OllyG: Great Northern Railway

[Infrontcat]

Welcome back! I can honestly confirm that it was well worth the wait! What an excellent effort by all concerned! Out of interest, were there any particular things the chaps have done that you want our attention drawn to (credit where credit's due and all that )?

Cheers

Tim

[ollyg16]

Thanks Guys for you kind comments, and endless inspiration. You have all taught me so much, and are an endless source of knowledge (on model railways anyway!).


As requested: some overviews. It shows how much still needs to be done:






Sidings:



To the right:


Tim, as you know, this is a team effort. Here is the proof of the kids efforts:

Painting one of the backscenes with granny:



Preparing the corn field:



Finished result:



Other scenes set by them::

Station Car Park (note the carefully painted lines):



Painted the shed and fitted gutters:



Car Accident (cars not to scale)



Dogs Demise:



Hobo Villiage:





Still plenty to do........................

[mmurnin900]

Looks great

a tip for people

Remove all of the plastic and super glue down by feet only, i used it for cows and worked a treat. This allows you to make it look as if their feet are moving

[sanctuary]

Great pictures, it's nice to see the whole family including Granny all working together, leaves memories that are set in the mind for years to come fantastic.

[edwardholmes91]

Wow, brilliant, you have got a lovely layout comming on their. And its great to see that you are involving the family too. Looks absolutely great, loved the trains eye video. The painted backdrop looks stunning!

WELL DONE!

I can only hope that my layout only looks as good as you and your families does at the moment. I am not including any gradients on mine. Am I right in saying that it is a figure of eight folded back on itself? Great use of space, because it means you get twice as much running distance.

[Lofty]

The painted backdrop looks stunning!

I agree - Top marks to Granny

Lofty

[mumbles]

nice shots
that back drop is cracking. i like the layout as a whole as well, lots to look at and looks like lots of intersting operation on it
as well as fun for the kids

this is what i do when i work on mine

[michaelsage]

Hi,

Nice to see another family built layout! Its nice to get the kids involved my daughter loves building buildings and playing with the airport we modelled

Love the detailing on yours, amazing what little things kids pick up on that adults miss!

Think we will be borrowing some ideas from your layout!

Michael

[m.levin]

I do wish my kids were at that age to help. Got loads of boring jobs for them to do

[michaelsage]

They do seem to enjoy the jobs we consider boring, providing it can be done in 5 mins and involves huge amounts of PVA. Sorry to hijack the thread!

Michael

[ollyg16]

You are all under the false impression that their work is both voluntary, and enjoyable.

Ever heard of a press-gang?



Olly

[m.levin]

What's the price for the little workers?

[ollyg16]

Whatever change you have in your pocket: but you get their mother free.

[m.levin]

Mother for free, might have to pass the wifey wont like it.

[ollyg16]

I understand. I was going to withdraw the offer anyway..........

What about for a deal today: mother-in-law free? Thats fair.