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Been making buffers for the locos this weekend. Starting with short lengths of 4mm Square section brass rod cut to about 8mm fitted in the 4 jaw self centring chuck then milled the base to 1.5mm. This is a watch makers mill for making pivots and spigots. They come in .1mm sizes from .4mm to 2.4mm or at least they're the sizes I have although I have lost the 1.1.mm. Just run over the section all done in 10 seconds. 4 jaw chuck off. Buffer turned round now mounted in a 1.5mm collet and first part off the excess. Excess cut off Find the centre with a 2mm ball bur this will give me a good start later. Now I have turned down the shank. Next drill out the centre to fit the buffer head I drill only as deep as the base of the buffer. Now change drill for a .6mm and drill the rest of the way through the shank it has a bit of spit on the drill to prevent the drill sticking and snapping. Buffers ready for the bolt holes to be put in.

More progress:- Grassing, fencing, and flowerbeds..................

Like making endless fences for the cattle dock….!

Well, I found them - can't quite believe how badly I put them together almost 50 years ago!

I agree. In fact, once you get started on wagon kits the problem becomes how to stop again, so that other more dull modelling tasks can be done.