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It's been a while, apologies all round. This is a breakdown of all my modelling activities since my last posting

 

I've been keeping myself relatively busy a few little bits and bobs. My main focus at the moment has been track construction. This is moving slowly onwards and I'm hoping to complete the first section (photo below) by the end of next week. I'm also hoping to start construction on the baseboards relatively soon. The track is being built onto Balsa wood which will then be laid onto the baseboards. I will go into more detail on the layout in a further posting.

With this, I've been having a go at re-wheeling a few wagons. I'll be doing some more to these in the coming weeks so watch this space.

I'll also be making a start on my 12in Nielson kit from High Level this week. I need to get some wheels and I'll be all set to get going with it

 

I had a bit of fun this afternoon by adding grass to my little photo track. I also gave the rails a light paint job and am quite happy with the results. This little plank has provided me with many opportunities to practise a few little skills.

 

Finally, as a way of giving myself a bit of a kick up the modelling backside, I made my second trip to Pendon Museum on Saturday. Unlike my previous visit, I left my house a lot earlier meaning I had a fair amount more time to spend taking it all in and enjoying the scenes. I've now also signed up as a friend of the museum. Whilst I'm unlikely to every produce anything quite to their calibre, the museum will always be something to push me in the right direction

 

Below are pictures of the track for the new layout being put together, the photo track and finally a few from Pendon

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