ruined coal mine

[jim@NAL]

the coal mine is now finished and in place in the garden il post some photos up tomorrow

[Joe]

great looking forward to it!

[jim@NAL]

I managed to get home and get a few pictures of the coal mine in place. please excuse the no ballasted track some of it is only placed around at the moment and not fixed this is on the list of jobs to do this year.the tin will soon rust and im going to plant a few small conifers one side and leave them in pots so they don't grow too big I will also plant a few other small plant near the side of the track to help hide and make the mine look more overgrown .bine weed grows in the garden quite a bit in the summer mouths so I may get some of this to grown up the pit wheel hope you all enjoy the coal mine .none of the techniques iv used are very hard to do they jest take a little time and patience.hopefully this model will last years and years outside but time the wind rain etc will tell .this model hasent cost me a lot I the tins where free as I got my mum to save them for me from her work.the bike was also free ,the wood was off cut from work ,the basa wood I buy in big packs iv made a lot of buildings from a 12 pound bundle and the glue I bought a massive tub of and I still have a lot left ,now what to build next its cold and wet so time to build another model or too

[Peter Butler]

Well done Jim, that looks well on site.
I must say you are a brave man putting your hard work out in this weather.... you have a great deal of confidence it will survive.
By Summertime it should have matured nicely with a little rust and some planting in all the right places.

[sstjc]

Brilliant - I'd like to see some pictures when its been out a while and weathered. Well done !

[jim@NAL]

thank you very much peter .I think part of the fun is seeing if it does survive .il take a few pictures in the summer when its settled in a bit and has some plants around it .it will tone down a bit and soon get rusty its nice having buildings outside they change with the seasons and look different at night and when its sunny etc

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

Coor - I can practically hear the wind whistling through the spokes of the pit head wheel and the slight squeek of some ancient dormant machinary disturbed by the gusts, something is dripping irregularly inside the empty stone winding house, the sound echoing endlessly off the bare stone walls. Brrrr....

Evocative modelling!

[Roberts wood light railwa]

stuuning .... im sure the balsa walls would havbe taken a while and would of been very messy but well worth it fantastic