Is it just me this happens to, or are there other modellers out there who suffer from the same condition?

how come whenever I set out to complete a task, just before I do and sit back all smug with my achievement I managed to start another project? It all started this weekend, Foster Street is due to make its exhibition debut at the Weston on Trent 2014 show and I have a list of things I need to complete.

Now Foster street is only 10 feet long and about 2.5 feet wide, so in the grand scheme of things its not that big (I think it could be bigger, as 30 wagon coal trains just don't look right). So with a layout of this size, given the amount of time I have spent on it (some may say wasted) I reckon I should have made more progress than I have, but its very hard when you set foot in the railway room not to just play trains.

Anyway the main target for this weekend was to finish off the storage yard, including the branch storage yard, and wire up the shuttle unit for the branch train, the good news is that I managed to get this at least completed, and I think I have

For the eagle eyed out there yes it is a prototype Deltic lurking in the yard, but it's "my trainset so neeerrrrr", the problem is that once the shuttle unit was set up, the Johnson 1P 0-4-4T looked lost running up and down the line, so it was out with the mini drill and the first part of creating a push-pull carrage was created, and I was supposed to be completing jobs not starting new ones.

One job that was completed, was painting out some of the with areas around the canal and finally fitting the water, but yes you guessed it, I decided another barge might be needed so another job is added to the list (I still have the area to populate with workers etc).

The problem then was I started to play, err sorry test some trains so more time was taken up with this valuable exercise, this highlighted a few things, one being that I really need to remove the knackered point motors in the good yard, and replace them, and finally sort our a reliable auto un-coupler, but yes you guessed it I then spent time trying to work out what trains to fill the storage yard with at the exhibition.

All I did discover was that 30 wagon coal trains are not big enough, and yes another Jubilee decided to lose a traction tyre (ARRRGGGHHHHHH), the other thing was how small the actual station board is (just over 3 feet long).

So having a bit of a liking for lists, all these extra jobs, at least keeps me sort of happy, but here is the thing, I need help with a new list, what do I need to take with me to an exhibition (yes I know I have to take the Domestic Overlord ) and what have I missed.

Until the next time as ever Happy Modelling