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The combination of faded grey-blue curves and chrome trim is slightly reminiscent of the styling on a 1950's refrigerator we've now wired the display up to some modern energy-saving electronics that are triggered by a pushbutton on the right ofthe cabinet, and now  it lights up in 1950'spastels and rotates acouple of times when thebutton's pushed. This is surprisingly fun. 

A custom cabinet under construction in one of the Museum worships More behind-the-scenes building work. Having spotted a gap where (after somebuilding maintenance), we could squeeze another very narrow cabinet into the Museum, it's time for some more custom-fitted cabinetry. Notice the 30-degree angle on the sides.  The new cabinet will appear in Arch Three in early December, housing the collection of cast iron locomotive models that used to be in Arch Two (before being displaced by the Budgiecollection )

We've just built a new archway!Or at least, we've built a new "artistic" faux-stone cladding for oneside of the forward archway We also have some Cunning Plans for another part of the Museum, but we aren't allowed to talk about them yet...We have working planes, trains, boats and cars, and a small-scale traction engine and quarter-scale Spitfire in our lobby. We have collections of Dinky Toys, Meccano and other construction toys, puppets, steam engines, furries including the Steiff Bear, and two large model railway layouts, in 0 and 00 gauge. We're accredited, we're area registered charity. 

working and reworking the contents (and squeezing in more and more pieces each time) to create the best possible display of classic items from the 1920s and 1930s.The pieces are grouped from left to right in date order, so the wall efffectively gives an overview of the early evolution.We haven't yet done a final count of even the approximate number of items in , but we think that the overall effect is nowslightly staggering, even for visitors who aren't dedicated