Colonel

Unusual, to say the least, but all the more interesting! Fair bet that nobody is going to do an rtr version any time soon as well - though these days, who knows? Either way, another fine model. As for time off over Christmas, having hosted the family diaspora last week, it tends to be fairly quiet and having just seen the dismal range of stuff that the media has to offer am hoping Santa fulfils my usual wishlist of things to read, things to drink and things to make. Have a good one everybody.

The layout continues to live up to its promises, with everything well thought out and really well made. Seriously good trees too - well worth the investment. Like the angled LED lighting, which certainly lifts the sky and another step on from the Rice idea of one in the pelmet and another down the spine, though I'm sure there's some cream available for that!

Still me, but as explained in my Workbench thread, have had to re-register - hopefully only temporarily. The left hand end of the layout is gradually being filled in & I've been enjoyed getting to grips with a bit a scenic work for a change. The yard-cum-crossing gate is formerly the one on Arigna Town, while the inside of the loco shed is slowly getting detailed. Meanwhile, the station house is pretty much complete and awaiting bedding in. The pigsty cum outside privy is another Arigna refugee, though it will need the walls converting to brick The railbus is scratch built. On the other side of the track from the pigsty will be a small cabin for the ground frame controlling the entrance to the private sidings. Below are a few more pictures: on the back scene, I've been working on the typical Suffolk barn, with some farm cottages next door, while Shannon/Jane is starting to look quite at home in its new shed. David Holman

Ok folks, it's still me, but [for now at least] I have a new user name. It all began a couple of weeks ago, when I found I needed a new laptop, because my aging Macbook's Catalina operating system was no longer being supported & hence, no longer secure. Had it at least 12 years, so can't complain. However, while everything seemed to transfer seamlessly to the new model, I somehow completely Horlicksed logging back on here. Forgot the password [of course] and in the course of trying to get a new one, somehow messed up my email too, so the only way I could think of to contact Admin, was to register again with a new user name - hence 'Colonel', with the obvious connection to Holman F. Stephens of the Light Railway empire he ran from a small office in Tonbridge. Am hoping, I may yet get my old details back, but in the meantime - you are never alone with a clone, as the saying goes. Or is it a case of I used to be schizophrenic, but where am I now when I need me most? Anyway... nobody seems to have posted in the Workshop for ages, though this contribution is hardly exciting. Have some buildings to do for my 0 gauge project and found myself drawn to the old Howard Scenics embossed brick paper. Still had some left over from at least 15 years ago, but was surprised to find Squires still do it and ordered some more, only to find I had two packs tucked away in a folder already. So now I have four. Nevertheless, 'tis good stuff and is easily stuck to card or foam board with PVA. Colouring is simple: a wash of mortar colour [I use acrylics] and then when dry, water colour pencils are used to shade over the embossing - a bit like brass rubbing. Another nice thing is that the sheets are available in English bond too. David Holman