7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay Weymouth coal stage and St Stephen’s bank

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I collected the first two trees for this project today, Mike Whatton has done a great job on them,
These will go on the centre section of the sea wall project that will represent the centre section that is only really accessible at very low tide.

 

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I made a start on the boards for the centre section today, slight change of plan as it will now be 2 x 4’ boards bolted together,
The sea wall section will now be 2 10’ boards either side of this one bit split on to two 5’ sections.
Having two 10 foot sections will give better views of the Trains.
Any admins reading this could we move it into the layout section of the forum??

 

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The timber framing is now complete on Smugglers retreat so I thought I’d pose a few bits

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Looking forward to the next instalment
I have just made a start on my land locked layout. I would have loved to model the sea wall, but a house extension was a budget buster

 

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A couple of headboards ready for the magazine photo shoot next month

 

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Made a small start adding some polystyrene blocks using up some off cuts I had left over,
Next order is on its way

 

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Polystyrene arrived! What a messy job!!
Nearly finished the first half.
Trees are just to get a feel. I’ll get a forest in a box kit at some point.

 

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Cut in the second half this evening,
I think I prefer the other big tree up there

 

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A pair of very nice 3D printed signal heads arrived today from Pete Harvey designs.
On the Coryton Cliffs board I would like a colour light signal gantry very similar to the ones that are along the sea wall today but mine will be as if the GWR had installed one in the 30’s
The gantry will be similar to the one I have on Ranelagh Bridge but not as big and the legs won’t be as substantial.
The signal heads are of GW origin and you can see the finished examples on the RB gantry.
I don’t think there was any signalling prior to the colour light taking over in 1987 For bidirectional running but it will make a nice focal piece.
Jon Fitness will be doing the honours!!

 

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First coat of backing plaster added

 

[Alan]

I'm just loving this evocation of childhood memories of the late fifties and early sixties of holidays in South Devon

 

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Plaster finished off today

 

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Summer of 69

 

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Western Harrier on a Paddington to Penzance train.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Brilliant
Unfortunately I was in Lowestoft that summer

 

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Celebrity Brush type 4 George Jackson Churchward on a Plymouth Bristol Parcels

 

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Western Musketeer in early blue small yellow panel livery with a newspaper train

 

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Western Gladiator

Playing about with the position of some PWay huts at Smugglers retreat, corrugated hut arrived this morning from Intentio