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Goodnight all.

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Today's on-off-on-off rain gave Arthur Itis a field day today. Thanks @polybear for the info on the paint stripper so I'll be ordering some shortly, and clearing a bit of space in the garage to work on the chairs. Now to tackle Farcebook, be back later.

Sadly thats how the original came out.

The Ukrainians have captured so much Russian equipment that they have more than that provided by NATO. Apparently the tactic is during a Russian withdrawal is to target the equipment but leave any retreating on foot alone. The result is a lot of abandoned equipment.

I wonder if the Russians 'sanitised' anything provided to client nations as the Americans do.

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Rain-sunshine-rain-sunshine has been the weather today, now it's clouding over again. Arthur Itis got out of his cage a little while ago but the co-codamol is putting him back. I didn't know that there was a Priority Service Register either. How do you get your name on it? What is the name of this wonderous stuff? I have a couple of chairs dating back to 1936 that are under umpteen coats of paint. They have an interesting history, they started out as church pews from St. Nicholas church in Elm Park which was consecrated in 1936. The church despite being less than twenty years old was replaced by a new church in the early 50's and the church authorities sold off some of the fittings including the pews which looked like ordinary dining chairs. At the time furniture was rationed and they were limited to two per person. However my dad and my grandparents all went and got a pair of chairs each giving us six in all. Some had a small plywood box on the back for a prayer book. Over the years they have disappeared and only two remain. I seem to recall that some houses very near the church were badly damaged in the Blitz and perhaps the church was also damaged hence it needed replacement.

Plenty of old cars in this clip (1958) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zbLaG1QS5q7tzHbiCDmTWb1q-0AbZA6s/view?fbclid=IwAR0nb8qPKkJzdEVSVMUBgB6PXXJRVsra_-yvzZhul1x6Cxp9IuM4tJ1tOhg

More trolleybus film, this time in colour. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zbLaG1QS5q7tzHbiCDmTWb1q-0AbZA6s/view?fbclid=IwAR0nb8qPKkJzdEVSVMUBgB6PXXJRVsra_-yvzZhul1x6Cxp9IuM4tJ1tOhg Useful if you model the 1950's with all the little details visible.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Apart from the usual stiff joints this morning Arthur Itis is absent. Why not ask SWMBO to pick up the bread and milk after her appointment and then you pick her up.

Goodnight all.

Interactive map of British trolleybus systems. https://www.railmaponline.com/trolleybus.html

Its Doms birthday today, many happy returns Dom.

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Arthur Itis has absented himself after being faced with Nurofen and hopefully he will stay away. Bioplastics can be made from the waste from processing food. For our SEERS 70th anniversary it has been decided that we will be using recyclable cups and plates for our catering. This I've been investigating on behalf of the society and found what is required is made from bagasse*, sugar cane waste which can be processed into a cellulose like material that can after use be composted. *Best known as fuel for steam locomotives operating in sugar plantations.

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Arthur Itis is grumbling again so the Nurofen has been deployed. Now to get on with Farcebook, be back later.

That can't be answered without getting too political. Ignoramus?

Just 'patch paint' the affected area and a bit of weathering.

That is exactly how the liveries are applied. Using masks for each colour and tampo printing for numbers etc.

The Kearsley ones were industrial locomotives but as they've been mentioned the biggest user of steeple cab locomotives in the UK must be the Harton system. There is also the small English Electric four wheel shunter which was built in some numbers (over 160 IIRC). These were built with battery, pantograph, trolley pole and even third rail as a source of power and would be an ideal subject for a model as small shunters both steam and diesel seem to be very popular.

Indeed, but I want to convert them to departmental use where liveries are usually basic. Another advantage is that door furniture can be removed to represent sealed doors.

Is that one of the locomotives supplied with two sets of bogies, one set to 3' 6" gauge and one set to standard gauge.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Like @TheQ this morning my joints were seized up this morning, must be something to do with the weather. I seriously considered a leccy car but not having enough dosh for a new one I started looking at second hand ones. I was surprised at how cheap they were until I got to the bit saying 'Needs new batteries.' As for the fire risk, like all vehicles it is down to maintenance, not only of the vehicle itself but of the support structure such as chargers.

These are what the Ukranians attacked the Russian navy with.

Goodnight all.

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Happy anniversary @BSW01 and Mrs @BSW01. I just remembered in time the 'Greatest train journeys from above' was on on Channel 4 this evening featuring the Mexican Copper Canyon. I could add it to my bucket list but it's highly unlikely that I'll ever be able to get there.