As we enter September, and perhaps autumn (though a minor heatwave is forecast for next week), here are a few odds and ends from the Bartlett household. Once again the week has gone by with little modelling, mainly due to a couple of days sorting out all the toys for the church toddler group. And also struggling to get 3 Mobile to transfer Maxine’s mobile number, at the third attempt. A final hour and a half on the phone with three people in a call centre doesn’t encourage careful modelling…..
However, there are interesting modelling developments afoot, that I hope to report in due course!
I don’t often buy coffee table books, but I was tempted by this one.
It arrived today, and flicking through it I thought, “That looks familiar.” In the middle of the book are about 20 pictures of the Redhill area. Great to see my local area in the days of steam. Recommended.
Prototype for everything department #1
Prototype for everything department #2 – exported Class 86 electrics on the Danube.
Prototype for everything department #3 – get the Dremel out! Somewhere in the USofA….. A mid-train helper lost it’s controlling connection with the lead locos and the driver. So when the train stopped, the helper’s wheels just kept going….
Prototype for everything department #4 – building the Piccadilly tube line in 1906. Is this an early use of open-topped baseboards?
And Fiddlesticks….
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