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Did you know bees become indecisive after April? They become maybees.

Yep, that's the photo. There aren't many of the Banff 'box, which was removed in 1960, but this is the only one to show an open window. Thanks for your input. I think that you're right that the trackside windows would have slid. From the photo, it's hard to tell, but it would make sense. I did wonder that the corner windows would have interfered with each other if they all pivoted.

A somewhat rainy day has permitted an assortment of shapes to be cut from 1mm card, which, in the fullness of time, might be assembled to become the Banff signalbox. Ok, the Silhouette cutter did most of the cutting, but someone has to supervise. Some of the parts shown are templates to aid in the cutting of the clapboard plasticard. @GWR57xx: I've have considered adding a 3D printer. Mostly, I think I'd be making twiddly-bits for decoration. One day perhaps - there's plenty of things to be getting on with.

Always a joy to have KNP's daily updates.

Welcome north of the Borders, @GWR57xx. It's good to have your company. It's no secret that I "cheat" by having purchased a Silhouette cutter to take care of the accurate cutting. This was a carefully considered (procrastinated) purchase satisfying my desire to make things rather than buy them. Also, I have a periodic shake/tremor in my dominant hand that can reduce a cup of tea to a 1/3 cup in no time at all, so the cutter definitely allows me to do things that I couldn't otherwise do. The cutter makes a good job on 0.25 and 0.5mm plasticard, but each cutout still needs to be manually released with a scalpel. Based on one photo, at least that particular window pivots from about 1/3 down - where the glazing bar is. Yes, one photo: all the rest show the windows firmly closed, not that I could blame them. I suspect that sliding windows might let too many drafts in. It can be cool there.

Some things are better left unsaid, which I generally realise right after I say them.

... with the emphasis on try, perhaps. The main signalbox windows cut out, assembled, painted and glazed. This is pretty much the same as previously, except this time I cut the window frames from 0.5mm plasticard. The two spare bits of glazing are for the windows on the enclosure at the top of the stairs, which will be cut later from 0.25mm as befits the flimsier construction.

Based on a discussion in another thread, I might be tempted to consider suggesting Hugh Jarse, but then there's children about.

I’m sorry I didn’t answer my phone when you called. I don’t use it for that.

Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius died in 1744 aged 43, though his rival Daniel Fahrenheit was convinced he was 109.

ModelU has quite a range of workmen, most of whom look suitably idle, but this one looks like he's telling a fishing story.

I finally got it all together, but I forgot where I put it.

Yes, our clocks all go back this weekend. It's a good thing I kept the receipts. And yes, it does cause confusion that not all of Australia has daylight savings, but in their defense, the northern states and territories are inside the Tropic of Capricorn where daylight savings makes little sense. And it fades the cows.

I've got the attention of a goldfish. It's been watching me for days.

If you see a bunny lay little brown eggs, don’t eat them. They’re not chocolate.

Looking forward to seeing that article.

Causes me to wonder whether there might be an Intermediate Muddle, and perhaps even a Not Quite So Little Muddle. The bifurcations and possibilities are endless in the Muddliverse. So, it's panniers all the way down, is it?

When one door closes, open it again. It’s a door. That’s how they work.

I've just discovered that my (Australian) council library has e-versions of BRM and Model Rail. I think I'm set for reading material for a while.

I don't usually post much, as I don't expect that the things I do are particularly innovative or my location particularly interesting, but perhaps this time, as I construct the Banff signal box, I might try posting just a little more frequently. I've completed the CAD for the 'box. I've learnt to draw it as I intend to build it. This time, it will be plasticard over a 1mm card carcase, mostly because I already have most of a sheet of Evergreen clapboard remaining from the western end of the station building. Regrettable, due to a complete lack of foresight in the 1850's by the BP&SR, the viewer will be presented with the following less-than-rivetting aspect. Because of this, I'm not convinced that I 'll bother with the usual Peco signal box interior, but time will tell.

I asked the lion what he was doing in my wardrobe. He said Narnia business.

There appears to be an article in the March issue of The Railway Magazine.

Minority? Excepting you and me, of course. And sometimes, ...

I invented a mind-controlled room freshener. If you think about it, it makes scents.

That looks to be a lovely gas lamp just visible at the bottom of the photo. Do you recall where you got it from?