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Midland Red

796 of 1189  Sat 12th Oct 2019 5:18pm  

Next door's front room? Lol
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Helen F
Warrington
797 of 1189  Sat 12th Oct 2019 7:32pm  

ROTFL. Great one MR. Lol Philip, it looks like it is caught in perpetual winter. Might it be a doorway to Narnia?
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argon
New Milton
798 of 1189  Sat 12th Oct 2019 7:47pm  

If you made it and can't remember Philip, that is worrying
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pixrobin
Canley
799 of 1189  Sat 12th Oct 2019 8:24pm  

Philip - you could always create a gated community Wink
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Dreamtime
Perth Western Australia
800 of 1189  Sun 13th Oct 2019 2:54am  

On 12th Oct 2019 5:18pm, Midland Red said: Next door's front room? Lol
As long as it isn't the Ladies & Gents Roll eyes
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3Spires
SW Leicestershire
801 of 1189  Sun 13th Oct 2019 10:04am  

Are they perhaps Bill's Gates - leading to Windows 10 (remember Windows 7 ceases to be supported after January 2020)?
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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802 of 1189  Sun 13th Oct 2019 7:51pm  

Evening all Wave
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Helen F
Warrington
803 of 1189  Wed 16th Oct 2019 7:23pm  

I'm worried about the clearance of the bus. They'll need to take care if the snow builds up.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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804 of 1189  Wed 16th Oct 2019 9:08pm  

Hi Helen Wave The height of the bridge clearance is the Coventry standard of 15' 6" Coventry Corporation buses were clear to a minimum height of 15'. Nowadays 14' 6" . During the war, where buses were begged, borrowed or donated, the Alvis bridge on the Holyhead Road did receive some direct hits, and I recall a Guy utility bus hitting the bridge about 1954. The road had just been resurfaced.
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Helen F
Warrington
805 of 1189  Wed 16th Oct 2019 9:19pm  

I used to live off Wilsons Lane in Longford. They'd closed the Bedworth Road for some reason and a double decker came round the detour. Unfortunately knocking the top off underneath the railway bridge. I don't think anyone was seriously hurt. Oh my
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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806 of 1189  Thu 17th Oct 2019 2:47pm  

Hi all Wave Down morning parcels pauses at Bramble Lane, a filthy Standard Class 4 2-6-0 simmers whilst waiting to proceed to Hall Brooks. Half an hour later, it arrives in Hall Brooks.
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Helen F
Warrington
807 of 1189  Thu 17th Oct 2019 4:13pm  

I'm having a fit of the vapours (00 gauge) in shock at your announcement of 'a filthy Standard Class 4 2-6-0'. Oh my Oh my Oh my I'm only saved from a complete swoon because it's mostly covered by your excellent bushy undergrowth. Tee, hee. I'm a bad model train lover because I'm always more interested in the landscape and buildings than the steamy stars of the show. So did they have train washes in those days or was it a mop and bucket job?
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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808 of 1189  Thu 17th Oct 2019 4:28pm  

Hi Helen Wave Steam, mixed with oil & soot forms a thick emulsion, that sticks. Every shed or depot had a team of cleaners, or junior engine-men, but after the early fifties, they were finding better paid jobs in manufacturing, so engines & stock became dirty.
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Helen F
Warrington
809 of 1189  Thu 17th Oct 2019 4:39pm  

Hi Philip Wave Your attention to detail is as impressive as ever. Did the train come mucky or have you had to add a patina for realism?
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
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810 of 1189  Thu 17th Oct 2019 5:10pm  

That loco arrived in that state. It will always be mucky. The locos that I "weather", I do so with water colour & dry powders. I can then restore to like new if needed. Please see post 771, where I did remove my own weathered coating from a loco.
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