2022-12-29_01-51-24 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrWEST ORTON
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New arrival - Great Central D11. A good offer from TMC, sound fitted with lots of little bits inc. etched nameplates to add tomorrow. The crew are currently in a mail sack in a corner of a Royal Mail sorting office (possibly).
2022-12-29_01-51-24 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
2022-12-29_01-51-24 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile." 
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bulleidboy
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The 3D printed figures finally arrived. Finished painting this morning and added some real coal to the firemen’s shovels.
2023-01-05_10-01-25 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
2023-01-05_10-01-25 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile."
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A nice assortment of cab crew (Modelu or Hardys?). Good idea about coal on the shovel - obvious, but I've never seen it mentioned before.
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I always model the shovel either before it has been loaded with coal or after it has dispensed with its load 
Nurse, the screens!
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Barry, they are from Hardy’s - two of their multi-packs.
Brian is getting lazy in his dotage.
Did I mention that one driver has a moustache and two have tattoos on their arms.
Brian is getting lazy in his dotage.
Did I mention that one driver has a moustache and two have tattoos on their arms.
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One of them definitely needs to trim his nose hair.
I’ve never loaded the shovels with coal because it never occurred to me. Looks like I have to get busy. What a good idea Steve.
I’ve never loaded the shovels with coal because it never occurred to me. Looks like I have to get busy. What a good idea Steve.
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Some more 3D printed bits arrived at the end of the week so some painting has been done ready to install on the layout.
20230108_163018 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
20230108_170742 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
And I needed an oxyacetylene gear that go with the light effect in the shed.
20230108_163107 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
Then there are the ground signals.
20230108_170945 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
20230108_163018 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr20230108_170742 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrAnd I needed an oxyacetylene gear that go with the light effect in the shed.
20230108_163107 by Steve Mumford, on FlickrThen there are the ground signals.
20230108_170945 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile."
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Not something that I should often seen at West Orton - freight. Mainly because a mixture of couplings made them awkward to run. But I have finally got round to converting them all to Hunt couplings although the locos and lead wagon have Kadees.
2023-01-09_12-33-58 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
2023-01-09_12-33-58 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr "Not very stable, but incredibly versatile."
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The shed scenes are simply superb, lovely attention to detail great painting/weathering. The cameo on the buffers looks just so natural. Great modelling to aspire to, again 
Who’s 3D ‘shed clutter’ is it?
Who’s 3D ‘shed clutter’ is it?