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Full marks on the backscene painting. Looks like the gardener in the second photo is having a crafty kip ..... :D Rik Exactly what I thought, on both counts. :D He’d obviously been consuming too much of the local brewery products. Drink on duty, disgraceful! ;) The back scene was the work of my mum...

Thanks for the comments on the hand lettering :) I’ve lettered the tool wagon using vinyl to match my existing departmental wagons. 506D5E43-E314-4C39-8EF7-9015F9A549A3.jpeg The above photo taken on the indoor line mentioned before. Here is the end of the layout before the new extension: 60A938CC-AC...

Some blooming good entries so far!

I'm testing the parameters with this one. Does 'in bloom' mean flowers only or will any sort of foliage qualify? Not sure Rik. I have my view here, but I've asked Peter (BWLR) for his thoughts since it is his theme. Lovely picture BTW, this is shaping up to be a good competition! I’m ok with attrac...

It has been a few months since my last update. However I have been keeping things ticking along with various projects including adding to my stock of wagons. E88A6FEC-E901-4DBE-A102-CDC889CA215C.jpeg I’ve built 3 wagon kits over the winter. Firstly a couple of Brandbright vans that I’ve had in stock...

A very high standard of entries this time and I think reflected by the votes being spread out amongst all the photos. I’ll have a think about a theme for the next comp.

Peter

A RH Silver Lady with R/C is £2371 or £2064 manual new,so guess that would be a guide for a recently purchased example.

Some good(s)photos there!

A real shame to see them close, they produced some really nice kits. I have a couple of their Corris clerestory carriages in regular use.

Brewery delivery

I’m just loving that overgrown track Andrew!

That’s a good pic Ted

I don’t have much in the way of double heading action in my saved photos and the weather isn’t really conducive to getting the trains out for a play just now. However I will enter this still from a video I made a couple of summers ago.

“At the double”

Forgot to mention it is a Pendle Valley kit!

I’ve completed painting and very pleased with how it looks.