Well in my last blog I wanted to do a few smaller lower budget jobs on the layout. However time got the better of me and I have so far only managed to do a little bit on the building I am in the process of constructing. I have made the 4th wall for the building. I am not very impressed with my finish and I was so dismayed with the way the quoins lined up that I used a bit of polly filla to sort out the gap (which actually seems to have done the job, I just need to sand it a bit before painting!). Still I have started painting the interior black today and fixed the wall in place. I will start on the roof in the next few weeks when time permits. Until then I will try and keep moving forward with the project!

For Christmas my father was kind enough to buy an Oxford Die Cast Bedford OB. I thought it would be nice to have a picture of it on the layout. I am imagining it is on a very very long distance excusion!

Then the bus went down the road to the halt and visited the new housing development by the halt. These new houses are from a SAI kit that I was given for Christmas. I am in two minds as to whether I should use these to replace the faller houses in the main village or have them create a second smaller village in this part of the layout.

Finally here is a snap of the railcar by the tunnel. Above it the sawmill is looking a bit better with the stone road laid around the site.

I am going to try and concentrate on finishing the building I am constructing. I am also looking into designing the next building to screatchbuild. I am looking to design it in a simpler way so that I can hone some of the techniques I am trying.

I hope you all have a happy new year if I don't get to blog before then!