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

[Compton castle]

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

Michael

Your not the first to say that Michael, It’s the low angle of the shot I think that does it but it is definitely 7mm

 

[Richard Gawler]

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

Michael

I think this is a trick from using a wide angle lens. The rear of the loco appears to be two-thirds of the height of the front, and the people are proportionally smaller still.

 

[LarryG]

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

Michael

It is the steep perspective effect characteristic of ultra wide angle lenses.

 

[chigley]

land of the giants

 

[Compton castle]

I’ve Planted a few small MBR trees along the hedges by Teignton falls stream to beef up the hedges and also because I underestimated how small some trees are. I will be purchasing some more of these height trees to do the same on some other areas of the layout.
Here’s the current crop for the man planted forest

 

[LarryG]

I will be purchasing some more of these height trees to do the same on some other areas of the layout.
Here’s the current crop for the man planted forest

Blimey, you must have bought everything, as its all temporally out of stock

 

[Compton castle]

Hot on the heels of Creechly and my dad is back at it with a version of Midsomer Norton
Not sure of full dimensions just yet but I’d like to introduce Norton SaintSomer, same MO as before scratch built buildings etc and I’ll take over for scenics and ballast etc

 

[Purple-haze]

Oh no, not another one

 

[Compton castle]

Oh no, not another one

Like buses !

 

[Compton castle]

Station building underway for Newton St Somers with my dad
Meanwhile back on marches road
Brick colours all picked out, mortar next
I’ve added some maroon on the pump house plus some sand on the roof.

Ash crane next to the disposal and coaling road with the ready road next to it which would house a top link loco ready to cover for any failures.
The midland side will be getting an extension making the layout L shape but more on that later

 

[Compton castle]

A few of my projects on display at the Glos Warks Diesel Gala this weekend with Jack Boskett

 

[LarryG]

I'll bet I'm not the only who who wishes there was a bloody good 4mm GWR 0-4-2T...

 

[simond]

Nice photos, Steve, particularly the B/W.

(You need to talk to Alan for a driver in the Western!!!)

 

[Compton castle]

Nice photos, Steve, particularly the B/W.

(You need to talk to Alan for a driver in the Western!!!)

They are not my models, these shots where taken by Jack today, The B&W ones are particularly good

 

[Compton castle]

A production line of sea foam bushes and trees underway, these all have a base layer of green added, some will get coarse leaf added some static grass and some Heki foliage. These are for St Stephen’s and Norton St Somers

 

[Compton castle]

A momentous day as all 20’ of main line is now down on St Stephen’s bank, the Torcombe boards are now together for the branch line to be laid.

 

[Compton castle]

Not one but two of my projects in the latest Model Rail

 

[Compton castle]

The Holloway tunnel end is back home with me, The signal box has been glued in place, an order is in with ModelU for some point rodding stool bases and then I can get the sand down and start on ballasting, The signal mans allotment base has been made up with used Intentio 2 bolt hole sleepers and some line side equipment boxes glued in place. The distant signal marks the point the large Craven Arms bracket signal will live currently under construction with Jon Fitness.

 

[DrIain]

More progress on the coaling stage for marches road, the painters have gone a little overboard on the chocolate and cream! I think that’s down to regional rivalries, it’ll get a liberal coating of dirt and hopefully I’ve got some nice 3D printed bits coming for it as well. We have to assume that there’s a much larger mechanical coal hoist around the back of the shed and this one was built to serve the GW top link locos as they liked to trim their own coal and not have it smashed to bits when dropped from the mechanical hoist.View attachment 166729View attachment 166730

Small point Steve. My friends at Didcot get very exercised when the ‘Coal stage’ is called a coaling stage. Thanks though for the thoughts on colours - I found that helpful as we are forever discussing what should be which colour when constructing and painting on the civils side.

 

[Compton castle]

Tree planting on the Holloway tunnel end, I didn’t intend on filling this area up initially but Im glad I have, some of the trees are just there for placement purposes until the dedicated ones are delivered.
The Small woodland provides a nice bit of elevation in the back corner.
This also means I need to source more trees for the Haskins Hill end.
The allotment has been made up, I’ve got some carrots on the way plus some ModelU point rodding stools.