Must confess I was getting rather bored of track tweaking however pleasurable it is too see a No9 run the full length with barely a stutter ( well most of the time). My thoughts turned to the scenic break a curved back scene had been rejected early in the building design as it would present too many problem in transportation and storage. A hard right angle was rejected as in my opinion looking worse than nothing l which lead to nothing at all. Traditional breaks of a tunnel (not on this part of the line and with its geography) a cutting not enough room led to a small thicket appearing on the edge of the board. The trees don’t stand up to close scrutiny but will serve purpose until I produce something better. Nothing flash here florists wire PVA/polyfiller bark washes of grey although later one picked out with charcoal look slightly better, a leaf covering of woodlands scenics to finish.
More working on wagons and lettering mainly strips and repaints of early efforts (caustic soda strips paint very well although beware of heat), the build quality of these leaves lots to be desired still we all had to start somewhere.
The news that the health of the resident wheel turner has improved caused me to strip down a Dapol M7 in anticipation, anyone know where the two springs belong?
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