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What a treat, Mike. I really like the weathering on the 37, and the loco actually looks quite in place on Cheslyn. I laughed out loud at the "bit of fingertip hanging off the bodywork" - well sorry, but it sounded funny. And of course only the modeller would think of saving the model first and the finger later :-) I'm off to browse your gallery images now.

Thanks Mikkel, Yes, I have to admit not giving much thought to my finger at the time. Besides, the super glue had sealed up the injury so there was no blood to contend with - better than plasters actually! I was really stressed about the 37 at the time, but it's funny how the minor triumph over the disaster brought much satisfaction in the end. The finger healed nicely too!

Not my scale, not my period and not my chosen geographic area... But I love it!! When you spend such time and care to restore someone else's work, it's no surprise that your own stuff is so wonderfully evocative.

Glad to know that my blog is useful to someone . Feel free to message me or ask any questions if you need any thoughts on how to proceed.

After reading this post Sasquatch was compound to tip out the contence of both scrap boxes and build the free seats for Dunster. Used srips of planking and punched the bolts thru from the rear ! Great!!

This is awsome! Hard wired to boot!! Puts my wiring jobs to shame. (To quote SWMBOsquatch). When I get the railway building built, fancy a working holiday?

Eh? I assume we are talking about brake vans? (I googled "luxury toad" and got a recipe for toad in the hole!). Looking forward to seeing that, Will :-) Couldn't agree more PR. Some of it deserves getting binned of course, but some of it deserves a second chance. Plus, it's environmentally friendly. Oh, and quick ;-) Hi Mark. I hope so. I finished the first batch some time ago so they have been running on "The bay" for a while. I had to sell them recently to finance something else, but the new batch should look good on a special train of some kind. Jim with the work you are doing in plastics of various kind I can only imagine that both rooves and coaches will look fantastic. The neatness of your carriage shed is amazing.

If it works and you're happy with the result I cannot see how your approach can be half-baked. Interestingly you say that these coaches are brass and have been glued together - many would say that's a half-baked approach but as they're still in one piece after many years of use it just shows that soldering isn't always the only way to join two pieces of metal. (If anyone wants me I'll be in the corner wearing a tin hat!) Paul.