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Where Dent-de-Lion is.....

I wanted to share a small collection of images from this thread:  (with special thanks to those who contributed.)   https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/162153-input-ideas-on-planning-a-timetable-and-creating-a-location/page/1/#comments   And the layout, fictitious though it be, now sits on the North Coast of Kent.  For some, it's "Reculver" - a real place, developed beyond its actual status by the power of imagination to a relatively busy wharf, with indus

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Making the "Gander's" Billboard.

I thought people might be interested to know how I came up with the aged "Gander's Holiday Camp" billboard.  So here's the method I used:   Firstly, I searched online for a good photo of Arthur Askey (not easy as photo's of the man himself were largely of him larking about and pulling faces!)   Having found a nice picture - I won't reproduce it here, in the interest of copyright laws - I set about drawing a passable charicature sketch in pen:     As you c

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Whatever Happened to Tommy Gander...?

For anyone who doesn't know, Tommy Gander was a fictional Music Hall comic, a character that featured in the 1941 British film "The Ghost Train" portrayed by real life comic, Arthur Askey.   On his way down to Newquay to start a new sixteen week season of his act at The Pier Pavillion ("Well, we'll see how I go Monday night...") Tommy gets caught up in the events that unfold in the film (or was he instrumental in causing them...?)   Years later, Tommy Gander finds himself per

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Building Detailing and Foliage Scatter.

Just a few odd jobs today, attached the lift shaft to the flats, added some concrete fence panels to the pub yard, made some platforms for the Railfreight Depot loading bays, and (because I can't find a suitable permanent candidate) added a temporary door to the goods depot - just to make it look functional.  Also got on with adding a bit of greenery to the trackside...           Primed some station name boards today, as soon as I figure out

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