Jon Fitness

has to realise, how ever many signals people want building, a bit more than 4 hours sleep may be necessary between 12 hour night shifts...yawn...zzzzzzzz

Having "The Specials" live at Maida Vale studios playing loudly on 6 music in my modelling room actually increased my workrate. Couldn't keep still though! Top band, top gig. You can't beat a nice bit of Ska for keeping the spirits up!

Having a rough evening at the workbench tonight, MP3 player keeping me going with some good tunes. Just about to lose it with some electronic bits and chuck them across the room when "Horizons" by Genesis comes on the MP3, a tune that's always made me stop and enjoy the moment ...1minute 41seconds later all is calm and I'm chilled out again. The power of music eh?

Hmph. My carefully wired up relay that enables me to work 8 semaphore signal servos from 4 levers is making all the servos twitch when it operates. Wire cutters please nurse....

Hooton Panel handed over to Chesters control, all up & running 0345hrs. First train should be 6J48 tamper for Chester sidings....

House/garage/workshop now full of cats/books/motorbikes/spares etc. Daughter "temporarily" moved back in. Pause button pressed on modelling (sigh)..

Humbrol Matt 33...not anymore it seems stir for ages, still dries sticky gloss. Rubbish ..grrrr

I think I must be mad.....

I think I'm in love with Lenka..

I'm going slightly mad..

If the atmosphere between Wrexham and Chester appears to have a blue tinge to it..sorry, just me trying to design and fit linkages to a model gantry...

In the morning I awake, my arms my legs my body ache. It's grey outside, it's wet and grey...

Internet and phone back on at last...only been off since 17th December...belated Happy new year to one and all!

Internet and phone back on at last...only been off since 17th December...belated Happy new year to one and all!

Internet and phone back on properly at last...only been off since 17th December..Happy new year.

Is (rather strangely) wishing MOK would produce 7mm scale signal kits to match their locos..

is a bit short of platform space today.

is at work, on nights, suddenly for no apparent reason thought of Creamola Foam and has just found out it's still available. Weird..

is back on the 7mm signals....and may be building some....colour lights. I'll have keep a semaphore on the go just in case I feel unclean...

is back on the 7mm signals....and may be building some....colour lights. I'll have to keep a semaphore on the go just in case I feel unclean...

is back on the U/Qs again!

is back to building a 7mm scale bus kit

is busy trying to win at "trains chess" with ATWs units at Chester...I think ATW is winning though

is distinctly underwhelmed by the Hornby announcements...no 0 gauge at all....

is fed up of so called matt black paint drying satin or even gloss even after stirring it for ages...had to cheat and add some talc to get it to dry matt.