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Despite a diversionary loco build Sarsden has continued to move forward despite The Lockdown. Acrylic paints arrived and used to experiment with distance and perspective. The engine shed has acquired a purpose built coaling stage based on Moretonhampstead. I have delayed ballasting until satisfied with finishing the point rodding and ground signals Then time for some railway modelling fun using ABS Models products.

I use Lincs couplings in 4mm. The 4mm verson uses an etched bracket to hold the pivot tube and it's an art getting it positioned consistently. The equilateral triangle is a really good idea, it's almost self jigging !

Hi Dave, This is all new to me too, returning to railway modelling after over forty years. For what it's worth, I think the expensive chips and all the bells and whistles are over-kill for most people. I'd never be interested-enough to learn all the commands - and seriously - since when could one hear coal being shovelled from quarter of a mile away...? Naaah. Some compromises would be necessary - but one three cylinder Gresley Pacific sounds much like any other etc. I still see videos of locos with fancy chips in them - with a complete mis-match between the sound and the speed of the train. Chuffing, overrun and maybe a whistle is really all that's needed. You are right - I think we should have cheap chips and a little PC interface to set wheel size and number of cylinders and whistle type. Nothing more is really required. ATB.

Many thanks Pete! And thanks for looking in, always appreciated. Yes the blog has been a bit quiet, it's one of those periods with lots of things underway but nothing much getting completed!

Time for an update as the Lockdown has forced some shed work of late...….. Firstly the trackwork has had a dose of etch primer as I hate seeing unpainted rails or rails that have been painted and the paint is chipping off... I`ve used Clostermans etch primer and then airbrushed a mixture of Phoenix/Precision track enamels. Then onward with some polystyrene work …………...and then some experimentation concerning perspective when I hand paint the background...……………….

Magnets?