I have never had an issue with enamel over acrylic but have had numerous catastrophes with acrylic over enamel and now never combine that way round.
Also being slightly colder/damper than I thought has resulted in clouding of acrylic spray varnish but has never happened with enamel despite how cold it may be in the garage.

Quote from: Bob G on January 04, 2026, 11:10:34 AMRules are rules. I'm waiting to hear if I'm going to be prosecuted for spending more than 30 seconds in the middle lane of the M69 before pulling in. This is the price you pay for allowing third party dashcam evidence to be used to catch hardened criminals.

Although we are now at the point where any hardened criminal cites PACE, asks for the chain of evidence and then claims the submitter or police doctored it with AI 

Quote from: Bealman on January 03, 2026, 10:56:47 PM Speeding fine.

49km/hr in a 40 zone, 11 minutes before the zone went back to 60km/hr.

Rules are rules. I'm waiting to hear if I'm going to be prosecuted for spending more than 30 seconds in the middle lane of the M69 before pulling in. This is the price you pay for allowing third party dashcam evidence to be used to catch hardened criminals.

Quote from: Southerngooner on January 04, 2026, 09:07:42 AMThat's the way I'd go to get one of these, but not sure what you'd use to motorise it.

A cut down (*) BachFar 4F chassis/motor/gears fitted with Coronation driving wheels might do the job.
(*) with the section for the leading axle cut off (but leaving adequate support for the motor) such that the front bogie would fit under it.

Assuming that the LMS-built versions had the same basic dimensions, the rear pair axle spacing on the 4F chassis is very close, 8'6" for the 4F vs 8'9" for the LTSR 79.
The Coronation wheels are slightly large, 6'9" vs 6'6" for the LSTR 79, but probably not excessively so.

As to the carrying wheels, a Jubilee/Royal Scot bogie might work and possibly a set of 4F tender wheels for the trailing truck, or possibly an N or Fairburn front pony truck for the latter - the N one would be my preference as that has several holes in the frame so one can choose which one to use for the mount/pivot.

That's the way I'd be looking - until or unless detailed checking of dimensions ruled it out.

And, for once, I wouldn't be butchering a Terrier 

Must admit I've never mixed the two as I've read of 'weird' effects so I'll be interested in any responses. Good question, Alan.

a question about mixing acrylics and enamels.
my usual method is acrylic primer, my choice is Hycote, then Humbrol acrylic rattle cans, then camo and detail with a brush again in either Humbrol or Tamyia acrylics, then a coat of humbrol acrylic gloss or satin varnish, transpers then matt varnish.
I have, due to my own fault, run out of satin varnish, but I do have a couple of cans of Humbrol enamel satin varnish.

could I use that over the acrylics to seal for transfers,
and,
could I then use acrylic matt varnish to seal the transfers, or would I need to use enamel.
regards
alan

That's the way I'd go to get one of these, but not sure what you'd use to motorise it.

Dave

I believe the Aussie expression would be "somewhere between Buckleys and none".
Not sure how it works in NSW, but in VIC that would mean you were probably doing about 51 or 52, they always knock a couple off, to hopefully save people contesting it.

This option is available:

https://lincoln-loco.co.uk/lms-lts-tilbury-tank-4-4-2/

It is 3mm scale and but you they will reduce it in scale if you ask really nicely. It is on my 'todo' list at some point.

Rob.

Speeding fine.

Came across a fine that had been sitting in the letterbox for a few days. Camera on the hill near the Illawarra Grammar school. Last day of school, and I was on my way to see the prostate doctor. 49km/hr in a 40 zone, 11 minutes before the zone went back to 60km/hr. There weren't any kids to be seen.

I'm going to contest it, but we all know what chance I have there.