Martin S-C

I like the L. Bow & Sons but perhaps conceal the joke a little with "Lawrence Bow & Sons".

Having injured my left hand with a nasty razor-saw cut yesterday evening and spent 3 hours in A&E I am up and about again but not able to do any modelling. Yesterday I started a repaint of a Dapol rectangular tank wagon into a livery for my greaseworks industry at Great Shafting. My other rectangular tanks are black so I went with a rust red colour: I spent today one-handedly drawing out a possible set of markings. The drawing is to scale - the tank side in 4mil scale is 13mm deep and 60mm long. The darker lines are the lines of rivets which I want my lettering to avoid where possible. My problem is I do not yet have a name for my company. I've had a long think but nothing has come along that appeals to me. I am okay with an element of whimsey but am also fine with something linked to the Gloucester/Forest/Hereford region. So if anyone has any ideas, please fire away.

Wonderful news James, and wishing you every scrap of luck.

Unless its my shop.

It is indeed a magnificent construction - a turban to end all turbans. Reminds me somewhat of a Napoleonic Austrian grenadier cap:

Hi Kevin Thanks for the explanation. I was referring to this lamp - not sure you are describing the same one.

Their combat ethic and tactical doctrine set them apart; they were originally a species of light infantry and used aggressive assault tactics which were apparently copied from the combat rushes of the indigineous tribesmen France was fighting in her N African colonies. The original headgear was the Fez and the baggy pantaloons also spoke of Algerian origins. They sometimes wore a short bolero jacket as well, with a certain ethnic style of stitched lace, another stolen "eastern" item of garb. Eventually the N African dress became more and more Franco-fied until the Fez became the Kepi and the bolero jacket became the shell coat. Eventually the red trousers and red kepi became part of the standard French army uniform so one could be forgiven for losing track of the differences - eventually, after several decades, there were hardly any. French infantry in 1914 still wore the loose red trousers and red kepi however. As time went on the Zouave became merely a form of gaudy elite regiment though probably more elite in their own minds rather than in any actual combat effectiveness. There were also the Turcos regiments (Tirailleurs Algeriens or "Turks") which wore even prettier powder blue uniforms and turbans, these forces lasted up to the 1870-1871 war. These were the true colonial forces made up of N African soldiers and were ferocious in combat though their charge at the Battle of Frœschwiller was hopeless and costly. N African troops remained a staple component of the French army until well after WWII and in the fighting in France after Dunkirk the N African regiments were some of the toughest fighters, battling until their own destruction and holding key positions against overwhelming odds. American interpretation of the Zouave uniform: (wargaming and military history is my other hobby)

Gorgeous yard lamp in the right foreground. Was that made in the same manner as one you described a month or two back?

Some photos taken at Warley.

Hi all. I am sure I saw a thread for the J70 that is being commissioned by Model Rail magazine and built by Rapido but now I cannot find it anywhere. I took some photos of the model at Warley and was going to post them up but the relevant thread now eludes me. Kernow is involved as well somewhere along the line but the J70 thread isn't in their section of the forums either. Can anyone help?

I have the Alan Gibson kit of the Holden T26 GER 2-4-0 somewhere. Looking forward to having a crack at that eventually. It seems to be an almost identical engine? Same frames, dome position and safety valves at any rate, though the Gibson kit has a 6-wheel tender. Yours looks very nice. To my eyes the colour is perfect.

Do what to their women folk? Tup them? The bind moggles.

The Pendon set-up is the second plan but with the top left 90deg corner past Flitch's Farm deleted. This alters the relationship between the various buildings between the girder river bridge behind the loco shed and Bert's garage. I have visited it several times and this is the only difference I can detect other than some cosmetic repairs to scenery. The Gammon End branch terminus is several inches lower than Gammon Magna. I'd estimate about 5 or 6 inches. I believe the branch falls a little past the Brickfield and the mainline cilmbs between Cuckoo Island and the Madderhorn. At the end of the Gammon End station plan the small goods dock is now an island platform with the right hand track (on the plan) extended. See the attached photos. Might you be able to take textures from some photo close-ups of the model? I am only 90 mins drive from Pendon and would be happy to take any more pics or notes you may find helpful. I have quite a few pics via t'internet and my own photos already. Brickfield with main line climbing at left through Madderhorn tunnel and branch descending on right. Three views of the new straight section from the girder bridge to Much Madder station Extended siding beyond the loco release at Gammon End. ...looking at the track break immediately left of the red box car, this is probably a piece of dead cosmetic track added recently by Pendon staff.

Oh dear. I read that as the Panties Inn, so revealing exactly how my mind works...

What is the blue engine on the second track James? Oh... and the LBSCR one at right?

Wither lies this famous Ostrich? I have joined the conversation too late to have encountered mention of it before.

I've had the older GNR version for a while now, and I understand Bachmann are releasing it again under a different guise. I am simply a sucker for pre-grouping liveries, so pretty. All that lining around the frames and axle boxes. Just super.

I shall be at Warley on the Sunday when there is space to move. I always avoid Saturdays. Drop me a PM if anyone would like to meet up for a chat and a cuppa.

Sunday is the day to go, after lunch it empties out and is often a pleasure to navigate then because the do at least provide huge wide aisles. That's when I shall be there this w/e.

Yep, the Atlantic wheel arrangement was one of those iconic tinplate-period things that just looks right.

The Magpie Modeller in me simply had to have this. It's maybe too big for the NMGS network and will not fit the 50 ft turntable at the exchange sidings but... I simply couldn't resist. The quality of some RTR locos and stock these days is just wonderful. This particular example might be the finest model Bachmann have released since the SECR liveried C Class 0-6-0.

I received my model of this yesterday and it is simply superb. The official Bachmann photos of it do not do the model justice, really exquisite. I think this one ranks alongside the SECR liveried C Class as the best looking model they've made. I am sure the umber liveried model will soar in price if you are a collector.

I do like your "half a corrugated goods shed" Kevin. Unusual to say the least.