Well, it has been a long time since my last blog entry, mainly due to the onset of Parkinson's Disease, which has curtailled my modelmaking somewhat, and old age (82 and counting!).
Also my wife decided that it would be better if my layout was moved downstairs so that she could turn my room into a guest bedroom. Obviously no sense of priorities.!
Anyway the move has been made and I now have an 'L' shaped area 15' x 8' in which to start building Midhurst LBSCR station and environs as it would h
Well I haven't had much to report this last few weeks as I have been at our other home in Turkey. Unfortunately being there does not lend itself to modelling due to the sense of lethargy that the high temperatures bring. Anyway it is nice to lay in a hammock and read a book now and then.
However back to modelling. Projects completed since returning to England are as follows:
I have finally been able to find the fault with my L.S.W.R. Railmotor which has been 'bugging' me for some time
This week has been absolutely frantic with the Head of the house making unreasonable demands and therefore modelling time has been very limited.
However, attached are photos of three vehicles finished this week.
[They are a LBSCR Craven Family/Luggage carriage from the late 1850s and a LBSCR Open
Third of the 1840s. Both are kits from 5 and 9 Models and following my way of doing things, both the 1840s Open and 1850s Family carriage have been fitted with real mahogany steps and r
Well, not much has been achieved since my last upload to this blog. Got involved in a bit of a controversy about clean rolling stock and, what with that and grandchildren needing to be accommodated, modelling time has been at a premium.
This week I have only managed to complete the Lancashire & Yorkshire 10 ton van and the scratchbuilt S.E.R. Sledge Brake van, also managed to spray the two LBSCR Open & Passenger/Luggage carriages with their ‘teak’ topcoat, and also sprayed the ‘Cavell’
My interests are wide and varied, from the railways around Midhurst to all aspects of pre-group Southern companies and I enjoy building stock more than having a layout with scenery, probably because I have the artistic and creative ability of a brick!
Having said that, many years ago, with two friends, we did build three layouts for exhibition, Hythe, Warlingham, and Hurst Green Junction, and Hythe actually won ‘Best in Show’ at EXPO EM South.
Since then, there has been a period of many yea
