Now that I am able to get my breath back and start to restore my bank balance after the round of shows there have been lately. I thought it was time for a ramble.

With the lighter evenings and better weather it is good to be able to get out and tidy up the  garden, clear the blossom, clean the track and actually run trains. I seem to be at that stage with my layout when I keep fiddling about and not actually achieving anything of any merit.

I have just completed The Welsh Cottages from British Outline Buildings and I am pleased with the result. I am also completing one of George Turner’s super barges as a bit of a novelty item. I do like to make scenes up on my railway rather than just have the basic track and leave it that. My next move is to scratch build my own buildings using materials from  Precision Products (supplied by I & G Steam). I am a bit cack handed but nothing ventured nothing gained.

However what my railway is sadly lacking is some good signalling

So I was interested in the recent news items on the G scale Mad page about them from Martin’s Models and Roger Murray.

I did have some colour light ones from Busch once( I did buy them cheaper as they needed repair) but my old dog (sadly no longer with me), the cat and my own size tens meant they were constantly in need of repair and trying to  get replacement bulbs for them was very hit and miss.

 Having a small garden does mean that I have to walk over the railway track frequently so I am really looking for something a bit stronger. I run my trains using the MTS system and would ideally like to power them from the track and use the LGB supplementary switch on the points to change them automatically, as I already have a supply of these from my Train Engineer days

I wanted colour light signals because I already have all my buildings lit and I am hoping to light my carriages later this year. With luck I could be in a position to rival Blackpool illuminations.

ROGER PALMER 2005.