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Ropley - Escape from Doncatraz

TomE

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The Winter Sun peaks through as a Weekend service heads towards Alton

 

Hi all!

 

Just in from the Festival of Railway Modelling at Doncaster Racecourse. Nice show as usual, and kudos to the girls at the entrance for opening the doors slightly early to allow those lucky few of us near the front of the que in out of the sub zero temperatures!

 

I picked up the final point motor required for the scenic section, so the end is in sight for the electronic work now and I'll be able to run engines over the full extent of the layout. No doubt this will throw up a few areas which need tweaks, but future work is mainly going to be scenic orientated, which is by far my favorite part of the construction process.

 

Tasks for the next few days are to install said point motor, cut the bendy MDF purchased for the backscene and get that installed then build up the carpark area on top of the embankment. If I get chance I might also make up some of the concrete cable channel which runs alongside the line at the bottom of the embankment.

 

So, another update in a few days, but included are two photos showing the latest experiments with static grass and turf for the embankments. Same method as mentioned here, but with some Woodland Scenics turf added to replicate the brambles.

 

Cheers all,

 

Tom.

 

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The Carriage & Boiler shop casts a long shadow over the departing train.

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S.A.C Martin

Oh I do like that, very much so. Instantly recognisable as Ropley. Will you be putting in the new footbridge too?

 

Lovely work that.

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Thanks Both!

 

Will you be putting in the new footbridge too?

 

Thats the plan, although it may happen later, once I've been able to see the final installation and get some decent photos & measurements.

 

Cheers,

 

Tom.

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-missy-

Hello Tom.

 

That is comming along really well and those photos do show how much of an improvement the 'finescale' track is over the more mainstream stuff. Your modelling is really good ad the photos do, do it justice, you have given me ideas to try in the future.

 

It was a shame we didnt really chat for long today, it would have been nice to talk for longer but its always difficult at shows. There is always next time...

 

Missy :)

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Thanks Missy!

 

It was a rather fleeting hello! Are you on the Society tables at Alexandra Palace again this year? I'll swing by for a longer chat if you are.

 

Tom.

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GWRfan

Your so right about the temperature at Doncaster. Unfortunately I didn't make it through the entrance doors in the first group!

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