We're nearly there, ballasting next, then a final wheel clean and lubrication... and the decals.

Thank you! I've learnt a lot while building this railcar. I'll discuss about it on a dedicated video.

Grazie, ora devo zavorrare il telaio e siamo pronti per il collaudo!

The visiting card comes from a box load of them, collect in nearly 20 years. I was about to throw them into my paper bin one day and then I told myself they could be useful for modelling work.

@@patricksmodels I thought it is a joke, sorry. Interesting story, anyway. :)

@@Cristake1974 I was joking, I deal with notaries, lawyers and other such characters in my profession and they seem to fuel my sarcastic nature 😅 Public administration is another source of sarcasm, I used a couple of visiting cards of two regional government directors to level a set of points on the layout and I remember remarking to myself that these two were finally doing something really useful through their visiting cards. Souvenirs of some interpreting service in Venice many years ago.

@@patricksmodels Oh, I see. Probably the public administration, lawyers and other such professionals are a source of humor everywhere on Earth. In Romania, the quality of politicians and state rulers constantly decreased since 1990, in fact it was never too good after 1947, almost daily some idiot appears in media with a stupid word or makes a hilarious situation. And it happens not just on such a high level, but also down here, in the common people crowd - I listen carefully to some 65+ neighbours, which theoretically should be wiser than I am (as if I am wise, lol) and have a good fun listening to them - of course, it's a inner laugh, as I have to be polite, but whatever... 😁

Gentlemen, your comments were very funny and made me laugh 😁 Thank you! Ian