Hal Nail

Thanks. My proposed one from Par is from the final lot. I think actually I'd decided it probably had normal springs based on SVR's 68501 which is also from that batch.

I could have sworn I read somewhere (I thought on the GWR.org Toad guide) that not all AA15 had J hangers and that either the earliest or latest lot had the usual type, but I cant now find that anywhere. Have I made that up?

where has this come from?

Was the GWR set in use? They had some problems because they aren't slam door - you have to actually turn the handle. People arent used to it so doors got left open and last year they were withdrawn but I don't know if that's been resolved.

easy but the little retaining lugs are easy to break and never quite as effective after its been taken off.

Similarly in the BR chocolate and cream era the Cornish Riviera was mk1s with a 2 coach ex GWR dining set and the Royal Dutchy mk1 with a Collett restaurant car (H57 I think).

If a picture is worth 1000 words, presumably the fact we haven't come up with any is equally true!

As a case in point, the buffers and underframe look exactly the same as the sides and the ends and they can't all be the same colour!

Browsing your site earlier I did think a train on the way to Woodhams might be a plausible excuse, although whether they would use a 47 is another matter!

Unfitted van pretty much done. New strapping and rain strips and a livery Dapol haven't done yet. My cat wandered past, said she was hungry and then pointed out the paint has come off some of the new rivets when i removed the weathering wash. To be honest i cant remember if I bothered to prime them - I suspect not. Will touch them up at some point although barely shows to the naked eye. I might fix the roof down - I can't un-see where it isnt quite sitting.

Take the win, this is supposed to be fun :)

I think 16t (many of which were retro fitted anyway) were phased out in the 70s and obviously dominoes didn't come in till late in that decade.

Bits and pieces in these previous threads:

Interesting I was going to ask the same thing. I generally start identical tasks together but not unusual for me to get bored and one ends up lagging behind. Sometimes I do refine a technique or spot a slight error and then the mental dilemma is whether to go back and improve the first one!

These are 7mm 3d transfers to give you an idea