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Had to look up a photo of the Pohutukawa flower. Similar to the flower of our Mimosa trees that grow in my yard.

Winter sucks. Yet last weekend the weather was mild enough for me to hobble outdoors to spend time working on the layout. The layout was built on a slight slope, resulting in the front side being raised about 18" as can be seen in previous photos. The backside ended up more or less at ground le...

Great looking building.

Pics? Summer?

Rik, a great primer for newcombers.

Being hit by a car sucks. I'm still dealing with lingering physical issues from my incident.

My hand laid track is simpy put down and secured with J-shaped hooks made from wire clothes hangers with each about 6 inches in length. The top of the J is bent at a 90 degree angle to the width of the tie. I push these down about every two feet. This allows the track to move and shift with temperat...

As a Canadian who lives in the US (I have dual citizenship), the reality is that Canada doesn't matter (most 'Murikans don't know a thing about the GWN). Throughout the year there is a flow of products arriving at our place here in OKC that my wife (who is from Sudbury ON) takes home with her on her...

I use aluminum sheet about 1" x 1/2" in size formed to a scrap piece of rail held in a vise. Cheap option for a DIY joiner.

It was a beautiful day Saturday here in central Oklahoma so I hobbled outdoors to spend some more time on the new extension. I wasn't really "feeling it" with the line potentially running straight and parallel with the fence. So I began to just move some dirt with no definite plan in mind....

Welcome to the forum.

I'm taking it easy. Trying to let my thoughts come up with a track configuration. I'm leaning towards having the line dead end at the base of a large bald cypress located along the fence with a run around to facilitate switching. As for working on rolling stock and such, my hobby bench shares space ...

This past weekend the weather was nice enough to allow me to get outside for some light physical activity as I recuperate from the accident. I'm still dealing with swelling around my right ankle from damage to the fibia (got crushed a bit), a left arm that is difficult to lift any higher than my sho...

Very nice.

Congrats. I thoroughly enjoy your blog and YouTube channel.

Looks to be the makings of a cool little railway. Looking forward to future updates.

I wanted to see what the fuss was but unfortunately it seems I have to be within the British Isles to watch the videos.

Since my backyard is heavily shaded growing grass beneath the shade canopy is a difficult task. And because I hate mowing, I set about to eliminate all the grass in the backyard (with plans to eventually rid the front yard as well). Creeping Charlie fit the bill for a ground cover as it thrives in t...

Moving onward... hobbled outside today to take a photo or two of the layout, in particular the tunnel I had installed a few months ago. The "Creeping Charlie" has for the most part covered just about the entire layout at this time.

Before and after photos: