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Makes me kind of want to rip up parts of mine and start again, some really impressive landscaping. Love the tunnel and makes me wish I'd used paving to get a nice flat level track bed. . It's all a learning curve this game . I used blocks because I thought easier than concrete, and I had lots layin...

A little copper mine built today.

Looks fantastic! Love the planting - what did you use?  :D to be honest it's a bit of a mix, baby tears for ground cover, little buxus in the back ground, Tyme , if I am honest it was a case of a trip to the garden centre looked in the dwarf and alpine section and brought what I liked. All buxus , ...

Hi Rik, I see these are old pictures, but how did you create the blackened ballasted yard look ballast around your track? I'd like to create something myself for future engine shed area. Thanks. Hi It's a combination of all sorts of material - coal dust, budgie grit, fish tank gravel, sand and soil...

Hi Rik, I see these are old pictures, but how did you create the blackened ballasted yard look ballast around your track? I'd like to create something myself for future engine shed area. Thanks.

Thanks for supportive messages chaps.😀

The area hopefully for a siding and a small station . Still lots to do , but getting there.

The tunnel

Bit of work done, little tunnel built, and a attempt at a waterfall.

Hi James, love seeing projects as they are built. Love the station, what are them edging stones you used on the platform, and where do they come from? Hi Mightymax. thanks for your comments, much appreciated Keith is right. I used air drying clay to make 4 large and 4 half sized slabs so they were ...

Hi James, love seeing projects as they are built. Love the station, what are them edging stones you used on the platform, and where do they come from?

Thanks chaps, some good ideas there. Love the cab ride video on your railway.

Have got to a point on my project where I need to build a short tunnel, I've got lots of slate and stone, but is there a good way to build a tunnel ? . If anyone has pictures of theirs I'd love to see them.thanks.

Superbiker_uk:117290 wrote:Thank you MikeD - what a super looking model that Hunslet is too. I'm very impressed with that  :D

looks like a perfect little llanberis hunslet, my absolute favourite, and just what my little line needs. They look even better up close.

Howardws:117285 wrote:https://www.facebook.com/groups/799463906846357/ If you look at this site you should find what you need.

that's the ones, brilliant! This forum is worth its weight in gold. 😃

Hi, today at the 16mm show in Peterborough, there was a stall with a beautiful little hunslet, a cabbed 0-4-0, dinowic version. The model on the stand was already built, remote control battery.the price was out of my league, but the chap did tell me it was available , including chassis, for just ove...

This is really impressive. I have a new garden layout myself which I will be developing more this year. Can I ask what spacing you use between parallel runs of track? I am going to introduce sidings and run-around loop type arrangement to mine and am wondering what a good track spacing is. Noel. hi...

......about two ton of top soil and I am there..... I have topsoil and a shovel,do you have a trailer or van? (located in N Norfolk) :D I am good for top soil , I am lucky enough to work in the waste and aggregate industry , I've a good surply of it! Thank you for the offer though.🙂

Iam pretty pleased with what I've done so far. Being built up from nothing to putting in the sleeper bed, to slowly landscaping the area, I've enjoyed it every step of the way. Just need more track, some more buildings, water fall to put in, about two ton of top soil and I am there. And the final st...