Finally I am getting somewhere. But where :?:

Well had to get the holidays out of the way. Then had to wait until my help had a week off and the days he was available had to tie in with my rest days.

So, last week we dug out the base and yesterday poured the concrete. We had to barrow it around the back as unfortunately the developers who put up my terrace didn't have the foresight to make the access wide enough for a concrete mixer. But I suppose they didn't have many back in 1904. Anyway, it took an hour to get 3cubic metres (about 6?‚??-7 tons)of the stuff shifted. 24 hours later and my arms are still stiff. But at least it won't need to be done again. The shed is ordered and should be here at the tail end of next week.

Other things happening. Got my DCC controller last week. I was so impressed with my son's Roco multiMAUS, that I went for one myself. After scouring ebay for weeks without luck I spotted Rails selling an unused Roco starter set. Class BR112 loco, 3 carriages. And of course, the multiMAUS. Ended up paying ?‚??188.02 including postage.

It says on the box "lots of fun at a low price". Gaugemaster are currently selling this set at a price of 'only' ?‚??344. Obviously some peoples idea of low price is different to mine. :what

Quite impressed with the quality I must say. Superb running,seperately working cab lights on function 1 & 2, 3 gives half speed for shunting and 4 switches off preset acceleration and braking. The carriages have DCC lighting and one has tail lights as well. One bugbear though. The flanges, particularly on the coaches, seem quite large compared to what we expect on British models today and certainly larger than on my Lilliput SVT137.

On other fronts. I have been thinning my loco stud. I still have far too many, but I am unlikely to be buying any more........apart from a 4MT or 2, a T9, a Schools and a Super D. Oh plus a Clayton, a class 22 and possibly a couple of DMUs and a teddy bear. And I now have 30 decoder fitted, one behind my schedule of fitting one a week since I took the decision to go DCC.

More pictures next week when the shed is up.