BSW01

Here is a close up of one fitted to a single rail of a B7 diamond crossing kit. They’re quite small and are a little fiddly to get on, but they do go on and are a good, tight fit. This is a packet, for those interested. I’ve no connection with this company, other than as a satisfied customer. Brian.

DCC Concepts make some insulated rail joiners, I've just bought some, but haven't tried them yet. I'll test a couple later today and see how they are.

Good morning everyone Well, it’s not raining at the moment, but it looks like it could do so at any moment. If the rain holds off, I might try to straighten up one of the bird boxes I put up a couple of weeks ago. It’s currently leaning at a rather odd angle, probably due to all the strong gusts of wind we’ve had over the last few days. If it does rain, then I’ve a few items to unpack in the office and then I’ll head to the workshop, to hopefully finish off making that 3 way point. Back later. Brian

Goodnight all

Good evening everyone What an awful day it’s been today, rain, lots of it and very windy too! I’m glad I decided to stay in the workshop this morning. Although, after dinner, I went to Costco, as we were running very low on a few items that we buy from there. Anyway, back to this morning. More progress has been made on the 3 way point. Almost completed the soldering, I’ve just got one check rail to fit. I’d already fitted this, but it was too close to the running rail and the truck wouldn’t pass through it, so I removed it. It just needs refitting a little bit further away from the running rail. I’ll do that tomorrow. Once I’m happy with how the truck runs, I’ll fit the 2 operating arms, once that’s done, the points finished , which will be a big✔️.

Wishing Well - Free

You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart

Good morning everyone Another dull start to the day here in the damp northwest corner of England. So, I’ll definitely NIT be doing any work outside today. So, with a bit of luck, it looks like I might get that 3 way point finished today! Back later Brian

Paperback Writer - The Beatles

It’s just done it again! Goodnight all

Good evening everyone I bought quite a bit of stuff from the garden centre this morning. When I got back home, the sun was shining, so I decided to make a start sowing some seeds. By dinner time I’d finished and the (mini) greenhouse is now about half full. I planted 2 varieties of lettuce, some rocket and some peas, there are still some seeds left, so if all goes well, I’ll plant another batch in a month to keep a stock growing. The rest of the seeds were all flowers, sweet peas, mallow, cosmos, foxgloves and ammi majus. Apart from the foxgloves, which are biennials, these are annuals, so hopefully I’ll be planting these out in a few months time. After dinner, I spent what was left of the afternoon in the workshop, doing a bit more work on that 3 way point. It’s now starting to look like what it is supposed to be and on some of the bits that are finished, I’ve run a small truck over the 2 of the crossing vees and that ran very well indeed, so that’s a huge ✔️ then. After tea, I completed the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix, thankfully the roadworks nearby have gone, so there was no gridlock in the car park this evening. Whilst I was reading through the ER pages, things went pear shaped and I ended up getting the following message; This seems to be happening more and more now, very tedious indeed. I agree with @BoD it’s only ever happens on the ER pages.

Good morning everyone A dull start to the day here in England’s northwest corner. We’ve had some overnight rain, there’s no rain at the moment, but it looks like it could restart at any moment, pah. So, the plan for today is a visit to the local garden centre for a few small seed trays. Then the rest of the day may be spent in the workshop. @polybear, I’ll post photos of the point in question, once it’s finished and I’ve tested it. ‘IF’ it doesn’t work, I’m not going to show it to anyone! Back later. Brian

Goodnight all

Don’t Give Up - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

Good evening everyone Well, I didn’t get as much done in the garden as I’d hoped I would, due the appearance of rain and some very strong gusts of wind just before midday. I did however sort out enough pots to be able to sow the seeds I bought on Thursday. Once I’d packed up the gardening tools, I decamped to the workshop and continued working on the 3 way point I’m building. I finished the 2 remaining crossing vees and soldered all 3 in place. I then made a start on the check rails and closure rails. This afternoon Max came round and we spent a couple of hours in the workshop, where he continued working on the model car kit he’s building. Today he was adding some more detail parts to the chassis and painting the last few remaining items. He also added some interior parts, such as gear stick and handbrake etc. he’s not that far off finishing it now.

Don’t Believe A Word - Thin Lizzie

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

Language Of Love - Dan Fogelberg

Electric Multiple Unit, oh no, that’s more than 3 letters!

Good morning everyone The sun is shining here too, but it’s still very windy, so I’m not doing much in the garden today, but I’m not staying inside either. The plan for this morning is to get a few empty plant pots and seed trays together and clean them. The reason is to see if I have enough for t(e seeds I bought on Thursday, any shortfall will be rectified tomorrow by going out and buying what I need. Once fully equipped, I’m hoping to get a few seeds sown and start to fill the greenhouse and later the garden and with a bit of luck, I should be able to start picking my own lettuce leaves too! Back later. Brian

Shadow On The Wall -Mike Oldfield (featuring Roger Chapman on vocals)

Do It Again - Steely Dan

Goodnight all

Probably because we are starting to batten down the hatches!

I Need You - America