John Isherwood

Now what's THAT all about? I have seen instances of track that is liable to subsidence, reinforced with additional lengths of rail. CJI.

That doesn't constitute a 'collector'. A 'collector' obsessively buys models, but won't open the packaging for fear of diminishing their rarity / value. He / she probably stores them in a 'gloat' cupboard, away from artificial light! I knew someone whose loft was crammed up to the rafters with unopened models - you name it, he had one 'up there'; and yes - I did see them! CJI.

The unloading facilities comprised a crawler crane, fitted with equipment to lift and rotate the individual skips - that is the function of the circular 'wheels' on the ends of the skips. CJI.

Now - anyone prepared to try to perpetuate the myth that Crimson = maroon? Thank you, Miss Prism! CJI.

If it pe*s off 'collectors', it's fine by me! I know - the market relies on 'collectors', yadder yadder yadder ........ CJI.

That, I would submit, shows left - relatively unweathered Crimson / blood versus right - weathered / faded Crimson / blood. The weathering / fading of Crimson / blood has been put forward as a reason for the change to maroon. CJI.

No rabbit hole; Carmine - as in blood - is most definitely NOT Crimson Lake - as in maroon. Having seen the two together on many an occasion, the contrast was / is unmistakable. CJI.

Carmine? ..... as in Carmine and cream? (Blood and custard)? THAT Carmine was definitely NOT the same as BR coach maroon / Crimson Lake. The reason that the debate keeps coming up is illustrated perfectly by your post - a lack of consistency / agreement when describing colours. CJI.

It MAY be an illusion, but the dome appears to lean forwards. CJI.

Probably because they think - with some justification IMHO - that anyone buying toy trains on the basis of them being a 'Limited Edition'; ie. as an investment; deserves all they get! If there remains a market for a model after the initial rush of 'collectors', by all means make more. Artificial scarcity of new product is a total nonsense. CJI.

Surely a small piece of clear packing material, and some glue, will suffice? CJI.

Bl**dy irresponsible thing to do - the combustion products released to the atmosphere don't bear thinking about!! CJI.

I would guess - not very consistent; the tools for these kits were probably hand-machined. Even mainstream RTR coach mouldings have been found to have inconsistent window apertures when flush glazing is attempted. CJI.

It did cross my mind, I must confess! CJI.

He got the response that he deserved - frankly, it was a d*mned silly post in the first place! CJI.

As I mentioned previously, I have rebated Kirk coach sides by setting them up on the milling table of a Unimat lathe. You need to support the lower edge of the side, such that the plane of the glazing rebate is horizontal. Also, you need to guide the side so that you can slide it underneath the milling cutter. This can be done with a simple jig, constructed from plastic card. The jig is attached to the milling table, and the coach side slid into it. With the cutter rotating - not too fast, practice on scrap! - a uniform rebate can be cut into the coach side. Start cutting from a window aperture, and make sure that you are feeding the side against the rotation of the cutter. CJI.

You've overdrawn the yard exit as a double slip - I'm pretty sure that it was a single slip; thus avoiding a facing point on the main. (It's a single on my iteration, anyway)! CJI.

I know that there is a thread here which indicates that the poster has sourced them - the Cromford & High Peak thread springs to mind. My models were supplied by the designer, in exchange for my designing and printing suitable transfers. CJI.

See 'Ironmink' on Thingiverse. CJI.

Shame about the overscale bolts and flash on the strapping; current 3D printing is quite capable of producing a scale representation. IMHO, 'Ironmink''s designs on Thingiverse are current cutting-edge, with zero striations / flash. CJI.

It just did!!! CJI.

If you zoom in, it's evident that it is crushed beads of some substance. Lots of partial spherical surfaces, which don't appear in coal. CJI.

I have, in the past, milled a rebate for glazing using my Unimat, set up as a milling machine. This creates a fair bit of plastic 'fuzz' around the windows, but this is easily, if laboriously, removed. CJI.

You will not get trains running satisfactorily until you, or someone else, hand cleans the track - end of! Lofts are dirty places in their normal state; long-term neglect cannot be overcome by any means other than elbow-grease. Sorry, CJI.

....... but now manage to operate coal-fired motive power with no apparent difficulty. Perhaps a case of someone identifying 'an accident waiting to happen'? It seems, nowadays, that a whole sector of industry makes a very nice financial return from identifying 'accidents waiting to happen'! CJI.