The sleeper bed is in

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Sun May 15, 2016 11:59 am

The tunnel

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Sun May 15, 2016 12:01 pm

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

Post by **ge_rik** » Sun May 15, 2016 1:53 pm

Looking good. I like the way you are landscaping and planting as you go. Shouldn't take long before it becomes well established.

Rik

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Sun May 15, 2016 7:44 pm

I agree with Rik, this is looking really good. I love the approach of finishing as you go with the earthworks and civil engineering. It give you the garden back an awful lot sooner.

James from Devon · Post by **James from Devon** » Sun May 15, 2016 8:33 pm

Lovely! Your line is coming on a treat. I love the stone edges to the cutting, not too long before the puff of trains is heard!

Keep the pictures coming!

Cheers

Jim

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Sun May 15, 2016 10:54 pm

Thanks for supportive messages chaps.😀

Dwayne · Post by **Dwayne** » Mon May 16, 2016 3:07 am

Very nice.

In my neck of planet Terra those planting would be toast by the end of summer no matter how much H2O gets doused on them... one of the reasons I located my layout beneath a big ol' maple tree where the plants have a fighting chance of surviving.

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:28 pm

James from Devon · Post by **James from Devon** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:37 pm

That looks really lovely already!

Great to see some track down, you must be very happy!

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:56 pm

That photo just needs a steamer puffing in it now, looks great with all the planting.

SapperAnt · Post by **SapperAnt** » Tue May 17, 2016 7:29 pm

Looks fantastic! Love the planting - what did you use?

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Tue May 17, 2016 8:40 pm

SapperAnt:118134 wrote: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 , the ones at the station also are brought from car boots. Lots of plants, especially baby tears can be split, my wife split lots of plants, so saved a lot there.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:42 am

Like the last low angle pic. a lot. The line already looks as if its been there for some time.
Grant.

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Wed May 18, 2016 4:15 am

Coming along very nicely I must say!

I have a heck of a job with planting and have essentially given up. It can get down to -15C over night in winter, and up to 35C in summer, and there are long periods of little or no rain, followed by torrents which wash away everything in their path. I civilize what will grow naturally, and leave it at that!

Cheers,
Peter in AZ

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:34 pm

A little copper mine built today.

planty · Post by **planty** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:39 pm

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.

mightymax · Post by **mightymax** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:23 pm

planty:118601 wrote: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 laying around at work. I am happy with the tunnel, took a while to find the right bits of slate rock to use, but once shrubs have grown around it and settled in, I think then il be close to being happy with it. Thanks for encouraging comments.😃

James from Devon · Post by **James from Devon** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:04 pm

Really enjoying following the progress with your line, it looks wonderful.

Hope you are enjoying the build!

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