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WOW! I knew this was going to look spectacular!
Sorry if you've covered it above, but how did you do the trees? Those silver birch type ones look excellent

I agree with the others - that barn looks excellent
Esp. the stone work.
Maybe you already have it in hand, but the roof could probably do with some weathering? It is a (unfortunate?) fact that models are so often viewed from above!

Thanks for comments guys - and yes Glencairn I like that photo too (unfortunately I did not take it :wink:) I have made more progress 8) Basic ground cover is down, including painting the cobbles and (a job I don't much like) static grass. I have also added some 'life' - workers, sacks, barrels, dru...

@Mountain, its actually on the dining table, not a bed - though it IS on a child's sheet to protect the table . And yes its only 3ft by 2ft, very small...

Lovely job - I can't help thinking he's saying :"OMG what have I done?" Hopefully he'll have someone down there to shout to (at?) one day :D Anyway, some more progress has been made 8) First the facia boards have been painted... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLX3HYFSwkgQv_DQO6H...

Lots of atmosphere, and dark shadows under the arches; not a place to linger after dark I fear . But beautifully modeled as I would expect . . .

With the warehouses pretty much completed, my thoughts are turning to ground works. Cobbles. To this end I purchased a handy tool from a regular on the NGRM forum which arrived as a brass etch for home assembly: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLVynkK1CZFepaxuA5NnQyeiet0QsWgYB6xZJPa4ZrehbGv...

Roofs now on and facia added to RHS. The walkway roof is not that shiny normally, just that the sun happened to be shining on it when I took the photos :? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLWzXDQV7swoPW4eJ8x4QpOAnUlMlfn9dBLrwHYJwi7sxMY6GLLD5fANIFtnE9hwX6T3J7giCD6v583UxyVCtuU7wsSZTMhbuPugTGIu...

Some progress on making the mock-up into reality. Using 3mm Palight carved with stonework / wood planking as before, and some left-over York Modelmaking windows: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLUJF38VaDGYl6LD8W73fz6sQ8a-jw5LD3XhOpxdBeDR3R8nYoCyf7oFe9k8r7LGk_Hv-GhbUT6qRQFiRwFmbXf676hy3gtl9...

Inspirational work as always :D. Amazing how you carve the polystyrene so realistically! That larger bridge in particular is also very fine - love the distressed look to the wood and the sagging effect 8) P.S. Nice to see you managed to put Christmas Day to such good use! But a bit horrified to hear...

Dad-1 wrote:These are the only still photos added on here since 2017.Geoff T

Worth it to see those cattle wagons with open doors showing the hay inside . . .

Thanks Daniel you are way too kind! I have been thinking about how to finish off the RH end of the warehouses, and yet another scenic break - 4 in such a small layout :lol: So I came up with the idea of extending "Barnett & Sons" with a high level walkway providing access across the ra...

Thanks Timbersurf :D Just another couple of photos now I have connected up the warehouse lighting https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLWzQEf2v8XWjwpheKXeWXn2qEmTEeyCzxYTj3uXfsLiimZYbhq6cMavm8VEf9i-Rb__fo1nfyVT4jPmnYpQT0nG7sqg-jVRlAuuS3JGDAdyPc9LdhhuJa_Q5ij1wOS7BxPfie5q2wutG-f6P3aM49q5BA=w1204-...

The warehouses from my workbench thread are now starting to appear on the layout :D. They are screwed to the board (from below). One of the servos on my Openses Ame Ltd doors had failed since last used before my summer sabbatical :twisted: so I had to purchase a replacement (admittedly, not a great ...

Thanks :D A little bit of weathering, and testing of lights both outside and inside: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLViXI6iU0qgy8V1gEZChzw-CU4QaCykYA6ts84_9kR0XECVKivTg_AGd5IgM6gJJ0Tlm-9V2DFsHKxvAJEmv5LzRTNtkoZIM2mTk3AjVyiSPQ-sX59VAw4ttBGilSaBq6fJMl9PIPX-jYMkdZGXU45asg=w678-h903-no?authus...