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I have been air brushing Phoenix Precision BR Freight Grey thinned with their Fast air drying thinners and it does what it says on the tin. In fact very fast! Temperature 18 -19 deg C.

If it's any help, this is what I did with my MM Castle bogie.

As I use the solder cream on a reasonably regular basis. If used properly, the amount needed to build an etched loco kit, for example, is quite small so a syringe probably lasts me several years and I have not had any problems with it going off to date. By the way, I LOVE marmite, especially on hot ...

I must be the odd one out. I have been using Carr's No Clean Solder Cream for years with my RSU and have never had problems with spitting. Now, I have to admit that I do mix it with a little Powerflow Flux prior to applying it to the surface to be soldered to help it flow. I also have to say that I ...

The finishing line is in sight at last Dave. Keep up the good work.

I built a 2021 Pannier Tank many years ago and that was a long time after I bought the kit. It was a lot cheaper then!

Thanks.

I like the lead weights, presumably home made.

Very nice Dave. Let's hope all your troubles are now behind you.

Well done Dave. It looks great.

I can photocopy what you need and pop it in the post but I will need an address.

Hi Ted, I have two sets of instructions. The first came when I bought the first kit fro Malcolm Mitchell. These are very detailed but are poorly printed and do ramble on a bit. The second set came with a kit bought much later from David Geen. They are much briefer and rely a lot more on the drawings...

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[/quote] Giving a personal perspective ... As one who produces such drawings ... in reality there can be a fair few ways of skinning said cat. I will often draw what I am trying to achieve and show a method by which it might be achieved - the next stage is the specialist subcontractor's rods. At thi...

Great stuff Mike. It will be quite a challenge building all those bogies to retro fit earlier builds. How many coaches are we talking about? It will keep you out of mischief!

I used black tissue paper. It does the job well and will lat as long as you don't make a habit of separating loco and tender. If they do get damaged, it only takes a couple of minutes to make replacements.

[quote="grovenor-2685"][quote="hollybeau"]I put this to Andrew Jukes a few years ago. His response was that they had a stock of thousands they could not afford to throw away so any change would be many years away. That was the same response that I received when I asked him why th...

More weight in the bucket?

Here,here!

The RMWeb virtual exhibition was a great day out without actually going out. It can be done.

Thank you for a well reasoned post Chris.

It really is looking the business Dave. Looking forward to seeing it finished and painted now.

John

ooh, sounds very tempting.

... and you would know all about horses' mouths!

The problems with lead shot + adhesive seems to have been a recurring theme over the years. I seem to recall, in the distant past, filling a boiler with lead shot and sealing it in with a large lump of blue tack. It worked well until I turned the loco upside down to clean the wheels when the lead sh...