I’m much better at starting things than finishing them!  But I have completed those Gresley full brakes started under covid lockdown.  Decals, glazing, and roof completed, though I won’t finally fit the roof till I see whether they need any more weight to run smoothly.  

I’ve also completed a couple of Lehigh Valley coaches.  Although I haven’t modelled American much recently, I saw that Interurban Models were making 3D printed Lehigh Valley coaches, so I bought a pair.  Very well printed, and easy to complete, though I replaced the 3D bogies in the kit with MicroTrains ones.  These coaches will replace two Bachmann ‘shorty’ coaches that were pretending to be these slightly longer vehicles (and donated their bogies.)  I’m tempted to get another pair, including a combine.

Finally, something not on my project list, but one that I’ve been thinking about for some time.  Six or seven years ago, ESNG commissioned a Dapol gunpowder van in a totally fictitious livery to celebrate 21 years of the club.  We sold over 90 of the 100 made, but the last few were hanging around.  I decided to buy them and renumber them to make a full train.  If NCI can have the European ‘friendship train’, ESNG can have the Redhill special!  An easy and satisfying little job, as I now have seven wagons (and may get a few more!)

And here are all projects on display.  A very satisfying week, even though I didn’t get much decorating done.