7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay, including Kirton Lindsey & St Stephens Bank

[Compton castle]

The midland side of marches road, lots of painting going on at present, arch retaining walls, buildings and fixtures.

 

[Compton castle]

A pair of Lionheart 45 tanks weathered, these pair belong to my dad and talking of Mr Fay Senior he’s been busy getting Norton St Somers ready for me to take over

 

[Compton castle]

The crest has been rectified on the unnumbered version

 

[Compton castle]

Late Sunday evening at St Stephen’s signal
Box and we see three 45 tanks running light down the bank heading to Newton Abbot for servicing. One from the Kingsbridge bank the other two are off the Torcombe branch one passenger and one a goods turn.
4561 at the rear will return with empty milk tanks early Monday morning for the creamery at Torcombe.
Early crest now the right facing !

 

[Compton castle]

A waft of clear this morning and these pair are done

 

[Compton castle]

Teignton falls is more or less complete now, I’ve added a simple box structure 5” deep and clad the sides with slaters stone wall and added additional plaster this was left to set and then painted and this morning I’ve added the Liquitex which will take a few days to set clear and then I’ll give it a few coats of clear gloss nail varnish

 

[Compton castle]

Sand sprayed on the Haskins Hill end today plus the rear section secured in place. Lots of trees to add yet in front of the home made, I’ll ballast in a few weeks and the hillside can be secured in place after. LOC’s by John Chivers.

 

[Richard Gawler]

Steve I don't envy your task of ballasting the track in the confined space of the cutting . . . if you were able/inclined to make an instructional video of how you do it I think this would help a great many modellers.

 

[Compton castle]

Steve I don't envy your task of ballasting the track in the confined space of the cutting . . . if you were able/inclined to make an instructional video of how you do it I think this would help a great many modellers.

Thanks fully all of the hill side is removable and will be secured once ballasting is complete, I’ll try and remember to do you a video. Should be around two weeks time

 

[Compton castle]

After a day in Bristol it’s back home with the Midland side of marches road. I’ll complete this side before moving on to the western side.

 

[Compton castle]

4mm loco pits today! That’s a test for the eyesight

 

[Compton castle]

Track down on the midland side of marches road

 

[Compton castle]

Collected 4037 The South Wales Borderers today from Guildex Stafford, also great to see Aberpandy with Warren Shephard

 

[chigley]

looks even better in the flesh

Ken

 

[Compton castle]

looks even better in the flesh

Ken

Many Thanks Ken, apparently it did win a trophy in the scenics department.

 

[oldravendale]

I spent a while looking at Aberpandy, Steve. As Ken says, even better (by far) in the flesh.

Brian

 

[Compton castle]

Talc down on MRM today,

Plates on 4561 and more trees from MBR including a pair of Oaks

 

[Steaming-Chris]

Hi Steve,
this may have been asked before, how do you get the talc to stick to the board ?
Regards, Chris

 

[Compton castle]

Hi Steve,
this may have been asked before, how do you get the talc to stick to the board ?
Regards, Chris

 

[Steaming-Chris]

Thank you