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Did you remember to "condition" the boards as per Sundeala's website: Conditioning is achieved by mopping approx half a litre of clean water into the back of the board. To aid absorption a single drop of washing up liquid can be added to the water. Then lay horizontally wet side to wet side on a level base, within the room the boards are to be used, for approx 48 to 72 hours. The boards may be weighted to assist flatness. Without doing this your baseboards won't expand and warp at the desired differential rates.

Hopefully published after their "Sundeala" era.

"How to build a lifting flap for your layout and avoid those nasty head wounds" - RMWeb Live Workshop, Ricoh Arena, September 2014.

Appalling Bank Holiday weather forces the Model Railway Press and a hair styling magazine reporter into the Ricoh for shelter.The final dress rehearsal for the RMWeb Live ANTB Q & A session is underway there and they pose some difficult questions

Here is a link to a download of Issue 4 (July/August 2012) of the late lamented Modelling Inspiration, which was the last time I think "A Nod to Brent" appeared in the Model Railway (e)Press. It is sharing the issue with some iconic GWR layouts and does not look out of place. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/58875-modelling-inspiration-4-out-now/ It may be of interest to more recent converts to ANTB, and could be re-issued provided the foreword is amended slightly to take account of Rhinos and Southern interlopers: "Robin, or gwrrob as RMweb readers may know him better as, is a self-confessed GWRophile who continues work on his layout A nod to Brent in his garage sized room. A highly disciplined approach to what’s in and what’s out of period on his layout ensures that there’s a ‘less is more’ approach to layout design modelling a simple but plausible through station inspired by Brent amidst the Devon banks which was a junction station for the branch to Kingsbridge."

Well it's accurate............but better.........probably not

See above #5981.Quite surprised that Rob hasn't given you a copy of it before now

Hi Rob, Blundered across this 1958 picture of Brent whilst looking for something else: https://www.flickr.com/photos/110691393@N07/12186853495/sizes/l/in/set-72157638438054524/ Apologies if you have seen it before. Interesting to see the nosey lad in short trousers and W6278W (I think) hiding in the goods shed, although I realise that coach is no use to you in 1947 (built in 1954?).

That's soooo much better. Only another five needed and Mallard Squadron will be at full strength and that foul background eliminated.

Getting there........slowly

Looks a like poor man's version of a Moscow Subway station to me. You should have walked to the far end of Platform 6 at Exeter St. Davids, where just beyond the toilets and half forgotten, you would have found a much worthier work of art: The plaque inscription reads: "In Glorious Memory of the Heroic Action at Tigley Junction on 25th August 1947, where the Brent GWR Locomotive Purity League (Direct Action Splinter Group), although greatly outnumbered, turned back the Southern Malachite hordes." Meanwhile, not to be outdone by Exeter St.Davids, the ANTB Approved Art and Culture Sub-Committee is inviting submissions and proposals for inclusion in our own planned art and culture display which will compliment and adorn the new footbridge at Brent. This is an early front runner, inspired by the Hilda Ogden School, painted and submitted by a Mr Mallard60022 of 36E, and is indicative of the sort of thing we may be looking for: Although frankly we would like the standard to be higher and more inspirational than just three ducks.

Extract: ANTB Sub-Committee for the Banning of Inappropriate Motive Power on ANTB Emergency Meeting 22nd August 2014 7.30 p.m. Held at the Ricoh Arena. Notice of Decision Dear Mr 2ManySpams, The ANTB Sub-Committee for the Banning of Inappropriate Motive Power on ANTB met in emergency session earlier this evening to consider your request for permission to run further Classes of exotic Southern Railway Locomotives on ANTB and we inform of our decision below and the main reasons for it. There is no right of appeal and Rule 1 does not apply, but further applications can be made to the Committee after fourteen days have elapsed. Your application is rejected 1. Whilst the Sub-Committee were not averse to a minor re-enactment of a "Wet Wednesday at Wadebridge"*** by the Orphans of Treneglos Travelling Motive Power Group, during an otherwise quiet week on ANTB, we remain unconvinced that a continual dilution of our strict motive requirements on ATNB is beneficial in the longer term. 2. The Committee have found relatively little or no evidence of Merchant Navy, Schools, King Arthur or Q1 Class locomotives operating regularly West of Exeter on Southern metals. The Committee therefore see no benefit in granting running powers on GWR metals through Brent just because these locomotives cannot legimately appear at Treneglos or at Wadebridge. 3. The Committee grant Class 22 locomotives running powers through Brent, because, however much we would like to forget it, these locomotives are part of our "Hydraulic Family". They must be run in pairs due to reliability problems. etc., etc., Footnotes: *** The Committee noted with disappointment the non-appearance of a Beattie Well Tank during the "Wet Wednesday at Wadebridge" sequence. We did not see any members of the O2 Class either, despite our providing a 45xx, a Pannier and a 1366 at great expense.

Very decent of 2ManySpams to send an inspector all the way from Treneglos to make sure those Southern crews behaved themselves on ANTB: Generally the midweek course of "Southern Medicine" is reported to have gone down well with GWR fans with only isolated reports of adverse reactions:

Well I've just been finishing my identity badge for the Ricoh. I'm not sure it will fit Coombe Barton's download (which doesn't seem to be working anyway), so I may wear it round my neck as a (bigger) placard of shame. Look out for the keen-to-learn young Rhino, who will be bringing a fresh African bar snack for the Finchings to enjoy with their cocktails. Just got to decide between the scenic M69 and the more direct Gaza Bed'uth (Bedworth) by-pass a.k.a the A444 now.

Saturday appears to be out, as Cary Hill has to revise his plans for visiting RMWeb Live on Saturday 13th September: Sky Blue Sam, the Coventry City Elephant Mascot, boisterously celebrates his return to the Ricoh Arena in the Trampolining Skills zone of RMWeb Live. Will Sunday be a better day to meet the Finchings?

Anything from Woolworths? I'm determined to "embrace" the experience now it's here.

The old "Greyhound" looks very graceful on ANTB. Have you got any shots with of it with a green liveried "P Set"?

Poor old Tommy, having to maintain Bulleid's bonkers and rapidly wearing chain-driven valve gear would drive any right-minded GWR fitter to resignation. Perhaps somebody should tell Tommy that the Spam Cans are only staying at Tigley Junction Shed until after this week-end's "Tigley Junction Shed Open Day", then they're going back to Exmouth Junction.......aren't they?......

Yes, mainly by making sure that there is never any spare coaching stock for a Spam Can to work the Exeter-Plymouth route knowledge trips

The next line of the song is - "Here's something that you're never gonna forget" The feeling of pure horror as the first Spam Can is seen on ANTB?

Brent Signal Box has been deposed in a palace platform coup by a powerful Cornish Signal Box called St. Blazey. The whereabouts of Brent Signal Box are unknown at present as communications with it appear to have been cut. Ah I see you've caught up..... Taking less Port in the evening might cure the monkey problem.

I believe it's time for a good old democratic RMWeb Poll: The question is simple: Do you think Brent should have a lovely new signal box constructed using beautiful wooden planking and painted to the highest standard in glorious GWR colours like this: or are you completely insane and think Brent should have an ugly ageing monstrosity of a signal box, riddled with efflorescent brickwork, and with deteriorating paintwork in entirely inappropriate nondescript colours, like this: This a public vote and members of the ANTB Signal Box Defence League will be able to see who has not voted correctly.

Can't wait to see the Finchings fall over the point rodding when it's installed later this week.

Was Fabrizio "White Feather" Ravanelli a substitute for both XI's depending whether or not he could bothered to make the effort?

I wonder when the lumber traffic (?) (near goods shed) died out?