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Progressing well - can't wait for the next instalment.

New resin houses replacing old Metcalfe card ones.

The fencing between the properties is N gauge sleepers. At last I have found a use for them.








More to follow.

Glencairn

I missed the posting with the next generation of modellers, but nice to see some wider views of the railway. Looks stunning. Thank you, Carl The buildings were purchased from Brian 1951 Another building. Awaiting a new name. The paving still needs to be finished. https://i.postimg.cc/fVryST8y/IMG-3...

bulleidboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:12 am A nice old pub - and a Ford Anglia 105E - I had one exactly the same colour (a real one!).

I purchased the pub from Brian 1951. It is one I was looking for and fits in well imo.

Glencairn

some more pics ...........some past............ some present https://i.postimg.cc/SXk80fzY/1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/v1hnGxWq/2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/CnBnCv9X/3.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/G9HD129K/4.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/QH7WHyQW/20240709-110941.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Xr0BFkL1/20240719-131457...

Beacombe is the first layout I've built after a hiatus of over 40 years away from the hobby. In fact it's the first layout ever, all my others as a young teenager were very much in the 'train set' category. Beacombe is a small seaside town somewhere between Southampton and Bournemouth and the DC lay...

Done a bit more work on the refurb, some stuff i did sat in the garden in the sun . i enlisted grandkids to paint some wooden kebab skewers ,i use them as edging its the same shape layout as before just a bit smaller bought some 3d printed fencing off ebay very nice it is , https://www.ebay.co.uk/it...

First time dabbling with lights, pleased with the outcome. Justifies the detail I've put inside the bespoke depot I've made! https://i.postimg.cc/svJWDz06/20240902-210446.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/N26HXvG0/20240902-210507.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vcy9sTXx/20240902-210533.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/K4BL...

Humphrey Household included a short chapter about the Forest in his 1984 book about the railways of Gloucestershire in the 1920s http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/09/17/the-forest-of-dean-tramways-and-railways-an-addendum While on holiday in the Forest of Dean in September 2021, I picked up a secondhan...

A phone shot from 2023 I came across when looking for something else. It hadn't been edited so I don't think I've posted it up before. A HR 0-6-0 at Helmsdale shed adapted for snowplough duties. The gas tank for the restaurant car can be glimpsed at the right. https://i.postimg.cc/LgLX4xxS/P1010125....