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On spiders, I don't know if they can detect the variety of mint, but if you run 60100 as the first loco of the session it might work. Alan

There have been a few articles in the magazines, Sam Turner's Gladstone (filament) and the recent Diary series progressing slowly in BRM. Additionally there have been editorial comments and references within other articles. However, there are so many variables, let alone the additive or resin issue, that providing an article that is a comprehensive guide is probably impossible without taking over the magazine completely for a few months. The debates about printers, resin type, orientation, settings, supports and oversizing detail are lively (in a positive way) on here and no doubt if you pursue those matters on more dedicated forums there'll be even more information. If I were to buy an STL, as a minimum I would expect to be informed and shown that it has printed successfully on a named machine with a particular resin at a specified orientation and printer settings. I would happily live with the designer's support choices in those circumstances. Alan

If you hired a saloon is it certain you also had to buy tickets for the travellers? Was it not an all inclusive hire price? Alan

That touches on a significant issue with wagon modelling in particular (because you need a lot of them). Detail needs to be consistent across your fleet and with safety loops, horse hooks, brake cross rodding, bottom door release catches, chains, stops and so on, it soon mounts up to significant time. Alan

There must be either a size cut-off or a point where the animal is not packaged in some way that determines whether it's counted as a head. Otherwise enumerating pigeons for races, day old chicks and similar would get silly. Alan

I suspect goats could contribute to the miscellaneous animals quite a bit. Alan

Certainly not down the toilet. If it solidifies somewhere it'll be a heck of a blockage to clear. Put a bit of mesh over the tub if you're concerned about wildlife, but most animals are quite sensible about what they eat. Alan

Maybe she didn't participate in the sand dance routine. Or perhaps they were between Bettys. Alan

All the LYR Radials had identical wheelbase and wheel diameter, the only difference was a lengthening of the frames and IIRC some weight to balance the superheater on those fitted. Alan

There a bloke called James who is building a model of Bexhill West in S4 and has produced some interesting videos on YouTube. They're a bit all over the place as he has several projects on the go at once. Anyway, in his most recent video he shows a book of Midland Railway drawings he's acquired of bridges on the line south of Dewsbury. It's the first section of the video. The book is very dilapidated with mould and other ravages of time and James is looking for advice on its proper restoration/conservation. Just thought it might be of interest to followers of this topic. Alan

On professional secrecy, there was an Armenian woman in America who ran cookery courses in Armenian cuisine. Even under her direct tuition her students could never get the richness of flavour she did. It turned out that whenever she went to put her own dish in the oven that was in the next room, she would secretly add herbs or spices that she had never told her students about. Alan

D-limonene, IIRC, emerged on here when folk were assembling styrene parts cut on a Silhouette machine, particularly the lacework for panelling coaches which was 10 thou and liable to distortion with standard solvents. D-limonene is slow acting and very gentle on the styrene. A larger join area or where the weld is taking some strain would be more suitable for a standard solvent. There were supply issues a while ago, partly due to Royal Mail not accepting it. This isn't really a substitute for D-limonene as it's aggressive by comparison. Alan

I'm feel very uncomfortable demanding anything. Can I ask politely, please? Alan

Have look at there are other notes on creating 6170 scattered through the topic (I think Iain's ( @92220) done it twice) so it might be worth doing a search for both Legion and 6170 in "This Topic". Unfortunately the pictures in the link above have gone, but I seem to recall there are some recent images later on. Iain is modelling BR, I presume you're LMS. There is a distinction in the 1930s between the earlier raked steam pipes and straight. Raked is really quite distinctive. Alan

Sheep can happily graze around and under panels, other animals, cows or goats, will inevitably cause damage. Wildflower meadows left ungrazed provide habitat for a wider range of necessary pollenating insects than a single crop. I agree that buildings should be used as much as possible and roofing over open car parks with panels would be an idea. Please keep an open mind on the options needed to generate and store electricity. Alan

You clearly can, I'd no sooner marvelled at impressive progress in the Pennines when I find you scrubbling about in the Peak District! Alan

Had a look at the Grantham thread just now - all very quiet - is nothing happening there, Graham? Alan

Are folk recalling the Spurs song for Cyril Knowles or the bread advert, or both? Which of course led to the query about the result of rodent FA cup. Mice won squirrel. Alan

Have you got Powers of Attorney sorted out? Is there anyone around you would trust to take on that role? Doing it before it's necessary is essential and having the conversations about how things might be managed before the subject becomes too pressing. Alan

Shouldn't you have posted that in another thread? Alan

I'm sure that even in the late 1920s you could find brakes on one side only but with a linked lever on the other side. The distinction being that brakes themselves and brake levers are different entities when considering the regulations as well as those cases where both sides were braked but were not linked. Alan

The fact it wasn't reported makes no difference to ownership of the model. Mike mentioned the theft on here, so that is evidence of ownership and loss. But that was 10 years ago and so it's quite likely it's been through more than one hand before coming to the current seller. It's unfortunate for them, but they have no claim on it and if all goes properly they should lose what they paid for it. There's probably no value in seeking to establish how they got it and from whom, although the seller might want to make a mental note to protect themselves in future. I suggest to inform them (and eBay) as soon as possible and ask how the matter can be resolved. If they respond sensibly, you paying postage would seem reasonable. Alan

Good point (sorry), they weren't. Also I think those activities were on code 100 too. Hopefully there's some commonality that will help Dave. The BF points are certainly amenable to curvature. Alan

@LNER4479 is the go-to fella on this matter. Points and slips have been gloriously mangled for Grantham and no doubt more are having their guarantees invalidated on Hills of the North. The pictures have gone, but I can't recall if there are newer descriptions than that. Alan

Hi Nick Enjoying this build, some useful tips here. However, those wires do look a bit over-sized for current that will be passing through them. Would thinner ones (decoder wires) not help in threading them back towards the loco? Alan