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Spotted this on the Modelbuszone website today. Plaxton Panorama double deck coach coming in 1/76 scale. https://buckiemodelcentre.com

Today we had a trip into York to see the film One Life. It’s about Nicholas Winton and the Kinder transport from Prague which bought 669 mainly Jewish children to safety before WW2 officially started. Great film, very moving…….with Prague station covering for itself and Liverpool Street! The very definitely European loco also arrived at Liverpool Street with the smoke box number 60163……..😂 We went to Prague back in 2018 and saw Nicholas Wintons statue on Prague station. Prague is also home to the Pizza restaurant with an LGB railway serving every table with drinks from the bar.

I don’t remember looking at the safety pins…..

I hope everyone has survived the Christmas and New Year Hols……..not much done on Olympia over the holidays but I did a couple of jobs today. The Train Tech city soundscape module is good but very annoying in a quiet layout room so I’ve installed an on/off switch from the DCC bus for it! I do need to cut a larger hole in the backscene board so that I can fix the switch in place. I also took advantage of an offer at another Yorkshire Modelshop and acquired a Digitrax DT602 wireless throttle. So I could operate this from the outside of the layout I swopped the Loconet ports so that the Wireless one was on the outside…….. ……and yes there is a 6B motorcoach body parked on the platform in the background.

The first issue of the new mineral wagon was for the Monk Bar Modelshop 60th anniversary wagon. HERE

The brake function works with the controller turned off otherwise it will try and accelerate again. I think it also has a latching facility so you may need to release F2 to take the brakes off.

I had a Quick Look at the class 110 at work today. The Motor bogie is the Limby type. The chassis and bogie moulding has been altered to take it. The trailer bogies remain unchanged. Pressed metal tension locks still. The wheels are finer than in in Ringfield days but do have a wide edge to the tyre.

Some new items added to the Monk Bar Modelshop sale page, including some N gauge Mk1s, HKA hoppers, Lobster wagons and class 31, 43, 57 and 70. In OO some more class 37s added along with many class 40s mk3 coaches, some Hornby Mk1s and Bachmann Bulleids. LINK TO SALE PAGE

With Christmas rapidly approaching Mail and Parcels traffic over the WLL is very busy. A class 33 heads towards Mitre Bridge whilst a Class 47 is enroute to Redhill. A Merry Christmas to everyone.

Black fives and two flavours of GWR Class 158 landed in York today.

My class 47 seems fine with top end speed, it’s on 128 step still but acceleration is good and steady.

The two final bits of backscene have also been completed, these are just the continuation of the road's and adjacent buildings.

The latest addition to the West London Three Wheeler Gang, Sister Tamworth has taken delivery of her 1965 Reliant 3/25. The stolen windows have now been returned. The Bond Bug now belongs to novice Nun Mary Whimple. Now then……can we burn off the Mets Rover 3500!

The latest addition to the West London Three Wheeler Gang, Sister Tamworth has taken delivery of her 1965 Reliant 3/25. The Bond Bug now belongs to novice Nun Mary Whimple. Now then can we burn off the Mets Rover 3500!

OK close but no cigar.

Split headcode with doors and no headlight have been done John. I have a Rail blue one….they are from the first batch and I think the second production runs. https://www.hattons.co.uk/182027/graham_farish_371_450a_class_37_0_37041_in_br_blue_with_split_headcode_boxes/stockdetail and in green https://www.hattons.co.uk/182028/graham_farish_371_457_class_37_0_d6714_in_br_green_with_small_yellow_panel_and_split_headcode_boxes/stockdetail

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A busy week this week. Our team won the Christmas quiz at our local Indian restaurant, The Parvin, last night. This was out of about 25 teams. I’m at work Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with a trip to Redhill for the Southern controllers Christmas reunion dinner…..there maybe will be beer…and Harvey’s too.

I’ve made a start on the last bits of backscene to do…..next to M and S. Main colour blocks, details to add after it dries.

It’s just Slaters alphabet. Painted pale green then the front faces over painted in good.

An update on M and S…..now with interior and the external walls are now glued in place.

It’s not been made for at least 4 years.

An up to date photo of the tin shed. …..and M and S now has its interior and the walls are now glued on to the carcass.

I had one driving lesson in the Reliant Supervan with my mum. First and last time I ever swore at her it so frustrating to drive. kangerooing around Bevendean Industrial estate one Sunday morning. I use Krystal Klear for windows, front screen will probably be clear Plasticard.