted by BR. I quite like the body but not the chassis…. So project is to fit a Peco Ex PD 10ft chassis , detailing includes buffers, vacuum cylinder and draw hooks from Lanarkshire Models, axle box ties from Cambrian and brass brake cross shaft, plus NEM pockets and Bachmann couplings. Original subject and modified version, Not painted yet to show detailing….

There are plenty of aftermarket solutions eg Precision Labels if not….

There must be an easy solution for that… they were present much earlier . Wonder if @railtec-models Steve could do a rivet transfer? Phil

And very comfy they are too! The bigger loading gauge makes all the difference…

Double headed Hymeks on passenger? How about at Abergwili Junction on 6 mk1s with a good few milk tanks behind… Cant post photo, not my copyright

Yes agreed the single doors are the clue …

Great narrative and photos thanks for sharing. The Hymeks were well thought of at Worcester and were stalwarts of the Cotswolds line ably supporting and supported by NBL warships and those Brush type 4 thingies. We won’t lower the tone of the occasion by mentioning the Type 2s from the same stable. Double headers? Of course there was a Bromsgrove banking pair. But for working a train there’s the Cardiff Tidal - Soho Pool tanks which would double up in the early days of the class if the load required it. There’s a Michael Mensing picture of a pair at Norton junction on this train. And of course it’s the Severn Valley diesel gala next weekend …. Lots of oil sloshers …. D1015/62, D821/32, D9551 and D7076 working, D1013/48 and D7029 on display. What a shame D7017/8 couldn’t make it but there may even be banking out of Bridgnorth. Will be there on the Wednesday weather depending as it’s the last week of the trout tickling season… Happy days!

It’s a Heartache …. Bonnie Tyler

Fit for a King fella!

Cheers Mike! I did look at that photo again before posting to check which loco it was as I was making a very poor attempt at irony! Didn’t get past your good self did it? 😉

Ah I must be safe … surely No 15xx ever made it to Worcester

Hee hee you are welcome….. am sure you will return the favour, prevaricating over the 15xx here Phil

I would say so Phil! I know it floated my boat with the model of a Worcester loco but mine is certainly an all round good un.

Ah that’s great Fran. Couldn’t imagine you not sticking to prototype , many thanks for clarification Looking forwards to D6702 arriving followed by a couple of these beauties. Cheers Phil

Hi Fran Looking great! Just one comment based on your full update…. Why are the buffer shanks not going to be silver? See 6986 and a couple of others on Brush Veterans super photos … Here …. In my memory those round oleo shanks certainly were shiny! An easy fix with paint if they emerge as brown/black as you suggest but just wondering why? Cheers Phil

As applied at Aberystwyth by Danny Rowlands cleaners …. Hence known as “Danny’s Bull”

That’s probably the best call … if it bothers them whoever buys it can sort out…

Boiler room grille is easily covered with plasticard if that’s your show stopper….

In my experience with taking stock to exhibitions the biggest risk to detail is to keep them in the original packing. There are much better options available….