Edgware GN. Now Bounds Green.

[Hatfield Shed]

I'm glad I live somewhere with environmental phenomena not quite so immediately lethal as bush fires!

Inundation now appears to be the greatest risk in the UK. Only twelve miles North of my Home Counties location situated 400 feet above sea level, folks on the Southeastern edge of the Fens are flooded out of some homes. Another twelve miles North and there's deep enough water to drown in at some Bedfordshire locations. (I have just concluded the annual kicking match to find reasonably priced property insurance, negotiating on the basis that there is zero flood risk, the house is right on the watershed, (flows South from the front of the site, North from the rear) great advice among much else from a late friend who was a specialist insurance broker.)

[Pebbles]

Just need a water pipe line from the Fens to Queensland. A bit of sunshine from Queensland would be a fair swop.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Australia is certainly a contradiction at times, when the sun comes out it can stay for 6 months, when the Wet season comes, it's there for six months, it's Dry in Winter and Wet in Summer and when I go South, it's the opposite, I won't go on about the animals, that don't like people either Although, this winter in Qld, I've only seen one Snake and that was on the road.

manna

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Time for and update, the J4 is coming along, I managed to find it near the top of a pile of boxes, can't find the splashers, so I made some new ones, now the old ones will turn up. I've fitted the beading to the cabs edges, said splashers and a coat of paint, I was going to fit the hand rails, but all my brass wire is .05, I need .33, so that will have to wait.

I also managed to fire the layout up, the old Edgware controller, had a few new wire fitted, just enough to put power to the Up & down Hertford lines, most of the Down Slow and Down Goods (Khyber pass), so a few trains were run, a J3, J4, O4 and the Sentinal Steam Railcar, which I found whilst replacing a broken cardboard box.

manna

[Chas Levin]

J4's looking good Terry and that's a nice Sentinel: is that the one you showed being built on this thread a few years ago, partly from a Hornby Railroad coach?

[manna]

J4's looking good Terry and that's a nice Sentinel: is that the one you showed being built on this thread a few years ago, partly from a Hornby Railroad coach?

Hi Chas.

That's the one, I put it on the Up Hertford line and let it run for half an hour, very quiet runner for a Lima motor.

manna

[manna]

Seasons Greetings from 'Down Under'.

Christmas Day here, No snow, No wind and no rain. Going to be 35c, a Hot and Sunny forecast, what could be better.

Mojo has been a bit slow lately, plenty of other things to do, but I have started another GN tender to go with the J4, I'll have to get a move on as three parcels of goodies are on there way.

Merry Christmas to everyone, and a Happy 2025.

manna

[Chas Levin]

Merry Christmas to you too, Terry

[Woodcock29]

Terry
Let me know when you're available to come visit me.
Andrew

[manna]

G'Day Andrew

It'll be early January now, not long.

Terry

[Woodcock29]

Looking forward to it.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

The kit built V2 has reached the top of the pile, so far I've stripped the old paint off and tidied it up. After a pleasant visit to Woodcock 29's home and layout, it's been determined that the center wheels are to tight, no play whatsoever, the center wheels will be removed and the bearings will be filed down, but first, it'll be repainted.

manna