John Isherwood

Norwood Jct.; 09/08/52 - 17/12/54. CJI.

Surely 10800 was allocated very early on; (from new?); to the SR? There are plenty of photos of it operating on that region. CJI.

P101 every time - spot on to my eye! CJI.

The inevitable consequence of 'generic' modelling - looks nothing like anything that ever ran on British rails. Then we come to Hornby's interpretation of GWR livery ......... ! CJI.

At the end of the day, they look nothing like GWR coaches, so the shade of the brown / green is surely immaterial? Ratio four-wheeled GWR coach kits are easy enough to build - and they are models of real GWR coaches. CJI.

Shouldn't that be RE-railers? CJI.

The point is, why go to the expense of cutting metal in order to produce an EP, when publishing a CAD render will produce the feedback that they clearly need? Alterations to tooling are expensive, and they add to the cost of the finished model - ie. the price we pay. CJI.

How difficult can it be to change the numbers on a model wagon - for the 'modeller', I mean? CJI.

We're doing it again, aren't we? Doing KRM's research for them after they've ploughed ahead far too quickly. Surely they've learned by now to : - a) research your project thoroughly before engaging in expensive CAD design work; b) publish your CAD renders for critical comment before cutting metal - let alone before having test shots done! CJI.

Takes ball home! CJI.

More research indicating that the passenger set is a figment of Hornby's imagination? It doesn't surprise me at all - but surely the research should have been undertaken BEFORE parting with £200? CJI.

I may be mistaken, but I thought that green BGs were fairly rare. What lining - the green Mk.1s didn't have any? CJI.

Yep - sort out the incorrect B2Bs. 😁 CJI.

I wonder if the wrong roof profile is deliberate - inserting correctly curved flush glazing into three-dimensional body / roof recesses could be, shall we say, tricky. Come to that, ejecting the body mouldings from the tooling could be quite a challenge! CJI.

I'm afraid that perfection costs - t'was always thus! CJI.

Despite your close proximity, you clearly don't have the same Evri (Hermes) delivery lady as us. Invariably prompt, polite, cheery and hands over the package person-to-person. As ever, a company's service is only as good as the human links in the delivery chain! .... and I've never had a lost or damaged package in the 10+ years that we've been here in Cornwall. John Isherwood.

Look up car factors in your area - they supply the materials for car bodyshops. Take the original model to them and they will make up a car aerosol that is an exact match. CJI.

Could those tipplers tip both ways - the next wagon has its doors at the opposite end? CJI.

Indeed they did - they fitted it with huge headlights on the cab roof domes and ran it on a test track at a railway development centre. CJI.

Google did find one relevant photo, albeit from New South Wales - and all the end tipping wagons on the bunkering pier had their doors at the same end! Proves nothing in the wider context, though ..... CJI.

I believe that the ease of rotation is almost wholly dependent on centring the wagon; once balanced, the direction of rotation should be immaterial. CJI

I suppose that shoving wagons through 90 degrees on a wagon turntable could get a bit monotonous. The only way of breaking the monotony might be to shove 'em the other way on occasion! CJI.

Marine bunkering ports would presumably be heavy users of end-tipping wagons, but I can't say that I've noticed photos of trains of such wagons with all the doors at the same end in port locations. CJI.

That would not be necessary - end tipping facilities were almost always accessed via wagon turntables. CJI.

Paul, I produce my 'straw yellow' lettering transfers for black liveried departmental vehicles by printing one pass of translucent yellow over white. When applied over a black substrate, this produces lettering that is one shade down from 'golden yellow' (BSC 356). With some light weathering, the final appearance is of an in-service, but reasonably maintained, vehicle. Unweathered, the finish is ex-works, without being too 'in your face'. A pragmatic compromise, I think! John Isherwood, Cambridge Custom Transfers.