alcazar

I'll ask this question again then: what's the significance of the "distressed" namplate?

Quite convincing from some angles, the door hinges jar a bit, and I don't think any railway company would bother with windows in the rear of a shed that backs onto a high retaining wall.

It's very interesting, Barrow Road was always a bit of a dream shed for us spotters from the north, it closed before I could get there.

How big are the series of small turntables in the fitting shop? How will you make them and will they work automatically?

And where did you plan of Barrow Road come from?

Go on then, I'll buy it: what's naff about the Hornby louvres, other than that they are open?

Forgot to mention that the GC also saw GW Halls on it's tracks as far north as Leicester, and sometimes to Nottingham.

Why not use the road bridge in top left as the station buidlings, access to single central platform via stairs, and you have set it on the old Great Central.

You could then do away with the third CIRCUIT, maybe have more storage space in the storage/fiddle yard and use the third line towards the station as either a long headshunt or a siding? Or give you better access to put the t/t behind the shed?

Station buildings on the road bridge do away with having to model their access areas, parking etc too

An ex-GC line would give you availability of ex LNER A3's, V2's, B1's, O4's O2's, LMS Jubilees, Scots, Black 5's, 2-8-0's, WD 2-8-0's 9F's and Brits, all in the 1950's

Diesels included 20's, 31's, 37's, 47's, GT3 and MAYBE D0280 "Falcon" returning to, or leaving Brush at Loughborough?

I was about to post the same as above, then I read the comment.

I'm not sure if I wouldn't still put the turntable BEHIND the shed, but as it stands it's workable and you have far more storage space.

One thing, a turntable as the only entrance to a shed was not favoured as if the turntable was out of action, so was the shed, and any loco ON shed.

Perhaps better to have the turntable BEHIND the shed, with a 3-way point feeding the shed. Most sheds also had two or three times as many lines for stabling OUTSIDE the shed, than in it.

Depending on your type of coaling stage, is there room for coal wagons to feed it?

The water and coaling, if possible, ought to be able to feed through: in one end, out of the other, so an engine waiting hasn't to wait elsewhere for one to go in, then come out.

Oh and the shed needs a headshunt.

Not criticisms, but just me being picky.

Try and look at some shed plans in print, there are LOADS of books with plans ranging from rough sketches to OS-type plans to dead scale.

Oh, and finally: the plan often changed according to which company BUILT the shed, each seemed to have a favoured plan.

Sounds like a new Walker's Crisps flavour...........

I have to say that second photo is pretty darn realstic. From normal viewing distances, it's going to be incredible.

Even the slaters wheels don't detract.

But now you have the problem of showing realistic looking grease/dirt/gunge buildup behind the wheels and on parts of that lovely motion...........

Just be prepared to wait a bit longer. One day it will happen.

What makes you say that? I've been waiting impatiently since Karlgarin took over Impetus. He made a LOT of promises, and broke every one.

Now his website just states that he won't respond to enquiries about models not now in production. Useful.

About two years ago I found a 7mm unmade Impetus 165DE 0-6-0, the ex WR PWM, class 97/6, on e-bay, ande bought it. Yes it cost me substantailly more than Impetus used to charge, but.........

Meanwhile, another manufacturer who shall be nameless promised me faithfully before Telford 2007 that he would be able to tell me AT Telford 2007 how far off his plans for the same loco in 7mm were.

He DID tell me, it was to be within 6 months, but I'm still waiting..........despite him having told me twice now that I can test build it for him and it's on it's way

There are lies, damned lies and 7mm manufacturers' lies

And before anyone says, no, NOT all of them

I quite like that, but the 08 and the 67 cry out for a coat of grime.

So does whatever chemical black you are using cover/blacken brass, whitemetal and solder?

On the first photo, I'm impressed, attention to detail, and all cusps removed. One of my pet hates is to see valvegear painstakingly built with cusps showing...........no way can it ever look owt but etched.

Not sure about the lower pic, the expansion link, it lacks the fluting........

The driver's hairstyle leaves a little to be desired: look at the back of your own, can YOU see 3" of neck?

Number and nameplates too clean?

Good Grief, this new website is/was a good idea.

Don't forget the small silver pip in the centre of one of the lights, Brian. That's the giveaway that they are Lucas, it's a bulb shroud to focus the beam more tightly

That's going to be quite a big shed. Shame about the GWR kettle though

Aha! A smoke box door, even!

oops, double post

Looks good. Does anyone know what class "Kestrel" would have been allocated?

I'm surprised it ran at all: how can it be expected to steam properly with no smokebox door? I mean, come on.............

Ah...........the "western on the scrapline at Swindon" pics