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The Red Arrows display got put up today…….

The Shannon is a brand new kit for Airfix. We have a set of decals for every ship at work. It’ll probably end up as the Whitby one.

Latest bit of homework from Monkbar Modelshop is this………I’ll be getting a Shackleton in the post soon 😂 ( see Mid Cornwall lines ).

So today I’ve made a start on moulding some more Ferry van vents. The mould box is just some scraps of 40 thou plasticard. The original etches have been superglued to 5thou plastic as a backing and then mounted in the box with double sided tape to stop them moving. 12 hours later I might have a silicon mould to poor the resin in.

Not much modelling done this week for myself….but the shop has benefited. The Olympigs set went into the shop window today with the Pole vaulter added. I’ve also made my first Airfix kit in probably 35 years…. a BAE Hawk for a Red Arrows display.

…then there was three. Apart from some detail painting the third Metrobus is now complete.

With the Olympics fast approaching I got asked to do / volunteered to do the groundwork for the shop window display. As always the trusty PECO Pigs will be at the forefront.

Brighton MRC will be having its 44th annual exhibition on Sat 16th November and Sunday 17th November 2024. Patcham community centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton BN1 8TA Open 1000 to 1700 ( 1600 Sunday). Adults £5 Seniors £4 Child £3 Family £12 (2 Adults and 2 children) Bus routes 5, 5A and 52 stop nearby with route 5B a bit further away. Free parking on site and in the adjacent streets. Layouts Loftus Rd - Based on Kensington Olympia, OO current railway scene. RMweb favourite. Worthing MRC. Lyme Regis - N gauge - Paul Lovesay. Hanton Tarrant - 3mm based on Littlehampton area. Paul Hopkins. Summer Springs on the New Cut - OO transition period. Andrew Knights. Westhay - OO9, Welsh Narrow gauge. Phil Gardner. Marley Potts and Witherwack sidings - OO Sunderland area transition period. Ian Forsyth. Traders Roger Jones P&E Fox Andy Dean Julian Bowden Brighton MRC Societies VERA Tram 53 NSE Displays BHSMLE Meccano - Guy Loveridge. Our world famous refreshments will be available throughout the weekend. More exhibits to be added when details finalised.

Yorkshire area NGS meeting today. Got a little bit done on the second FS ferry van…..I’m now down to my last eight etched ventilators so will have to bite the bullet and make a mould to do some more in resin. My sound fitted class 31 had a run out with a train of TTA tanks. The last of my Atlantean to Metrobus conversions had its finally spray paint added for the destination blinds and grill….just needs t some varnish before making up the windows and doors for spraying. The red has been applied over white undercoat which I used for the top deck….the other two buses are red on grey primer…..big difference.

Hornby have a good license for Ford as the Vanguards range is almost entirely Ford but the ODC announcement for these four n gauge cars predates the Hornby takeover. It would be good if the ODC British Leyland range was shrunk down too. Princess, Allegro saloon, Austin 1100/1300, Metro, Maxi, Landcrab, Maestro, Montego,….even the Triumph 2000 and Rover 2000, SD1 etc.

I may well do….this was intended to be Terrys Capri from Minder…although I think he started with a Mk1….ill have to check. Mk1 Fiesta and Mk2 Escort yet to come from ODC….along with a second colour for all four Fords.

After a long wait the ODC Mk5 Ford Cortina and Mk3 Ford Capri are available. I’ll post some pictures later. The wheels are a big improvement on the tractor tyres fitted to the Mk3 Cortina….and many others.

Quite a lot of additional sale items at Monkbar Model shop in York. https://www.monkbarmodelshop.co.uk/sale-c235

I’ve done nothing to the layout or any further fiddling with the Hastings DEMU for the past week or so because we’ve been on holiday again! Lisbon this time….so a few trams, funicular trams metro and trains travelled on. The famous tram route no28 started more or less outside our hotel.