Purple-haze
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Yeah but------ Robs only 4ft 7in on tip toe. Just sayin
regards Rog
regards Rog
7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay, including Kirton Lindsey & St Stephens Bank
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Compton castle
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Be like Everest for you then !
Purple-haze
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Got my crampons and ice pick ready
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Just a little job today, I’ve wired up two telegraph poles, it would be nice to wire the whole lot but the boards do need to come apart which precludes it. 
Plus guide wires on the tall post
Plus guide wires on the tall post
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Compton castle
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A little more progress on the WR shed for marches road, 
It’s that time of day and the sun is shining through the doors on St Stephen’s bank as we see Newton Abbots 4037 The South Wales Borderers heading westwards on a Paddington to Truro train
It’s that time of day and the sun is shining through the doors on St Stephen’s bank as we see Newton Abbots 4037 The South Wales Borderers heading westwards on a Paddington to Truro train
Compton castle
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Marches road starting to feel like a big busy shed. I’ve got some left over Intentio windows for the ancillary buildings,
Just awaiting some more Rail from C&L to finalise the track work.
Just awaiting some more Rail from C&L to finalise the track work.
Compton castle
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An experimentation with Foam board this afternoon, I fancied having a go so I’m using Dainton tunnel mouth as my inspiration. Still a long way to go and I’ve got a sore thumb! But I’m enjoying it.
Compton castle
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Compton castle
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Monday Funday! Dainton Tunnel mouth after lots of paint washes, wafts and dry brushing. The weather has been perfect for painting today.
Norton St Somer has arrived at my house and I’ve wasted no time in making a start, my dad had painted the buildings green and cream but for the late 50’s early 60’s this should be firmly in WR territory so I’ve had the instructions from Paddington and the cream is being liberally applied to everything except the goods shed which by our time had been sold on to help stem the mounting losses to a local coal merchant and is still in southern green, local goods now being dealt with at Mid Somer Norton .
Norton St Somer has arrived at my house and I’ve wasted no time in making a start, my dad had painted the buildings green and cream but for the late 50’s early 60’s this should be firmly in WR territory so I’ve had the instructions from Paddington and the cream is being liberally applied to everything except the goods shed which by our time had been sold on to help stem the mounting losses to a local coal merchant and is still in southern green, local goods now being dealt with at Mid Somer Norton .
Compton castle
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It’s from MBR, an Oak. They are superb trees.
Compton castle
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Dainton west tunnel mouth. 
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Ballast laid in the embankment board 
Compton castle
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I stripped everything off Norton St Somers today to apply the first base layer of sand, not much point in taking pictures as it looks like a beach, another tunnel mouth project underway this time utilising a kit from Richard Ellis at Monks Gate Models, my only addition was to add the stone course out of foam board instead of the supplied timber so I could get some extra definition on it. I’ve got to add the raised brick courses yet and they are currently in paint. Better pics in daylight hopefully tomorrow.
Compton castle
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Now complete
This is now available in the Monksgate model range
This is now available in the Monksgate model range
Compton castle
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Day one of the scenics completed at Norton St Somers. Next job is to wire up the telegraph poles so that the taller trees can be planted.
Still to chocolate box at the moment for my liking but a good base.
Still to chocolate box at the moment for my liking but a good base.
Richard Gawler
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Steve I have wanted to post this photo somewhere for years - Brockford, 2009.
I would take away the lamp hut (though I am sure it is essential to the Railway!) and probably move either the scales or the trolley as well.
If your subject allows, perhaps the waiting shelter could be a little further from the signal box, or even removed altogether for a future project? This could make a change better than toning down the fresh paint and ballast.
Compton castle
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Day two on the scenics for NSS, my dad had Painted everything in the preserved colours that Midsomers is currently painted in but I decided to change it to post 1958 so we have a mix of chocolate and cream and southern green. The goods shed will stay green and I’ve got the stone work to do yet. I’ll leave warning signs etc in green as well. Whilst Creechly could have been anywhere on the southern I want this one to be very S&D. I’ll add some 3D printed WR LOC boxes as well. I’ve seen a picture of an S&D water crane in chocolate and cream so I’ve done the same.
We’ve got some autumnal trees coming plus some pumpkins for the greenhouse plus hanging baskets for the signal box. Large trees temporarily in place until the EZ line wire arrives as I ran out after the first run was linked up earlier.
We’ve got some autumnal trees coming plus some pumpkins for the greenhouse plus hanging baskets for the signal box. Large trees temporarily in place until the EZ line wire arrives as I ran out after the first run was linked up earlier.
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All quiet at Norton Saint Somers 
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A small update on St Stephen’s bank, sand down either side of the ballast today and along the base of the rock cutting, the ”hill” has been glued securely in place and the gaps filled with adhesive. I still need to add more polystyrene on the right and then it’s out with the plaster to blend the board joins together and sprinkle some grass over the top.