Thanks Chris. It's much easier to understand how things are done by watching, rather than reading. Let's see what he gets upto next!

Good old Ian Rice!  That's my era of modelling! Not a single diesel appeared!

Thanks for this, I’m a returning modeller after about 2 decades.
Are the Four Most models company still going, I can’t find any suppliers, except oddments on eBay.

Excellent. Is volume 2 coming down the line? I'm fascinated by the couplings used.

Sorry, you said three of the big four grouping companies made 5-plank wagons. Which didn't? What did they use instead?