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Sometimes RMWeb is like a man. You can ask it nicely to do something, BUT if it does not want to, it won't do it, no matter how nicely you ask it. To upload the second photograph I had to put it on a memory stick. Get my bike out and cycle into St Helier. Go into the Central Library and use one of their computers. It then uploaded first time. I had tried six times from home! Lisa

Hi Ray Always look forward to your blogs - great explanation and detailed review of various locos. Great photography too - always clear and nicely composed. The Hornby D 8F is a smashing model - they really were years ahead of their time given the production methods and available raw materials back then. The improvements are also great - not over drastic but enough to bring it up to date. Regards, Mike

Wow wow and wow, superb job on the wagons they look so real the weathering is spot on and the washed out numbers on DB 983088 are great. Cheers Peter.

Yep, that's small!

Pugsley, True! I'm glad you noticed, it's spotting things like that that separate the men from the boys! I haven't got round to doing it just yet but using weathering powders like you say is just what I planned on doing. I'm waiting until the rake progresses though so that they look a little more harmonious when they are all done together, especially the rusted ones. I acquired another two last week (old RJH version so need modding), onwards and upwards eh?

Cheers folks for the comments. Looks like the wife is going to have to wait awhile to claim the life assurance! Regs Ian

It's very much a work in progress, but for a first signal box, it's not looking too bad...