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Evening, been slow with progress lately due to weather and time away but managed to finally start to connect the lower level up today. Line to the left up the gradient to the main lines, middle is to the low level branch loop and right are 2 sidings for fright or stabling, haven't decided yet. Calle...

Hi, Fairly sure I was a member here years ago, but lost touch with the forum and only rediscovered it during an online search for something a few weeks ago. Here are a few shots of my take on the line north of Inverness in the last decade of steam, an interpretation of Helmsdale, an important stagin...

Thanks. I was photographing a bit today, in response to a query on another forum about my coaches - more anon - and took some of the shed ATM. It is acting as a depository for locos getting their exercise; I have far too many engines than needed so like to give them a chance to stretch their legs to...

I surround my removable buildings with soil, grass and other bits and pieces so the building plugs into the ground. https://i.postimg.cc/NLwVG1MS/image.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/G8nM2CcG/image.jpg The trouble with that is it leaves an outline of the building when removed for photography beyond it. I...

The loco featured this time is a little more up to date an EMD SW1500 she was purchased from BN and then checked over mechanically in our own shops. Finding all was well a coat of black paint on the cab sides hid her original identity. She was then put to work switching at a large feed mill. The I&a...

While enjoying an operating session I took a few more photos of my elderly Athearn Blue Box EMD SD45 4200 hp V20 engine. I have now added sunshades, screen wipers, mu hoses and a plough, not the correct one but near enough and it was all I had to hand at the time. The loco looks a bit more work stai...

Not been a good year for me so not done much to Sandy hills this year. Things will soon change.have just finished the banks of the tunnel portals and built platform for the branch terminus which will be named Sandy Hills. Just started cutting out the platforms for the main line which will be called ...

Not sure why but a scene I looked at looked smaller than 00. Yes. Actually prefer older controllers and somehow I abandoned DCC because after spending time with it it was the clunky switches and the cogratulating myself when my wiring all worked etc! (A good few hundred wires as I went overboard to ...

Summer's over - back to work :o an illuminated telephone box outside the station. Have yet to attach the door as I am looking for the right person to be entering to make a call. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53257143578_18fa1bc59d_k.jpg IMG_1609 by Barry Clayton , on Flickr That is a joy!

Hi James - When Finescale Figures had their closing down sale (35% discount), I bought two or three(?) packs of seated passengers - all 3D figures, so pretty good detail. Now I have to start painting them. I have also just bought a pack of "1960's duffle coated" trainspotters from Modelu -...