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Ingenious modelling. Plastic surgery is one of my favourite techniques and really rewarding.

Tony

Ah, the perils of CA: we've all been there. I have found that brushing Johnson's Klear over CA-frosted windows does ameliorate the blemish to a considerable degree however, although it's best to avoid it happening in the first place. Right, probably the last set of photos for this thread now.The thi...

No I did understand - I just loved the expression!

I agree your comment re. CA. Sometimes it goes terribly wrong, especially when inadvertently finger-printed onto the side of a coach! It has happened....

Tony

Quietly lurking!

Thank you Biggles. I’ll post photos soon but the third carriage is now finished and after spraying the roof again it’s surprisingly fine. Should have been a walk in the park this but for my carelessness!

What would we do without superglue and really fine emery paper though?

Tony

These will be definitely the last Mountain. Definitely the last.... Anyway, a flash of primer has shown largely acceptable results. Most of the two joins are invisible, only the corners show that some surgery has taken place and I can live with that. Further sanding down of the corners and the exten...

One of the problems with these old Farish OO coaches is the plastic used for their construction. Whilst it is relatively stable [unlike that used for their even older Pullmans], it does become brittle with age: the coach ends often show signs of cracking and the roofs frequently turn up with their c...

Well thanks for the inspiration in the first place!

Tony

I've finished the two Brake Comps and have made a start on the two intermediate coaches. Close coupling and painted interiors have made a world of difference, as has ensuring that no two coaches are exactly the same shade and each coach has both darker and lighter panels. https://farm2.staticflickr....

I bought one of the original releases some years back, more because I was fascinated by it than anything else: no-one ever though one would be available in r-t-r then. It pulled an enormous load, 80+ wagons, but I ran it just twice before selling it very recently. I lost £20 on it, which wasn't too ...

I've yet to master the art of making your own transfers. I've always been dubious about them looking just a bit home-made, but I am probably wrong. I'll eventually get around to trying it.

Tony

Well, without sufficient funds and, of course, a commensurate amount of time, it will always be about compromise. Transfers would have improved the overall appearance of these coaches but they may yet happen as they appear occasionally on eBay. Had I sufficient ventilators, a double row along each r...

Hattons recently sold Heljan's various-liveried Metropolitan Bo-Bo electrics at an extremely attractive half-price and I bought this one: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1777/43234409594_42b0a29982_z.jpg My problem was what to pull behind it however: no-one makes r-t-r Metropolitan coaches and whilst...

That is really intriguing Geoff. There are a couple of white metal and brass gas tank kits out there but that isn't one that I've ever seen before. If you are going to tidy it up, to the best of my knowledge, the only lettering on the tank sides should be GW and possibly a low number. If it is model...

An up to date Ramsay’s will have the most comprehensive list.

Tony

Just a note - the show link is updated regularly so it may not currently contain all of the layouts that will be exhibited on the day.

Tony