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It does look very good - I'm not sure if I have room for one? Is it a Ratio kit?

It is. I love Ratio kits unfortunately they don’t do O gauge.

Would that have been the normal colour - dirty red lead?

Not sure. It comes in that colour. I sprayed mine in grey primer.

Yes, it's the Ratio kit with some homemade corrugated sheets. There was one on the engine shed side but I took it off to make way for the telephone wires which have perished in the sunlight. I just need to remember where I put the bits do I can put them back.

I need to replace the ladder as well - it's too fragile and has more similarities with a roller coaster now.

As for colour, I was thinking about repainting it - based on the one on the NYMR it should be black with a hint of extra black.

My shed has been (and continues to be) used to store a load of my son’s stuff pending a house move - the result is that locos have barely turned a wheel for six months!

I was out there testing one today and realised just how dirty the track had become. Unfortunately, I also learnt how difficult it is to reach through and over all those lovely telephone wires I installed last year.

I think they will have to go..........once all his stuff has been relocated.

In a couple of weeks I will be quarantined for a while so there may be an opportunity, or I could do some more loco weathering. Tough decision.

You have discovered a reason for not having wires on the poles.

Walkingthedog wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:08 pm You have discovered a reason for not having wires on the poles.

Probably would have been fine if I’d been running locos regularly but being idle for six months has taken its toll.
Still, never too old to learn......just too old to remember the lesson for any length of time.

I promised myself I wouldn’t buy one.........but Rails of Sheffield tempted me with an offer of the new Hornby Prairie for less than £100.
I gave in.
Will be adding a TTS decoder from the Hall class - Aldo ordered along with a selection of sugar cubes.
One more for my to do list during quarantine.

Here's me thinking you couldn't be tempted - You off to Portugal soon? Barry