"End of the year"

Evening all,

November was an absolute washout for BRWS Ltd. So busy at work and at home, modelling took a hit, as did writing.

The shop will be closed from December 10th, and the website will be down from the 15th for our winter maintenance period. You won't be able to contact us until the new year - specifically January 15th - so if you do need anything please let us know before then.

I have a sad announcement - after much thought and lots of testing, I will be withdrawing our current range of A4 detailing etches from sale. Whatever we have left in stock, we will sell, and that will be it for the time being.

This isn't a quality thing or a problem with the supplier: it's a time factor, I simply haven't any to devote to it for the time being.

Thanks for all of your support the last year, and - though there will be a Christmas blog and a New Year's blog - it's goodbye from all of us at BRWS Ltd for the time being.

Ending on a high, however - I am thrilled to announce that the Bluebell Railway has sold out of its original stock of our book, Tale of the Unnamed Engine. They have received a further allocation in time for Christmas. Please support them and us by buying the book there.

Simon A.C. Martin

"A quick selection of Hornby Gresley P2 pictorial updates"

Just a couple of quick pics to show where I am with the P2. Cabsides are in the process of being modified to the correct cut out size...

…the driving wheels and pony/cartazzi wheels are now painted black...

…and the body shell is coming along nicely, with the resin lower sides amalgamated with a Hornby smokebox front and top upper third. The ACFI water header bulge has been removed and the A4 top to the boiler blended in.

Lots more work to do, but she is getting there. The big worry was taking the chassis apart and putting it back together once the driving wheels were painted but happily all seems to be working fine.

Until next time.