Far North Line - Helmsdale

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Ultima Thule
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Far North Line - Helmsdale

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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 staging post back then.

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That is stunning, what scale is it. Welcome back if you have come back and if not just welcome.
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Some very nice modelling there. I particularly like the apparent seamless way the working part of the layout blends into the background. Well done sir.
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Amazing modelling and photography!

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Beautiful modelling - looks so real. Welcome back and we hope to see more.
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Lovely modeling welcome back. I guess it is O gauge ? The photos don't show the couplings which are normally a give away. :)
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Great modelling, like to see some more.
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Welcome back.
The photos look really good. Is the backscene a bespoke photographic one?
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Thanks all - I've plenty more pics if they are of interest. The layout is 00 gauge and the background is the Hills and Dales - the original one with an overcast sky - by Art Printers, which manages to capture the actual background close enough for me. I had intended to do a panorama stitch of the real Helmsdale but this one has sufficed so far.
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Some more from the archives.
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