Evening All,
Thanks for all your previous comments - In regards to the mill style building I'm basing this one around the building at Swaffham Station but your pictures are much appreciated as they all add to the ideas.
Having finally got the automated traverser to a point where I'm very happy with it's operation finally - A bit of an update for you in regards to progress on the rest of the layout.
I've recently kit bashed an old NMRS Crane Wagon into a yard crane based loosely on a photo I found of a similar one in the area. In addition to this a small coal scales has been built from a Duncan Models kit along with a 5 bar gate. As you can see some more progress on the buildings has also taken place.
I've decided to progress the substructures for the loading platform and Goods shed from good quality 2mm card. Having finalised the design of the goods shed based loosely around the one at Holt, I've started with the plasticard! I bizarrely started with the roof first which is now mainly complete with exception to the bargeboards - The tiled effect has been achieved by Intentio Slates, a rather time consuming job sticking them on row by row but a rather satisfying outcome.
I've also been landscaping a few more areas (To the right of the goods shed) and in between the loop and Mill. Leaving only the area around the water tower and left of the mill/granary to finish.
And finally I've also painted the front of the baseboards in a light grey and painted on the layout name.
Next job is to complete the substructure underneath the loading area, figure out how to finish the top whether it be a fine ballast or some sort of Das clay? Any ideas? And then also finish the goods shed. I'll then look to progress on the water tower which will allow me to get the last bits of polystyrene carving out of the way and on with plastering which then in theory should allow me to start some grass work.....!
