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Once Upon A Time....

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 Been a while since I've done one of these, so here goes.  Once upon a time, three little engines lived on their little shed on their own little railway. Stuart green .. and Falcon blue..  Duke was the oldest, and had been named after his grace the Duke of Sodor. "Number 2, was American, and very cocky. He rode roughly and often came off the rails." As you can see, much more has been done and/or acquired since my last post in Feburary, notably no.1 'DUKE' and no.4 'STUART'. Duke, is a Kato/Peco Princess and is currently in the process of being repainted. Sadly, a particularly poor can of primer has caused the cab and tank to become lumpy and uneven, so they will have to be stripped down later. Stuart is a partly built Meridian kit which fortunately has not progressed too much. I had the good fortune to know a friend who was selling off their OO9 stock and was kind enough to sell it to me. No.3 has not progressed much since February, but an etch for a custo...