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Kathy Millat did a YouTube video on different ways of creating a misty scene but I think that was only for a diorama. Perhaps on something this size it would be easier if you knew a few pipe or cigar smokers and invited them round.

… and for those of you watching in black and white, it’s the one next to the blue.

It opens fine on my iPad, Tony, so not a generic Apple thing. Edit: have you updated to iOS 16? I haven’t as yet.

Why specifically Teslas? Are they using that as a generic term for electric cars or do Teslas have a unique charging need?

Don’t some of the transfer firms do custom transfers? If you find one that already has 7mm or 4mm transfers that you need they may be able to upscale them for you.

I’m amazed* by the number of people who move to the country and suddenly develop an acute sense of smell. Diesel fumes, petrol fumes, smoke and other obnoxious smells? Nah, can’t smell them. First strange natural smell? That’s awful. Overpowering. They will soon grow accustomed - as this chap will to the noise. *I should have said it makes me smile …. just to avoid thread drift.

They say a cold normally lasts a week. However, if you treat it with medication you can get rid of it in seven days.

Yes, but he did well for himself. Went on to be Archbishop of Canterbury.

I bet it's expensive.

Morning all I seem to have a heavy cold as evidenced by a waste bin of soggy Kleenex next to my chair. My throat is crying out for a whisky and Crabbie’s green ginger wine but it is a bit early for that. Thankfully the symptoms held off until this morning although I did feel their approach last night. This meant that yesterday’s festivities could go ahead as planned with family Christmas dinner at my daughter’s place - with our young grandson (only his second christmas) providing all the entertainment necessary. A quiet day beckons for me then. Enjoy yours whatever you are up to.

A happy Christmas to all our readers.

You got a part in the nativity play?

I wonder if the discs were always able to be folded up as well as down or whether they were adapted to allow the lights to be seen but no white disc at the same time. Not really relevant to how we model it though.

I think the point is that, by the time of these photographs, they weren’t being used to indicate headcodes any more. As long as there was some form of ‘marker’ lights showing it didn’t really matter how they were folded. I am just guessing now that the most common, but not always, would be all showing or just the two showing in express passenger formation as you described. Folding the discs up (or removing them completely) would maintain the full yellow end panel. Just goes to show the importance of working to photographs where possible.

Didn’t she win though?

She knows nothing about, or has any interest in, my model railway. I know nothing about, or have any interest in, Emmerdale Farm or Coronation Street. It works for us.

I have to admit to admit to being non the wiser as to the significance of what you have bought but if you are happy with it, we’ll done.

Why isn’t camouflage spelled .

Tamnavulin? Outside lights? Trees? Naaah.

If you go by the discs it is an express freight. With all lamps showing it is a royal train. Numerical headcode blinds and disc reporting were abandoned in 1976/77. Headcodes were replaced with 0000 and it looks as if discs were just what the driver fancied. So, good news Rob, no need to change those discs unless you want to replicate a particular photograph.

I told you someone would find such a photo. Perhaps by that date it was just a case of whatever took their fancy.

I had an appointment to see a GP yesterday, There were 22 people waiting when I got there with a steady stream of comings and goings whilst I waited for my go.

That second photo illustrates what I was saying - but Interesting that one of the discs has been folded up still allowing the light to show. I can’t remember when showing headcodes by discs/lights ceased but the discs would still be folded correctly.

Just nit picking now Rob, but shouldn’t the discs showing yellow on the class 20 be rotated 180 degrees. When folded down they covered the lights leaving the correct headcode showing. Someone will now show a picture to prove me wrong.

… and I can see why you haven’t posted for a while. 😉