An old school sort of day

 It began by reading this splendid blog post over coffee-

https://pampersandp.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-further-tarriance-in-hyboria.html

And continued thus-

Looked out these Airfix Ancient Britons from the shed. This is the colour l recall from my youth. Sadly these have plastic rot and will need to be disposed of.

Looked out these from the shed also and took them off their tired thin card bases. Wondered if this broken hollow cast elephant might be deployed with them…

I ordered the Airfix’s magazine below from eBay recently, it arrived pm.

Interesting series of articles from Bob O’Brien on converting Airfix figures.

Some examples of conversions, even mentioning Banana Oil!

An interesting review from the same magazine re WRG rules. The magazine cover below.

Currently getting the Minifigs ready for the tabletop and their newly acquired elephant too. I envisage them to be some sort of desert raiders , a thorn in the flesh of many.

And now for something completely different or the horror, the horror!

 

Branching out in my modelling, a wee estate loco for the garden railway. Even with instructions and an article in a garden railway glossy this is daunting!

Making a start.

Other stuff on the painting desk, plastic and resin.

Trains etc

 

Wee videos, just for fun.

The locomotives are working, thanks to Brian and got their first wee run out yesterday and earlier this week.

I made the mistake of using the above glue to stick some track to concrete. I had never used it before and what a mess it made. Will need to try to get the excess glue off the slab,with a  pick axe ?

The mess in all its glory. Nasty glue imho. 

Outdoor cucumber coming along very nicely indeed.

To South Queensferry yesterday to accompany my daughter’s swim and then coffee and pastries at Dune.

Earlier in the summer we dragged this large potted plant out from the shadows where it had been since getting to a far more prominent place. Delighted with the look but it was to be the site of some garden railway developments, time for a rethink re railway.

The shoreline yesterday. 

A wee addition to the Penedredfel Light Railway. A clue - Guinness.

Airfix Roman fort and figures video

A rather cool use of the Airfix Roman fort and figures -

https://youtu.be/8TVjpBUVICE

A blast from the past

 My Airfix pre ordered figures arrived today. A blast from the past , full of memories. 

On reflection l think l prefer the figures in grey plastic as they were back in the day. What do you think? Anyone else buying into these?

In the Duchy

 

The Hundred is back !

After and before track maintenance, no more leaves on the line.

An excellent read, would definitely recommend.

Guess who.

                                     Can you guess who these chaps are on the painting table?

Wedding

 A few photos of a memorable weekend which took place in Dunfermline and Teasses Estate, Fife.

All went splendidly indeed.

Part the second

 

The second part of the wedding, two days later ,the celebration for wider family and friends went absolutely splendidly including the father of the bride speech. A memorable time indeed. 

Time flies

The first of my daughters got married today, a glorious day. Time flies . As for the song in the last post here is a comment on it-

The song draws itself out to its fullest extent, musing on the end of a day’s play and a lifetime’s play simultaneously, letting these go only slowly and reluctantly, just as we let ourselves go only slowly, the eyes and the light fading together, the best gone everywhere except in our memories. The song takes us back into the past, a past once experienced but now gone, a past we would give anything to be able to re-enter, whenever we want or need 

Taken from below-

https://mbc1955.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/the-infinite-jukebox-roy-harpers-when-an-old-cricketer-leaves-the-crease/

Times flies indeed.

A lovely day with memories made well. 

And it could be me and it could be thee

 

                                        https://youtu.be/GJCqECUmx44?si=MR68ww_ywZ_7lxLp

                                                                                    Time flies.

Ancients

 Having a wee go at these rules, interested to see how they work out…

Anyone used them and what did you think?

FYO

 I am currently unable to leave comments here or on other blogs. It happened intermittently yesterday but is now working, or should I say , not working everywhere. I just wanted you to know why l wasn’t replying to comments here or posting comments on your blogs . Hopefully normal service will be restored soon.

Off the painting table - the boys from the fort

 Managed a little diverting painting-

28mm figures from Empress Miniatures, great fun to paint.

“ Someone get a message through to Captain Snort
That they'd better start assembling the boys from the fort
And keep Mrs Honeyman right out of sight
'Cause there's gonna be a riot down in Trumpton tonight”

From “Trumpton Riots” by Half Man Half Biscuit