Adrian Stevenson

Carriages are nicely decked out. Picture taken while going through the tunnel.

That’s right, so glad to see her today . Now at Cheltenham station.

Link to a short video on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmv2tajJOY5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Motive power for this trip is GWR 2-8-0 tank engine 4270. Very impressive rebuild station from nothing.

Hi Guys, traveled down yesterday to Broadway. Staying at the caravan and motorhome club site right next door to the station. Not a great journey down as an idiot in a VW van towing a caravan drove into the back of us. Back end of the van damaged but drivable. We were in nose to tail stop start traffic. So looking forward to a happier day today. Photos to follow. Cheers, Ade.

Have you tried here? https://hmrs.org.uk/transfers.html Cheers, Ade.

Don’t know if you have bought one yet but I have a Gaugemaster 100m controller for sale.

Yes the Ellis Clarke ones 👍

I have fitted a working buckeye coupling to mine and to my A3 corridor tender. Looks good and makes life much easier.

I can highly recommend it. I bought a copy at Warley. Usual disclaimer applies. Cheers, Ade.

Yes thanks. I picked up a copy a Warley the other week. Very good book. Cheers, Ade.

The van is a Kernow model shop exclusive. Have a look here: https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/77949/K7010F-Kernow-Models-LSWR-Diag-1410-Covered-Van---SR-Brown No connection usual disclaimer applies. Cheers, Ade.

Working ok now 👍

My LSWR pattern covered van has arrived safely. Very pleased with it. Cheers, Ade.

Mine has arrived safely too. As stated very well packaged. Very pleased with it. Cheers, Ade.

Hi Oliver, sounds great. Have a look at my layout thread if you have not already seen it? The size you have available is only a foot shorter than mine in length while the width is the same. I have a five foot traverser and the rest is scenic. Cheers, Ade.

Thank you but my secret to shading is really very simple. When painting 1/100th scale WW2 wargames figures and tanks I was introduced to a shading wash marketed by Citadel paints. As they make paints designed for the fantasy wargames market the colours all have weird names! The one I use is called “Agrax Earthshade”. It is a very thin water based dark brown wash of watery consistency. Take a brush full of this and paint it all over the figure. It will run into all the details on the figure such as the folds in the clothes. As the wash is so thin capillary action does most of the work. If there is too much you just touch it with an unloaded brush and that will suck it up. Naturally it will darken the overall base colour so allow for that when initially painting your figure. If desired you can dry brush the highlights in a lighter shade of the base colour to make the tops of any creases in the clothes stand out like the light is hitting them. This shading wash is also great for weathering locos such as on bufferbeams where it will accumulate around any rivet detail. Also great on wagons where it will run between planks etc. Cheers, Ade.

The link is coming up as private for me?

Great thanks!

This looks absolutely superb. I did not realise the dimensions of the shed differed to drawings. Thanks for that. Which make of stone sheets did you use? The look a good match to the shed in reality. Cheers, Ade.

Some more figures painted today and fitted to the London Transport Pannier tank engine L94.

Not me, but in my wife’s case being forced by her employer to use part of her annual leave entitlement to cover the days the company is closed over Christmas and New Year. She said she would rather take the time off unpaid. No, got to use your annual leave days. Much sooner take these days off in summer when the weather is decent, not in cold and miserable December where you cannot do anything.

Best wishes to everyone. Cheers, Ade.

One very comfortable cat. Patch relaxing tonight on a heated fur blanket. Good job he is not spoilt 😂