Better late than never???

Well ... It may be a little later than usual but there was a thought here.... 

Mostly my life has revolved round some crappy job at work that well and truly "blows horse trumpet!" So not a lot has been done. Mostly I feel like I've been just tinkering rather than anything useful, but hay! Everyone's allowed to procrastinate from time to time! 

So this is late due to the lack of something to write about....I guess that's what all this was about at any rate!

But fear not! Out of procrastination I achieved  something!! (Shocking I know!) and it's in the order of this little block of brass now bolted to the cab,

This was before I have it some pipe work but .... Any ideas? .... Ill let you ponder on that and I may come back to it later.... If your lucky! (And for those with keen eyes. No it's not there on the full size ones), it just was a good place to put it, it's only a rough draft at the moment so we shall see what comes of it and I may make a prettier one later

So moving on other things..... Ermmm..... Now you see my problem! But no fear the old mans come to the rescue and has done me some more wood work!

 

I now have a trailer with decking, ... Or at least the start of it! It's got 6mm ply on top that will be stained/ varnished and had around 5 bearers in the frame under it to support it so that should have some strength to it! Also the front end of the trailer now has a seating place! 

 

Also me roof now has some rib detail, which is nice, it breaks up the large expanse of flat roof so a bit if a paint up and clean up and that's all done!

Other things.... Ermmm ... The Burrell is still on the bench.  But no new pictures, I've almost finished the tender. Needs some tinkering and son fettling to make it pretty and then it's off to the paint shop, same with the horn plates and smokebox , so that will be soon! Apparently I'm to expect the boiler in the new year, so I wanna get it all painted and ready for assembly when that arrives! 

So that's about it! Nothing exciting but things none the less!!! 

Till next time

Laters! 

P.s. that brass block is..........??