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On test on the layout. Cheers Darius

Face on. I made the face using Humbrol filler putty applied to a plasticard disc. Cheers Darius

He’s a bit younger than 20, but knows his trains and treats them well Cheers Darius

Handrails fitted and lining completed. Just the face to do now… Cheers Darius

Been repainting a Hornby “Flying Scotsman” into “Gordon the Big Engine” for my friend’s grandson. Some more lining to apply and then the “face”. Cheers Darius

Back in the shed today - mainly wiring so not many pictures - especially of lots of wires, which aren’t that interesting. Each siding in the storage yard is electrically isolated and will be wired to an illuminated switch on a control panel so that power to the siding can be switched on and off as required. In addition to the panel switch we have wired LEDs to the bridge above the tracks so that the LED a nice the track lights up to provide a visual indication that power is switched on. At present power is permanently on to each track as the control panel is still under construction. Cheers Darius

And now for something completely different. Cheers Darius

Not in the railway room. In the bathroom, however… …and at Whiterock station… Cheers Darius

Special visitor… Cheers Darius

Back in the ninties when companies had “vision statements” and “values” we were encouraged at the ends of meetings to discuss with our clients the company “values” that been exemplified in the meeting. After one meeting for a project in the Channel Islands, one director decided that “collaboration” was the appropriate value to expound upon. Needless to say it went down badly with that particular audience… Cheers Darius

On the topic of QC/QA I recall a university lecture where the implementation of QC at Rolls Royce Aero Engines was highlighted. The system was called MAGPIE, which the engineers quickly dubbed Manufacture And Generation of Paper Instead of Engines. Cheers Darius

Once had a director emailing me saying that a “pier review” was required for a certain project. My reply of “oh good, does this mean we are going to the seaside”, appeared to go over their head. Cheers Darius

NIR 70 and 80 Class units pass at Whiterock. Cheers Darius

After sending an enquiry today to Accurascale I got an email from them with a payment link for the Hunslets that I ordered. Cheers Darius

80 Class on the up line at Whiterock head. Old and new at Whiterock station. Cheers Darius

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Another visitor. Cheers Darius

Built for a friend of mine over the past month using card stock, plasticard and Scalescenes stone papers. The guns are the Airfix kits and the figure is from Modelu. Cheers Darius

New arrivals. Cheers Darius

You’ve seen the Irish version of the Hornby Hymek… …now here’s the Heljan one Not sure about the nameplate though. Cheers Darius

House transplant… A model of the family home in Belfast that I built in the early 1980s. Now to be restored and relocated to Whiterock, minus the front and back gardens that are too far gone. Cheers Darius

Normality returns… Cheers Darius

More activity… Cheers Darius

Some Marklin (West Germany) diecast Porches from the 1970s. Cheers Darius

Current eBay pricing:- Class 201 River Corrib Another Class 201 River Corrib So between £300 and £460 on eBay. Cheers Darius