TT:120 goods shed

 Falls together. No, seriously it does. There maybe a downside to that in practical terms should you, like me, have a tendency to want to bash things into something far from which they were intended, however, this is good.

This of course is the Peco LK12113 kit and this particular example is destined for the current build IoW project. it's 4" long and represents the shed at Ventnor West. I can't vouch for the size accuracy, but it certainly looks OK. There are a couple of wince things for me which are common to all the laser-cut kits in that there is an element of jigsaw visible. This one is very minimal and the only stand-out bits are the obvious tabs in the footing wall. though with some careful painting, ballast and some gentle weed growth, they'll disappear. One thing to note: the instructions state that glazing is included - it isn't; there aren't any windows...

Southampton exhibition.

 An annual pilgrimage to the coast to visit the South Hants people. Always a good do and this year the were no changes (aside from the fire evacuation of last year). It's very much a general show aimed squarely in the middle of the market, not a race to the bottom like another recent event and not a preachy pretentious finescale one either. One main hall, two smaller studio rooms and a handful of small classrooms along a corridor. While there were no real surprises, there were no over-expectations either. Stand outs were Tellindalloch (above) Skillybegs and Gara Bridge (below) all more for sheer atmosphere than anything else.

The downsides? Parking, as some creativity is required.

Show 8

Catering 9

Parking 5

Rucksacks 2

The Mk2 blog

 Won't you pour me a Cuban Breeze Gretchen.

There's a cupboard, it's untidy and cluttered and it hasn't been sorted out properly for 17 years; stuff just keeps getting thrown in there. It's long overdue a clean up. Except, trying to sort it out would not only take time, but would involve decisions on what to keep and what not to keep. A lot of what's in there is from another period, more than one period, and thrown there in another life, one before magazines and books came on the scene. It no longer fits anymore.

The easiest way to sort this out is to not bother and just to burn the whole lot; start with a clean shirt and work out what lies ahead. Burn the lot. Burn the lot.

So that's what I did.

New shirt.