Well what a weekend this had been, having made several trips to the local tip what seemed like an endless amount of decorating detritus, and after accidently breaking a wardrobe in the spare room that in my defence was looking rather past its best (well it was after I had paid it a little attention a few weeks ago ) the spare room was looking rather neat.

So because I was a good little boy the Domestic Overlord said I could put my train-set back up (I have given up trying to get it recognised as a model railway), so with the help of the DO, Forster Street was soon back up in the spare room.

As you know Foster Street made its exhibition debut back in November and since then it has not been erected, the good news is that it only took 30 minutes to get it all back together and all the electrical connections in place. I must admit I was very pleased with this, and once it was completed it allowed be to survey the situation to see if there was any damage needing repair.

The good news is that the only real repair work related to the alignment of the main lines on one of the boards, I must admit this I was expecting to do this, as I had to fudge this at the exhibition (it was perfect in the spare room but being stored in the car overnight in negative temperatures caused a little movement). The only other area that needs a little attention, which we noticed at exhibition, was that I need to thin the thin the wiring a little in one end of the storage yard as some of the stock is catching on it.

The other good news is that Phil one of the exhibition team, paid a visit to Price Towers, to not only take the mick out of my soldering but to make some very good suggestions for improving the storage yard, and the operation of the goods yard. So with this and the need to add fencing and signalling to the layout means that I should be concentrating on this, but you know me......

People have often commented that I am going "loco" (and I cleaned that up ) so my attention was drawn to the locomotive feet. So a little time was spent testing my Ivatt class 4 build, and two of the latest additions to the fleet, yet more Black 5's well can you ever have too many?? I mean after all the LMS did have over 800

Though if the Domestic Overlord ever asks I only have 1 of them, soon when I have the time I will pass these through the works for detailing a renumbering and a little weathering to make them look more in keeping with their Foster Street environs.

So that's about it, a few jobs to do, well quite a lot really so I better knuckle down and get to it, after all its a new year and it will soon be Christmas.

Until the next time, as ever Happy Modelling