Transport for James 150...

I am lucky to still be able to go 150 hunting for the time being - my favourite type of Sprinter still roams the rails in Wales - and beyond. Of course in miniature I have a number of examples, the most recent, and personal of which is this Transport for Wales example from the last release by Graham Farish...After 7 months she is finally 'finished' - the weathered appearance adds to the re-numbering, the result is a deeply personal tribute to the most mundane and workmanlike yet reliable hard working work horse of the network - outside of London and the South East.150280 is the unit that I adventured from Swansea to Shrewsbury last year and was an obvious choice. I drew up the renumbering decals using the Helvetica font, as the prototype didn't have the usual 'Rail Alphabet' style. This included the tiny car numbers on the sides too - luckily (or unluckily, if you're not careful) the black markings on the model become very very soft if touched with white spirit - so no damage to the…