heres a line up off the Motive Power i have at the moment for running this layout & Forks Trestle
A Bachmann Railtruck i will be building a new back for the item of rolling stock
a Backwood Minatures Aerocar
a A1 models brass body on a underground Ernie chassie
a Branchline Models T Ford railcar
a Bachmann Shay
a 2-8-2 tank loco running on a Bachmann UK Austerty chassie I used the boiler from the loco but scratch built a body for this loco
Having look at the last lot of photos i have put some palm trees between the truck & church to fill the gap till i get time ti build the wall as the next jobs i have to do is wire this up & put the track links on the other ends of the fiddleyards
have made a start on a truck that will hide the road were it meets the back scene its am old matchbox toy of deans
after the cut
were it will go
& in bits ready for the re-paint
well apart from little twecks i have finished work on Calle de la Coronacion till after the CRM show
here are pics of how it stands now
the mod with out the new buildings with the scenics done
with the building in place
well that it for now what do you think
well with under 2 weeks till this & Forks Trestle are at the C.R.M show 24th jan crewe heritage center
well with the kid again at home as the schools closed
I have glaxed the building & put in the doors as you can see inside i have put some paper planking on the walls
& heres the 3rd building Ropa Interior del Mundo Terrenal can any one tell me which business this is from the street
Well Cantina de,los Roy's has now had its frame built up from foamboard & i hope to glue on the planking tomorrow
heres the pics of the frame work
what do you think
well i have got the planking on the rovers & once it has dryed i will make a start on painting it
all been well i will make a start building the next building
well the foamboad arived in the post today & i have knocked up the rovers saloon the next job once the glue has dryed is to remove the pins the cover with coffee stirrers
I have been given a part built Module that a member OF CRM now does not have time to finish here are some pics
Behind the coaches is a strip of land that i am thinking of putting a row of timber building on
If anyone has any ideas as to what else i can do to it please say