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Love pictures there Georgeconna. Thanks very much for sharing.

Excellent! Nice use of child labour there. Cracking photos, I love the shots of the Bagley-Dewry. Perhaps a little lead weight in the chassis might cure the problem? If you take some piccies of the linkage perhaps we can be of assistance. Always more than happy to help!

Will keep fingers crossed Pinzer. I don't think anyone will mind you taking a few forty winks after the week you have had! I assume those GVT wagons are the binnie kits? They are pretty good. That sounds good. Weather is looking good for this week so it would be a shame to waste it. If I was closer I would pop round and help.

Thanks chaps. Found a couple more on my phone last night. IMAG1236 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1237 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1208 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1209 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1222 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1223 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1224 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1225 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1234 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1235 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Enough of the foxfield for now. Anyway, last night I spent doing some chores, but since it was so lovely I couldn't resist throwing a battery loco on the track and let it pootle round for several hours (just over 3 I think in the end). IMAG1238_BURST002_COVER by Matthew Jones, on Flickr There is something satisfying about just watching a train gently meander around the garden.

Hi Tony. I know what you mean about ebay, I have been caught several times. Some stuff seems to go for silly money sometimes, so these days I hang back. There seems to be alot less available compared to what there used to be. Never mind, I should be saving my money anyway! No wiring on my garden railway - they are all remote control live steam (gas fired) or battery electric. On my old OO we used to jump the fishplates/joints with tiny cable. I also kept it simple DC (no DCC) with isolating sections and electrofrog points. The switches were mounted on hardboard with a track diagram, and tucked well under the line so to be out of the weather. I also used to coat the back with grease to keep the moisture away. Sidings/loops were wired such that the switch would change the polarity of the two closest rails to suit whichever path was wanted. I've drawn a crude diagram to illustrate. loop by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Lovely photo's Tony. Loving the pointwork, and the mammoth loco! 3-way point and a double slip. Although I never used a double slip on a layout we did have one and I used to play with it all the time as a kid.

Sorry to go a bit off topic but as mentioned above we went to the Foxfield Summer Steam Gala last Saturday. I took some videos, while Dad tried out his new Digital Camera. Here are the photo's he took: DSCF0182 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0183 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0184 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0185 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0186 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0187 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0188 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0189 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0190 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0191 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0192 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0193 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0194 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0195 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0197 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0198 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0199 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0200 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0201 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0202 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0203 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0204 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0205 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0206 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0207 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0208 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0209 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0210 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0211 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0212 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0213 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0214 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0215 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0216 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0217 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0218 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0219 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0220 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0221 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0222 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0223 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0224 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0225 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0230 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0231 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr DSCF0232 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr And here is the video (once it has uploaded): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW6z2BtE0CE

More cracking photo's there Pinzer, and trust you to find something suitable in a charity shop. You must be able to smell them out! All you get round here is clothes.... Is that one of the Tesco Caterpilla construction sets? Could always turn it into the Vale of Festiniogg diesel. Hope your feeling better. P.S. If you are skiving in bed at the moment, how about a challenge? Fancy bashing up a crane tank? DSCF0184 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr

Thanks chaps. I managed some filming on Friday evening, featuring the now complete wagons. I had hoped to use Countess (so as to make it as authentic as possible), but she is out of action again after the bolt connecting the expansion link disappeared again. I think I might loctite it next time. In the end No. 14 came out again and provided a decent service. I hope you enjoy! P.S. I visited the Foxfield Railway gala on Saturday, and got some cracking videos of the trains assaulting the 1 in 19 out the colliery. Once I have finished editing and uploading I will put a link in here!

Hi Tony. Midnight? Its only ten past three here! Yes the Mosquito is another fantastic aircraft. We did have one flying over here, but it crashed in the mid 90s. Mustangs are great aircraft. Lots of those kicking around! Cor! Most of ours are made China too, and prices are quietly climbing. Guess its the way of the world. I know lots of people trawl ebay for secondhand stock, but even that can end in overpriced madness.

Hi Phil. You read my mind, but I was going to sheet over my other 4-plank wagon as that is missing several of the locking chains at the top of the doors. This one will be a standard coal load.

Hi Tony. Yes I have heard about the use of SPST switches. Yes the leaver frames are expensive, but I guess your paying for the engineering required. Sounds like you have quite a collection of trains from different countries. Its funny but I don't think I've ever seen a model of Australian locos over here. Have you got a big manufacturer? Changing subject slightly you mentioned you liked Spitfires. Have you ever seen these videos? Its the sound of the Rolls Royce Merlin that gets me, but the Spitfire is probably the best looking and best plane this country ever built. British aviation at its best.

Hi Tony. Its an Ikea cheeseboard. This one is several years old so we replaced it and I nabbed the old one. I think they are under £5 so dirt cheap and really nifty. The RH&DR is a rather good collection. Its a sort of oddity in a way. The diesels I think were built in the mid-late 80s, and based on American ones I believe. The beaches aren't always that wide, they are usually alot smaller when the tide is in. Isn't this the Puffing Billy? I think you could just fit a 45mm track in your yard... https://www.accucraft.uk.com/products/na-class-victorian-railways-2-6-2t/ Although I was out most of last night I did manage to apply the real rust and the developer before bed. Here are the results this morning. IMAG1198 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1199 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1200 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1201 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1202 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1203 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1204 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1205 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1207 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr The final chore is to spray some matt varnish on them, and then I can put them out on the line. I do need to add a load to the 4-plank open but I need to find some spare polystyrene to fill most of the gap before putting the coal in. I'm sure I have some somewhere!

Oh no! Pinzer! I'm glad to hear you are alright. Will keep fingers crossed for a very speedy recovery, and will miss your posts. Love the pictures. How did you manage to 'cab' Russell?

Hi Tony. Sounds good to me. Have you considered the wire in tube method? That might be one way to control the point work. Could always use piano wire as well. Might this be of use? http://www.modelsignals.com/sm_parts_frame.htm I'm considering something similar for my line (eventually). 30 cars! Blimey! I think the longest passengers trains in this country are about 15. That is alot for a model wagon. Surely the old lima one could be bashed to an appropriate look? Sounds like you have it all planned out. I'm looking forward to seeing it running.

Thanks Tony. The Battle of Britain memorial here isn't the biggest, but I do find it very moving, especially in the late evening. They have added alot to it since I last went (around 2001 I should think), including the replica Spitfire and Hurricane. You can walk right up to them which is good. There aren't many of the sound mirrors around. There are about 4 on the south coast, and then 3 on the north east coast near Newcastle. They were built after the first Zepplin raids during WW1. So as far as I know the engines are all coal fired. They have a small amount of coal storage in the cab, and have to restock every time they get to the end of the line. I think the Bredgar & Wormshill have a couple of wood fired engines, but they weren't running when we were there. The engines at the end of the video are from the R&HDR. Its a 15 inch gauge railway built by Captain Howey (a 1920s racing car driver and owner). Most of the engines are 1/3 (I think) scale replicas of the Great Northern pacifics (aka Flying Scotsman), but they have a couple of variations as well. There is a full list at http://www.rhdr.org.uk/ Okay, so before I went on holiday I managed to spray the wagons in the previous posts to GWR Freight Grey. I spent Sunday and Monday lettering the wagons, so here a couple of photos of them in "ex-works" condition. IMAG1181 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1182 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1183 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1184 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1186 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1187 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Of course they didn't stay like that for long. By the end of yesterday evening they were looking slightly worse for wear.... IMAG1188 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1189 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1190 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1191 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1192 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1193 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1194 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1195 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1196 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1197 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr The next stage is to add some 'real rust', and then finally a couple of coats of matt varnish, then they are ready to hit the road (so to speak).

My word Tony, you have been busy! Thats going to be some amazing point work when its done. Certainly complex as well. I tended to stay clear of complex pointwork but then my line was never under cover! I've just watched that video you linked to. How long was that train????? I hope you are going to put the correct number of carriages behind DL41, not forgetting the car transporter on the back! So I take it that in Oz you can take your car with you on the train? What a bloody brilliant idea! I'm guessing it won't be long before the first engine will be appearing. Really looking forward to it now.

Thanks Phil. I heartily recommend Sittingbourne, I loved it. It is very run down, but very interesting. I believe that it did stop running a few years ago, but it does seem to have a new lease of life. It was quite busy when we visited. I think they just need to preserve some of their stock better, but they seem to have a turned a corner so keep fingers crossed! I know with all that dilapidation Pinzer would be in his element.

As promised, here is the video footage I took on holiday!

Great stuff Phil. I've been pondering a load for my two 1-plank W&L wagons and that looks the business! Might have to pinch the idea....

Thanks Pinzer. Yes please to the pictures from North Wales. Kent was good, but didn't see much in the way of main line rubbish. I have gotten some photos of some alternative narrow gauge though. Hope you have/had a lovely time! Hi Tony. Thanks for the compliments. Cross cutting jig sounds good. I'll drop in on your railway topic - would be good to see some photographs. All my stock is central buffer. Most narrow gauge railways in the UK use a central buffer in one form, although a notable exception is the http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/ railway. Holiday was fantastic thank you. Came back very late last Saturday, and spent Sunday/Monday catching up on some sleep, washing, etc, and now back in work with a great big bump! I managed to visit two railways while on holiday, although most of the time was spent on the end of a bellrope (it was a bellringing holiday after all). I've uploaded the pictures I took here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/124355-a-visit-to-the-sittingbourne-and-kemsley-light-railway-july-2017/ http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/124356-a-visit-to-the-bredgar-and-wormshill-light-railway-july-2017/ I have some video as well which I will upload as soon as I can. Of course we did manage to do a few other things as well. Driving on the way down we got overtaken by this. I am now seriously concerned that Father Jack has a driving license (google Father Ted for more information). IMAG0975 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr On the first evening we visited the Abbott's Cliffe sound mirror which is located between Folkestone and Dover. There is another one at Hythe, and several near Dungeness, but this is by far the easiest accessible. It was constructed (I think) in the 20's as a early warning system for aircraft attack.The sound mirrors weren't terribly effective, and were soon over taken by radar. IMAG1163 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1157 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1158 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1159 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1162 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Here's the view of the English Channel from the sound mirror. IMAG1160 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1161 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr I also dragged SWMBO to the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-ferne near Folkestone. It's still one of the most moving memorials I have been to. IMAG1166 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1167 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1168 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1165 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1164 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr On the 3rd day we visited Hythe and Dymchurch, and we took the opportunity to fly a kite on Dymchurch beach. IMAG1170 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1171 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Here is a view of Dungeness Nuclear Power Station. Dungeness is the terminus of the Romney, Hythe, and Dymchurch Railway. IMAG1173 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1175 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr On Wednesday we visited Quex Park. The Waterloo Tower is unusual as it is a secular bell tower built in 1819, with bells put in as the land owner was a keen campanologist. IMAG1177 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1178 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1179 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Another unusual bell tower was High Halden, which is entirely wooden! 19748631_10102765449880068_3221326265916901237_n by Matthew Jones, on Flickr On the penultimate day, I dragged SWMBO down to St Margarets at cliffe, to watch the ferries cross the channel. 19780582_10102765451187448_4722400573801251987_o by Matthew Jones, on Flickr Finally, on the way back on Saturday, we visited Quebec House in Westerham, home of General James Wolfe. While there I had a brief education in 18th Century Warfare. 19959149_10102765451871078_2488406275411550282_n by Matthew Jones, on Flickr 19894849_10102765451995828_2901275664072848723_n by Matthew Jones, on Flickr 19748334_10102765452045728_3152978163092655232_n by Matthew Jones, on Flickr 19989758_10102765452085648_5879583389457528481_n by Matthew Jones, on Flickr All in all a very enjoyable holiday was had. Thats it for being 'off topic', normal train service will resume shortly!

After visiting the S&KLR, we hot footed it a couple of miles to get to the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway, which was conveniently having its monthly open day. Motive power was provided by Lady Joan, Eigau, and Helga. The sheds were open so like a kid in a toy shop, I went click happy. Anyway, I hope these photo's will be of some use, and I apologise for the rubbishness of my mobile phone camera. Enjoy! IMAG1064 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1065 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1066 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1067 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1068 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1069 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1070 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1071 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1072 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1073 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1074 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1075 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1076 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1077 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1078 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1079 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1080 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1081 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1082 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1084 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1085 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1086 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1087 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1088 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1089 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1090 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1091 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1092 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1093 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1094 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1095 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1096 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1097 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1098 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1099 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1101 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1100 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1102 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1103 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1105 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1106 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1107 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1108 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1109 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1110 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1111 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1112 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1113 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1114 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1115 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1116 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1117 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1118 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1119 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1120 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1121 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1122 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1123 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1124 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1125 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1126 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1127 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1128 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1129 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1130 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1131 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1132 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1133 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1134 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1135 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1136 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1137 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1138 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1139 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1140 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1141 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1142 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1143 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1144 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1145 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1146 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1147 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1148 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1149 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1150 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1151 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1152 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1153 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1154 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1155 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1156 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr The album can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153520539@N08/albums/72157683316350074/with/35683685162/

I know its not a prototype question, but I guess its photos of a prototype, so may be of interest to lots of people. I visited the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway on Sunday 2nd July, during their real ale festival. Two trains were in operation, with motive power being 0-6-2 Superb and 0-4-2 Melior. Both Bowaters coaches and former Chattenden and Upnor railway coaches were being used. Anyway, I tried to take as many photos as I could. Sorry for the poor quality, they are from my mobile phone camera. IMAG0977 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0978 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0979 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0980 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0981 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0982 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0983 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0984 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0985 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0986 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0987 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0988 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0989 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0990 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0991 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0992 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0993 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0994 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0995 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0996 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0997 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0998 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0999 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1000 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1001 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1002 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1003 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1004 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1005 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1006 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1007 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1008 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1009 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1010 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1011 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1012 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1013 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1014 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1015 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1016 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1017 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1018 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1019 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1020 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1021 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1022 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1023 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1024 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1025 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1026 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1027 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1028 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1029 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1030 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1031 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1032 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1033 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1034 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1035 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1036 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1037 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1038 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1039 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1040 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1041 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1042 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1043 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1044 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1045 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1046 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1047 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1048 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1049 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1050 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1051 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1052 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1053 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1054 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1055 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1056 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1057 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1058 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1059 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1060 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1061 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1062 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG1063 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr If you want to see the album (and higher resolution), it can be found at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153520539@N08/albums/72157683409230033/with/35852681955/

Thanks Phil. I can't use the workshop at the moment. Its a dilapidated asbestos garage which we intend to replace shortly. At the moment I'm taking over the dining room table. Like Pinzer I don't have an airbrush set, though pondering asking for one for Christmas. I use rattle cans and hand painting for the moment. Cheers Pinzer. Off down to Kent with some campanology friends. Intending to visit the Sittingbourne and Kelmsey light railway. Enjoy your hols, and whatever you do, take lots of pictures!

Another small amount of progress last night. I've had 4 accucraft wagons sitting on the windowsill for the last 4 months waiting for me to modify and repaint to GW Freight Grey. I decided to set myself the task of at least getting two if not three out the way. So having made the two sets of buffers, I then progressed to drill a new hole (to allow the centre buffer to be fixed), and fill in the original screw holes for the accucraft chopper couplings. I then added the pin and chain for the brake lever, and put a little bit of Gorilla Glue in various parts to make sure it wasn't going to get lost/broken easily. I then rubbed off the original Accucraft transfers with some 1,000 grit Wet 'n' Dry ready for painting which will happen either tonight or tomorrow. Finally I masked off the builders plates to stop these getting painted over. IMAG0963 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0964 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0965 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr IMAG0966 by Matthew Jones, on Flickr If I can get them sprayed today/tomorrow it means the paint can have a week to harden while I'm on holiday. Keep fingers crossed we get a couple of dry hours now.

OOoh! A place I have visited many a time. I will have to drop in and see if they have one. I too had a lighthouse, and very effective it was too! They do stop working after a while. I'm not convinced that the solar cells themselves are entirely waterproof. When I dismantled mine to see if I could repair it the circuit board and battery were fine, but the connections to the cells were very badly corroded.