So today a lovely box of goodies arrived from Ten Commandments for Tontine Street, here are some of the building sections I ordered sitting in test positions:

The mouldings are going to need some cleaning up and in places have chips in them, the chips I have decided I don't mind to much, as if they are suitably treated will give the finished buildings the air of hard worked and unloved commercial buildings. So now down to the fun of painting........

On another tack I did some research into the name Tontine Street, specifically looking to see where it pops up in the UK. There are several Tontine Streets about but I have 'seized' on the one which is one street away from the existing Swansea railway station. It suits me perfectly, as I have wanted to do a Cambrian layout for a while and have been collecting Western stock to suit, you know the fare, Manors, Panniers, Collet 0-6-0's, Ivatt 2mts and standard 4-6-0 4mt...... and considering the current station in Swansea was the old GWR station well I think that sews it all up nicely. Swansea though is one of those great meeting points and the LNWR also got to Swansea via the 'Heads of the Valleys' route, so I figure I can certainly justify the odd appearance by a jinty or maybe an LNWR 0-8-0........ So Tontine Street needs its buildings painted, a little tidy up to the pelmet on the light gantry and a curtain sourcing for the modesty of the lower half and well that's suddenly about it, exhibitions here we come, now all I have got to do is get a booking or two.

Cheers

Simon