Hi guys.
Thought I'd post up a few pictures of some projects I've been working on the last few days...
Also..
I've barely ventured up the loft for the last 2 months.... And when I have its just been to pinch bits off the layout for my shop layout !
To be honest, I'm bored with the layout and I have no motivation to go up the loft and work on it... First of all I dont like the loft, its dark, dingy and just a hassle to get up there ! The layout is badly planned... Theres no way I can reach the back of the layout... I feel as though I can do something much more detailed and to a higher standard, but not up there. I want daylight !!! I want to be able to reach the back !!
Theres a few roads I'm thinking of going down... Maybe an end-to-end type layout... probably in my music room (band wont be happy!)... And I'm even considering doing it American HO !!! Imagine that !
Theres other thoughts I've been having... maybe even a small 7mm layout.
Who knows... I'm not in a rush to do anything. But as it stands, the Strogaloft is not going to have much more attention paid to it.
So anyway, heres my current workbench projects:
Maunsell Southern Diesel Shunter. Just applied the primer before taking the photo. I have modified a Bachmann 08 chassis ready to take it. Its a Golden Arrow kit, and the modifications were relatively simple. Just a bit of filing around the cab area of the chassis.

Next up, a Genesis Armour Plate wagon. After building the 40T Girder wagon I fancied having another crack at a Genesis, and I must say, this one was a lot potchier than the girder wagon. Bogies were a pain, and I feel that the kit isnt as well thought-out as some I've seen. It also has 3 round buffers and 1 square one... that surely cant be right !!! But apart from the bogies, the kits are nice, very little cleaning up to do, and they feel good and solid.

Finally, acquired the new Bachmann 150 which is going to be weathered in just a little while !! Really nice model. Very impressed. Although my preferred livery would have been the classic Sprinter livery with the gangways at the front... a 150/2 I believe ?
