Woody meets a blog reader!

A day at the Rocks by Rail Museum today but lets talk Tiger tank kit building first where the steps towards getting it finished have become somewhat glacial in speed! However, it is not always about the speed, but about the journey itself. Just wish this one was a bit more interesting at the moment! The bow gun has been painted and is in place and the clear vision block for the drivers position is in place.

To help in the painting process and to try to avoid painting the clear vision block and blasting paint over the bow gun I have just hand brushed some base colour around the required places. Whether it works or not is something I will find out later! 

Meanwhile at the Rocks by Rail Museum, things are looking very autumnal with fading greenery, a low sun and long shadows. But on a day like today there was no better place to be! 

And interestingly I met someone who reads this blog! That was a surprise to me, both that someone other than Mrs. Woody and Mr. Beecham reads it and to actually have met them! A great chat was had and thank you Margaret for taking the time to read my ramblings!

The Museum played host today to a short commemoration alongside locomotive Singapore of the allied losses suffered when two Japanese Hell Ships were sunk. You can read more about that on the museum website by clicking here! For me a poignant moment as my Uncle was captured in Singapore during WW2.

As always, white orchids were laid by thoose present and the poem below tells why.

The work of the museum does of course continue and Alex is still making progress on Ketton No1 having moved onto painting the engine bay and all the ancillaries. It is somewhat concerning in my mind that he may finish painting this loco before I get my Tiger kit finished!

For me, the grass never stops growing so it was a day of mowing! How unusual!