Since penning the half year report I have managed to do very little modelling. This has been due to many visits from family and the need to close down my work bench, etc. But the urge is definitely there to continue once they all leave!

Meantime I will miss Guildex Telford. So that means Reading is the next Gauge O meet I can attend.

I have started on the Just Like the Real Thing coach kits and have been learning their approach to kit building. Roket super glue is certainly a well recommended product but I have used solder wherever possible on the etched bogies. Flickr has provided some excellent go by photos of Mark 1 coaches to supplement the occasionally superficial instructions that come with the kits.

I also started on the engine shed windows, taking a lot of time to cut open the window spaces with great care. But then the local wind came up and any thought of balcony spray painting of the frames went away. At about this time the grandchildren arrived. . . . . . .

To be continued!