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Progress? Well, it’s nothing that a bit of glue won’t fix. :lol:

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Managed to save (cannibalise?) the walling from the original lift out section, well sort of. With a little bit of trimming here and there it should fit. It seemed better than having to ...

Thanks as always guys. WTD - sleeper grime aerosol - a quick Google and saw it on eBay at £14+, but have since seen it at £8 ish, plus postage.

So, mission completed, track possession handed back and we are a ‘roundy roundy’ again :D. Now for a tidy up, a clean and run some trains.

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Thanks guys.

As a side issue, for once, and something I should have done from the outset when I started this, I’m thinking of spraying the track prior to ballasting. As I don’t have an air brush it has to be a rattle can, but I don’t fancy paying just short of £15 for say a tin of ‘sleeper grime ...

Well, as with the prototype, engineering possession will run beyond the weekend :o . This was the result of three and a half hours work; the bottom tracks are fitted and wired up, most of the time was spend adjusting the levels between the boards, down to the half mm, just to avoid a ‘derailing jump ...

So, as engineers wait to take weekend possession for track laying on the new section……

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…. a new acquisition simmers for the next fish train (a coal load and crew would help :lol: )

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The engine’s actual last ...

Excellent, and brush painted, inspiration for those of us without air brushes, and unlikely to get one

Lovely canoes, I’ve not got round to painting figures yet, but with my bunch of banana’s, hmmm

Some progress; the lower section has been hinged and clearances checked.

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As the top section hinges on the left, I might have to rethink the framing to allow the bottom section to clear, or just make it a fully lift out section.

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Fast progress there, admirable.

You certainly had the best of the weather. I know the area well, it’s stunning. We visit the hamlet of Hubberholme, just off from Buckden, regularly. In fact one visit I was given a pannier tank by our hosts. Winner winner