Adrian Stevenson

Hi Guys, hope everyone is doing ok and keeping safe? Lez has settled well into her new job. Last Friday I quit my job! Not happy with how things had been handled and how the company was being run. I am now serving my months notice (on furlough..... but will have to be paid in full) and officially leave on Dec 23rd. I had been very unhappy for some time, but the last two weeks had been hell and was making me ill with worry. Made one phone call and landed a new job with better pay and shorter hours. So now I have plenty of modelling time for the next few weeks Put in an

Hi Andy, I am going to take a leaf out of David's book and savour the video later tonight over a glass or two of Merlot. Glad you are taking it easy. Cheers, Ade.

All looking very good. Nice work Neil. Cheers, Ade.

I like that. Cheers, Ade.

Hi Andy, glad you are OK. Please take care! Best wishes, Ade.

Looking forwards to this one. My guess would be to colour the wheel rims? Cheers, Ade.

Hi Guys, I just wanted to share our good news after everyone here has been so kind and supportive. Lez finished work officially last week on Nov 3rd. On Friday she had an interview with another local auction house and immediately was offered the job there and then! Full time and she started yesterday. Cheers, Ade.

Hi Tom, thanks for the kind word. The coaches are indeed Slaters 4 wheelers. You could easily add a different body to the underframes. Cheers, Ade.

Hi Guys, reading the latest copy of the Gazette last night. I noticed the Lionheart trains advert which states that they are beginning the R&D stage of a new loco, the BR 3MT Tank engine. Nothing on their website as yet. So no further details. I would imagine this would be a popular engine. Cheers, Ade.

Hi Guys, had an afternoon in the cabin today. I have been working on installing the Cobalt DCC point motors. I knew that the second point on the layout (which is on the run around loop and switches to the engine shed line) fell foul of one of the cross braces under the baseboard. Sod's Law. Thankfully due to the depth of the bracing, I could cut a slot out of it leaving about half an inch of timber intact and so not severing it completely. This was done with a drill and then chisel the rest of the timber out. Not pretty but it did the job. The other point motors are all ok and fit

Hi Ian, that is a shame, but they look superb. Cheers, Ade.

Hi Andy, I really like the 2nd photo of three. The eye is drawn into the perspective of the scene. Cheers, Ade.

If you do decide you need another one, I have one going a begging as I do O gauge. Cheers, Ade.

https://www.minervamodelrailways.co.uk/news/new-great-western-minks/

Just announced here via the O Gauge Guild show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0bJlOQFeno&feature=youtu.be Cheers, Ade.