I finally decided on a name for the layout, and added name-boards to the station today.
I settled on a French influenced one, inspired by a local road which in turn is named for a medieval landowner whose legacy is the road name and the remains of a gatehouse.
I think that the name fits in well with the Southern Region near-coastal setting.
The signs are "Knightwing" white metal (8 pack) and are grey primed with a bit of white dry-brushing (thanks
I though I'd spoil the little residents of the layout by adding a lift shaft to the flats that were erected recently, I also enlarged the pub - adding ground-floor flat roof extension (room for a couple of pool tables, or a dining area, or a function room available for hire - who knows!?) :-)
All additions were constructed from plasticard and / or leftover bits from model kits.
Injured my hand really quite badly while cutting styrene sheet. Annoyed at myself for not being more careful - using a scalpel and a metal ruler, the blade jumped over the ruler and cut a sizeable bit off of my finger.
Anyway, onwards and upwards!
Finished the last of the ballast today, a strip at the back of the layout.
Also, added some detail to my pub building -
Air conditioning ducting from a P and D marsh white-metal kit, a stonework base (Kibri te
In order to utilise as much
space as possible, I decided a while ago that I'd like a "Railfreight" depot in low relief at the back of the layout.
I used some leftover parts from a Peco "Modern Engine Shed" kit, plus some corrugated plasticard for shutters. I cut square doors into the panels, these were spaced so as to match up correctly with the wagon doors when they were bought into the station.
The whole thing has been sprayed with grey primer, I've not bothered
