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Andrew, as the last winner has proposed the theme of "Delivering the goods" so lets have some nice entries from all you freight and shunting enthusiasts.
Closing date for entries will be 8th March. Rules as usual.

Accy Baguley running round it's train a few years ago.

5" gauge Class 55 ready to start with a heavy goods train (including two 3.5" Tich locos on one wagon).

RH diesel hauling goods train to the dockyard.

Brewery delivery

The annual potato picking season is in full swing and The LG&BR is running flat out with potato trains.

From station to customer....

The New Tractor, ready for delivery.

Ooooh, a Little Grey Fergie! I've always had a soft spot for them.
( Nice piccy btw )

philipy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:23 pm Ooooh, a Little Grey Fergie! I've always had a soft spot for them.
( Nice piccy btw )

Thanks Philip. It's a Hella 1:24 scale kit, and extremely fragile! If you look at it wrong the wheels fall off

Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 4:38 pm

Thanks Philip. It's a Hella 1:24 scale kit, and extremely fragile! If you look at it wrong the wheels fall off

Hmmmm, I wonder? Back in about 1952/3/4-ish I was given a plastic kit for a Fergie ( without knowing it was anything other than 'just a tractor', of course) for Christmas. My dad built it for me and the front wheels kept falling off, no matter how many times he glued them back on. I've never known the origin of that kit and all I remember is that it was quite big - although I was very small back then of course, but now I'm wondering.

On no! I contrived to get a couple of those as a Festive Gift, to do much the same thing. Most difficult kit I’ve ever made I think — whatever you do, don’t drop any bits on the carpet.

I’m very impressed with the chains, I’ve spent ages looking for appropriate brown string. And you haven’t painted it orange. Very nicely done.

philipy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:19 pm Hmmmm, I wonder? Back in about 1952/3/4-ish I was given a plastic kit for a Fergie ( without knowing it was anything other than 'just a tractor', of course) for Christmas.

That far back in the dark ages, your model would have been an Airfix one, which was their first kit. Got a vague idea it came into existence as a promotional model and as well as the kit, it was available assembled at one time.

An early example would have been moulded in cellulose acetate, same as the early Tri-ang model trains. Awful stuff, needed a special glue to stick it. The Airfix Fergie was to a nominal scale of 1:20 apparently, the much newer and a lot more accurate/detailed Heller kit is 1:24. Sorry about the thread drift. You'll find more details on Airfix collecting websites.......

Graeme

Ok, my entry;
A large crate for Lord Elderbury arrives at Lower Bench

Cackler on slates

Colourful shunter, with short train (still incomplete; posed in scruffy garden on a very cold day).

Wow! What a stunning bunch of photos this month. It's going to be really difficult to choose between them.

Rik

ONE week left to enter

Some good(s)photos there!