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M1805 is pretty much ready for use now, all it needs is a touch up of the weathering. The Kadee's have been fitted to the bogies and the vac brake gear has been removed and replaced with the air brake gear made from some scrap bits and pieces. I have also made a start on my 150 Sprinter that's been in bits for a few years. I have fitted new destination's and cut the very front off the chassis and glued it to the body so I can fill in the missing cowling. This was removed fairly early on but not until about 88 I think. Cheers Peter.

Hi Ian, The ED's are looking good though it's a shame you have to pretty much repaint them. Your 73132 looks heaps better now looking forwards to the finished Dutch one now. Cheers Peter.

Plenty of Sun here Dave. 40 degrees here today, office building looks superb too. Sorry to hear about the health scare mate hope you are starting to feel better. All the best Peter.

Thanks Alex, Happy New Year to you too. The 37 does sound quite good it's fitted with a Legomanbiffo sound chip. Cheers Peter.

Thanks Simon, I have pulled of the vac gear now so need to make up something for the air brake gear now and fit Kadee's to the bogies. Cheers Peter.

Thanks Andy, I stole the motor out of this one so it's a dummy to run with my other 108s and my 128. I can also use it as a failed unit and have a loco haul it. Cheers Peter.

Hi Jeff, You are making some good progress on the top level. Are you planning on getting it running this year? Cheers Peter.

Spot on John, I asked the question in another thread about these coaches and B4 bogies. m1805 will be the number of the coach and I will be removing the vac gear and replacing it with a Distributor and Cylinder. Cheers Peter.

The class 108 DMU I have been working on is now finished and despite the roof problems it looks pretty good and is now ready to run with my other units. I have also sprayed the roof on my MK1 RMB and weathered it up. Problem is when put in the rake with my Dapol air cons it sits to high. I tried some B4 bogies from a Replica MK1 BG and the coach sits at the right height so I will use these and convert the coach to an air brake vehicle. Cheers Peter.

Thanks Andy, All the best Peter.

Thanks Alan, Happy New Year to you and your family. I need to find my mojo for doing some buildings, it seems you have no trouble your station area is looking great. Cheers Peter.

Thanks Mate, I have done a few like this. I use the Dapol railway workers and chop them about a bit to suit my needs. Cheers Peter.

Hi Imsforever, Hope you are well now and getting back into some modelling. All the best Peter.

Happy New Year Jeff. Hope you had a good Christmas. The weathering on S15 and Sturgeon looks great. looking forwards to seeing that class 24 weathered up. All the best Peter.

Thanks Mate, Happy New Year to you. Cheers Peter.

Thanks Marcus, Just posted on your thread looking good. Had another go at the DMU today. I smoothed off the roofs and repainted them yesterday, today I tried the varnish again but used a different brand. It worked a lot better but once dried I noticed a few small white dots which must have come out of the spray can. I let it all dry and have used some fine wet and dry to remove the white dots. It's not ideal but roofs were never perfect and it looks quite good now I have wiped the roofs over with a damp cotton bud. I will post a few pics when I get the chance. Happy New Year, cheers Peter.

Hi Marcus, Superb set of pics, love the one looking into the cutting with the pair of class 37s. Happy New Year Cheers Peter.

I was never a fan of the Duffs back in the day but the fact they are still around proves they were a good loco. I started to like them more after a few cab rides in and around Eastleigh. I had a rough sounding RES liv loco one day. we were pulling trains over the Romsey Branch one day 36 LPG tanks and a class 60 at the other end, despite being in poor health we pulled the train no problem once we got traction. Layout is looking great too Cav. Happy New Year, cheers Peter.

Last trains to run in 2015. 25109 shunts fuel tanks while 45103 and 25059 sit on the stabling point. 37427 arrives on a van train which is shunted by station pilot 08695 Cheers Peter.

Thanks Coachman, I might dig my old compressor out of the shed rather than buy a cheap small one. I have some hose out there somewhere too. I will buy a gun and see how I go. I will look out for an Air gun though I think I should be calling it an airbrush. Any brands I should look out for. Cav said the chinese ones are pretty good. Cheers Peter.

Thanks Guys, A mate of mine has a cheaper chinese gun and compressor and thinks it's pretty good, I am pretty sure his doesn't have the header tank though. I did find one on ebay which I will do some further research on. There does seem to be some complete kits out there and I have been looking at double action guns it does seem to be the way to go. I will ask my mate where he got his. How important is the header tank? Cheers Peter.

Thanks everyone and Happy New Year. Not the best start for me regarding model railways. I have been working on a 108 DMU and sprayed the roof today with some matt varnish and its has crazed the paint underneath. I am totally over using spray cans so I need to get a spray gun. I have a compressor but like the idea of the newer ones that come with a small compressor. Any info on whats any good would be helpful. Cheers Peter.

Happy New Year Alex, Looking forwards to your progress in 2016. All the best Peter.

Happy New Year Rick, Sorry to hear about the DMU, I think you need to get some shade cloth asap. I have a blue grey non power car if you want it. The roof would need some paint but other than that it's is ok condition. Cheers Peter.

Hi Simon, Hope you had a good Christmas. The layout is coming on well and I love the class 81. Can you tell me who does the pallets of bricks please, I could use some as a wagon load. Cheers Peter.