Pixton Halt - aka Silly Moo

[LocoLaurie]

I am finding this great fun.

 

I have already made a sci-fi offering (called Cato Sci-Fi Tunnel).

 

Now I have made a more traditional cakebox entry but I have decided to give it a story. Introducing ‘Pixton Halt’ (aka the Silly Moo). This was my thinking:

 

You will see that a bit of fence behind the railway halt has fallen over, and this has allowed a cow to venture out into pastures new for greener, longer grass. It has ended up sitting on the railway track, and now a Peckett locomotive can’t get past.

 

So the farmers are gathered next to the cow trying to get her to move with a stick and some food. Meanwhile another cow is seeing if it can escape, so a tractor is quickly closing in to stop her. In the river a guy on a fishing boat is capturing all the mayhem on camera. This means everything on the layout is connected with the story in some way.

 

So there you have it, a little cameo scene in 8 inches square. I hope you enjoy it.

 

Video of the build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSultXyNJnw&t=1s

 

Video of the ‘final look’ minus one character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8savfOYLJFY

[Mikkel]

Great stuff, and nicely different !

 

Not as far from reality as one might think either. I have cut outs from the Railway Magazine in the 1900s that describe similar events. 

[Guest Midland Mole]

That is marvellous, such a packed little scene.....bit worried about that ominous looking hooded figure though.

Alex

[Alister_G]

That is marvellous, such a packed little scene.....bit worried about that ominous looking hooded figure though.

Alex

 

What, the one with the scythe WHO TALKS LIKE THIS?

 

Nah, he's fine.

 

Al.

[LocoLaurie]

What, the one with the scythe WHO TALKS LIKE THIS?

 

Nah, he's fine.

 

Al.

 

I'm afraid he ended up being removed. The videos explain why. He got voted off stage by my YouTubers who didn't really like him. I thought fair enough. It made the scene more 'normal' if a cow on the line is normal lol.