Since my last update there has been plenty of good news for the 4mm finescale modeller, first of all
Brassmasters announced that they had bought Martin Finney's range of 4mm kits, castings and etches and then came the news that
Chris Parrish was making the old Westward / Perseverance range available again :-)
Moving on, despite the lovely weather I've still managed to make a little progress on the layout, more weeds have been planted which made a pleasant change from pulling the damn things up in the garden and a few bushes have started to fill out.
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| The S & T department had been cutting back some vegetation around the crossing gates following complaints that they couldn't be locked securely in place, when 1455 caught them on the hop whilst returning early to Kington with the pick up goods empties. No doubt it being a Friday afternoon and their last turn of the day the crew were annoyed to have the run home delayed. |
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| With the gates closed to road traffic the peg came off and with a toot of her whistle 1455 accelerated away for civilisation. Meanwhile Henry Stephens has been stocking up on coal whilst the price is low, no doubt he will make a tidy profit when winter comes around again or a sudden cold snap catches everyone out. |
I've not finished with the static grasses yet, a few more tufts are still to be planted and then I will turn my attention to installing the remaining telegraph poles.
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| Though the crossing gates have been in place for several weeks I wanted to work the scenery up a little more in the goods yard before posting any photos. |
On another note 2217 should return to service within the next week all being well and at long last I might actually be able to see the top of my workbench.
