Despite more than one month no blog from me, I did do some work here. During these cold days I often grab my soldering iron and try to think of which kit I still need to finish. Last summer holidays I somewhat finished for 85% three vegetable cars, an Amstel Beer car and one for fresh bananas from the Fyffes company (nowadays Chiquita). For the vegetable cars I’m waiting for the axles bearings, but I brushed the roof anyway, always impatience.
Currently I’m working in parallel, the Dutch Lumber Mine Yard diorama and Handelskade Oost. The other project, Dutch Mine Lumber Yard, needed some track. I started to lay down the narrow gauge track, which is PECO’s code 100. A complicated switch area (three switches and a crossing) put some delay on this, but this switch issue is almost finished as well. I had to take out the piece and finish it on my workbench. Next update will show some of this work. Hopefully I’m able to finish the rail cars for the 1:87 Handelskade Oost project in february, so I can start with the scenery, which still is my favorite topic. Will have to see if I’m able to run these projects in parallel, there is actual no need for this – there is no hard delivery date or likewise – but I would like to own three ready-to-run/exhibit dioramas.
