DOWN YOUR WAY LANCASHIRE NOW READY COVER TO DO

A strange week really, the weather so bad that the furthest we have been was the doctors and Waitrose. I'm hoping that Friday will provide respite and a chance to get out with the camera. After getting the daily DVD orders away the phone kept ringing with everything from the cleaners cancelling to the BT computer scam, really that's a bit old hat isn't it. I lost my rag with Paypal after the long delays refunding on the faulty Chinese scanners they asked for the proof of posting and tracking etc which I'd given at the beginning of the month. I got the name of the Chinese commerce attache in London plus the Swiss banking regulator. When I finally got through to a human in the UK he realised I meant business and before the conversation was finished my money was back in my account. I managed to pick one up bia Amazon for a £100 less than China  which always gets clobbered for import duty and postage to return when they go wrong. So it makes up a bit on all the expenses I incurred and only needs to go back to Amazon UK if it doesn't work.

I got the DVD Down Your Way Lancashire finished here are some screen shots from the actual DVD

After getting the DVD master burnt I turned to my diorama and got the first set of two rear sides of terraced cottages made, just need to repeat the process, it is always easier when you have completed the first this time my first Metcalfe kit, usually taken to be the Rolls Royce of card kits. It takes some putting together but looks good. I've another two similar which I'm going to compare for ease of finishing the row of house backs.

Next it was on with the overalls and dust covers down to go back up to the attic and bring down some of the material which I'd selected for more careful scrutiny. Lots of little detail from my first model railway in this house long since gone with the rise of the PMP business. I've sorted out on a large tray things of great potential such as many carefully painted people when my vision was up to painting faces and dress details. Quite a lot of Kent/Sussex photos I'd not put in the sales stock some quite rare demonstrators, works vehicles and pre war. A huge load still occupying the dining room table. I'm hopeful that I will be able to piece together more of my Irish photos from the 70/80s. I also unearthed about 150 packets of Mabex transfers, I wish I'd made 150 model kits and scratch buils to have used them on. I've ditched all the model railway stuff as I doubt if that side will resurface. The present dioramas will soak up all the reused items very well especially the white metal castings which represent particularly British subjects.

Church PCC  AGM tonight, in St Oswalds, evening prayer and then the meeting on the back of it so it meets the service criteria for Covid restrictions. On the subject of which we still remain at level 2.