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As things are still silly busy with non model railway stuff, I've only been able to spend a very small amount of time at the bench so not much has been done. Managed to purchase some of the Heljan cargowaggons when they came up for sale and whilst removing the NEM couplings, I noticed the had a bit of a squeak when running, so all the bogies have come off whilst i had them in bits and I'm looking at adding top heat bearings to hopefully eliminate the squeak. Will do a test bogie first and then the rest if it works.

Not much has been happening on the bench with a mixture of the heat and other summer events/activities I'm involved in recently. I did manage to make a start on a L&YR single plank open wagon though. Basic body was soon put together. Then started to add the W irons and brakes Using some old wagon axles to make sure everything was square.

Not much happening at the bench as its a busy time of year for non hobby related events, I have been playing with the 3d printer though and have printed this. No the greatest photo and taken just after coming off the printer. For those wondering what it is, its a Flatrol SB

Thank you for the kind words. Was a nice little kit to build. I like most, will probably have a box or a folder with half used transfer sheets in it and I'm always looking out for other items I can use them up on. I have to be honest, I would have got another one anyway, just happens to be a nice coincidence that you get enough on the transfer sheet to do, I think 2 models of each era, unlike the Parkside kits which give you around 1 and a half. Well the ones I have done do.

Here is the finished wagon on Thorne Yard. I've ended up getting a second one as had some transfers left over and seamed a shame to let them sit in the transfer box.

Added the transfers to the ZDW Conflat D wagon. Took a while to bed the transfers down, even with the gloss coat.

When using the airbrush I always try to combine projects to make the use of the paint in the cup, so whilst the 950 was getting the yellow ends, I popped this LMS 50ft passenger brake van in to the spray booth as well. Still has a bit more work to be done before its finished.

Now with added yellow

Whilst ive been waiting for paint and glue to dry i have been making progress on the 950 unit. using the bachmann 150 model with the PH Designs etched part set. Its taken a lot of work to get to the stage that it is here as some of the etches are either slightly too samll or in some cases too big. A lots of filing, sanding and filling to hit this point in the photos.

I've also been building one of these.This is the cambrin SR Dance Hall brake van that had the additional end parts added to make it into the ballast van version. I'm currenlty looking for some different buffers for it as the plastic kit ones look a bit over nurished on the buffer heads.

Here is the finshed article with a bit of weathering added. I've also added some instantor couplings and some pipes from a hornby accessory pack, when they sold them separately. I've added some instantor couplings and some pipes from a hornby accessory pack, when they sold them separately

I realy do need to remember to take more photos as I'm building kits as I always seam to miss stages. Here is the Engine carrier after the black has been added and the transfers are being added. Hope I'm not boring you all with all this flicking between things.

After a bit of masking up, And once it had had a coat of Olive Green paint.