Mojo has been low in recent weeks resulting in little time being spent on WHL 3. Consequently only modest progress has been made with developing the remaining Lochaber scenic area. Father in laws recent visit helped me resolve a soldering iron problem, a £60 outlay later means wallet feeling lighter but I do have a new and more powerful iron. This has helped tremendously with the soldering of the droppers to the track for connection to the power BUS and I am seeing the results of the BUS with better electrical continuity and reduced numbers of dropouts.

I am now largely finished with Mallaig Junction scenic section and am about to start work on Fort William station. Lighting for Mallaig Junction remains an issue because the area is furthest from the window and my shadow blocks out the light from both the room light and the window. I have not found any model form yard lighting that looks sufficiently representative of the original and so intend fixing a new light high up on the wall above the area to shine down on the area. The backscene has been developed and whilst not perfect as yet, it now creates much of the ambiance that I seek.

There has been little running of late but I captured the following movements:

20048 rests at Mallaig Junction yard in between trip work

General view of Mallaig Junction yard

TTA’s sit in oil terminal siding

View of Mallaig Junction signal box and crossing

37264 waits at Ardlui with a short engineers train