John Isherwood

Taking orders for non-guaranteed stock is not wrong - NOT telling customers that their orders have been accepted on that basis IS wrong; (and will ultimately result in loss of business, NOT additional business). If customers were unhappy to place an order on that basis, they could then look elsewhere. Hattons policy is pure, simple greed. End of !!! John Isherwood.

These are what you need - superb !! https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32798816438.html Regards, John Isherwood.

Yes - very effective; but do buy some extra tips when you purchase it. Regards, John Isherwood.

I treat my kit-built coaches as Tri-ang did their original scale length Mk.1 coaches - long screws through the floor, up into captive nuts in the ceiling. To space the sides apart, I fit a false ceiling to the roof and the captive nuts are attached to the upper side of that ceiling by encasing them in rectangles of plasic card. Regards, John Isherwood.

I can't claim to have accessed the interior of RTR Maunsells; (I follow your philosophy and build my own from Kirk kits !); but all of the recent RTR ones that I have encountered utilise clips moulded to the chassis that engage with slots moulded into the glazing unit. They can be a very precise fit, but nothing that a little teasing with a thin blade and some temporary plastic wedges won't defeat. Regards, John Isherwood.

Merely the evidence of my own eyes - some of the howlers that have made it onto the shelves of model shops of late do not exhibit "continual improvement" by certain producers. The mould designer must have been provided with some inappropriate research material in order to have included features that the prototype in question never carried. Regards, John Isherwood.

No - RTR was pretty dire by today's standards, but there's far more documentary material available now and there's no excuse for getting something as simple as wagon brakegear wrong. To mix up at least two different designs like that, somone must be combining random elements from different prototypes with no understanding of how they are supposed to function. John Isherwood.

What have Dapol done to justify your lack of trust? You chose to purchase a model outside Dapol's stated terms of trading - and came unstuck. Whose fault? Your purchase choice didn't have anything to do with price, did it? (ie. cheaper than purchasing from a Dapol authorised outlet). You pays your money and you takes your choice. John Isherwood.

Who draws these things - do they know anything about wagon brakegear? (Apparently not) ! It's clear that the designers have no understanding of the workings of what they are trying to reproduce - one can only blame their employers; ( ..... though it is, after all, akin to the blind leading the blind). I'm just glad that I will not be around to see what will be churned out in years to come, when real modellers are no longer around to point out the plethora of errors. John Isherwood.

I can't agree - I've yet to see a model with a removable roof that convinces me that the roof and body are part of the same entity. A thin blade (or two) and a little courage has never failed me yet when it comes to removing bodies from chassis. Regards, John Isherwood.

That being the case, it would appear that (a) certain member(s) who (is) are anxious to get their mitts on the 94XX (is) are allowing their enthusiasm to to overstate the facts ! Regards, John Isherwood.

Just a stab in the dark - N7? (Mind you, it's pretty OT). Regards, John Isherwood.

For that kind of work, I would use this (the centre, pointed one) https://www.cassart.co.uk/craft/scratchboard-1/scratchboard-surface/ampersand-scratchbord-scratch-knives-including-nibs-set-of.htm?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&productid=5827&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzZzE04Hq5wIVy7TtCh3GjAA1EAQYAyABEgKuP_D_BwE You should be able to buy the holder and the pointed blades from a good art shop. Regards, John Isherwood.

Is it not possible, with care, to remove the raised plank joints and then scribe grooves? Time-consuming, admittedly, but using one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tamiya-74091-700-300074091-Plastic-Scriber/dp/B002KKBVTC/ref=asc_df_B002KKBVTC/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309912011658&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=51339585072567442&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045284&hvtargid=pla-439173106987&psc=1 it should be achievable. Regards, John Isherwood.

I have received a BACS payment from a K. M. Lloyd - but no covering e-mail order. If you are K. M. LLOYD, or you know that person, please contact me via PM. Many thanks in anticipation. Regards, John Isherwood.

Tony, With all due respect ..... expecially as you're demonstrating, applying the (waterslide) transfers should be done so as to avoid the "halo" around them - so many people have an aversion to waterslide transfers because they don't know the correct way to do it and hate the "halo". First - acquire some quick-drying acrylic GLOSS varnish - I use the old fashioned Johnson's Klear floor lacquer, but I'm assured that the latest iteration of the product is just as effective; see https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pledge-Klear-Multi-Surface-Wax/dp/B008HFVO32 Apply the lacquer to the areas that are to have transfers applied - it dries in minutes. Apply the transfers in the normal way, and let them dry. Apply another coat of the lacquer over the transfers to seal them. If at any point the lacquer goes milky, panic not ! ....it will dry clear. Weather away to your heart's content - I start with a waft of Testors Dullcote. There really is no avoiding the gloss finish BEFORE applying transfers if you want to avoid the "halo" - and weathering doesn't completely hide it once it's there. You wouldn't short-cut the valvegear on one of your big LNER Pacifics - putting on transfers deserves the same attention. Regards, John Isherwood.

I presume, therefore, that there must have been a hatch in the van floor into which scrap could be dropped whilst the van stood on the weighbridge. A bit like an old fashioned confectioner weighing out sweets - keep (reluctantly) dropping the sweets in to the scales pan until it just twiched! Regards, John Isherwood.

Wire wound guitar string with a slice of plastic rod on the end. That's what I've used in the past. Regards, John Isherwood.

Very true - but difficult to build a vehicle exactly to designed weight. Regards, John Isherwood.

That's an Hseng too - just the single cylinder version. Do a Google search on Hseng AS196 - they're available from loads of outlets, and under different branding too; but Hseng are the manufacturers. The feature that I like on mine is the two position switch. One option has a pressure switch that keeps the tank pressure between 3 and 4 BAR; the other gives variable pressure via the manual pressure valve up to 6 BAR. Regards, John Isherwood.

https://haoshengnb.en.made-in-china.com/product/dskERZSTCQVY/China-Hseng-Portable-Mini-Airbrush-Compressor-As196.html I doubt that I'll ever have to replace it - but, if I had to, it'd be another one exactly the same. I bought it for a ridiculously cheap price - which included a free, very well made, airbrush !! Regards, John Isherwood.

Clive, Spot on - that, in effect, is what I was saying. Regards, John Isherwood.

With respect Tony - the Hornby model is entirely correct. Under BR, wheelbase markings were prefixed 'WB' and had the foot ' / inches '' symbols; tare weight were not prefixed. Still, you have acknowledged that wagons are not your 'thing'. Regards, John Isherwood.

Me too - does everything I want and more. Regards, John Isherwood.

Sorry about the link - when I posted it it went to https://www.google.com/search?q=devilbiss+autograph+63+instructions&client=firefox-b-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=48jAqnRbAhpUIM%3A%2CE_0BORZYsKO1PM%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSZSFRHgT4nd1bMQH3xBuh5N8JdwQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBv_W2q9PnAhXXShUIHWY0DKgQ9QEwA3oECAoQBQ#imgrc=48jAqnRbAhpUIM: ; presumably it's been sold. To be honest, I only have a vague recollection of the detailed construction of the 63 airbrush - if you can post an exploded diagram I should be able to remeber better and perhaps answer you question. Regards, John Isherwood.