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The loco featured this time is a little more up to date an EMD SW1500 she was purchased from BN and then checked over mechanically in our own shops. Finding all was well a coat of black paint on the cab sides hid her original identity. She was then put to work switching at a large feed mill. The I&a...

While enjoying an operating session I took a few more photos of my elderly Athearn Blue Box EMD SD45 4200 hp V20 engine. I have now added sunshades, screen wipers, mu hoses and a plough, not the correct one but near enough and it was all I had to hand at the time. The loco looks a bit more work stai...

Summer's over - back to work :o an illuminated telephone box outside the station. Have yet to attach the door as I am looking for the right person to be entering to make a call. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53257143578_18fa1bc59d_k.jpg IMG_1609 by Barry Clayton , on Flickr That is a joy!

Hi James - When Finescale Figures had their closing down sale (35% discount), I bought two or three(?) packs of seated passengers - all 3D figures, so pretty good detail. Now I have to start painting them. I have also just bought a pack of "1960's duffle coated" trainspotters from Modelu -...