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Good night up in the loft tonight, amid the usual bangs and crackles of November 5th The foundry building is now complete, with the handrails on the walkways in place, the main features of the plank are also glued in place, so I am now working on some detailing features. On the loading bank I have added a Knightwing Silo, this has been painted with Halfords Khaki which I bought at the weeked along with a tin of Camouflage Brown, appears to be a good buy, as I used a bit of a mixture of these two to paint a bunker, made from coffee stirrers and matchsticks. One will be filled with scrap metal and the other will be foundry sand. To maintain the exact length of siding for the inglenook puzzle I have removed the coupling from this old Lima 7 plank wagon and glued it to the back panel of the building [/url] Further down the plank, I am kitbashing this tank structure, the legs were surplus from the St Margarets Shed Dapol Tank which was built on a brick structure, the tanks are the Ratio Fuel Depot kit, still in the early stage of assembly, and I also want the appropriate pipework to connect to the foundry building It is quite good having multiple small projects to work on, as you can set one aside to let paint dry or glue set and work on another. More updates later in the week Cheers Jim

Doubt it - if you ever visit a site where they carry out shotblasting you will see that they are absolutely filthy, as although they try to control the process, the discarded shot and the residue removed from the metal surface etc inevitably builds up on the floor. Not really a problem but in their case they had no clear barrier between the shotblasting and painting areas and as we modellers know, dust dirt and spray painting processes do not make for a good finish!! Jim

It almost looks like "Thomas" blue, suppose it is an interpretation of the Glasgow shade of Caley Blue (123 is in that shade) of which there is much speculation of origin, prefer the darker shade myself. Jim

I am told that there are a surprisingly large number of men attend casualty for hoover related issues!

I started my career in the steel industry, and there was a similar segregation of canteens, management, staff and hourly paid (same crap food in all three though). My mates and I were "Technical Apprentices" and were salaried staff so we were entitled to use the staff canteen, but the canteen manager hunted us the first time we went in wearing overalls, we were told that we had to remove our overalls and get cleaned up before going for lunch! Jim

Brilliant modelling BTW - I have also been researching old industrial Glasgow Buildings, I opted for this one in Dunn Street in Dalmarnock as it was owned by a supplier that I carried out a quality audit on. The current owner (a shotblasting and painting company) took great delight in telling me that it used to be owned by William Arrol and that part s of the Forth Bridge were fabricated there, he didn't take too kindly to my comment that the place looked as though it hadn't been cleaned since then! Jim

Hi - I can confirm that the two signalboxes in the thread above are different - The one identified by Clydebridge is Port Eglinton Junction (GSWR), https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=55.8491&lon=-4.2634&layers=170&right=BingHyb Your photo is correctly identified as Shields No.2 which was a Joint line box(?) further to the West, closed https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=55.8485&lon=-4.2963&layers=170&right=BingHyb Both boxes closed on 02/04/1967. Jim

Time Was - Wishbone Ash

Electric Funeral - Black Sabbath

No, but no agreement was put in place between the RMT and LNER, or any railtour operator using Mk1s for that matter (e.g. the Jacobite), the point that they are making is that Scotrail is currently all retention tanks, but are going back to direct effluent discharge (for a while) Jim

Caption said 44 coaches, I counted 36 at the crossing - Train divided in section!!!!! Good viewing! Jim

Band on the Run - Wings

Good to see the 303 kit there! Are you going to do it in Greater Manchester Orange and Brown?? Jim

Russian misinformation at its best!

Noticed this was featured on the news this morning - even the dead move for HS2! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45971226

Reap the Wild Wind - Ultravox

I would have thought that the best depictions of the smaller cities would have been Dundee - famous for Jam, Jute and Journalism, out of those. the statues of Desperate Dan or Minnie the Minx would be most appropriate Aberdeen - Oil Capital of Scotland, so an Oil Rig is the no-brainer (although some in Glasgow would say a Sheep) Inverness - Nessie of course Perth - Probably the city that most lacks a clear identifying feature so what they did was about the best they could Stirling - they got that right, the Wallace Monument. I still think that the HST power cars should be named after their predecessors that were similarly drafted in - The A4s! Jim Incidentally - I wonder what Stagecoach buses think of this livery feature, they did something very similar first https://cbwmagazine.com/stagecoach-panoramas-enter-service-on-route-x76/

Exit Music (For A Film) - Radiohead

Only thing about the East Lancashire is that the depots are out of bounds so unless the stock is in sidings at the side of the line you cannot see them, if you want "access all areas" then the Midland Railway Centre is the best Jim

Trampled Underfoot - Led Zeppelin

Bridge strike with a difference, wouldn't like to be in that lorry drivers shoes....... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-45964816

Second one reminded me of the old Monty Python one "Holiday Homes for Pets Pie Company" Jim

Don't think Peter Griffin would be too pleased about the image of his wife (Giggity Giggity)

No Doubt this has probably been posted before, but I still find it funny......... After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit. P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. P: #2 Propeller seeping prop fluid S: #2 Propeller seepage normal – #1 #3 and #4 propellers lack normal seepage P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That’s what they’re for P: IFF inoperative. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you’re right. P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. P: Aircraft handles funny. S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious. P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. And the best one for last. P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget.

What Is And What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin