On the Waverley images thread the temptation is getting ever stronger to stretch my layout envelope back to 1966 to permit me to drop the fires on steam's reign. Developments in N have nearly tempted me to consider that as a viable alternative, too. So imagine my delight when a mate conspiratorially mentioned, after refreshment had been taken, that he was returning to the hobby and tackling Glasgow Queen St in 'N.' This way, should I decide to pick up any 2mm T&RS, there'll be a place for it to stretch its wheels. And now that the roundy is definitely staying 00, I won't be averse to strategic signature steam, if the opportunity arises.

Keen to turn my hand to odds and 'N', I've been trying out a couple of techniques in the smaller scale with a view to constructing their larger brethren for Teviotbank. Using 12mm MDF faced in Peco concrete mouldings and Slaters plasticard, distressed using Games Workshop washes, a few hours work has got a usable formula sorted.

Anyway, using the blogs as intended, here's a couple of throwaway images of my first take on NGQS Platform 7: