A Old Projects, New Impetus

Before the house move, additional grandchildren and my mother's health concerns, I had a number of projects on the go that have all been disrupted.

I know the baseboards and various goodies are stowed away somewhere, but who knows where?

However, things are beginning to resurface, and some of the pre-orders I placed a long time ago have now been delivered.

On the return to Apa Valley/TAoC front, the Hattons 4whl coaches arrived. 

I have a couple of issues with them. The brake gear was damaged on some, and as you can see, the couplings were even upside down in one case. It's not really an issue for me since I'll be using Kadees. I'm not sure what I will do about the numbering since some will see service on the next Apa and others on the East Coast Light railway inglenook. 

Talking of which, this exquisite jewel arrived this morning

I think I'm drifting towards the idea of an off-scene sector plate replacing the three-way point, which means I can fit it on a much smaller baseboard for a quick and dirty layout.


And I didn't share at the time, but one of my favourite industrial locos arrived awhile ago. I seem to be building a collection of small industries, but I still don't know what my plans are for them.