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One thing about the comics that really does seem very silly to me is the Photoshopping-in of smoke from locomotive chimneys. It just looks daft.

As an ex-professional photographer, I have always been a firm believer in Rule #1 of Photoshopping viz. just because you can, doesn't mean you ought to.

Thank you once again Bigmet

Which OO RTR carriage would be appropriate to form a single-carriage train behind a "British Railways" liveried open-cab1F on a branch line set in the Midlands/NE around 1948?

Bigmet wrote:Not a clue ...

Me neither. Off now to Google "smartfrog" ...

Seller described it as "new", obviously it is not new, therefore I'd immediately start the Ebay "not as described" process.

But no litter! That came later ...

Thank you kind sir

Anybody know what the ref number is for the service sheet with the exploded parts diagram for the current/recent Hornby B1?

Nothing. We've ignored the whole thing for the last 41 years. It's the Solstice that matters to us

Special Tools ? ... If using a hack-saw make certain you support adequately, don't let it jam, keep the pressure light. I would suggest a junior hacksaw with its 6" blade, rather than hacksaw which takes a 12" blade. What you need is the maximum possible number of teeth in contact with th...

Tried static grass and for me the end result didn't justify the expense and the faffing. I'm well content with Woodland Scenics ground covers, applied carefully in a mix of colours and types. It may not look totally realistic, but just how realistic is 00, tension lock couplings, tight radii, no wor...

@centenary Is modelraildatabase.com no use to you for year of manufacture? It's what I tend to go by ...

Cheers Bigmet. By sheer coincidence I've just been sent a link to this awfully long-winded video which purports to explain the science of track cleaning ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXH1_ZUfWCE&t=2s&ab_channel=ModelRailwaysUnlimited I'm still undecided as to how much of that is kosher....

...The 'dark stuff' proved to be largely metal oxides in very fine particulate form, dominated by copper oxide. It's a long time since O-level chemistry, so I have now given up trying to work out how on earth we start with metallic copper as a constituent of the nickel silver track and we end up wi...

A very nice unworn pair of M&S trousers for £3 from the charity shop