4mm Scale Woodlands Concrete Lamp Posts.

 These have a pedigree which I am particularly fond of- strange thing to say about a lamp post I hear you say-bear with me.
I have forgotten how long I have had these but they were always destined to be planted somewhere special.
I ordered these castings unaware that Albert Goodall had passed away. I had previously obtained castings for Bullied Pacifics and some cast fencing, the order was always accompanied with a personal note from Albert which I still have.

His widow, Shirley rang me apologising that some of the items I had ordered were no longer available- these werethe gas lamps shown.
Anyway, to cut a story short, Shirley said she had some which Albert had already painted for his own use, would I be interested in them- you can guess the answer. Hence they have a sentimental value and hope I can do them justice on Woodlands.

4mm Woodlands is back in the workshop.

 It is about time that Woodlands was brought out of storage and re-started.
It has fared rather well during its enforced sojourn into the comparative luxury of a nice warm bedroom accompanied by a few vintage Pirelli and Avon (tyres) calenders.

 So- a few shots of some of the finer points- I must admit that I am very pleased with the station building and staff.
The Thumper and 02 will be regular visitors as this will be a short train layout- after all it is only 5ft 4inches of scenic space.

So with the trestles with beams supporting the layout, at leastthat has proved that the system works.
The other upside is that the layout is fully wired so no electrickery to do-where did I put the transformer?

009-Second clue!

A few days ago I gave a teaser of what layout would be next- here is another.
An Austin fire tender in RAF colours- I have added Fred to the passenger seat just to give a bit of individuallity otherwise it just needs a dust over with matt varnish to complete.

4mm Scale Montys Models loco crew.

This is one of the excellent Montys Models loco drivers.
After undercoating, the exposed skin parts were painted followed by a workworn shirt and tie-red of course-then the clothes were attempted.
I am particularly pleased with how these have come out. Using Vallejo acrylics the basic blue overalls were first applied followed by a dry brushing of darker blue, grey and matt black.
Comments on how this has turned out would be appreciated-rose tinted glasses can be deceptive!

Unknown loco type.

 Hope fully some king soul can advise what type of loco this model is based on.
I bought it as a runner with a Graham Farish-by Bachmann- chassis.
A bit of fettling was needed to get the chassis to fit correctly and sit at the correct height. But now it runs well and once a crew is fitted plus a couple of additional parts then it will fit in with other stock on Hillbrow.

009 Manning Wardle 2-6-2 Loco for Woody Lane.

 This beautifully made Manning Wardle loco has been made from a white metal kit and rides on a modified Minitrix chassis.
Currently named Magpie, I did have the opportunity to buy her sister loco but thought I would wait for the Heljan offering to appear once their production issues were solved.
So- this one is too big for Hillbrow so another layout-Woody Lane is currently at the design and pattern making stage- really how can I make this work with plywood and 2x1 timber!
I hope you will agree that this is  a well made attractive looking loco.

3mm Adams Radial.

Well,since buying this kit from Branchlines at Warley a couple of years ago, I had a go at building it but in the end asked my good mate Colin to complete.
This he has done and I now have a superb model. It needs lining and numbering which I will do all in good time for the completion of a Southern Region 3mm layout-East Boldre.