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We are pleased to announce we are in talks with Accurascale to produce the iconic Class 89 locomotive in 4mm OO gauge. The plan is to approach this project slightly differently to usual. We are currently at the register your interest stage. We encourage anybody interested to fill in and submit the form here This is not an order form and you will be under no obligation to proceed. We simply need to judge how much demand there is for this project. Should we get sufficient interest we will then proceed to open it up for pre-ordering. Price is estimated to be DCC Ready £179.99 and DCC Sound £269.99 Delivery expected 15 - 18 month from when green light is given The initial plan is to produce it in four liveries Intercity Swallow Intercity Executive GNER with White Logo GNER with Gold Logo PROPOSED SPECIFICATION The Class 89 model will be based on Accurascale’s existing Class 92 platform, with all-wheel powered six-axle bogies and a pantograph that can be raised or lowered almost silently under DC or DCC control. - Highly-detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2 scale - Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track) - Die-cast metal chassis - RP25-110 profile OO wheels with provision in bogies for re-gauging to P4/EM gauges and ability to set brake blocks in line with wheels - Separately-applied etched metal/plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers, etc. - Scale width wire handrails - Etched metal pre-painted nameplates provided for customer to install (of factory fitted if possible) - Full underframe tank detail with brackets and pipework - Fully sprung metal buffers and bufferplate, factory-fitted pipework and screw couplings (for display) - Dummy knuckle coupler provided in polybag - Kinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height and mini-tension-lock couplers - DCC ready [21-Pin MTX Socket] or Factory- Fitted DCC Sound options - High Performance traction, to include; - Five-Pole motor with two flywheels - Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running - Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve minimum scale top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h) - DCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power - All wheel drive (sprung centre axle) and all wheel pickup - Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including: - Directional lighting, DC and DCC - Switchable Red and white marker lights - Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, driver’s desk, auto/off on movement - Scale-sized Brecknall-Willis High Speed pantographs raised and lowered by DCC control (auto up and down operation in DC with power on/off) - Two quality speakers with large sound capsules for best possible sound (on DCC Sound-fitted models) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY

7418 is nearly ready for the body to be weathered. Axle nut covers still to be fitted:

Those of you who have been following this topic for a long time will recall that I have posted a lot of photos taken at Pilmoor, betwen York and Northallerton, taken in the mid to late 1960s. I thought I had used them all but hadn't. While tidying up the image folders I use when sorting photos for RMWeb I found a few more. The first three are "going away" shots of steam specials in 1967/8. I think I have posted the usual 3/4 front view of these trains before but thought these might be of interest. Going away photos often show things not visible whent he loco is coming towards you. The other two are from 1987 showing the then standard HST formations. Pilmoor A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley special A4 loco socy Kings X to Newcastle July 67 J969.jpg Pilmoor Castle Class 7029 Clun Castle special Kings X to Newcastle Sept 67 J1120.jpg Pilmoor A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Leeds to Edinburgh 40th anniverasy non stop 1st May 68 J1295.jpg Pilmoor 43065 Aberdeen to Kings X Sept 87 J9268.jpg Pilmoor Class 43 253006 Penzance to Newcastle Sept 87 J9272.jpg David

Good moaning to all. I hope that you are all well. What a difference a year makes. This was my view a year ago. The virus had not been heard of and Emily was nearly 3 weeks old. Yesterday the grass was all cut in a combined operation and both mowers behaved themselves. Various minor tasks got done but the sunshine was enjoyed. Today we are off to Niort as Beth had an appointment with the diabetolugue. Some bits of shopping will be done as well. Not a lot else to report. Regards to all and bon courage. Jamie

Says it all

NEWSFLASH Oh boy, am I in “deep doo-doo“ with Mrs iD... Those of you familiar with my inane ramblings, know that I have been looking for a HIWATT Little Rig D and cab for some time. Well, on the recommendation of the folks at HIWATT UK I contacted the Swiss importer and, to make a long story short, not only did they have one in their warehouse but they offered me the amp and cab for a third of what I would normally pay for it. Of course I said “yes please”. I informed Mrs iD... big mistake! Even though I’m selling off several “low use” guitars to fund the amp, she was not mollified. I may never walk normally again! Thank you for your sympathetic support, I now return you to your normal programming...

I pretty much use the same technique today. The RCTS books provide known dimensions like wheel size, wheelbase, length over buffers, boiler diameter, boiler pitch etc. A decent side-on photograph and the key dimensions can then be used to produce a reasonably accurate scale drawing like the one below that I produced for a LNER N12. Like Tony says, I am well aware that this is not going to be a 100% accurate scale drawing but, with a bit of imagination and good luck, the drawing can be used to produce something that looks like an N12. The drawing looks distorted in the picture but it was just taken quickly on my phone and it has been folded up a few times. Is the model 100% accurate? Probably not. Does it look like an N12? I think so, and it's good enough for me and you can't buy one from Hornby or Bachmann. My dad was a metalwork and technical drawing teacher, so I have picked up a fair amount from watching him do things when I was younger. I wouldn't know where to start looking at a GA but some of the recent comments on here would make me more confident in looking at one in the future. Thanks Chris

The only three I could think of that would fit the description: The one on the right is particularly cute.

As some of my neighbours can’t seem to exist in the garden without endless music, I’m declaring myself to be a Monastery. There will be regular sung prayers, starting tomorrow Matins at 2am, Lauds at 5am and Prime at 6am should do it. As it has to be socially distanced i will just fling open the doors and perform with whatever backing tracks I can find. [EDIT] Colleague has suggested a drum kit.

ChrisF I can attest to the relief felt after getting a low PSA reading, although mine was at a maximum of 8.4 or so. Long may it continue to be low.

Up early, nice morning, throw back the curtains, and see a nearly empty pond, and a partly flooded garden. Something has knocked the pipe off my filter box during the night. Slow refill has commenced. The Colchester- Glasgow is arriving. Something has gone wrong at Cambridge, apparently no relief engine available, so the Colchester engine gets all the way to PN. 61666 was one of the last two B17s to get a general overhaul, and 30E have kept the paintwork very clean.

Greetings one and all Some good news came yesterday. Professor Oncologist phoned, three days earlier than arranged, with the news that my PSA reading has gone down to 1.5. I could not have wished for better news as it means that my prostate cancer is still under control. When I was first diagnosed, nearly five years ago, the reading was over 800. What will happen in the six months between now and my next appointment is anyone’s guess but for now I am not inclined to worry about it. The musical taste of fellow ERs continues to unfold and amaze. Stewart 45156, quite a kindred spirit, has reminded me of some performers to consider for what is left of my top 10. I could fill 10 slots with the work of Martin Simpson, whose guitar work is performed with what appears to be 16 fingers on each hand, plus he is a good bloke. As for Strawhead, who I followed up and down the land for half a lifetime, I know which of their tracks I would take to my unlikely desert island but have not yet chosen the crème de la crème of their albums and it’s not easy. My fifth slot goes to neither of these but to Flanders and Swann with “At the drop of a hat”. So many of their classics are on this. I can reveal now that I had planned a wee bit of mischief at Sidmouth this year which cannot happen because the festival has been cancelled due to that ruddy virus. The po-faced may not have liked my rendition of “The Hippopotamus Song”, with obligatory chorus. Tough. In other news, the lawn has received its first trim since last September. Some grass made it into the grassbox but the harvest was predominantly nettles and dandelions. It is now all too clear just how much more remedial work needs to be done. The prospect scares the bejasus out of me. Best wishes to all Chris

G'Day Folks Hey, if you want a laugh, this is my rendition of a J17, made out of a Tri-Ang 3f, a B12 cab and tender, with bits from a King and Thomas. manna

Afternoon All Happy birthday Sherry. All posts have been read and rated now, and as usual, I offer generic greetings to all who need or want them. After yesterday's post, had a bit of a domestic problem, and the sink started to run slow, slower, slowest, stop... Cleared up the under sink cupboard, and for once remembering to put a bucket under the u bend, carefully undid it - nothing came out. Tried putting it back, then started to investigate a bit more fully - turned out to be the final 90 degree angle bend on the outside drainpipe, which I cleared, then when I went to put it all back together, found that the rubber washer which seals it all was not there. A frantic search ensued, and it was not to be found - I finally found it was mixed in with the gunk from the pipe which I had just decanted into the bin - luckily I found it, as I hadn't a spare. A visit to Screwfix will follow for a couple of spares. Walk around the block today was a lot less tiring than on late, and perhaps I am getting used to the climb. And now it's possible disaster time, as 30747 wants to "have a look at that hair of yours" - well she does groom the dog, and managed that - I'll let you all know tomorrow how it goes. Regards To All Stewart

Breakfast eaten (fried bacon, fried egg and toast), tea drunk, about to get a mugacoffee. Yesterday was scrambled egg on toast and the day before porridge so I don't have too much fried stuff! Living in a fifth floor flat I have some great views across London but thankfully no garden as I hate gardening with a passion. Probably go for an exercise walk via one of the local shops to collect some milk. I really need to get my bedroom tidied so a start can be made on the layout. I have had goodness knows how long and have failed miserably to make even a start to the job that was going to be done as soon as I retired (that would have been 13th May 2016)! I blame too much time spent on RMweb and doing jobs SWMBO thinks are more important. Stay safe, be alert (most of those who need be alert don't seem to know what it means).

The promised sunshine has appeared and we've been for a walk. Glad I remembered to wear a hat as my head is till sore from the other day. Once again I managed a mile and a half before various joints decided that that was probably enough for one day. Muggacoffeetime now and I will then proceed in an orderly manner to The Shed. Once there I will try very hard not to swear.

I struggled to fall asleep last night. There had been drama at dinner. I had bought myself a steak for the occasion of Sunday evening. Halfway through cooking it, the propane ran out on the grill. Rather than play "hunt the spanner" and use the tank under the fire-pit I brought it inside to cook in the small saute pan I used to cook onions and mushrooms in a wine reduction as an accompaniment. For whatever reason, this just made it tougher and I ended up putting it under the broiler. In the end, still a nice medium pink in the middle, it was much chewier than it should have been, given the marinade. Nevertheless, along with salad and wine, dinner was had. For some reason I decided a (limeless) Cuba Libre! would be good to follow dinner. While I enjoyed it, and retired early (very tired and feeling the alcohol), I think the caffeine kept me awake for hours. Eventually I did fall asleep and finally awoke at 10:30am.

Not to be political either but what really frosts my horns is the number of people that are behaving like spoiled brats. Most of their parents went through Hell during WW2 but these heffers can't tolerate a few months of inconvenience without going completely potty. My faith in the human animal is going down the tubes PDQ.

So she found a place to put those ‘low use’ guitars then?

Evenin' each, Beer o'clock and things have improved a bit here at GDB Towers. The point from Cornwall arrived earlier and after removing the old one it was fitted successfully. The old one, which had come from my previous layout, was twisted and I hadn't noticed so that presumably was what was causing the problems. Track now tested and working OK with no stuttering, stalling or shorting. I will spend a bit of time tomorrow doing more checking then hopefully I can start painting and ballasting.

Afternoon awl, I began this mornings shed building by dropping the bag of nuts and bolts. Because the damp proof membrane is already down, I didn't lose any, but I did spend some time crawling around picking them up. The roof building as per the design went well, that's the half away from the garage. Then using a straight edge, I projected the roof line to the garage wall. A horizontal beam was then attached to the garage. The sheets that should have been used on the second pitch were then overlaid on the beam and shed roof. 1/3rd done, a long intermediate roof beam , was fitted in its correct place supported by the sheets. The rest of the sheets were then fitted. The triangle end inserts nearest the garage were then reversed and hung from the ends of that intermediate beam. That leaves a 6 inch oblong hole each end. One of the sheets, that should have been used at the shed garage side was then cut up to cover the hole at the back, overlaid and attached as per the kit. The front will be completed tomorrow, where as well as covering the hole, a porch will be built using the remaining spare sheets following the shed roof line. Some reinforcement / support of the new roof particularly the ends of the intermediate beam, will then be added. On finishing after 5 hours I returned , I went to the kitchen for a cuppa, and dropped a full 6 pint bottle of milk, it split.. I managed to save about 2 pints. That's the third time I've dropped something in as many days, I hope it's just the stiffness of my hands after so much physical work.

Pah, that went well -- not! ! Drat, damn, buggrit and other sweary type words. I thought that before fitting (frying) another decoder I would give Tornado a final test on DC. Good job I did. It trundled around happily for about 4 laps and then there was an 'orrible smell and it came to a halt. Took it all apart but couldn't find any signs of anything burnt but it is dead, deceased and kaput. It is now beyond my limited capabilities to fix so will have to try and find a medic for it once we come out of lockdown. Now having a cuppa and hoping the postman will bring me something else to mess up. Many Happy Returns Sherry!

Pond is refilling, and I've checked the first 50 entries on the laptop and found no mistakes yet, so the day is looking up. I think the photographer who is still here despite the late hour must have been Keith Pirt. He always did have a thing about shiny locos. This was done more to show the length of the train, but to get it in I managed to cut a buffer off the loco.

When visiting MiL the sat nav sends us through Crews Hill if the traffic on the A10 is bad. I commented that there seem to be a lot of garden centres. Aditi once visited most of them over a two day period when she was “Mummy sitting”. Her Mum wanted to visit one to buy a present but couldn’t remember which one she wanted. The second day was to return to look for her Mum’s missing earring. Tony

Morningorl, Weekly weigh-in yesterday was a little disappointing as it confirmed a change in direction. I am sure being incarcerated isn’t helping as it is diminishing the amount of exercise I get. The fridge being reasonably well stocked is another factor, as are the readily available choices of various alcoholic tinctures and an urge to indulge in calories morning, noon and night. Henceforth the noon intake will be blocked but the morning one may occur a little later and evening’s intake a little earlier. You and the UK’s beach users will be relieved to know that I have no intention of getting into a pair of lurid budgie-smugglers but I do need to be friendly to my legs if I expect to use them for any sustained length of time. Plans indicated for yesterday were generally concluded satisfactorily and the grass looks much better for its drink. With the weather forecasted for this week, I may repeat that at the weekend. Today being Tuesday means I shall stroll to Ian The Fish this afternoon to purchase an underside fillet of plaice for her (being unwilling to try much else) and whatever he has that takes my fancy. I shall resist buying another crab even if he has one as I regard this as an occasional treat rather than the regular diet. On a related matter, as we were walking from the pharmacy to the Marcus & Spencius (and Up Pompeii to you too) Food Emporium, we passed the town’s Fish & Chip shop which has seemingly re-opened to telephoned orders. SWMBO has decreed that we shall avail ourselves of their service - in direct competition to my plans for an intake of very reduced carbohydrate quantity. Tasks to complete today include ordering the gifts for eldest granddaughter’s birthday two weeks hence, leaving time for a last minute panic when my wife and daughter discover duplication and granddaughter changes her mind - she is, after all and foremost - a woman in the making and, in my opinion, one who may well challenge The Stationmaster’s neighbours in the looks department (not that I have any detailed knowledge of his neighbours I would have you know) - but I would say that, wouldn’t I! Must go, it is time I produced a breakfast suitable for a dieting lert, possibly to the warm sounds of a well liked LP. The breakfast will not be fried over a massive valve amplifier, I use silicon / germanium interfaces these days. Be good, be careful and become a lert!

But man, just don't give me those negative waves. Everyone knows vinyl is so much superior; you just can't get the sound of cooking bacon from a CD, however hard you try. (Unless it's one of a recording of cooking bacon)

Never ask permission as it is better to ask for forgiveness EXCEPT with SWMBO in which case keeping you gob shut and hoping she doesn't notice for some time so that by then you can honestly say you have it for ages and she must have known about it at the time as nothing ever gets past her!

Brain dead. @iL Dottore The Tangerine Dream album with Blake poetry you are thinking of is Tyger. They also did a follow up called Madcap’s Flaming Duty, as an homage to Sid Barrett. Contains, Blake, Shelley, Whitman, and others. Neither were well received but have become almost classics in time. Trivia, Clare Torrey who’s vocals were on Dark Side of the Moon, also supplied similar to Tangerine Dream’s Yellowstone Park track from the album Le Parc. @Coombe Barton I’m really tempted to fire up the Sonos in the shed at around 02:00 as revenge on the builders next door. They converted the garage as temporary accommodation. One of the b*ggers tries to sing while working. He has managed to shatter all of our Tupperware. Maybe some Black Sabbath at 11 will help. <evil barsteward mode>

Heck, the people at Gaugemaster are on the ball. Ordered some decoders and a G-Scale Covered Van online at 12noon today and few minutes ago got an email from UPS saying that the package will be delivered tomorrow! Many thanks JohnDMJ, please extend my thanks to your colleagues when you have a chance. One happy bunny here. Keith

Afternoon all, Happy birthday Sherry. Now to the werirdos of o Oregon who being next door to Idaho are presumably equipped with the reasoning power of the average potato. At times it's bad enough living in this land of brain dead idiots but in the US0fA it must be even worse in some States, and there the nutters have got guns Today is wheel the bins out day and fortunately a chap down the road with little else to do has been up &down the road on his ride on mower trimming the already fairly trim verges. Unless he's using it as a cover for practice for lawn mower racing as g he did do a couple of trips up & down the tarmac. The lad is busy searching for suitably qualified folk to join the team at a bio-medical testing lab where one arm of the company is working on various things associated with 'the virus' including some critical tests where, as ever, the politicos seem to want the answers before they have worked out what the question is. We hope he will be successful. Apropos of little or nothing Shirley Bassey at one time owned the house three doors up from ours and had a relative living there but I don't think SB herself was ever seen in the neighbourhood. Rather odd really as the celebs tend to tuck themselves away in more private and secluded roads or avenues although Danny La Rue's place was right next to one of the main local strolling destinations and Gladys Copper had lived just up the road from there while Beatrice Lilley had lived just round the corner and was often to be seen in the town - very recognisable if you've ever seen 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'. Liz Taylor didn't live round here but on one occasion as I was walking round a corner in town I literally bumped into her head-on, no damage done - I bounced off. And Phillip Schofield used to use the same local restaurant as us a decade or so back - only ever seen there with his wife and daughters lest anyway seeks any juicy rumours. Other well known folk are really just like ordinary people in their behaviour and none of the established locals take any notice of them because we're used to seeing them, I used to sell Sir John Hunt his train ticket to London and he was very polite and pleasant chap. anyway I think the grill and sauce[pan are calling so enjoy the rest of yoyr day everybody. And stay alert for the idiots who aren't staying safe.

Moaning all from the “Not the Chelsea Flower Show” boring borough. The plan is to spend as much of the day in the garden as practical. Break-B-Q consumed. Lattes being enjoyed in the sun. Currently a sunny 17c with a predicted 26c for a high. In the early days of the CD there was a lot of care and effort put into making them the best possible sound. The past few years with the advent of downloads and cheap crappy phone speakers the quality of the recordings has suffered. This is reflected in the quality of what gets blasted onto CDs. The bit rate of the master flac files on some is down to around 330khz no better than an average mp3. Compared to the CDs bit rate of 1411khz/16bit the remaining sound is very poor. The latest 180g vinyl actually contains more of the music than many poorly mastered CDs. Some of my CDs from the late 80s sound a hell of a lot better than more recent purchases. Some of my latest remastered vinyl sounds better than some of my newer CDs. Hopefully the H-R audio will continue to grow in popularity. Basically it is 7 times the resolution of CD. The fan bois are calling it HDTV of sound. @iL Dottore I still have a quad pink vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon. My amp has an SQ decoder built in but sadly the stylus on my turntable can’t handle it properly. Still sounds bloody amazing though. I see the latest re-release of Rick Wakeman’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth has a bonus blu-ray in 5.1 sound that is mastered to sound like the original quad release. Time to wander the garden and smell the roses. Enjoy the day.

Hi everyone, We are absolutely delighted to be working with Rails on this project and we really hope it goes ahead. From seeing it in original livery in Rail magazine as a boy, to seeing it in action in GNER days I must admit it is a personal favourite of mine (and some of the other Accurascale team!) and we were so happy that Rails were up for it. Cheers, Fran

Good morning all, Grey sky here but it should become sunny in the next couple of hours and temperatures up to 26°C are forecast. My decoders turned up about 4.30 yesterday afternoon so today I will be fitting one of them to Tornado and hoping that I don't mess that up. My point has been dispatched to that could possibly arrive today and then I can get on with fixing the track problem. Spoke to the garage about my car's orange warning light. They said it's probably battery level as I haven't been using the car but need to check it out. It's also due for an annual service so I booked it in for Thursday. I timed it just right phoning as up until now they've only been dealing with emergency breakdowns but are just about to email customers saying that normal servicing etc is being resumed. They expect a massive rush of bookings. My only problem then was to figure out the best way to get back from the garage (which is 5 miles away) and then return later to pick it up. Didn't fancy a bus ride or minicab so spoke to a friend round the corner (husband and wife are both Black Cab drivers and there's more distancing and a glass partition in them) and although they're not working through the lockdown he will oblige. What's more he says that he won't charge me but we'll see about that. There will certainly be some some sort of reward. Yesterday's aches and pains have subsided so will probably go for a walk before it gets too hot. Have a good one, Bob.

Mooring awl, Inner Temple Hare, 5.5 hours sleep so far, various aches and pains have eased, as putting up a tin shed is much less physical than base preparation. Tiny radar muddling last night, did not proceed far, after some consideration, and some observation trials. Two more cross beams were fitted but I will leave off the the two on the back of the cabin deck. Then the second coat of paint was added. Brain keeps going round and round on details of today's shed bodges, even though when I start I'm sure it will change. Time to try for more sleep..

Unsurprisingly I haven’t got much scenic work done since the circuit has been completed! Here is Romanian (kit built) 56009 storming through the junction heading east with 40 fully loaded HAA’s. I’ve loaded each one of these HAA’s a third full of real crushed coal which makes for a proper heavyweight train..

I was sent to do some shopping by SWMBO and wore just a very light summer jacket. Arrived home wishing I had left the jacket at home. Warm sun with no breeze left me feeling very damp! Every time I look at my list of music it gets longer not shorter so I have decided to give up on that idea. SWMBO is making a crochet baby toy bear complete with moving legs and arms. Every five minutes I get called to have a look and asked if she has things level or whatever. One day I will be allowed to do my jobs without interruption, maybe a few days after my funeral! SWMBO wants Hamburgers this evening, must be made freshly not the sort that you can buy either frozen or chilled and guess who has the job of making them and cooking them (and then being told what is wrong with them!).

Afternoon all. Happy Birthday to Sherry. The “Not the Chelsea Flower Show” is going well. Afternoon snacks on the patio and a couple of jugs of Pimms being enjoyed. The A/C is on in the shed as we plan on a pub night tonight. Went to replace an ancient outdoor socket. Power off, etc. New one with a built in RCD installed. Power on, pong, smoke, & pop. All wired correctly, no load, sockets off. Dismantled it to find the plastic around earth connection slightly melted. Meter shows a ~200 ohm short between live and earth, inside the unit. Replacement ordered, Amazon return processed. Bizarre.

Afternoon all, from a still cool and breezy West Cumbria. At least it isn’t raining though. I have been outside for a while this morning, but the low temperature necessitated a coat to keep warm. Nearly all the firewood has now been moved from the condemned shed and stored elsewhere. The shed floor was in such a poor state that it ha rather collapsed in a couple of locations when I stood on it. The problem now is to find a new one, and get it delivered. A batch of cabbage plants has also been potted up this morning, so hopefully they will survive my handling. What was delivered quite by surprise this morning was a pack of Grasmere Gingerbread. Well at least it was delivered to the wrong house 50 yards down the lane, but we know the people there, and they brought it to us. Turned out it was from no 1 son and daughter in law. They were due to have been here just now, so decided to send us a little something in lieu of their visit. Some of the gingerbread will be consumed later!

Good morning. Sunny with pleasant breezes here. It is very quiet here today. I think someone in nearby road was cleaning cement mixers by tumbling rubble yesterday. Just the sound of birds tweeting and cooing today. I have been tracking a parcel. Milan, Rome, Bologna, Milan, Stanford le Hope (since Sunday), now out for delivery. I was mildly amused that some of the valve preamps available quite cheaply don’t actually appear to use any of the valve circuitry apart from the heater producing a nice glow. I have a useable turntable and play LPs we don’t have cd or digital copies of. If I want to play with surround sound my Yamaha amp has all kinds of digital processing effects. Tony

' morning all from red dragon land. Wet yesterday, but some progress made on the workbench...errrrm...dining table. I sorted the fife music into 3 self seal wallets left over from my art & design days - I knew they would come in handy, one day! They will do until I am ready to progress onto more music - I have loads of the stuff! Plenty to keep me going for a while, anyway. I eventually remembered to sort the recycling for its collection which will be sometime today. If it is not put out the night before, the chances are they will arrive for at a silly hour in the morning and we will miss it! Black bin day (now extended to once every 3 weeks) is typical of that. Access via a narrow lane also means our rubbish goes into a small caged lorry. A bit of glueing to do, today on a 10mm wide headboard and, maybe, a bike ride on the spot - I am keeping my eye on the weather: low cloud and windy, brightening up later with some increase in wind speed, nextdoor's hedge should give some shelter. A good amount of rain, yesterday, and lack of sunshine, now, means watering the plants will not be needed to be done, today. Fitt and Elfie working out as usual. Have a productive/restful (delete as desired) day. Take care and play safe. _________ Best wishes Polly

Morning, rain overnight (welcome) just grey outside at the moment with a promise of sunshine later this afternoon. As we went into lockdown I received a recall notice for my car re a software update, now the garage service side is open I am booked in for 11am this morning for this to take place. Should take about an hour apparently. So shortly I will be venturing out for this which means I am excused the shopping trip with other half. I will be back later Enjoy your day!

Good morning everyone Yet another dull start to the day here in the northwest of England. Now that breakfast has been consumed I will head down to the bottom of the garden and make a start on sanding down the arbour. The reason I’m doing this near the shed and workshop is to keep the dust away from the house etc. Hopefully this task will be done today and will then be ready for painting. Spearfish which, I still haven’t had a delivery or been given a date for delivery yet, I can see a number of phone calls may be needed. Stay safe, stay sane, enjoy whatever you have planned for the day, back later.

Evenin'all. Missed check in this morning as it was straight back to the coal face. Today has sadly been a day overly full of c*ckwombles, f*ckwits and general d*ckheads; I really must find an alternative.... Apologies for that outburst, but sometimes it seems like the people who actually care about what they do at work is a diminishing breed. Seems like lots of people have had good days, so I'll reflect on that and be grateful that my day was the Yang to others' Ying. Hopefully I've read and rated appropriately, but 1 beer turned into 3 (on an empty stomach) means that I might not have got it quite right. See you all tomorrow.

Hot on the heels of my coal, I decided to paint up a decking piece and use some of my foam insert... err... inserts to make a thing to hold stock while I work on it. Woo! Go me!

Afternoon, Car dealership visited and software update completed, took about an hour which was not so bad. Sanitise hands on entering, place key in plastic bag, key then sprayed and passed to mechanic, keys sprayed and placed in plastic bag for return to myself when job completed. Car steering wheel was wiped etc before return. Whilst I was waiting one gentleman left after having his car sorted, they then sprayed and washed the chair down he had been sat on and presumably the same occurred when I left. All together quite painless! Stopped raining just light grey cloud here hoping the sun makes an entrance at some point. Enjoy the rest of the day

Greetings one and all. A Happy Birthday to Sherry. It is warm. It is sunny. The fiasco of the one-way system and crowd controllers for no-one's benefit is left behind for another day. The grass requires my attention with a chair, picnic table, muggercoffee and some sort of lunch. I shall require a beer later if things continue as they are now.

I have a delivery of Landscaping materials being delivered tomorrow from a company in Crews Hill, Enfield; locals will know this place as an area to be avoided "like the plague" during Bank Holiday weekends (and weekends in general, for that matter) as it is a fairly long road with Garden Centres all literally next to one another. When I asked the nice lady (who's company is on telephone orders only, and plan to stay that way) what it's like in the area, she informed me that it's "absolutely manic". Seems that Garden Centres are immune from the dreaded Big V.... Incidentally, I've got 550kg of chippings and a Railway Sleeper to shift tomorrow. Fortunately "one of" the Supermarket Food delivery drivers "forgot" (how the hell) his sack barrow some years ago when delivering to a neighbour. Neighbour did phone supermarket to mention this, but they never collected......and now neighbour has moved and I've inherited it All supermarket branding labels "fell off" the barrow years ago, strangely..... Photos please.... Wouldn't happen to have anything to do with certain methods of Compensation, by any chance....?

See.... I told you it was there One day, yes one day the Major will get on a train

Good evening everyone I experienced very little traffic on my way to hospital this morning and the queue to get in wasn’t a big as I’d expected. However, everyone who entered the place was screened, temperature was taken and ONLY those who had an appointment were let through the door. The only exception was for those who needed the assistance of a carer. Once I’d been given the all clear, I was allowed to go to the clinic where my appointment was and sat in chairs placed at 2m distance and waited to be called. All told I think I was seen within 30 minutes of my original appointed time, so not bad under the circumstances. Once my blood had been taken I was free to go and so I made my way out, via a different entrance than that which I entered and headed for home. There I had a quick brew and headed to the office where I set about shredding a large stack of old receipts and un-used payment slips that had various bank/credit card details that I don’t want falling into the wrong hands. I ended up with a large paper bag full that will go in the recycling bin ready for it being emptied this Friday. After dinner I set up the old laptop and made a few alterations to the wiring diagrams I made recently, to reflect the actual wiring on the indexing table. After tea I set off to complete the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix, surprisingly it wasn’t as busy as I’d expected and I was able to get virtually everything on the shopping list. It was so quite that I’m seriously thinking about doing the shopping of an evening instead of during the day, as it will give me an extra day to do more important things. Goodnight all.

But this is a modelling forum.... Jamie