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It was a fun visit, you have a superb railway, can't wait until my next visit. I've taken your suggestion and have finished my load for the LMS bolster wagon. Here's a photo of the finished wagon. One of the things I enjoy most about modelling in O is building wagons. I must move up and work on a loco kit soon, if only time will allow ! Sorry to hear of the madrone incident, ouch. It'll be nice to be out of Winter and have some sunshine. You are always welcome to visit the BBR. I hope to put the lumber you gave me to good use tomorrow ! Cheers, Felix

GWR 45xx Prairie got a run this weekend with the branch goods. Such a lovely model by Dapol. Hard to believe models this nice are now available in O, and not much more expensive then some of the OO stuff ! A couple favorite wagons in the mix, including a scratchbuilt LBSC van from 1977, and the typical Peco GWR van which was one of my first kits many years ago.

Looks superb Shaun, really excellent work. The paint job looks good to my eyes. Lovely photos, I particularly like #3 going over the roadbridge, although #1 at the station is great too. Can't wait until my next visit. I've been thinking I should build up a OO train to bring with me in future visits to Queensbury, I'll have to have a think as to what that should be. I'll have a look around the OO kit selections as I rather enjoy kit building or RTR bashing more then just straight up RTR. Looks like the weather is going to clear up a bit heading into next week. Cheers mate, Felix P.S. here's one more photo I took of your hopper builds. Nice models.

Super fun visit Shaun. You have built an amazing railway. The expansion plans are very exciting. Thanks for a very pleasant afternoon, much needed. My mojo has been sparked, can't wait for the weekend to get some time to work on some projects. Here's just a couple photos I took. Cheers, Felix P.S. Thanks for the lumber ! I'll be putting it to good use soon.

The MR single plank wagon is now complete. For fun, one side is standard LMS. The other, lettered for my fictional railway BBR. Time for a suitable load. Back to the workbench.

Some Saturday Shunting.

A Peckett goes about it's shunting duties. Holding up traffic, on a quiet branch line. Somewhere, sometime.

A new year, a new wagon project. It's been quite a while since I've built any rolling stock for the railway, and I've missed it. For a Winter project I selected the MM1 models (former JLTRT range I believe) Midland Railway 20' 6" single plank resin / white metal wagon kit, ref # PWW1. This kit has been sitting on the shelf for years, time has come to enjoy it. I like the variety in goods wagons, and this ones longer length will break up the string of standard wagon lengths nicely, plus an opportunity for an interesting load, perhaps a boiler or a ....... ?

Looks fantastic, really nice job Shaun. The horses are a perfect fit for the dray. The use of electrical tape is a neat idea that I'm going to explore. never thought of it before. Cheers, Felix

First month gone already, where does the time go ? Just a few photos I've taken this month. It's funny, at one time I was so taken with the idea of timetable operations etc... and now I'm just happy to run some trains after a long day at work !

Just another quiet Branch line goods train, #7711 has the duty today. She's quietly passing through some fine Somerset countryside. Just another day in paradise. A slower, serene pace of life.

The little Peckett is ready to begin shunting the brewery. The driver will need to proceed with caution by the level crossing. Shunting maneuvers will require several passes. I'm sure the motorcoach operator is thrilled !

Most kind of you John. It's my first real attempt at a layout that has made it this far, I'm enjoying the journey. I've had a quick look over Canterbury Road, picked up a few tips from your post regarding the dock wall construction. Something that I'm about to tackle on my dock area. Your layout is a neat design, I like it. Will follow with interest. Best wishes for the New Year from Oregon, Felix

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Market day in Boxer Bay. Constable Jeffries is keeping a close eye on the stalls :)