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The LMS lined black is weird, it's just the BR lined black with LMS lettering. LMS lined black was a bit different depending on the variation. AFAIK It doesn't need OHLE warning flashes as they weren't introduced until BR days.

I think I saw that Bridgwater layout at the Bristol show... Gorgeous it was.

Hi Marcus, any chance you might be able to re-upload these pics that were lost in the forum crash, please?

Absolutely stunning, I had thought it was a complete write-off

Top work so far! I love the conversions of old stuff like this rather than consigning them to the heap. @andythenorththis is the Tri-ang conversion I sent you a picture of.

Absolutely stunning work!

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 25 CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF STEAM with Jonathan Guilbert / Gandy Dancer Productions We are joined by none other than Jonathan Guilbert, whose YouTube channel ‘Gandy Dancer Productions’ has been an incredible source of inspiration for me and many others over the years. Jonathan has digitised and edited his colour 8mm and 16mm films, taken during the final years of British steam railways, and used his filmmaking knowledge and experience to make interesting narratives that provide an insight into both trainspotting on BR and the inner workings of industrial steam railways. Thanks so much to Jonathan for coming on the podcast, see his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/GandyDancerProductions EPISODE 24 FROM THE STAGE AND INTO STEAM with the 563 Locomotive Group In Episode 24 of the Railway Mania podcast we welcome Matt, Will and Nathan from the 563 locomotive group to talk about a special loco that's spent a good deal of time treading the boards starring in 'The Railway Children' stage play and is soon to be restored to working order on the Swanage Railway. We talk about the loco's history, how it escaped the cutter's torch, its life at the NRM and then the process of de-accessioning which means it will soon be able to turn a wheel in anger once more. Visit the website for the 563 locomotive group here to find out more: https://563locomotivegroup.co.uk/

One of the main reasons for having a visual version of the podcast is because if you stick it on YT with little to no movement on screen, it will be detected as a static image-based video and will not be pushed to potential audiences as much. When doing the RM Pod I have found that all my audio-format pods perform about the same but on YT the ones with 'something moving' on screen perform far better.

Cost is relative to the modeller, as are definitions of cheap and expensive. My view is that the important thing is the 'spirit of pugbashing' is kept alive. At the same time, Andrew Barclays (and other small shunting engines) are often referred to as 'Pugs'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pug_(steam_locomotive)

We can rebuild him. We have the technology. Somewhat daunting taking a razor saw to a 'finished' project, but I am really glad I did. Here's the results in video form....

How does the weight of the 0-4-2ST compare to the original, Dave?

I still cannot believe a real locomotive was built with flat-edge wheels rather than round ones.

Not dissimilar (but I did make some intentional design choices that were different, should have left the cab side sheets longer at the back though)

it's already looking amazing

Rapido are doing 567 in its current livery too if that is of use? https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/d1744-ballast-wagon-secr-no-567/

Yes but I used a specific laser printer with a white toner roller. Upside is it is excellent for white decals (even more so that the decal film manufacturer has released an extra thin version), downside is it CAN do colour but the quality is not as good and the decal needs to be printed upside down, so you lose the adhesive layer.

As I understand it, if you had a large milled block to be the 'negative' of the inside of the wagon in the mould, you wouldn't be able to remove it if it had to fit around sticky-out bits like bolt heads. The planks are an illusion - each one is wider than the last. A kit that has each side moulded individually should be able to have inside and outside detail represented (in theory).

If it's of interest, a while ago I plotted when the various locos were in use on the line on this spreadsheet.

I guess this is about right for the 3 points of the triangle of doom choice - thoughts?

A lot of sources call the livery 'Stroudley Yellow'.

Nice. Did you drill holes for the cross shafts or cut them to fit in the gaps?

Oh my, what do we have here?

As I was saying before I was interrupted.... A massive change at cobblin' HQ as I have moved from the bedroom to an actual dedicated work room. More on that when the move is complete but in the meantime some modelling has occurred, not least because I got the covid and found it an acceptable activity rather than actual work which melted my mind. Adam came round to test out Erebus Pit (we were taking it to Nailsea MRC but I had to cancel due to illness). Good opportunity to pose some recent projects! and some old ones. A very satisfying moment when I received the first RTR wagons I worked on. I did the livery artworks for the SECR 5 and 7 plank wagons. I did have a few moments where I imagined going back in time and telling the 8 year old Corbs that one day he'd be working on RTR model trains, which was nice. I didn't work on the GPV but got one anyway. Here they are semi-permacoupled using the 3D printed instanter couplings. Love those things, they slot into the NEM pockets. Coin-a-sewers may note the FUTURAMA themed PO wagon decals which I am selling to raise money for the Oxfam Ukraine Humanitarian fund. I took up kitbuilding to pass the days as I couldn't speak (throat too sore) and doing the same task for too long at a time made me retch uncontrollably which wasn't pleasant. Here are some of the projects. Parkside China Clay wagon An NG brake van - 'Cora' More Bristol Business decals based on those found in Ian Pope's book. These two appeared in the Bachmann range but I have used them on the Parkside/Peco tank wagon kit. More to come from that treasure trove, just trying to find ways to improve on what has been done RTR. This uses the standard Dapol wagon but I like it because the merchant was based opposite where my office is now. I LOVE Slaters wagon kits. Last night I built one as I was getting ready for bed, and this morning I built another while having breakfast. On locos - I grew to hate the lining on the Sharp Stewart 4-4-0, how it didn't follow the cab cutout shape or the splasher. I put the loco body on the flatbed scanner, brought it into Illustrator, drew up new lining and boom! Much happier with it now. It's thicker than before as it's at the minimum tolerance I can do for white/black/white on the OKI laser, but it's far better than it was, and I like having splasher lining. More soon...

It hasn't died, I have just been swamped with work. I was talking to some people about promotion and helping with the voting mechanic but it's gone quiet as I think they are overworked too. I am planning to take some time off at Easter so hopefully I can get it moving then. Sorry it is taking so long.

Hi Bluemonkey, how long after putting the decals on did you spray the dullcote? I have had similar issues before. Oddly the same decals from the same company would perform differently. Maybe something affected the sheet during production or in storage?