Only two pictures this time, but they show what I've been up to.

I'm behaving and doing things properly. I cleaned my rails before I painted them, and I've left things that I've glued (four layers of cardboard glued with woodglue for my raised areas) to dry overnight before I carry on. And, surprise surprise, it's all working better than in my impatient days of rushing ahead to get things done. And my son has been helping to paint the rails, which means I've got to let him play when it's done.

Anyway, to the pictures.

One shows the entire narrow gauge section as far as it goes at the moment. I don't have narrow gauge points, only long standard gauge ones. I'll have to disguise the sleepers as well as I can. I also don't have any functional narrow gauge locos, so I will be scratchbuilding an imaginary diesel to go on my Bachmann Bo-Bo chassis. The rationale behind the very sharp bend is that the loco runs around its train, or at least comes off the front and disappears into a siding, and then people push the wagons round to the other side by hand, and push them back the same, and the engine comes back to haul the empties back up. That may avoid the need for a run around loop... perhaps a horse for the full coal wagons? They must weigh a bit for people to push, and he could help with the passenger coaches as well. I'll think and devise a trackplan to suit.

The other shows some of my painted rails (first coat with the prospect of some further coats of different colours/finishes for more realism) and the exchange sidings from a lower vantage point. (Post edited to replace bad blurred picture with sharp one...)