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They draw about 0.65 so should be fine, I use a 1amp controller and have removed the second motor on my larger diesels to keep the current draw below 1amp

I would be tempted to add a white strip around the cab above the grille level just to break it up. In the 1970s it was more common than you think to have multi colour cabs as they had a longer working life (especially a heavy haulage truck) so worth considering

Ouch! Leyland FGs were never the quickest of things either so not an ideal ambulance!

I managed to leave the layout up overnight as we were all at an 18th Birthday party last night hence no need for the TV which was behind the layout. First bit of progress was on the cement silo. The silo is a tight fit and is in two parts with the body being separate from the lower section to enable the top to be slid in place. This is not really ideal as things like pipes and the ladder stretch the full height of the silo. I have decided to bite the bullet and glue the 2 sections together as it can be installed by unscrewing the top of the layout. It will rarely need to be removed and is a 5 minute job to take the top off. I test fitted the ladder and the access platform for the silo I then made a frame for the platform which was then glued in place and the ladder threaded through to test the fit. I need to make some securing brackets for the ladder where it meets the silo side Before I glue the 2 parts together I have separated them and given them a coat of paint. The placement of the road vehicles has been worked out, a blue sherpa van will go near the Leyland National and in a nod to both Peafore Yard and Pallet Lane, the BR crew van will go in the cement siding yard. I have also cracked on with the platform surface as I want to get the platform in place to finish the ballast.

Rubbish weather today so blasted out all the jobs on the list I had to do early doors so I could set the extension up. Firstly I laid the buildings out now the canopy is in place on the warehouse to see how it looked. It appears to have slightly warped but looks easily corrected, the pillars are just loosely in place at the moment As I can work on buildings off the layout I decided to concentrate on jobs that needed the layout up. First bit was the road and pavement on the left of the layout so I can get on with the bank. The road slopes towards the front of the layout and also has the entrance to the cement yard. To cover the ply I cut a layer of thin card to the correct shape then added thicker card for the base of the pavement. A fence will separate the pavement from the bank with grass and weeds taking over the area behind the buffer stop. I also progressed the ballast, the beauty of such a small layout is this is only a few hours work from start to finish

It is off to Ruddington on the GCR(N) according to the video interview with the owner

Wow, they really are desperate to have him... I can't see Toto and Helmut seeing eye to eye, if it happens then I imagine the contract will have some way to keep Max but pension Helmut off quite quickly

No idea I am afraid, I guess a bit of headline marketing. Nice to see 37108 smartened up, it has been a coat of many colours for years and it looks to have had a load of missing bits put back on it. Also it looks like it is on the move from Crewe to the Great Central Railway so imagine was a way to spread the cost

37108 is the centrepiece apparently: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191817832@N03/53679203750/in/photolist-2pMrX7W-2pMkaxD-2pMpjAz-2pMpjxU-2pMiNyR-2pM735Y-2pLQUa8-2pLJ9rV-2pLDCvX-2pLLr6M-2pLojmR-2pKRSqs-2pJWr3v-2pJWr1G-2pJVaXR-2pJWgrS-2pJXvE1-2pJxpAh-2pJ3Ycf-2pHDMur-2pHj5NH-2pGNNJ5-2pFHJbm-2pFJAza-2pFDoMH-2pEAeaD-2pDQ3GY-2pD3vh9-2pz79Cr-2pyS8N9-2pyqGdW-2pyrndf-2pyrWBf-2pxu61G-2pwabbB-2psLay7-2prTT1d-2pqaom4-2pqayKE-2poCYkU-2po2t33-2po3jfT-2pnMpLo-2pn73hN-2pkDy2V-2pitc1u-2pi6HzH-2pgGwhd-2pgHHG7-2pgyPjA/

I have to go to Kensington Olympia on Thursday for work so will be interested to get a sense of the area vs the layout, I haven't been for years!

Nice article Chris, good issue this month.

As @Camperdown suggests MH do the kits, they also do/did one for the dual door Bristol VRT that Bristol/Oxford/Southdown had albeit you are on your own re moving the staircase. Have a look for "Jeff Day" on Flickr, he has doen a few Bristol Bus model conversions. Having recently model a BOC Leyland National (albeit in 1:43) I look forward to seeing your results!

Very nice Nick, the hopper body is very effective

Looking at 47464, it lost the Dominoes pre large loco livery, when in large logo the plated headcode panel was painted black.

RABA definitely weren't sold in the UK but as you say the MAN version were common, Gateway supermarkets had quite a few for example. Equally the cab was used by Saviem/Renault which were less common in the UK but at least one is preserved. Look forward to seeing the finished model, I am Intrigued by what you have planned for the load.. It has given me an idea for a model of a Lorry from a certain famous haulier from Burnham on Sea with yellow and blue lorries who had a lot of work starting in the Barry Island area..

Thanks, it was definitely a beast in it's day!

I can't believe it is 4 months since I have posted on this thread... A combination of other projects (1:43 Seddon Atkinson lorry and the display board for the class 60) coupled with the overhaul of the main bathroom and loads of decorating plus more time away from home with work has meant progress has been limited. That said I have overcome some "Modellers block" I had re what to do with the canopy for the warehouse on the extension. The challenge I was facing was the depth of the platform which is c 10cm from the face to the warehouse. I bought an LCUT canopy kit when I built the warehouse but it was too short and not deep enough to cover the width of the platform so I put in the spares box. Dave came over last week and we discussed what I could do and settled on making something from scratch but before I did I showed Dave the LCUT bits. We both agreed that the bits could actually be incorporated but I would need to buy some extra valances for the deeper and longer canopy. As the canopy is quite deep it would need a few columns for support but again LCUT do some 3d printed ones the right size. Here is the canopy temporarily secured on the front of the warehouse I also used the ornate support brackets included in the canopy kit as well The columns are handily the exact right size (The wonky fascia will be fixed!)

Just to my earlier note, I can highly recommend @Steadfast who was brilliant at helping with the custom artwork / transfers for my projects, the SA Strato was quite a complex one to do and the transfers were spot on.

Wow, some amazing projects here Dan and great to see someone else doing some work on 1/43 vehicles! I like the Ergo tipper, I would like to do one of the later Ergomatic cab variant of a Blue Circle Leyland bison. Also the FFG looks a handy model so will keep my eyes peeled I have also been partial to some IXO model bashing as well as a few Steve Beattie kits. Most of the transfers were custom ones from Steadfast models who have kept all the artwork on file so have things like numberplate, tax discs, name badges etc which maybe of use. The line up below left to right is - Seddon Atkinson strato; much modified IXO Peagaso Troner - Leyland National; detailed Steve Beattie - Dodge BR personnel carrier; as above - Leyland FG van; Modified IXO - Sherpa van; Ex James Bond partwork with the damage removed On my Peasevern Yard thread there are some modified IXO Bedfords. Look forward to seeing what you do next!

I don't think 47601 ever had class 56 bogies, are you confusing 56042 which had class 58 bogies? I think there would be enough interest in 47601/901 as LTD edition but it the sort of thing that Heljan rather than Bachmann are likely to do based on past track record

Nice looking layout Steve, giving me some ideas for my next layout.

Very jealous of your setup, look forward to seeing this develop.

56010 was a late survivor as well

That looks terrific Nick.

Nearly done now, last jobs on the tractor unit was the airlines and the 5th wheel pull handle. As supplied the model came with a blue line but this should be black in the UK and provides the electrics for the trailer while the red and yellow lines supply air to the trailer (without the red airline in place the trailer breaks won't release). The handle on the side of the coupling plate (aka 5th wheel) is pulled towards the edge of the mudguard to release the trailer and then pops back in when another trailer is connected. On the trailer I drilled holes in the receptacles so with a small pair of pliers the airlines can be connected. The trailer and unit are store separately in the box so I need to be able to split them. Whenever I eventually build a 1990s layout the lorry will be securely fixed to the layout by removable wires.