I just know you have all been missing me but I am still here and unfortunately progressing at a pace that a snail would be proud of, which is very bad with that doomsday exhibition clock ticking. After a short but adventurous holiday and having to tackle misbehaving, cars, cats, cameras, children and even bats, I finally have something to report. The LED lighting is finally in place as is the fascia with the aid of much velcro. The white balance of the camera doesn't really do the lighting justice and I am afraid my patience to do anything about it has run out.

Have tried to get a bit clever and have introduced a colour coding system for the various supports and fascia pieces.

Hopefully I will get a chance tonight to finish off the last piece of grass and deploy my fiendishly clever system for supporting the front of the fascia. Unfortunately I need the studio to make a bit of money so it will all have to be packed away again for a couple of weeks. I shall use this time to finish off a few more wagons and try to get some locos working properly because at the moment it looks like I will be pushing a few trucks around with my fingers and making chuffing noises myself!