Hi Missy.

I love the light on the signal. fantastic stuff!

Have you arranged a blackout room for expo?

Regards,

Chris

Hi M

The puddle on the platform in the second pic looks fantastic, can you tell me how you acheived this

Mark

That little signal looks gorgeous! Is it worked by a servo?

JF

Hello Guys

Hi Missy.

I love the light on the signal. fantastic stuff!

Have you arranged a blackout room for expo?

Regards,

Chris

Hi Chris.

Thank you. I have always wanted to add lights to the layout, I think it adds another ambience although I doubt it if it will be of any use at the Expo. The intention long term is to try and block out all the external light and rely purely on the layout lights, that way I can turn them off and operate the layout in the dark if I wish.

Hi M

 

The puddle on the platform in the second pic looks fantastic, can you tell me how you acheived this

 

Mark

Hello Mark.

The 'puddle' is purely accidential! Its caused by the diluted PVA painted on to hold the scenics down running onto the polyfilla tarmac bits. I dont know if I like it to be honest so it might be comming off sometime.

Hi Missy,

 

The layout looks superb-I'm really impressed.

 

There's a lot I can learn from your approach to scenery as it looks natural and the railway blends into the landscape as it should. I love the detailing as well and goes to show what can be achieved in N gauge.

 

I too have got to build some wire lineside fencing and was going to use light gauge fishing line. Can you tell me what you used please.

 

I've just joined the 2mm FS Soc and was wondering also what track you have used.

 

Keep up the excellent work and look forwards to the next installment.

 

Cheers.

 

Mark

Hi Mark.

Thank you for the praise. The fencing is made from small square brass pushed into the landscape for the posts and fine wire wrapped around them. It could be made to be finer but I felt that if it was it would becomme a little too fragile so I compromised a bit.

Congratulations on joining the 2mm SA, you will find everyone to be really friendly and helpful. My track is just the plain PCB sleepers with the track soldered directly to it, the easitrack came around just after I finished building all the track so I wasnt going to bin it all and start again!

That little signal looks gorgeous! Is it worked by a servo?

JF

Hello Jon.

Thank you. I have been enjoying your thread on signals. The signal will eventually be controlled by a servo but I havent got that far with it yet. Its been sat in a box for ages now and I have only just got round to fitting it to the layout! There is a post somewhere (I think its one the old RMWeb) on how I built it.

That's looking lovely Missy, I'm looking forward to seeing it at Expo.

 

p.s. it's not a race at all!

Hiys Kris.

Thank you. I dont know what state its going to be in for the Expo. ATM it looks like just the two scenic boards but not that much actually moving so I guess I will have to try and talk my way through the two days! I could shunt my little pannier tank around the layout but thats not gong to be very exciting. It kinda does feel a bit like a race sometimes with exhibition deadlines to work to. Not ideal but I guess its normal?

I second that...top work Missy

 

My suitcase includes scarf, hat and gloves to see Witney Euston...and now Infrared night vision specs to see Highclere

Hiya Pete.

Thank you. I wouldnt worry about bringing them, its not going to be that dark and I am thinking a few people would get upset if I turn off the lights in the room!

Awesome work Missy! I can't make the Expo but look forward to seeing the layout in the flesh soon. Tom

Hello Tom.

Thank you. Its a shame you cant make it but Im sure you will see it sometime.

Well I'm repeating myself here Missy, but these scenes are simply so recognizable - when I see them I am immediately reminded of the many photos that I have pored over in the books on the real DN&SR.

 

I also really like the way you have captured the vegetation in the cutting, very inspiring.

Hiya Mikkel.

Thank you, that means alot to me after all its hopefully what I am trying to achieve. I spent quite a bit of time this weekend studying the cutting on my layout trying out different things. If you notice I have stripped one side of the cutting back to bare 'earth' and stuck down new grass as I was not convinced on how it looked. The darker areas are intended to be brambles as I have noticed in real life they have quite dark foliage. There is still quite a bit to do to this, the main thing is shrubs and trees but they will come later...

Thank you all again for the positive comments. Its great to know I am heading in the right direction with the whole thing.

Missy

I have great admiration for your work and the many ways you've pushed the envelope in 2mm modelling.

Really looking forward to seeing Highclere at the Expo.

Regards,

Chris - Black-hat

Aren't many words I can add - such fine detail, care and attention, presentation...it all adds up to an extremely inspirational model!

David

Inspired

Thanks guys

Inspired

Good

P.S. Pete, of course it will be there! I will have to try and get it running well though...

Missy