WMD - Woody's Modelling Diary

  Well after what seems like a long time - three months actually - the Italeri Scania 143 Streamline is complete! Not my best build but not ...

Today, being April Fools' Day, was a day to repeat some modelling that I had already done as I had foolishly got things wrong previously...

I was supposed to have a day at the Rocks by Rail Museum today but waking up this morning it was obvious that even if I went there was not a...

We are where we are is what the people in the balloon that I spot whilst out on my bike ride this morning might have been saying. Completely...

We are where we are is a phrase that a great boss of mine used to sum up a situation. Pointless in moaning about the past and the best way f...

I attempted to fit the front panel of the Scania 143H to the main cab today. Not all went well! I will go into details of the failure once I...

A great day! Clocked just over 1,000 miles cycling this year after my ride today and had a fantastic time at the Rocks by Rail Museum. Today...

A wonderful 23 mile bike ride helped me forget about the current World situation but did make me appreciate even more the local environment ...

This is not a spoiler alert for Mrs Woody that her car has been washed, waxed and the tyres polished up as she knows it has as she instructe...

Slowly the cab of the Italeri Scania 143H model truck kit is coming together. Most of the construction of the cab has involved ensuring good...

Sounds odd to be fettling but before I go any further with the decals on the Italeri Scania 143H I need to start putting the cab together. T...

A couple of hours to put on a few decals on a model may seem a bit over the top. However the decals on the front cab panel of the Scania 143...

Nothing to do with my personal bathing habits but todays work at the Rocks by Rail Museum was more ballast washing. I actually enjoy doing t...

Out on my bike ride this morning I happened to go round a roundabout and spotted the price totem at a local petrol station near a major trun...

The Scania 143H caught up on some of what I failed to do to it yesterday so it is moving on.  The exhaust and air intake are connected to th...