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Hello Folks, anyone got a book on the CVR? I am building a 1st class carriage from the line. It has a short compartment with upholstered seats along the sides, and a longer compartment with 8 armchairs called "Library Chairs" I am wondering if this was a Directors Saloon. Any info would be appreciated. Regards Ken

I have started on the CVR 1st class coach, pictured earlier. The drawing I am working from, shows this coach had two compartments, one about one third of the coach had standard upholstered benches along the sides, the other, larger comp. had 8 armchairs, described as "Library chairs". So, surely not for the Hoi Poloi. Must have been built for a special type of traveller. Perhaps for the Directors of the Railway? Can any of you boys enlighten me? Regards Ken

If your horse had "Drink Taken", and you were stopped, would the points go on your licence?

Big piece in Saturday Daily Mail on this subject. "Spitfire search descends into Farce". Seems as tho' they are not there (in Burma) after all. The diggers want to move to another site. Mind you, they are looking for more support, so if you want to send me any cash donations, I will try to get it to them.( Only Kidding!). Regards Ken

Let me know when you are this way again, perhaps we could meet up at said hostelry for Kaffeeklatsch Regards Ken

I get a strange feeling some of you fellows might have been Brylcreem Boys?

I cut 3/4ins by 1/2ins. slices from a flat sheet of brass. Drill a central hole for a 2mm set screw. This screw goes through the buffer beam to hold the coupling in place and is soldered to the brass slice. Then a short piece of 10mm copper pipe is soldered over the set screw, to the brass. A coach bolt is cut short to fit inside the copper tube, and a hole is drilled through the pipe into the coach bolt shank. Finally a hook bent up from a piece of copper wire is araldited into the hole. This holds the bolt head in place. I tried to solder the whole lot, but found it all fell to pieces! So use the araldite. Cost? about 30pence. A proper centre buffer is about £2-00. rgards Ken

So, I finished planking the roof, then glued the cotton curtain lining in place. This was cut slightly oversize to start with. The roof was lightly sanded, and given a coat of the 50/50 mix woodglue & water. The lining was laid in place, and given another coat of mix. Left to dry overnight, a third coat of mix was added. When dry, the excess lining was trimmed away, the lamp tops, cut from dowelling were added, then the roof was painted with Dulux emulsion paint. I buy the little tester pots, these do several vehicles, roofs & underframes. Body painting was completed, using Humbrol enamel. I try not to use an undercoat, as too much painting soon fills up the plank scoring. The doors were fitted in place, and the bottom runners were added, to keep the doors in place. These were painted, and the van is more or less finished. If you fancy having a go at some of this S&S stock, I would recommend the book in the photo. Lots of pictures and drawings to work from. 'Tis no great thing of beauty, but mine own.

Good luck with your efforts! I was priviledged to ride behind No. 5T just before she was withdrawn this last time. Regards Ken Taken by me in 1999

Not sure we would get much digging done, too close to this; "A gorgeous village inn circa 1650. The Hostelry has built a reputation for serving high quality competitively priced food, from an extensive menu with changing daily specials; plus six real ales together with twelve different draught beers and lagers. The Windmill has three bars plus a variety of different rooms and dining areas all steeped in history and olde world charm. Its rural location, but with easy access to the A1065 and A47 road network, provides the ideal location for a small meeting conference venue. The Halls family has owned and operated the inn for nearly 50 years".

Any of you folks Coldplay People? I was watching a Mel Gibson film called Payback. Right at the end, over the credits, was a haunting piece of music. I looked into it, and found it was Clocks, by Coldplay. Just a few days later, there was a Concert by the band, on BBC2. I consulted my 22 years old Grand-daughter on the subject, and she told me all about them. This Christmas she gave me a DVD set, Coldplay Live 2012. The first time I played it, I was away, out of this world. The colours, the music, unbelievable. Clocks is still my favourite, passing through Viva, and Charlie Brown, I keep coming back to it. Any of you folks, Coldplay People?

Interesting thread this! I live near a WW11 American base, when it closed & they went home, the local yokels used to say that a lot of gear was buried in pits. Aircraft & vehicle spares etc. Mind you, I have never met anyone who has found any of it.

The two windows in the body are now in place. First the clear plastic was cut slightly oversize, then strips of card the same thickness was glued around the glazing, then a square of card, cut to cover the window & strips was held over the hole in the body, pencilled round the hole, and cut out. This provides a nice neat window frame when the window is fitted in place. Next comes the roof. I have found the best way is to use planks, just like the real thing. This will be covered with a sheet of curtain lining. This will be stuck to the planks with a 50/50 mix of wood glue & water. Once dry, it will be painted. The brick is there to press down on the planks whilst they stick.

Hello Dave. Most of the work was done with my trusty fretsaw. It has been a good friend over many years, involved in countless items of rolling stock. Here are a pair of early T&D carriages it helped me with. Regards Ken

I decided to go for the S&S Passenger Brake, as it has such complex panelling! Glutton for punishment. Each glazed panel has to be painted, then glazing and inner retaining panel fitted. This picture taken, waiting for undercoat on L.H. end of body to dry. Door is mor or less finished. Bottom runner retainer will be fitted when body has been painted and door finally put in place.

I'll drink to that!

Well, it may upset some of you boys, but I don't like Stout. Tried all sorts, even drank Guinness on the Hallowed Ground where it's made in Dublin. I DO like Irish Ale, had several of those over the years. We can sometimes get Guinness Bitter in cans, in UK. Regards Ken

Any of you boys take a drink? What's your favourite tipple? Try this; one potion sloe gin, one potion chilled dry martini, no ice! Slice of lemon. Try before you buy. Regards Ken

Just finished the two S&S carriages, so, what next? An S&S passenger brake, or a CVR short 1st carriage.

I used to work for a local Heritage Railway, mostly Ticket Office or Level Crossing Keeper. We ran a live steam layout once per month during the summer, using my Irish NG stock plus Roundhouse loco. Here are a few pictures, sadly the layout is no more, due to internal politics at the railway. This one in the early days, Schull & Skibbereen stock, Roundhouse "Bertie" saddle tank. Visiting CDR Railmotor A bit further along the back of the layout. It was in an oval, 20 ft long by 10 feet wide. Great fun while it lasted! The visiting kids loved it. Regards Ken

Any of you boys running 6 wheel rolling stock? How do you get them round tight curves! I have used a system called the "Cleminson" underframe on mine. I built a WCR six wheel brake, here is a picture of the underframe. Also a couple of simpified earlier systems. Regards Ken

Talking about mixing broad & narrow, this brake van was inspired by a pair running on the SLNCC. They were used mainly on cattle trains, with a seperate compartment for Drovers. One of my favourite wagons. It is a bit narrower than the prototype, with centre buffers, but I like to think that I captured the spirit of the real one. Tis no great thing of beauty, but mine own. Regards Ken

Sorry, cannot help with that one. Hidden-Agenda, I have been known to mix the two! Some very interesting rolling stock on some of the broad gauge lines.

Working on a couple of Schull & Skibbereen Carriages at the moment. This picture compares one with a 4mm wagon

Here she is with a train of T&D stock. Seen through 12inch to 1 foot scale foliage. Regards Ken. (By the way, I am hopeless with computors, what is the limit on photos for this site? )