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MP15 well on the way. Started cleaning up the Smokey Vally GP15 kit yesterday, but I need to ask NYC BKO a question about it. Jon

You just can't beat days like that, so I'm told. Jon

Tom, looks even better than before. Jon

Here's the comparison with the unmodified MP15. There's more work to do on the chassis before putting the motor and decoder in. Jon

Hot off the spray booth (garage) The primer/undercoat is now on and all those blemishes and unfilled holes show. The chassis has also had a bit of treatment, with more to follow. Jon

The body detailling is now complete, save a couple of bits which go on after painting. Of special note are the unusual sandboxes and the cab-end handrails. Now to undercoat the shell and detail the chassis, while the paint is drying. Jon Jon

I had Meccano and Lego bricks when I was a bairn. Jon

I hope there was someone there to catch it at the end of the diorama. Jon

Next the body shell. The Concor cab/battery box and the front end have been replaced with those from an Athearn SW1500. The ConCor handrails have been cut away to leave the plastic stanchions. These were drilled out and wire fed through the holes. Finally, the crap chimneys have been replaced...

Here's the latest loco I am doing up. It's the Concor MP15 with more than a few bits of an Athearn SW1500 chucked in for good measure. This is the one I'm doing. Belt Railway MP15 First the frame. The sides of the frame have been cut back with plasticard strip to hide the gap between the...

Congratulations. Remember to set the decoder to F8 'mute' Jon

Fred, corn syrup could be hazardous if you fell into a tank car-full . :eek: :D ;) Jon

Oh you mean Birthdays - I thought you meant 'bidets'.:p :) BTW, Happy birthday.:wave: Jon

Gary, take a strip of plastic strip 1mm wide and just a bit longer than the radiator. Cut a square of Kitchen (aluminium) foil - like what the Sunday roast gets covered in. Make it the same size as the radiator. Glue the plastic strip at one end with CA glue and fold over the foil once...

Fred, you beat me to it again. OK I'll stick with the British folk-rock influence Steel Eyespan. Jon

Here's a few before-and-after pics to show the changes. Jon

I finally got my TR4A and B set into some semblance of being finished. Here's what I was trying to achieve http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/brc/brc502k.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/brc/brc502.jpg Here's what I got.... Jon

I used to use those strimmers(weed whacker) when I was a council gardener. Terriffic on Rhubarb- made one heck of a mess. Jon

Dapol plastic kits(was the Airfix windmill). This is the cheapest I've found http://www.southamptonmodelcentre.com/?tabcatid=10000079&subcatid=80000014 Jon

Nice stuff TC. I also built a windmill for our club layout. Jon