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Ah ! The sophisticated wit of the track gang maybe ? I saw a wagon with giant painted sperms. Not exactly banksy.

Chuff, chuff, chuff...... I've established from peco that the wire on the ratio security fencing is 0.5mm, so I can get some of that in in the new year. I'm hoping Santa is bringing war flats and armour.....

Track arrived from hattons, and in an hour we had ourselves a fiddle yard. It's not high tech, I'm relying on fishplates for conductivity and it's not pretty ... And of course, I then couldn't resist an ' operating session ' which I believe is posh speak for playing with ones chuff chuffers..... TTFN

Yes, I think that's correct. I've seen models of it in this condition

It's a great layout but I'm surprised you've. Gone for semaphores not colour lights

That's a good name and very fitting for that bit of London !

Now that looks very nice, I was contemplating getting a Dapol one for use on MoD trains but it's way down the list and with the fundamental livery errors, I'll wait and see if it gets heavily discounted

Not much progress this week. I recovered 2 peco points off the old baseboard that was lying behind the shed in our garden . Decided as this is my last code 100 layout that I didn't want to spend money on new track, so I have dusted them off and was about to solder droppers to them when work called me out - I'm now stuck in a hotel abroad. My aims are limited before Xmas as I have no days off now until the 25 th. I'd like to get the points and six fiddle yard tracks in place ( just ordered some flexi from hattons , couldn't avoid that ). I've just emailed peco about the ratio security fencing asking what thickness the top wire is as I'm going to need some long bits the depot front fence and that supplied in the kit is a bit meagre. Rolling stock wise - I think 47365 will become 47306 the Sapper . Speaking to fox they have added a Sapper nameplate with black backing as they think I may be right that blue or red isn't correct. The 37116 project will become the 37178 project I think - I have some photos of this one at wymondham with an MOD working and I fancy a 3 TG version . I'm determined next year to only have one loco undergoing any work at once. I also have a longer term project - I have a 47 chassis looking for a body, but RE the above I may well just sell it instead. Hopefully next week I'll be able to get photos if there is any progress

Looks good, especially the track, remind me who the track is by ?

Nice tractors Neil !

That looks good - seems to have reduced the spoken of purple ? I guess you'll be needing a few of these

Snowplough or air dam ? I'm not sure it's the former

Is there any halfords equivalents for 3 TG shades ? I'd rather use halfords than rail match

Well grotty corner is coming on. This is the angle you should see it from And this a close up, lager cans added near the car in a suspicious wet stain. Seems to be fosters and Heineken ....... The canal at the front wasn't a well thought out scenic break . I've put a canal picture on the back scene, but it's a different colour water for starters. I may make it a canal basin and have a solid break like a building instead. I can see why people use tunnels !

Now that's a shame !

Very neat wiring Pete.

The corner by the footbridge, next to the depot has received some work. The bright yellow fiesta - my first car- has been toned down. I've noticed it has no wing mirrors... I may try and gain access to fit people. Parked up in this forgotten corner they may be train fans, they may be a courting couple.... Trying to get some debris in. I'm going to attempt to make some discarded beer cans. That may well be a discarded copy of ' Fiesta' by the car The bridge isn't quite finished, and the steel trusses as supports aren't working as they don't block the fiddle yard view at all, so I'll go back to concrete I think. And of course the MOD depot needs the rest of its fencing....

A great machine indeed ! Pete, that photo is interesting as they are ex- Saudi versions.must have flown back for disposal. My database of MoD train shots continues. Just found Tim Horns Flickr pages- some great stuff around wymondham . Also found shots of trains at Wool, powered by 2 EDs. I'll have to see how the Dapol version turns out.

Well that's my last code 100 plank I'm doing, hoping to use something better next time. But as I hope to have snow coverage it probably won't matter much ! Strangely the Bachmann 08 has never stuttered on the frogs - the worst offenders I've found are Hornby 31s that seem to short circuit on the frog reasonably often - must be something to do with the wheel arrangement

Yeah the two wires was a bit of fiction. I just wire each section to a bus bar, had no problems with insulfrog points, to date. Keep up the good work ..... And of course all my points are operated by push rods so that knocks a lot of wiring out !

100m ! Is that DCC or not. My next layout will be more finescale, I'll actually venture into the world of electro frogs and juicers I think

So I joined the fiddle yard properly this time, the join is nice and flat. Here is some quality reading matter holding down the cork tiles. First loco across the join was 60026, this always does the honours as the fleet flagship . I always test a variety of stock with this sort of extension.thus the yard is a bit busy with 08,37,47 and 60 all having a turn. Also managed to get this lot done !

Kettles are very much like women.......hot,steamy and temperamental ....

I do hope so ! But it's very quiet

Sounds like this thing could be riddled with errors