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Thanks Egor, that was a treat on a drab morning. Cracking steamer! Nice to see railways in any shape or form.

Trains in the snow produce great shots of clag, thanks for sharing.

Отлично. я люблю это!

oldblindpugh wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:45 am Отлично. я люблю это!

Many thanks!

that's an impressive locomotive thanks for sharing the pictures I bet you get a lot of snow

An excellent little railway. You have really made good use of the space. I notice there is space for extending the line along one of the walls if you get planning permission from the other half of your household .....

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:16 am An excellent little railway. You have really made good use of the space. I notice there is space for extending the line along one of the walls if you get planning permission from the other half of your household .....

Rik

Thank you Rik!
Yes, I sometimes think that it would be possible to extend the way after the unloading ramp. But probably here it is necessary to make a removable part, so as not to complicate the use of a folding table.

Hi Egor,

You could add a photo background for some added realisme. You have white walls around your layout which undo the amount of detail and love you put into your layout a bit. You could make a backdrop on thin wooden panels, or print a photo on aluminium, like on county gate railway, and it will immediately give your railway a lot more realism. If you make those panels removable, you won't have problems with your wife about it..

daan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:53 pm Hi Egor,

You could add a photo background for some added realisme. You have white walls around your layout which undo the amount of detail and love you put into your layout a bit. You could make a backdrop on thin wooden panels, or print a photo on aluminium, like on county gate railway, and it will immediately give your railway a lot more realism. If you make those panels removable, you won't have problems with your wife about it..

Hi Daniel,
Thanks for the advice! I hope that this idea will be realized someday.
I would like to add facades of some buildings, I think this will greatly improve the appearance of the railway.

A new dramatic scene on my layout: the worker tries to remove the log that fell during loading.

Great looking scene - I like pictures that tell a story.

Rik

I always wanted to have signals on my layout. But the chosen theme - early American logging, did not leave a large choice of signals. The only suitable signal is a red highball. I thought about it creation for a long time. The October 2017 issue Garden Railways magazine gave impetus to construction from available materials. Let this signal not quite scale, but I like it. Now there is a signal regulating the locomotive's departure from the turntable.
Signal closed:

Let's go!

I never knew a signal like existed!

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 3:53 pm I never knew a signal like existed!

This is a prototype of the signal (but double):

To make my little railway more "garden" I added a couple of potted plants to the base. For this, I was drill a couple of holes for the pots in the wooden base.
In the pots grow the Ficus benjamina with the Soleirolia and the Fuchsia with the Soleirolia too.

They look brilliant, great idea.

What a fantastic and inspiring railway! Full of character, and the detail's looking great.

The planting works really well, and will look even better as it spreads - I hope it grows well on your balcony!

All the best,

Andrew.

That does look effective, the simplest ideas are the best.

Ready for the world cup?

Thank you guys!

Andrew wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:52 pm The planting works really well, and will look even better as it spreads - I hope it grows well on your balcony!

Yes, the Soleirolia grows perfectly on the balcony in the summer. But I'm a little afraid that the pots are too tight to fully cover the wooden base.

bazzer42 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:41 pm Ready for the world cup?

Yes! In all suburban trains, now announce stops in English. We are waiting for the fans

I also want to show the results of the work that I did in early spring. Two Piko's log cabins turned into one logging camp house. I added an interior - the stove and the card players Interior at night can be illuminated.