Well I'm pleased to say that the last signal has been installed on the layout. Once again I used one of Jurassic Models socket and servo mounts to install the signal onto the baseboard and a GF controls module to control the movement of the signal arms. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1131/entry-15869-signals-for-sherton-abbas-part-3-the-bouncing-arms/

There's a considerable amount of "gubbins" required underneath the baseboard to control the signal arms, but the use of the mount and control module does make things easier!

Control module, servos and wiring

The signal looked a bit too clean and stark, so I used my airbrush to apply a bit of weathering and represented some weeds growing through the ballast with some green dyed paint brush bristles.

Twin miniature arm ground signal in position

The rest of the trackwork also looked a bit too pristine, so once again the airbrush was used to tone down the colour and represent a bit of Edwardian grime:-) Some vegetation is beginning to appear on the layout, but this is very much a work in progress. I still need to treat myself / build a static grass applicator and find a U.K.distributor for Polak fibres http://www.polakmodel.com/en/text/main/About-us-1.html who's products look excellent in my opinion.

Overall view with weathered track and ballast

At the Wells show, I was delighted to discover that the range of parts designed by Ivan Smith of Southwark Models are now available from Roxey Mouldings http://www.roxeymouldings.co.uk/ The range includes some lovely platform seats, barrows, bicycles and point levers and I couldn't resist buying a selection of bits and pieces for the layout. Amongst these goodies was a little fret of etched brass components that built up into an early type GWR point lever.

Southwark Models point lever fret

Once assembled and painted the lever was installed onto the layout to control the yard point. The associated rodding and 90 degree crank were fabricated from 0.6mm brass wire and the etched brass crank supplied in the kit.

Assembled point lever in position on the layout

Well that's the latest progress on the layout, still loads more to do but at least the points and signals work and trains move without pushing them!

Best wishes

Dave