In a way this will allow me to get caught up on some other projects that have been languishing. In the case of some of the EMU stock to be run on the layout, they have been sitting part built and sitting for over 6 years. When we moved to the UK it was necessary to create a manifest of everything we shipped for insurance purposes. I whipped up a small database containing every loco, wagon, coach, kit, and bit that was to be brought along. I kept up this inventory and can say that I'm the proud owner of 86 unbuilt kits of varying size and complexity. I also have to my shame 27 part built kits. Surely this can't be normal. Do other modellers have box upon box of half completed wagons, or building kits?
I'm hoping this imposed layout building moratorium will spur me on to getting some of these completed.
Top of my get it finished list are 3 Heljan Class 47s in Cotswold Rail livery. The first has been renamed 'Joe Strummer', the second is 'John Peel'. (in the pic) I'm still waiting for Shawplan to make 'Captain Sensible' nameplates. I started by renumbering 'Joe' over 2 years ago. I finally got round to adding all the buffer beam details and starting on the other 2 locos. Once I get the last nameplate, they will all get a light weathering. These locos won't have any place on the layout but it this was a project I started before settling on the time period. Hopefully they'll find service on the club layout, if they ever get around to building a 'modern image' one. They've been talking about it for years. mmmm, maybe a collection of unbuilt and part-built kits isn't so unusal.
