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Grateful thanks to everyone on the admin and website teams for the new look and features......

Thanks mate. Yes I had read that the U1 suffered during buffering-up due to the length of the loco, so thought a headlamp was essential. The gap between footplate and cylinders bothers me too. Originally I was going to add some steam pipes to the rear of the cylinders. Torn between that and adding some wrappers to extend their outline vertically, a bit like the GWR 2 cylinder cylinders but without the valve chests.

Can't add any wagons then

I could barely fit it in

Looks good Corbs, if ever a loco deserved a wider photo this is it!

Thank you Mikkel. I don't believe that I saved the old list. Perhaps, as people gain familiarity with the new system, hints and tips will start to appear. I'm afraid I've reached the age when change for change's sake has become irksome

Many thanks for your comments. Since I started constructing this model I've looked more closely at stone buildings and it's suprising just what variations in shade there are. I do wonder though whether when the eye takes in a building close up it tends to look at parts, not the whole, and the variations, whilst there, aren't so noticeable. Looking at a model the eye takes in the whole building and whilst the variations in shade are authentic, because the eye sees the whole building it may look a little overdone. The website Mikkel has highlighted has I think every photo ever taken of Westbrook. The one of the station in the snow shows that I haven't got the arrangement of the notice boards quite correct, I had this photo but overlooked it. I've now rectified this adding the small enamel notice at the end of the building. The photo also shows that battens were used as I guessed. The photos show ramshackle sheds tacked on to the end of the building. I've constructed these from Plasticard although the platform facing side does not appear in any photos so have had to make a guess as to the appearance, there must have been a door. I painted the sheds but stupidly used a Humbrol dark brown wash which dries to a gloss finish. The Golden Valley branch was an attractive line, most trains were mixed with a couple of mismatched four wheeled coaches. The 517's worked the line until the Collett 0-4-2T's came along and after a few new examples were used, 5818 settled down to become the Golden Valley loco. It was always kept in immaculate condition. Next job is the platform surface and a visit to Screwfix for aluminium oxide paper.

I have quietly followed your progress here and it has been well worth it. As Mallard states, it is good to see some video footage too which brings it all to life. Congratulations also on your MRJ article which was a most enjoyable and well written piece. Grahame