Most of my posts on Jenswell blogged so far actually occurred before we got the Hull Show invite.

I still have a fair bit to recap before I get up to date, including buildings built, vehicles acquired and track laying/laid.

However, I thought I would take this opportunity to post our latest progress before I forget about it.

Between two weekends and four days off work for Christmas/New Year I was hoping we might get rather more done than we achieved.

Ha! So much for that idea!

But we have made a little more progress...

A trip to Lidl for groceries found a LED light bar which looks ideal for lighting the layout, at a very reasonable price too.

They had an Ultrasonic cleaner too, but I've already got one.

I had chance to test my wire in tube point operating system.

I had been worrying that it was too sloppy and would need constant adjustment.

Actually trying it out in situ, it works fine. I can stop faffing about with it.

Result!

Currently, the W-in-t's themselves are just pinned down to the board between the points and the lever.

I was looking for a way of fixing them more securely.

I have a hot-glue gun as recommended by MSE but have not tried it yet.

It occured to me that sticky paper address labels would do the job very neatly and I can paint or glue over them too.

Result!!

Left to my own devices I can waste a lot of time trying to decide how to solve minor problems.

One I was struggling with was how or when to build the rabbit hutch carcase around the layout.

At some point over Christmas I had an epiphany.

Think outside the Box!

Leave the carcase til later.

It can wait for better weather whilst I work on the pink slab without havine to fiddle around inside the box.

Result!!!

Not a lot of practical work done but three more hurdles overcome.

I'm a happy bunny.

Happy New Year.

Black Hat & Jenny