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Some tidy work there Philip.  Your stonework looks superb,. There is a "model hygenic bakery" in our village that is built with dressed stone that is tempting me to have a go. You can't beat having too many projects on the go! what do you use for scribing?  I am going to have to grind dow...

Plenty to think about, but thanks for the inspiration! Wonder whether you could use the same technique to build a cobbled yard between your new buildings and he platform? . Glad to help :) Interesting thought to scribe cobbles, must admit I hadnt thought of that. I'd be bit worried about stuff drop...

Looking very nice, keep it up.

I love the technique and use of materials but do you leave this outside in wet weather? If so, is there a waterproofing agent you use? Peter, The plan is to leave it out permanently, but its only been out for a week or so so far. However the long brick wall, and the bridge in the background of the ...

Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of the next couple of stages, but basically it was a question of cleaning up and glazing the resin window castings, and gluing them in place, making the one odd window ( the LH shop window) and the door. Making the front door and canopy and letting the postbo...

At about this point, by chance I got involved in another thread and discussion about DIY castings in resin, for windows and doors, and since there are 5 identical windows in this, I decided to give it a go. ( http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/ftopic8248-30.php ) However, back to the building... Nex...

First thing to do was come up with a drawing, obviously. I'm well used to constructing drawings based on photographs, but usually there is some brickwork, to count the courses and doors to get an approximate measurement from. This one was a bit of a puzzle because there was no clear view of the only...

At the back of the station area, is my wife's Summer House. The station area itself is raised and there is a blockwork retaining wall against the side of the summerhouse. Neither of which are either 16mm or particularly scenic! Low-relief buildings seemed to be the solution, but what buildings? I ha...

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Is this the beastie you are after?

If so, I have Vol 2 of LMS Locomotives by Essery & Jenkinson, which has whole (small) chapter on them, including a shot of the loco unit in works grey.
Quite happy to let you have a decent scan.

It's terrible when stuff like that has to get in the way of proper work - such as building a luggage van!

Felt looks rather more like ballast than decking does, as a bit of a bonus.

Congratulations!

Looking good so far  :) However, be careful with the decking, we used Travis Perkins decking when my Dad and I first started on our railway and after around a week or so it had warped to an un-usable state... :? I agree about being careful, but to reassure Jay slightly, I've used the same B&Q s...

Look on ebay for fabrics for dollshouses.

I just bought an 11" square of cotton fabric for £1, to make some curtains in a building I've just made. I wanted floral for house curtains but there are stripes and polka dots and all sorts, if you look around.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111263772214

Magnificent modelling. Thanks for showing us.

Thanks. It will be interesting yo see how it weathers.
It could be the answer to a problem I have.

Looking good.
I have one quick question though, what is the brownish grey 'ballast' and how is it persuaded to stay on top of the slippery white soffit board?

Nice. I love the shots through the jungle with the train on top of the embankment.

For my leg adjustment I used something called "Handwheel bolts" which were sold by Maplins in those days but are now available on line. I drilled a 10mm hole up the bottom of the legs and fitted a captive T-nut and simply screwed the bolt in. I might've gone down that route, but didn't ha...