A lorra lorries

I'm sure I've missed a post about something significant post Doncaster. I'm sure it will come back to me.

Meanwhile the reorganised office/studio has let me make some progress. I've started with some road vehicles, partly because I find them useful to judging how scenes are going to work.

Unfortunately, it turns out there is a bit of a problem.

I can't believe the three lorris I've started with are to the same scale.

From left to right these are an Arch laser Thames Trader 3D print, An Oxford Diecast Foden, and a P&D Marsh ERF.

Ignore the leaning cab on the Foden, it hasn't been screwed back in place yet.

So I need to do some research on the full size dimensions.

I like the Thames Trader, the print is characterful, but it seems massive, whilst the Foden seems minute.

Then we come on to the ERF....

I should say I bought in on a whim in Doncaster, primarily as a mule to try out my painting skills in 2mm, with no real intent of it ending up on a layout

Painting it is a one-step forward, one-backwards sort of process, as seen here, but I'm learning from it.

As I'm also learning from weathering the Foden.

I've dialled the weathering down a bit since this photo, but it is going to end up posed next to the limekiln, so is going to have to look very dusty.