The Fatadder

Didn't realise Hornby have completely changed the Castle drawbar, took a while to swap tintagnal and Wellingtons tenders!

Sat down to apply Intercity red stripe transfers to my mk2F RFO only to find I don’t have any. Paint it is then!

Time to do some more painting, 8 coaches to get a cost of GWR Brown...

Can anyone confirm the length of a clay tiger please? I forgot to measure one before I left for Spain...

An evenings searching and they still can't be found. Think I will use a set of P4 4500 class wheels in the spares box for testing, and fit the OO county wheels when I absolutely have to.

King no 3 is on its way to me tomorrow thanks to Hawkin's Bazar. Now to find a bell for it...

To top a rubbish day, fairly sure I just killed a sound decoder

Coach building plans scuppered after finding BSL ends instead of Comet with the kit, will have to wait for scaleforum....

Another Hornby Hawksworth break compo ordered at a bargain price, (but still don't have the GW thirds I actually need!)

Looking forward to picking up a big order of track parts tomorrow and getting on with the layout. Just have to remember how to make switch rails...

Finally given in and bought a Hornby

Just realised the new bogie retention bolts I've fitted to my LMS 12 wheel diner, are exactly where the centre axle should be...

Looking forward to getting back home from Sevilla to a big box of Collett coaches, and a Hornby West Country

Aim for the weekend - get layout legs built

Looking forward to flying home from Madrid tomorrow to a waiting set of Uktrascales and a 4575

Supposed to be making a holiday visit to DRAZ tonight, but wife coming down with a bug leaves me in the cottage looking after a toddler who won't sleep...

Mitchell Manor etched

Trying to decide what to build next, A30 autocoach detailing or build a cotsworld 54xx

At Euston ready for the 903 to rmweb live

Busy planning the extension to the layout

Just realised it is 22:51 and I am looking for collet goods numbers

finally got my 38xx set up with new wheels, and find another slight foul on the lead axle (resulting the drive gear seperating from the axle (again!) 3rd time lucky.....

In the garden with a beer and TMS on the radio, good times!

Looking forward to track building tomorrow

After an evening carving handrails off a Ratio toad, I hope a decent rtr model isnt too far away. Do not want to do this again!!!