Verpiss dich, ich habe einen schlechten Tag

 Not me, him...

This chap is one of the figures from Faller's 2023 advent calendar. He certainly doesn't look full of Christmas cheer...or perhaps he over-indulged somewhat last night?

I've also been "editing" some of the other figures which came in the advent calendar, to make them more suitable for use on the layout. Four of them came in full on 2020s style Hi-viz orange, which isn't really appropriate to Schinkendorf's late '80s setting. I needed a few blokes to work in and around the warehouse, so out came the Games Workshop blue paint with a suitably heroic name which I can't remember. More work needed, but that will have to wait; as it is, these were painted at about 5am today as I woke up early! The ramblers above and to the left of the blue paint jar will probably be fine as they are and can be on the platform waiting for, or having just got off, a train. The two guys between them and the blue (ex-orange) army chaps were both holding tools but will be modified into less active poses, and once the blue paint has dried, the four others will receive a few embellishments to them. Also in the photo are two lamp posts for the platform, some oil drums, a set of figure accessories (bags, coats, etc.) and a bit of concrete cable trunking.

Finally, a general view of "busy" end of the layout...