Why no updates for well over a month? Purely because in the heat of the summer, when it's almost hot enough in the loft to melt solder, I tend to concentrate on other things. I might be out photographing the prototype, or relaxing in the garden, but I certainly won't be slowly asphyxiating amongst the rafters. Modelling isn't totally forgotten, however, and during the summer I always end up (I think it's a tradition, or an old charter, or something) pressing on with my 7mm stuff.
The photo shows another batch of wagons (my main interest) that I started work on last night. I tend to build these on a production line basis, tackling half-a-dozen or so per batch, and things are starting here with the various chassis components. I prefer to hold the chassis together with woodworking clamps for a day while the glue sets as I find this is the best way to keep everything square - the old table in use as a workbench here is valued because, unlike most modern furniture, it is perfectly flat. The weight of the clamps is almost enough to hold everything in place, I tighten them only slightly in order to stop the inevitable cat disturbing things en-route to the window ledge. Over-tightening will distort the chassis members.
The Ariel Liquitabs container, by the way, is something I use to keep completed models free of dust while they're awaiting their turn in the paint shop - ice cream containers are equally useful and have the added bonus of being more fun to empty.