Dragonboy

I remember a video produced by the Market Deeping team iirc where their layout included a stables including the subsequent mucking out heap. When asked about adding aromatics the reply was that they could usually rely on one or 2 of the operators to oblige.

Just found this thread and added it to my following list. Looking forward to watching this grow. Brian

You may be thinking of Etched Pixels here as I’m currently building one of their milk brakes. Sadly they closed for business earlier this year, so I was lucky in getting mine as so far there’s been no news of anyone picking the range up. Brian

Well acknowledging the fact that this is Little Muddled maybe another option would be Sedately. Brian

Yes. It’ll be on Little Muddle time. Brian

Wot no black pudding?

I was thinking a raft.

Nah. He just like grannie pants being flung at him. I doubt that would have happened at a railway exhibition Brian

Great to hear that things are progressing. Must be about due for some new video footage - hint hint. Brian

Very fortuitous post for me Kevin as I dug out an Etched Pixels (sadly now no more) milk brake kit on Wednesday so that’s saved me time hunting out finishing details. Brian

I believe they were down to 300 by the time they reached Thermopylae

Totally agree with that. Is there one near the Stadium or is it a diversion into town?

Wasn’t Buccaneer suspected of smuggling cannonballs originally?

I remember the good old days of turning off into a Little Chef on route. Always had to be An Olympic breakfast and a coffee. Now that was a breakfast.

This show has been my “must see” show for many a long day and I must say today didn’t disappoint in any way. I think one of the strengths of this show is that it is for modellers layouts and not for train sets hurtling around at breakneck speed past every flickering or blinking light effect available. I was particularly pleased with a higher than usual percentage of 2mm offerings all of which were in a word. Exquisite. The only downer has been mentioned above but leaving home early and arriving around 9.30 I too was disappointed to find no breakfast offerings - which I fully understand is not in the clubs control but, a few beans and some remnants of tinned tomatoes being the only option at 9.30 other than sandwiches or sweets. Really? I do remember a few years ago being told that breakfasts finish at 8.30 but more recently the stadium had sorted that but I’m guessing I’m not going to be alone in thinking something better is needed for the travelling public next year

Living breathing beasties - surely makes em female

I recently made a rake of various box vans. Painted transfers and varnish then a bit of weathering. Looking round for storage space and in a flurry of draw opening found a draw of box vans I cleary didn’t realise I had. Like you however I shuddered as, let us just say they were not up to todays standards but in fact that’s not a problem as I will happily spend an hour or few stripping them down and refinishing them. I do in fact find that to be one of the most enjoyable aspects of the hobby and as has been said you can never have enough wagons. Brian

Exquisite models as always Jason and great to see you’re back. Such a shame that Bacup is no more. That was a great model. Brian

I think the mouse has scuttled away in fear

Really interesting to read the posts a few pages ago about the disposal of David Jenkinson’s layout. He has always been an inspiration for me - with others of course, and I was so pleased when this popped up today on my YouTube feed as recommended for me. It was a thoroughly enjoyable watch this evening accompanied by a bottle of Malbec and so pleasing for me as the only footage I’ve seen of this layout was on the Peco tribute DVD. I just need to work out how I can work in his Hidden Wine Company warehouse on to one of my layouts. I’m thinking this will be a three bottle problem as I model in N 😀 Brian

Just read through the recent updates. Really pleased to see the great progress which you are making and look forward to further updates as and when.

From my pre pensioner dark days when I worked, I can confirm that you are correct in that statement. That fact caused me some head scratching many years ago when I set up a spreadsheet on which I itemised locos with their purchase cost, and also coaching stock against MRP or a best guess. Chuck in several hundreds of wagons and hit Autosum and I was astonished at the total. As most of my collection is weathered and so trashed, and a lot is irreplaceable as no longer around even on EBay putting a £ on a collection is a bit akin to being blindfolded and told to pin the tail on the donkey and all this before you count and put a figure on points, buildings and electrics. With the last few years constant price hikes from China I dread to think what that value should be but as said above the true value is the pleasure my trains gives and has given me over the years and in deference to anno domini I no longer buy kits and put them in the third draw down, I now buy and build, and am also working my way through my accumulated stash. Brian

Are you sure? Looks more like Stan Stare to me.

And there’s so much to see in the photo that the occasional glimpse over the edge of the world hardly matters and certainly doesn’t detract. Brian

I really did enjoy your articles in the latest edition of BRM Gilbert and it took me back to my very early days as an RMWebb reader which was around the time that boards were being sent away so that we were eagerly awaiting the next piece of the jigsaw to be revealed. A regular reader, albeit a rare poster, I, like I guess so many of your quieter public out there are very appreciative of your sharing your layout with us. Brian