The Secret Can Be Told

If you've been reading this blog over the last couple of months you may recall I have started work on building a second model of the NWNGR replica carriage 24.I never did say why, and that was quite deliberate. Because I was keeping a secret.A few months ago Himself and I were approached by a director of the FR Company - the world's oldest independent railway company, as I'm sure you know - and told about a plan to present a gift to the outgoing chairman, Dr John Prideaux, featuring 4mm / 009 models of some of the heritage rolling stock he has played a major role in restoring / recreating.The snag was while it was simple to buy models of Welsh Pony and the 'Curly Roofed Van' there was no readily available model of 24.Could we make another to be part of the presentation?We said we'd be delighted to help, of course, but there was no way we'd be able to turn it round in a matter of a few weeks.However, as lifetime supporters of the railway, we felt we should assist in anyway we could, so…