20 years apart but both look good!

One of those days where the time to do any model making was, well, just not there! However I did have a chance to compare my Hornby Class 86 loco in Virgin livery that I recently converted to DCC with its British Rail Blue counterpart. 20 years or so separates the liveries and possibly the models too which shows just how good the original design was and how well the models have faired. I think it is one of those iconic designs that looks good in what ever livery it is but that's my bias! Anyway I just enjoy looking at them on the layout.

Another success - Amazingly!

Another success and I say amazingly because something normally goes wrong but the Hornby Class 86 in Virgin livery now is DCC chipped and works! I had it running on the layout hauling four coaches. It tends to wheel spin with more but these are old Hornby coaches which are not the best at free running.

I do like the livery and it was one of those iconic liveries that came about at initial privatisation of the UK rail industry. You never know there may be some more come and join it but don't tell Mrs. Woody!

With that project finished it is time to return to other half finished projects of which I have many! First off though is the Peco Manyways Signal Box kit. I had posed the various parts together to give the impression of a finished building but they need gluing together and some more painting is required. I have at least made a start!

And this is it!

More chips?

Well Mrs. Woody will be getting chips with her dinner tonight but there has also been more DCC chip work. This time on the Virgin livery Class 86 locomotive. Some interesting wiring but more space then the Britannia class loco I did yesterday.

All wired in. 

Not had time to test my installation yet as I have had to make the chips for Mrs. W's dinner! However, in the meantime there is a YouTube video of my work yesterday.