JohnH

Another favourite of mine was Grangemouth. Really atmospheric place in the 80's with lots of 37's and 20's at the weekend.

I once had a midweek permit for there and reported to the friendly depot foreman. He apologised saying there were only two "350's" in the shed that day... "You should come at the weekends - always more on shed then" :) Happy days.

Could they use the RMB with stewards on each door?

Yes I did mean the hose, the flexible bit. Thanks for the reply.

I've got dozens of photos of my own showing the hoses and there seems to be quite a variation in length (although it's difficult to judge from some of the angles I've photographed). I just wondered if there was a 'standard' measurement.

Thanks again. :)

I'm looking to fit cosmetic buffer beam air brake pipes (red cock) to my 4mm air braked freight stock.

I'm planning to make up some jigs to help with bulk production and was wondering if there is a standard length of the air pipe or do they vary depending on the wagon type? I model BR in the 1980's and my stock includes OAA/OBA/OCA/SPA/CDA/HEA/HAA/BBA/BAA/BDA/VAA/VBA/VDA/VGA/OTA/etc.

Many thanks as always for any help.

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Hi Jack

I've used thick-ish foil 'tins' (that ready meals and various other foodstuffs come in). Give them a good wash out and then cut and flatten them down to remove any branding marks, etc.

Then simply cut to size and fold around the wagon/load. Flattening the foil seems to give it some rigidity which helps hold everything in place. Paint with grey primer and a finish coat of your choice.

Thanks for the replies gents :)

I was watching a video on Youtube and spotted this on a short Class 26 hauled freight. Is it one of the early, small Freightliner containers and is that a lowmac that it's travelling on? Does anyone know what traffic this would be carrying? Thanks as always for any help.

Please have you got a link to this Ray? The ones I can find at the moment are much more expensive.

Cheers

John

Apologies if this has been on before, but...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196258958949?itmmeta=01HQTWG7X4JTM28X0KTE8827J6&hash=item2db1f20e65:g:rrkAAOSw7-hl14yc&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwJbpKRkskcU7H8Tdz2p0t42TSg6h5A%2FY9QVGKtEPdyQh2HGy7YeGw2B7gaxfU3E768FYoO8SbNubh%2BOw5JLv11yi4h0kf2r1w1Ul%2BWgccRwmKdfzmwgC6%2Bq4EUL99m7oefhXO8oEluoq3MGksNjVeRl7sxSZP7X%2B9vHSGXQevWcNgEdbC2kLnsVP%2BVRNj%2BW9RTaFqsrjoRXbSZ3ga6o661BcTXUritM4GTtv2GiYVYc2tNwcZKydTH6HTNLBrqMWNg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9r-wNy-Yw

Thanks for the link TomCrewe :)

What is the make and model number of this headband magnifier?

Welcome back Dave :)

Great to have you able to post your excellent photos again, but please take things easy and give yourself time for recovery.

Best wishes, John

Dave, good luck tomorrow and please take your time to recover - we'll all still be here to look at your excellent photos when you're ready.

Best wishes, John.

00 gauge EFE PBA Clay Tigers £29 + £4.50 post (several different numbers available)

Clay Tiger

Grainflow Polybulks or SMD Polybulks in 4mm - I'd buy several of each :)

00 Gauge Grainflow Polybulk. Dapol seem to do a reasonable job with modern-ish wagons and at a good price.

Thanks for getting back to me David. Fully understand your 'expensive film' comment :) 

Photo C596 is an absolute cracker anyway - superb elevated view of the yard, full of detail and interest. Many thanks as always for posting yours and your Dads pictures.

Thanks for the Ardwick goods depot photos Dave. I've been looking for decent pictures of the yard and coal drops (Kobo coal?) for a long time - you haven't any more by any chance?

You always post great photos Dave, but the ones from Mistley are particularly interesting. Many thanks as always for sharing them with us all.

18 minutes ago, Fat Controller said:

Apparently, asbestos contamination was discovered in it, leading to legal action in the USA.

Crikey! I've been using it for years on my china clay based models and also as a release agent when hand casting white metal. Perhaps it's time to change to something else...!

Excellent work Neil - all looking very good.

I'm working on a much smaller 10 wagon clayliner rake (a trip working to/from St Blazey from my 'mythical' clay dries) and I've experimented with various weathering options.

Along with dry brushed acrylics, I've used actual ground up china clay (recovered from the track at Golant...) and, of all things, white poster paint. This works really well and I've managed to improve the texture by adding some talcum powder. The obvious advantage of the poster paint/talc method is that it can be removed easily with water (at a later date) if you're not happy with the results. Once all looks right, a coat of matt varnish seals it in place.

Talcum powder is also a great material for weathering around clay dries/loading wharves/etc but try to keep it off the rail heads as it doesn't agree with power collection on my loco's...

Thanks Jason for this information.

My wife has been able to access the site on her phone and I could probably look at it too , but when my malaware/spyware on two laptops and a PC are warning me not to proceed... 😨

Thanks again.

I'm trying to find details of upcoming swapmeets in the North Wales area but my usual 'go to' site, ukmodelshops.co.uk is being rejected as 'compromised' by my Malawarebytes protection.

Any other sites the esteemed forum can recommend?

Thanks in advance.

Absolutely brilliant work Jon - superb!