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Here's an update, done some work on the station. station 1.jpg station 2.jpg Also built the church it was larger than I thought it would be so decided to build it as a diorama just in case I am not happy with the size , should have gone for a village church.I used felt tip pen to stain the glazing b...

Nice one , i am thinking of doing a diorama with snow maybe army

Hi all I thought i'd share this little tip with you. I was looking for some silicon rock molds a few months back and was not happy with the price of them. So I sort of forgot about them and rocks until I was about to throw away some florists oasis offcuts I'd used on a diorama, as I stuck my thumb i...

Looking good , I am learning a lot since i joined this forum thanks to your good self and others , many thanks

Looking great , I have big loft now i am tempted to start a layout up in the attic

WOW , great work and very informative. I will re-read some of the tips you give

Thanks for the comments so far. I have considered using mod rock although I call the base foam it is acutally insulation board made from volcanic ash used to insulate the outside of houses. It's quite easy to cut yet I can stand on the board and it will support my weight. It does have look of pumice...

track layout 1.jpg Hi all. This is my first layout (more of a diorama see my other post in the intro section). It's an homemade baseboard 7' X 4' , with castors so i can work around the back easliy I decided on a single track for the train and a tram running back and forth across the back section, ...

I just found this on youtube , thought I'd share it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOyWLgPyskg

Good thread. I have an Ardunio laying around that I used to use for high speed photography. but I am no good at programing
I did search the net to find out if any train controllers were out there but did not find any with the code.
any ideas