Having been off uni with a chest infection (my first, and hopefully last), I've had time to make some progress on the layout over the past few days. Mostly this has just involved scraping off and laying down new grass and trees, but I have also been working on a replacement for one of the two goods platforms. It's essentially a plasticard box, tapered along one side, with stone sheeting placed along the edges. To give it a bit of weight/strength, and to try and simulate the texture of cement, the stone sides were made about 5mm proud of the frame underneath, and plaster was poured in and flattened. Other than painting, this is now complete.

I've also been experimenting with how best to get a good slate roofing effect on one of the line-side huts, which can just be glimpsed at the top of one of the photos. I'm not satisfied with any of the results that I've achieved so far, and any advice on this subject would be welcome.

That's all for now - hopefully it's been of some interest - and I may not get much done for the next week or so, as I catch up with the work I missed.