Confession time...

I'm finding working at such a small scale quite a steep learning curve, but hey, that all part of the fun!

The toplight carriages, since their last appearance, have been torn apart and reassembled, and I am much happier with the way they look now. I now just need to lasercut window frames for the saloon brake, and add details such as handrails, buffers etc..

And repaint the roof!

Another brief diversion into the full size Severn Valley Railway, this weekend saw the line running at full length again, and a superb 'reunion' gala reuniting locomotives that have worked on the line in the last 40 years...

..Panniers at speed B)

..and at rest

These two were kept busy on the Saturday with the SVR's unique full set of LMS carriages. These are a must for my Victoria Bridge diorama..

Partly, it will involve some wallet surgery to get a handful of Graham Farish's finest, but some, like this 60' chassis 'porthole' example, will need some ingenuity.

(Luckily, I have some lovely old Cavendish kits, they even come in different lengths, which will do nicely.. if you ever find some of these for sale, snap them up, they are a joy to build!)

(The shorter one will become a 57' buffet car... which I think is a post preservation conversion, so unlikely to appear as a RTR model)

...note to self... must finish that 1500 Pannier tank.

Comments, constructive or otherwise always welcome, I need lots of people to bully me into finishing some of these projects