I apologise as this is a very brief update...

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After the laborious task of drafting up and scaling the decal sheet for the Op, Gp et al and generic text and logos, the finalised sheet design was emailed off to Kelvin at Red Firecracker Custom Decals. Once Kelvin had ran off a small test print to confirm all OK, a full US letter sized sheet was ordered. One week later the sheet arrived and looked very good. The only thing I think I will do next time is allow myself a bit more space between the decals.

In preparation for the 891mm project next outing at the Thornbury Model Railway Exhibition at the end of Nov, I am hoping to get at least the Op to a complete state to exhibit.

Seen here work has started on weathering the Op wagon with decals applied.

Meanwhile, a bargain was found tucked away at the local Antics model shop. A model of Peugeot 55GL motorcycle in what appears to be 1/35 scale. Compared with the IBG BMW motorcycle kit, its scale appears to be very similar, however the Peugeot also hosts finer detail than the IBG kit, at half the cost! With a bit of work to add finer details, painting and weathering this is a handy model for the future layout. A nice little project now the colder weather is closing in…