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You have those chaps trained well Julie, I had to build my railway alone!

It looks like it is coming together, looking forward to the finished product.

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Jul 07, 2018 6:37 pm You have those chaps trained well Julie, I had to build my railway alone!

No training involved Tom, just great company and ample supplies of food, drinks and, most important of all, friendship!
The location is a dream world, well off the main roads and set in glorious surroundings with no background noises to disturb the mind.
I think even you Tom would have a different view of Wales if you visited this area!

Idyllic spot...

Rik

Some serious woodworking skills going on there…

If the structure can take the weight of those guys, who knows what you can run on it.

Brilliant I love it. The shed looks ok to me Julie.

Line is now up and running. locos are Peter,s having the maiden run. Buildings are Cain Howleys purchased from a retired gentleman. The journey has started to the future, thinking cap is now in overdrive

Wow! That's what you call progress That looks lovely, the Cain Howley buildings are nice.

Who's lurking under the railway in the first picture? Can't work out if it's a dog or a cat?

She is one of a pair of Welsh Terriers, lovely, lively, friendly dogs with loads of energy. Railway installation consisted of fit one length of track, throw the ball... etc...

That's a very impressive railway and it's all come together nicely. It will give you many hours of pleasure and repay the effort many times over.

Ian

Love the buildings Julie and now it’s all systems go for running your own locos.

Maybe an extension is on the horizon….

Lovely spot for the railway. Difficult to decide which background is real and which is photographic.

Rik

That sloping site has given you the benefit of ground level and raised running. Enjoy adding detail to it, that's one of the better parts of this hobby, I feel.
Is the backdrop in the shed a picture of your local view, or a commercially available one? I quite fancy a photographic representation of my local view for just one part of my line.

The picture in the shed was bought from the well known auction site. Type in Tuscany landscape mural wallpaper and you should be able to find it. It just resembled the view behind the shed, so I was very pleased.

Just Julie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:06 pm The picture in the shed was bought from the well known auction site. Type in Tuscany landscape mural wallpaper and you should be able to find it. It just resembled the view behind the shed, so I was very pleased.

Indeed. It looked a bit Preseli to me, hence my question . Thanks for the info.

Great progress on what's going to be a really lovely line - congratulations!

Looking forward to seeing more progress soon,

Andrew.

Just Julie wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:54 pm Line is now up and running. locos are Peter,s having the maiden run. Buildings are Cain Howleys purchased from a retired gentleman. The journey has started to the future, thinking cap is now in overdrive

Hurray! Looking terrific, how satisfying to have trains running.

Met a friend the other day,, and he handed me a little package. Inside these beautiful turntable locking levers appeared. What a work of art. Amazing hand made. I haven’t fixed them to the turntable yet They were based on an American Narrow Gauge Railway.

They are amazing Julie.

Beautiful pieces of miniature engineering.

Rik

Splendid.

It is great to see another 16mm line in SW Wales.

Hopefully mine won't be too long in the starting.........