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Brilliant work, and a credit to you. I would love to know where you purchase your figures from.

Thank you Phred. The frustration was worth it in the end. Next step is to get some carriages on it AND SWITCH THE LIGHTING ON!

Finally got a link for the video:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/165741652@N02/

Finally given up!

Track big loop prepped for running yesterday; Class 40 will get a proper run today - hopefully on camera.

Dad-1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:24 am Almost a month ago you were going to clean the big track.
Housework not one of your favourite things ??

Geoff T.

My eighty birthdays and arthritic fingers catching up with me Geoff. Learning that I just can't do it like I used to, but not giving up.

Class 40 up and running; major track cleaning today before letting loose on big circuit.

CVs sorted. Hope to be on mainline today.

D292 1024 x 768.jpg The need to attend to a number of domestic issues at home has kept me away from the layout until this weekend. However, D292 now sits squarely on the test rig whilst I struggle to get my head around the ECoS controller after a long period of absence. Got the loco running on a ro...

Class 40 arrived. Weathering rather more heavy than I would have liked (pic to follow). Now to clean the big outside track loop ready for operations.

Class 40 en route after delay for weathering. Currently being held with customs here in Germany; past experience suggests that I should expect to wait some days before I GET A LETTER informing me what import and VAT charges have been levied. It wasn't like this when UK was in the EU! Patience is a v...

Thank you Geoff. A few tubes of acrylic and an old stiff brush. When "distressing", I find the best results come with selecting an old, stiff brush and the minimum addition of water to the acrylic. The important thing then is to virtually dry the brush on tissue paper. Tedious and somewhat...

Still waiting for a DF from Rails of Sheffield on my Class 40 - I suspect the requirement for weathering is delaying delivery. Meanwhile, to help relieve my impatience I added this Scaledale building to the Clackwick layout after touching up the paintwork.

Thats it Bigmet. Yes, I got that - all wheels have power pickup; front wheels (only) driven. I will look into your latest observation once the Class 40 is run in; meanwhile, it might well take over the duties on the Brit heading up six carriages.

Thank you all for your inputs guys. Just ordered a new Class 40 (D292), weathered with sound for 240 quid export. I would rather have opted for an all-wheel drive model, but at 400 quid plus that's difficult to justify (to her indoors). Will post a video once up and running on Clackwick.