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

[oldravendale]

Oh, go the whole hog and do Old Oak. You know you want to.

Instead of the bridge you could have the spotters climbing over the concrete fence from the canal. You could even make a narrow boat.......

Brian

 

[Compton castle]

Oh, go the whole hog and do Old Oak. You know you want to.

Instead of the bridge you could have the spotters climbing over the concrete fence from the canal. You could even make a narrow boat.......

Brian

I like your thinking Brian

 

[Compton castle]

The brambles are taking over, Still plenty of blackberries to go round.

 

[Compton castle]

It’s the pits

 

[Compton castle]

I have thoroughly enjoyed this build.

 

[Compton castle]

A few older pics from Canton Mk1 at the wycrail show 2014

 

[Compton castle]

Out with EZ wire today to extend the wires along the coaling stage and into the tunnel mouth. Just awaiting the individual bricks to arrive and this project will be complete.

 

[Deano747]

Absolutely stunning, Steve!!

Regards, Rob.

 

[Compton castle]

I do like taking pictures as you’ve probably guessed! So here’s a load more for you!

 

[Dave Holt]

Steve,

Once again, you've managed to create an incredibly realistic setting to display your locos. I particularly like the shots with the King present. It looks so evocative of the latter days of steam.
I'm not sure many people have the nerve and confidence to weather such a super looking loco to that extent, but to me, it is just so spot on. Fantastic.

Dave.

 

[LarryG]

Broken guttering. Bricked up window. Wow, they mirror life, as does the weathered 'King'. Having lived in the days of workaday steam, weathering to me is as natural as accuracy in other departments of a locomotive. You have it spot-on.

 

[Deano747]

Ditto to Larry's comment above. You can smell the atmosphere, the coal, smoke, ash and steam!!

Regards, Rob.

 

[Compton castle]

This monster coaling stage based on the one at Pontypool road will be coming down my paint shop shortly. All scratch built by my dad, it’s massive!

 

[Compton castle]

That’s a wrap,

 

[Compton castle]

Time for a few locos!

 

[Compton castle]

Busy scene on shed as locos queue for the coaling road and await attention on the disposal road, A scene repeated all over the country at steam sheds far and wide as the busy additional summer traffic leaves little time for loco cleaning, just a quick going over with some cotton waste.

 

[Len Cattley]

Those photos look great, they look like the real thing.

Len

 

[michael mott]

Wow! Steve I just spent a good chunk of my Saturday afternoon going through this set of 31 pages, The best trees and foliage I have seen to date. having grown up in Acton and spent many hours walking around the shunting yard at the space between Horn lane and Twyford Avenue and trainspotting on the steps by the bridge at Twyford Avenue, the embankment there was our playground as kids. in my early teens hours spent in Old Oak sheds, thanks for transporting me back in time 60 years, with your superb modelwork.

Michael

 

[Compton castle]

Wow! Steve I just spent a good chunk of my Saturday afternoon going through this set of 31 pages, The best trees and foliage I have seen to date. having grown up in Acton and spent many hours walking around the shunting yard at the space between Horn lane and Twyford Avenue and trainspotting on the steps by the bridge at Twyford Avenue, the embankment there was our playground as kids. in my early teens hours spent in Old Oak sheds, thanks for transporting me back in time 60 years, with your superb modelwork.

Michael

Many many Thanks for your comments Michael I’m glad I can take you on a journey back to your youth, hopefully you’ll be transported back many more times as this thread continues.
Steve

 

[Compton castle]

Glorious day in Sonning, T.E. Williams and Dick Blenkinsop are on hand to capture the comings and going’s. A few school kids enjoying the summer holidays are also on hand.