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North Wales setting? Conna's Quay....?

We have no shortage of doom here, no need to go off looking for it.

I agree about the fairs, just thought I would mention it in case it fitted in with something else. I agree with @leslie10646, I don't recall ever seeing a baseboard manufacturer at any show that I've been to. In my uninformed opinion, I would expect prefabricated baseboards to sell a little better down south than up north.

This could have been much more exciting than it was...

There are toy/train fairs at the same location, every couple of months. http://www.barrypotterfairs.com/fairs.php?fair=19 They are 40/50% railway, and take place in two of the three halls seen above. They might fit in with a Saturday exhibition somewhere else?

There was a non-attended stand on Sunday (for whatever reason) - they may have an emergency replacement system, given enough notice for/from both parties..? Presumably, there wasn't enough time to organise anybody to fill in this time, it could have been a last minute situation.

Well, it was Stafford today (and yesterday). I didn't see any baseboard purveyors and I did overhear two people who were looking for components - dowels, clips, etc. There were three halls - not the best photos below, but they might give some idea of the scale. Mr MegaPoints was there, he may be prepared to give you a trader's-eye resumé from his viewpoint.

I don't think he'll do this again.

I would be very careful to pick it up level, just in case.....

Great water - nice chain - lovely doors - will they shut over the track when all is in situ? Smoke mark to follow?

Take a deep breath before you try anything with orange paint on.

It's only money that would otherwise be wasted on drink and women.

The single stripe represents an early livery - not a huge difference, it must be said. http://www.murphymodels.com/Models.html

All the other liveries that I've seen that van in are on a 1/43 model.

Everything has a price.. I'm not too sure how well hung you would be.

That would depend upon the value of any reward offered.

You would need a licence for that under the Republic's firework laws.

It was a soft-top thing and I removed the windscreen, rollover bar and steering wheel, turned it on its side and two of us carried it out into the garden, largely in one piece - I did have to cut just a small notch out of the door frame, to allow the 'peak' of the dashboard to go through, and glue it back in after.. This sort of thing.

I built a kit-car in the 80s. I started doing "just the odd bit" in the back room during the winter - until it escalated to the point where I actually had the entire bodywork assembled, for trial-run purposes. There just a single doorway to the outside world. I had a chap knock the door trying to sell double-glazing. As I evaded buying anything off him, he tried "Do you need any patio doors?" I pointed out that the usual sliding doors and French windows just wouldn't be suitable. "What do you want then?" - "A one-piece, six-foot square, up-and-over." - I showed him the room with the full-size car in it and the small door out into the garden. "I will get you a quote!", he declared, but I never heard anything... I often wonder what happened when he got back to the office with his 'lead'...?

The interesting background soundtrack in this advert - - made me wonder if it would be possible to introduce a 'retro' ambience via IÉ's current on-board sound systems, used for announcements, etc. Subliminal passenger mood-altering possibilities?

Forty Shades of Orange.

My local Boots store has a very large make-up section. I have considered taking a baby GM in and asking for advice. The girls really do understand how to achieve a 'look', although they are generally trying to go in the opposite direction... To be fair to them, I once had to take back some Philishave shaver spares, as the part supplied in the sealed packaging was wrong, although the packaging details were clearly correct for the intended shaver. This involved being sent to the cosmetics counter, as this was where these things were dealt with. I expected a long and arduous argument about it, but the girl was absolutely clued-up and understood straight away - in thirty seconds I came away with the right parts.

You can always dive in the handbag when she's not looking...

I've had a quick search and it looks like that source may have ceased - I have no idea who I bought them off, it would be eight/ten years ago. There are plenty of other sources that seem to be current for much the same sort of thing. We have a large exhibition here next weekend, I'll keep an eye out and see if I spot any good sources. There could well even be people still shifting old stock, I suppose..

I picked up a set of Eazi Weathering Powders at a show some years ago - a handy set. They may still be available from a few sources, if they're what you're after.