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the north avenue line used too be g gauge running LGB loco and rolling stock.the track was layed around the garden I made quite a few buildings from wood.this worked and was all good fun .some of the buildings didn't survive that well .the railway took up a lot of the garden then my wife had a baby.time for a change I dismantled the railway and changed the garden around in preparation for a little one plodding around the garden.with most of the buildings needing major maintenance and some being beyond repair .I decided to change everything and change the railway too 7/8th scale and make most of the buildings from plastic .

so put the buildings out today and some track to have a look how im going to start to arrange things

as you can see its going to be a very industrial line

iv put a g gauge figure in one of the pictures so you can see how much bigger 7/8ths is

Great start there Jim I admire your tenacity to carry on with your railway.

That's a great collection of structures you have there Jim, you have been busy. They all look good together and you will have no regrets about using materials which need less maintenance.

Thanks for the comments sorry about the pics seam to of unloaded the same pic a few times .

Jim your line has certainly started to get that Industrial atmosphere. The chap on the fence in the gasworks photo, is he an ex employee? Love the moggy minor van too.

Dave

Looks like it is going to be a very interesting line Jim, I love the crane, it’s brilliant…

Very Compton Down-ish. Your line is going to have real industrial atmosphere - can almost smell the smoke and engine oil.

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:57 am Very Compton Down-ish. Your line is going to have real industrial atmosphere -

Rik

Agreed Rik.... Jim has created an individual look, just as Compton Down had its own 'style' N.A.L. is one of a kind. Looks great!

Nice industrial look there Jim, I have to confess my favourite trains are short but with real purpose. It's nice to see the little one getting involved, never too young.

Thank you very much for the kind comments Peter Jones books have been a bit of the inspiration behind the North avenue line

Update iv got track down and a few of the biildings in there permanent place .iv also managed to ballast some of the track with a rolands mix type .Clement small stones i sweept up from the car park at work a bit of peate and some paving mix that goes in the joints I had left over from another job. Hopefully It will dry tonight and Il get some pics

its all starting to come together the mix iv used to ballast the track has set well and gives the line a very old used and tired look that im after

Who doesn't love a lineside junk yard!

its starting to look very industrial all the rusty bits are stuff scavenged from work and parts of a sawing machine I upcycled

I found the verspa type scooter in the tiger shop

the gas works still needs a roof and the signel box needs its roof finishing too. unfortunately the spray stone on the gas works steams to of failed it started to come off may of been damp when I sprayed it on .iv sprayed it over a few evenings its stopped it coming off anymore but I will keep an eye on it

the track has been pined down with copper pins and joints cleaned and tested.the railway is mounted on scaffold boards rased off the ground. iv got a few more lights to install the same as the one behind the man reading the paper on the pallets. I will also put lights in the signal box.