Phil Bullock

No worries John - it looks great any way!!!! Phil

Oh ! Who photoshopped out the terraced houses, hop warehouses and floodlights for St Georges Lane footy ground in the distance? Hee hee Guess they just didn't fit with the Malverns background any way Phil

Brilliant Dave More 16 tonner weathering inspiration in J843 Phil

Heavy rain at Devil's Bridge? Surely not Dave!!! Phil

Looking at the 47299 gallery on the Class 47 site she certainly got around more in RFD days - plenty of earlier Humberside oil traffic there and also Aberthaw. Don't know how she avoided me..... Phil

Thanks Johnny 47s were pretty ubiquitous but being confined to one location would fit with why I never saw her Phil

Ah - she must always have been at the other end of the circuit when I visited Immingham or Nottingham then! Phil

Know what you mean Kevin - I never did manage to cop the fated D1866/47216/47299 - it was the only 47 I never saw with the exception of the two early scrappers. Perhaps I should have consulted a medium ? Phil

Remember my first Trains Illustrated annual - must have been about 1966 - every picture of an east coast Class 40 was either D252 or D272. Funny how locos haunted us isn't it? Phil

That's a very interesting look at railway operations Phil - thanks for sharing P

Hmmm - not from that part of the world - but was it Tyne Commission Quay Dave? Phil

Knowing where the train is might help - do you have that info? Cheers Phil

No luck with photos - not a flutterby to be seen! great day out on the railway though Phil

Ah - always wondered about this working, that accounts for it! http://www.miac.org.uk/worcs1965.html, scroll down to 3rd June 1966. Many thanks Phil

Nice shot Robert! 842 will be rapidly morphing in to this livery as D847 when it arrives Work to do? Nameplate logo and numbers off, loose those headcode vents, OHLE flashes on nose moved up.... And there are no drivers name card holders on any of the Bacchy versions - some etched brass 1/32 .5 calibre ammo belt clips are a good representation if we can find any..... Renumber, logo, flashes and nameplates... varnish and light weathering, hope that nice new windscreen comes out easily. Phil

Ah - the perils of butterfly ID! Thanks for putting me straight Chaz. Am off to the Severn Valley tomorrow - last time I went there were a lot of fritillaries on the buddlia outside the engine house, will try for photos if there again Phil

High brown fritillaries - you are spoiling us today Chaz! Phil

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59835095@N02/6309613233/in/album-72157627920981333/would seem to agree with that Bur then take a look at https://www.flickr.com/photos/59835095@N02/6310136322/in/album-72157627920981333/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/59835095@N02/6309614293/in/album-72157627920981333/ Uh 0h! What was their hinging arrangement I wonder - could they open either way? Phil

Oh my!!! That is wonderful! is it my imagination or are the nameplates better on the red and green versions? And be careful about installing those roof vents facing in the right direction - don't copy 865 on here!!! Phil

Of course! Many thanks for the reminder - so that reduces the field down to 29 blue ones. Did mention to Trevor at CMC that D838 would make an excellent Limited edition for exactly that reason - not sure he took the bait though! And quite why Swindon shopped her in repainted maroon when they had already shopped others in blue remains a mystery.... At least one of our initial maroon purchases will become a MFYE - a choice from D834/8/42/44! Kind regards Phil

Stunning insects There was some good publicity on the Midlands news last night - photos of our only SSB colony in the Midlands in Shropshire... Phil

Was trying to encourage you to do your own research there Ben! 840 & 848 are out too as they went for scrap in maroon but all the others were blue Are you prepared to go back to the early blue livery with 4 arrows, one under each cab? That's another factor Phil

Do you mean which locos or which tranfers? For the earlier blue locos with the seriffed numbers we use Fox transfers number sets http://fox-transfers.co.uk/warship-class-locomotive-running-numbersets-58847- For locos before 835 you want the A set, for locos after 834 the B set There are no number sets I am aware of for the later sans serif numbers - again Fox do individual numbers http://fox-transfers.co.uk/pre-tops-d-prefixes-numbering-detailingas do railtec, who also do both the early style shedcode stencils and also the later oblong stickers. Have suggested to both Fox and Steve at Railtec that number sets in sans serif font would also be very useful - Steve will make up any set you want to order however. Which loco? Use Andy Y's very useful livery gant chart and pinterest gallery links in post 2 in http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/100805-brm-august-dvd-detailing-kit/ What to watch out for? Fan grilles rule out 862. Otherwise its the ventilation holes in the headcode boxes, the rainstrip immediately over the drivers door and position of OHLE flashes that distinguish different locos. MU cables changed with time although were largely absent in blue days - and then theres headboard clips t check too Any idea which name you might fancy? Extreme etchings (Brian Hanson) plates are superb - and if you change the headcodes Precision Labels headcode characters are the dogs whatsits No connection with any of the products mentioned other than satisfied user! Phil

Hi Andrew It doesnt! Is an alkaline paste and as long as you only leave for a short time - say 1 hr - it will selectively remove the tampo printed detail without touching the base colour This is the one http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=model+strip+paint+remover&qpvt=model+strip+paint+remover&qpvt=model+strip+paint+remover&FORM=IQFRML#view=detail&id=718BCA2F33F78C03D4E3A4BD4AF9F90FB86F0D6F&selectedIndex=2 Cheers Phil

We have just shared your D809 problems as we have put etched plates on one for someone else. And yes I am afraid you will have the same issues - havent had chance to look at the D865 maroon version yet Having said that dont be afraid of modelstrip - it really is - to quote Alexander Orloff - simples! Phil