7mm Layouts and Dioramas by Stephen Fay, including Pontycwm, Newton Mills and St Stephens Bank

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Made up a basic framework for Marches road today, it will get plenty of extra bracing once the Intentio Model Railways inspection pits are installed, I have a pair here already but I need another 6.
The raised section for the coaling stage has been made and this will get clad in play and then with brick. There will be a brick arch retaining wall on the midland side but only about half way currently displayed by a track box. A small oil tank and the siding alongside to display a few oil tanks if it was so desired, on the road where the king is next to the coaling road will be an ideal place for a few 16 ton minerals and there will be a small yard crane included just like the one on Aberpandy.
This project should be done by the end of August,
6’ x 3’ I will be making Legs and a lighting plinth including a 4’ LED light strip, The boards will separate by the coaling stage making two boards for ease of transportation. 42” x 36” & 30” x 36”
The track will be hand laid using C&L components and the shed yard will be my usual filth and grime with plenty of details like water cranes, buffer stops and shed clutter to add

 

[Al Tait]

Looking ace Steve. I am seriously thinking of doing something similar to show of my diesel fleet.

 

[Compton castle]

Summer of 1966 and there’s an unusual sound at Creechly the quiet has been shattered by the rumble of Diesel Hydraulic D6334 as it heads through the station after a weekend work party to pick up a track recovery train. Soon this will be all gone!

 

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A few more bits from Bristol Bath Road being recycled onto Marches Road. Both will be repainted and additional detail added.

 

[Richard Gawler]

Made up a basic framework for Marches road today, it will get plenty of extra bracing once the Intentio Model Railways inspection pits are installed, I have a pair here already but I need another 6.

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I'm not much of a fan of DCC sound (all locos no wagons) but this looks like it will be quite engaging

 

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A 4F ready for tomorrow and by coincidence it’s a Bath Green park loco 44523

 

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[3 LINK]

Awesome, and the photography really brings it to life.

 

[Compton castle]

And that’s another layout off to its new home, a fantastic selection of stock from a variety of builders and another magazine article sorted. I’m off on holiday my self now but we will soon be back to complete Box Tunnel, Marches road mk2 and continue with St Stephen’s bank

 

[oldravendale]

Oh dear. 47501 was a Devons Road and Willesden loco......

But I don't care. This all looks so beautiful.

 

[Compton castle]

Oh dear. 47501 was a Devons Road and Willesden loco......

But I don't care. This all looks so beautiful.

It was that or a pannier and I didn’t want to upset the Southern boys

 

[chigley]

Fantastic,, i'm in love

 

[Purple-haze]

Hands off Steve------ he's MINE

regards Rog

 

[Purple-haze]

Steve looks as good in the flesh as in photos. So well put together with magical vision. (that's me being serious)

 

[LarryG]

HGU 790 3-wheel Scammel looks suitable care-worn and in the right carmine too. All too often it is too dark on rtp models. I often rode in one of these oldies throughout 1959 from Manchester Central to Victoria after unloading our pre-war Morris commercial parcels van. It was always a dash and fair-do's, the Scammel driver knew how fast he could safely take corners without a trailer while making good use of the external hand worked bulb horn.

 

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Now under way with Jon Fitness is this rather tall bracket signal, based on a real signal that still stands at Craven Arms, this will be planted between the signal box and Holloway tunnel.

 

[michael mott]

That shot with the folk in the background makes the loco look much larger than 7mm or did I miss something?

Michael