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Finally, I found some time today to do some work on the line! Having Fridays off from college often gives me some time if I dont have any homework. Whilst I was doing the work, a big beast was watching over  :lol:   http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u636/PerrowMatt/IMG_6601_zps4d943bb6.jpg I had d...

Thanks! Generally its some revel paint dipped in water. Makes a nice washed streak effect plus some mixed up to make a darker rust colour.

Tonight saw some work done at last at Thorpe. The road section was demolished for the 3rd time. The 4th attempt will now be in sand with PVA sprayed black which looks quite convincing as a road surface, this will be built up in layers. Aside from that, 5 foundry tubs arrived from the Dingle Leigh Ra...

To be perfectly honest, not much has been done at all on the railway since the last post. Getting Adiela back at Lakeshore had been the main priority, taking up the time before the summer running season when we would have been doing some work. Today though, we carried away about a quarter of the spo...

Sure! Peter is in my area group so I should be able to get some pics of what him and Mike have been building. There is a lot more to add to it on their loco front, such as their 7/8th Woolwich arsenal loco.

Here is the Robey:

There will be a lot of Peter Angus ones excluded but one I can assure you can add is the Robey and Co 0-4-0

I dont know if this is correct but I saw something along the lines of that the plane had been shot down deliberately from a Russian ground to air missile launcher in a Russian ruled part.

Taken today Andrew at a local open day!

Yes sorry, partly my fault for not being able to find my original image. Here, instead is another one!
Sholto in the Sun

Andy, in a previous photo, how did you make your island platform?

Where has the leeky manifold came from?

Well after I got in from working on this all day, I found a little time to work on Bovvy. http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u636/PerrowMatt/IMG_4889_zpsa204befe.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u636/PerrowMatt/IMG_4890_zps4e5ed0fa.jpg This is as Bovvy stood after last night http://i1325.pho...

Well, a time comes! Last night I was kicked from my normal workbench in my room after painting a swift sixteen bogie wagon as my mum in the next room was off to bed early as, despite me now having twelve weeks off, she still has to go in to school to teach. I re located in the kitchen and decided to...

It is a bit of fading James. Should it not have any on for the competition?

Caradon simmering at Herrington Park Station

Thanks for all the great comments. We know Peter very well as he is in our area group and lives not very long away! This was one of his own personal locos!

Now for some photos from a few weeks back when I steamed Herries up one night! http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u636/PerrowMatt/IMG_4261_zps0fb2a88d.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u636/PerrowMatt/IMG_4264_zpse267c0cc.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u636/PerrowMatt/IMG_4267_zpsed1...

Yeh I get what you mean about the platform totally! We have a rear road (No 4) that is basically a through road for the larger locos. The platform will be slightly lower to try and compensate but something will come along

In between days at Lakeshore and building larger items, I found a bit of time to do a small amount of work at Thorpe. I brought out some of my 7/8ths / 1:12th bits and tried the sierra valley wheels through the points, finding some tight spots so the flanges may be turned down a bit. http://i1325.ph...