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Hal Nail

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  1. First thing I've seen for years that's pin sharp.
  2. Excellent thanks! It was that one image that threw me - I'd been pretty convinced till then.
  3. Resurrecting this some time later! There was some musing (may have been on a parallel thread) how long these 9ft V21s lasted. I've just read in The Acquired Wagons of British Railways, Vol 4, David Larkin, that most of them were converted in 1953 into V40 Pallett vans. I had actually sold mine on some time ago but it was a fun variant at the time anyway!
  4. Also coverage in his The Acquired Wagons of British Railways Vol 4. As an aside, a separate thread was musing if the V21s ever made it to the 60s. The answer, apparently, is yes but not as V21s!
  5. Fox plates are a flat steel plate with transfers for the lettering. I have some Shephard etched ones I was going to use and bought some Fox transfers for the crests but had started to wonder if Fox were correct all along. I think though, with the exception of the one I've posted above, they all look like raised lettering to me so I've answered that! Still cant tell if they are black or brown though which was my original question!
  6. This doesnt look flat - look at the bottom right S https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-cornish-riviera-express-train-headboard-nameplate-at-dorset-county-99368487.html?imageid=60B67AE0-9A74-45FE-A5D4-988B56BCBC12&p=276236&pn=1&searchId=a01a4040da4dda1213ad12a4b8f309c6&searchtype=0 or this one:
  7. This looks pretty flat which caused the doubt but the pics from preserved ones look more obviously raised. Maybe that is a mock up for the publicity photos? (Edit - or they didnt bother to cast another one for the Limited?)
  8. Can anyone confirm if the lettering on the Western Region ornate headboards was black or dark brown please? Also are the letters raised (cast) or were they just painted on a flat background? I've always thought they were raised but having doubts now. I realise there are some preserved ones around but the pics are inconclusive!
  9. I tried to turn a Dapol SR van into an uneven plank version. I certainly managed uneven before the filler came out!
  10. My guess is rough riding, shunting bumps and in the case of containers, being lifted up, would cause roof tears and splits from time to time. We are in the process of fixing two or three leaking ones at Alton at the moment and they only trundle up and down infrequently. I don't know how quickly things were repaired back then but even if the tarp was a temporary fix just for that day, its still common enough.
  11. As a quick compromise, how about using wire fixed under the sheet and tucked sharply under the wagon body at the point the securing rings were. Would look more like rope than chains but at least would be something plausible looking? Alternatively often the chains for short containers used the inner rings so you could just have the chains "mounted" on the sides of the container, perhaps lightly black tacked or a little blob of that clear sticky gel-like stuff you can get. Incidentally, had you thought about selling your artwork for (special RMWeb) people to print? A little bit of pocket money for your efforts.
  12. Yes thats ABS - I bought one that also just needs finishing. Mine is missing the vac cylinder and drawing pin buffers! Looks like the door springs have taken a battering and could be bent back out gently!
  13. On the basis they are used to nothing working properly?
  14. Olivias trains generally post head on shots although they haven't got round to either earlier version yet. It's clearly the same photo although the idea is to show both ends!
  15. https://www.accurascale.com/collections/buffers-o/products/br-oleo-13-diameter-sprung-wagon-buffers-in-o-scale
  16. I actually meant a shop opening the box affects the warranty for the purchaser, I think. I'm not sure about this tbh but I've seen it quoted on here frequently (which doesn't stop it being rubbish of course). Also it probably isn't actually a quick exercise for the big retailers when new stock arrives; they regularly suggest they are flat out for a few days getting everything dispatched as it is. I agree its poor by though (as indeed are most things these days!) I'm just offering the reasons usually given.
  17. With most current model manufacturing, individual locos aren't usually tested. They factor in an expected level of duffs, and returning for a replacement is the default position. Presumably if they get too many they take it up with the factory but we aren't privy to that. Opening the box means it is no longer new (the proper definition, as opposed to ebay sellers more liberal interpretation) so reluctance to do so routinely is for that reason. That said if you ask, I've generally found retailers will test locos for you before despatch.
  18. My stock time frame has expanded slightly from 1959 to 1937 - 1978 Does that count?!
  19. I haven't seen the inside of these but my other Dapol/Lionheart stock is a continuous moulded glazing strip, with the visible windows sticking out so they fit flush in the openings, glued strategically between windows. So you can ease a knife or screwdriver under it to release the whole thing. The only risk of damage is if glue has got near an opening anywhere so the glazing could crack or chip at a corner where the visible window is raised which is a bit of a weak point. Popping it in the freezer to make the glue brittle helps. You get the idea from this when I was repainting one side of a B set.
  20. I've not tried it but I've seen a video of someone using cling film to line a wagon before adding a load so, once set, you can remove it and peel off the cling film so you have a nicely fitted load that can be removed. Some use magnets to lift them out.
  21. If you type "dcc o gauge rmweb" into Google, numerous previous threads come up covering this which may help
  22. I haven't quite worked out why they aren't adding VAT to UK customers?
  23. The bottom one does give the appearance of more depth, the middle one looks more like a cover. No idea which is the more prototypical though!
  24. I don't know how many they started with but they had 7 when I looked earlier. Everyone loves a bargain!
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