Took a day off today and made some progress on the scenic baseboard for Roding Reach. Not much progress, as I needed to check out the log fire at my local around lunchtime. I think it's important to strike a balance between modelling time and beer time.

Early start at work tomorrow and so that's it until the weekend.

Anyway, it's that time of year when Santa starts asking about Christmas lists.

This year I'm hoping he'll have read the recent thread about "Freight on the Tilbury Loop". And if he has, then maybe a "Ford Pallet van" or two? Of course, if he's feeling really generous then a GF Class 47 would be much appreciated.

Having said that, I can't help thinking that a lot of folk will be away from their families this Christmas serving in Afghanistan. So Santa, I'll settle for seeing the kids' Christmas plays and having Christmas Day at home with them and count myself hugely fortunate.

Andy