Giles

Yes indeed - though I'm not quite sure when yet..... we should have a jar if convenient. Denton Brook is also at Warley this year (with Garratt)

Still looking forward to this!

I'm very, very much looking forward to seeing this in the flesh sometime!

The old factory at Denton Brook IMG_2311 by giles favell, on Flickr

He leaves the place better than he found it. Bless him.

Excellent.... such things are surprisingly reasonably priced - and so much easier than trying to do it ones self!

If you've made the first two payments - then no - I don't believe anything further has been asked for yet...

Exquisitely clean and precise workmanship! Lovely!

I strongly recommend a decent material, as you will find it difficult to "prove" fireproofing... The ideal is a material that is IFR - inherently flame retardant - such as wool serge. Wool is a marvellous material as it is naturally protective. Cotton is not, and has to be treated. You can also get DFR and NDFR - durably flame retardant, and non-durably flame retardant. With the correct paperwork, these are ok. Display felt is a very cheap form of NDFR material (bought from the right place) but it's ability to withstand flame wears off with time. I always have my drapes just kissing the floor. Nowadays there aren't the cigarettes, and also, they're fireproof, so even if there was delighted cigarette, they're not going to go up in flames! I can't tell you how many black borders (the horizontal black drapes over the stage) I've seen have eight inch diameter holes neatly burned through them, because someone's flown an LX bar in behind it and then powered the lanterns up without checking. Leave one on for a few minutes and it will burn right through..... it's why fireproof materials are so vital. Any dust in the blacks however, will burn easily and start a major fire. A company like JD McDougall will either sell you the materials or make up a cloth to your specs. https://www.mcdougall.co.uk/fabric/fabrics/display-felt/ https://www.mcdougall.co.uk/fabric/fabrics/wool-serge/

They're a bit of a struggle aren't they !

Very nice! Keep it coming!

I use it a lot. I bake it on a baking tray covered it aluminium foil, crumble and roll it so it is extremely fine - like dust. This takes time to do - but I find it well worth while. I then sieve it on to the job as a finishing powder, over freshly laid static grass etc, where it covers any remaining glue, and tones the whole lot down.

You get a cleaner cut, with less surface marking with the larger fan, as the smoke is dispersed much better. Aside from the issue of blowing paper, if you are cutting ply, MDF or acrylic, the larger fan does improve performance.

All comments intended to be constructive and helpful! The front of the tender should match the cab roof outline - it looks to be lower at present The valve gear is still set incorrectly, as for slide valve locks, instead of the correct piston valve. The valve gear (expansion link, anchor link and combination link) appear to be extremely weedy two-dimensional stampings, and rather let down the rest of the loco. The expansion link in particular should be a very three-dimensional object, even if it is modelled in 'mid gear'.

I'm rather looking forward to mine.... I do like a quality job....

Nice! Although I haven't quite worked out what make of lathe it is..... Completely agree with your MDF buffing observations - they match my Emblazer experience (interesting that a little diode laser has similar cutting speed characteristics as your 40w (?) Tube type...)

It's not something you'll regret..... the E1 is a surprisingly capable machine - though of course there is a learning curve!

Glad you're getting to the bottom of this.... you'll end up with a very useful machine - even though you're being forced round the houses! Incidentally, I get my 2mm MDF from Hobarts, with very good service.

Very nice! It makes all the grief worth while!

Given that in most instances there is coal in the bunker, I had no compunction about chopping a hole for the motor in the rear bunker, and overlaying a shroud over the motor which was then covered in coal. Very glad you're getting a solution the motor situation.

That is one gorgeous car..... I've only ever seen a couple. When I was in my early teens in the early 70s, we has two IDs, one after the other- which were wonderful cars - but that decap....

In the mid '80s, I spent a year as a fitter/driver for a coach company in Daventry, where my brother was the fleet engineer. My day started with a works contract run, followed by a schools run - then the day doing maintenance and repairs, followed by a schools run and finally the works contract run. Occasional 'Privates' were to be had in the evening. We ran a fleet of fifteen or so Caetano Estorils, plus three Bovas, and a few Plaxtons. ALL were expected to be fit for Private work, and kept tidy and clean. But the horrors I could tell....

Good stuff! Always nice to see movement - congratulations!

Good luck..... sorry about the frustrations!

Ah - I understand what you're talking about - sorry to be slow, Simon! Sadly it's not something were likely to be able to help with - merely sympathise from a distance!