Hi everyone,

It has been a while since I have reported on project Victoria Bridge, progress is steady, with regular sprinkings of scenic bits and pieces which is building up the layers and making everything seem more 'natural'... I'd post some pictures tonight, but the glue is drying and it is currently speckled in half dry PVA blobs.

In the meantime, some further experiments with Google Sketchup. You might recall my little '813' terrier based saddle tank, well the prototype has gone away for a new, finescale, life in and around Highbury colliery. A 'Mark II' version will appear soon with some small design tweaks mainly centred around a better fit on the basic Dapol chassis, watch this space!

Also soon to go 'to print' are:

A GWR boiler. This has two potential uses (though with the standardisation of GWR components, there are no doubt more!) The first is as a component for http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/220/entry-9038-ally-pally-the-results/ (So long as the printed results are up to the standard of Julia's etchings!) and also, as a 'mini me' version, a 1:450 scale (unpowered-propelled by a carriage) City of Truro. Again, watch this space, I will be watching with particular interest...

Progress is creaking along slowly with the design for the new 'face' for Victoria Bridge... I avoid rivet counting as a rule, but I will suspend this tendency for this one.. every rivet will be there!

And finally, I have re-designed my printed 'core' for the rather fine etched GWR inspection saloon kit from Etched Pixels. The odd raised floor is owing to my design using a shortened (old) Farish Class 101 centre car chassis. The finished model will represent a carriage added as a private saloon to a modern SVR train, with a party going on inside complete with printed bottle of wine and sandwiches...

Will update with pictures of scenery soon!