I remember doing a track and drainage inspection in Box Tunnel back in 2004 wow what a massive piece of engineering. Once inside the tunnel it was hacked through with explosives until stable rock formation was reached and as a result in places if you look up it’s the size of a cathedral.
7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay, including Kirton Lindsey & St Stephens Bank
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LarryG
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Part of the inside of Standedge Tunnel was described as cathedral like.
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Norton Saint Somers back out in the sun for a few final little jobs to be completed so it’s all ready for the photo shoot this Wednesday with Hornby Magazine 
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A few visiting locos today for the Norton Saint Somers photo shoot so I took the opportunity to get a few shots on St Stephens bank 
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A busy summer Saturday on the S&D
Huge thanks to Paul Betty for bringing his stock, Jonathan for photographing it and his stock and Rob Haskins for hosting us once again.
Huge thanks to Paul Betty for bringing his stock, Jonathan for photographing it and his stock and Rob Haskins for hosting us once again.
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It belongs to a friend of mine but I will ask for you
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Jack Boskett also sent me these shots of the little coal stage diorama I did for him last year 
Richard Gawler
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Hmmm - thinking about this particularly lovely shot, how many feet of track are we looking at here, from front to back?
The more I enjoy 7mm scale and photography, the more I think about building a photographic diorama as a precursor to a small layout.
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It’s 6’ long
Richard Gawler
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The station canopy is a marvellous view blocker.
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It is indeed a Langley models kit built by Kevin Cartwright
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Cropped images to remove some of the background noise 
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A couple more cropped images 
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I’ve got some exciting projects to share with you all this year, one based on the woodhead route and one the industrial north west so if any moderators watch this thread I’m wondering if it could be moved to the layouts threads area.
Thanks to the moderators for moving us over to the layouts section.
A very nice laser cut bridge has been ordered and planning for Newton Mills will start shortly
Thanks to the moderators for moving us over to the layouts section.
A very nice laser cut bridge has been ordered and planning for Newton Mills will start shortly
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Compton castle
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Well a layout has to start somewhere, here’s the initial design for the woodhead route diorama, I’m going to lay the track diagonally on this one for a change as I think it will give some fantastic views both side on and head on. The locos that will be displayed here have been documented on Nick Dunhills build thread. 
If we can we are going to go with a 5’ X 3’ baseboard so there’s plenty of scenery around the track work which will be great for photography. It will also eventually be featured in Hornby magazine. I’m just awaiting a few 3D printed bits to complete box tunnel and then we will be underway.
If we can we are going to go with a 5’ X 3’ baseboard so there’s plenty of scenery around the track work which will be great for photography. It will also eventually be featured in Hornby magazine. I’m just awaiting a few 3D printed bits to complete box tunnel and then we will be underway.