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Where's the amazing button

regarding the loco picture special effects; I liked the pastel and watercolour. They'd make nice desktop backgrounds for a pc. I've done the same with some other chaps pictures of loco's using his test plank.

Hi Mark, just been perusing the site and came across your old Wolverhampton Low Level layout. Any news on if it'll be coming off the back burner anytime soon, or are you focussing all efforts on Fryers Lane?

I think if I enjoyed building structures more than running trains I'd do what you're doing Jeff. I envisage it as you would only really use one station as a station during the running session and the other would effectively become the fiddle yard. It's not a two station layout, it's two station layouts. I think that makes sense . Is this how you intend it? If so go for it. Whatever makes you happy

Nobodies suggested extending upwards and adding a second floor to tops! You're allowed 4m from ground to apex of a pitched roof without having to gain planning permission

Get well soon Andy

Don't know if I missed it, but what's the price for it?

Just an idea. Not sure whether it is meant to be intentional or not. Would the wires have a little sag between the posts? If yes have you thought of using some kind of former to add pressure to the thread whilst a coat of varnish or something similar applied to the line goes off, thus leaving prototypical sag? Or is that considered a little ott?

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 These things Just to make things clear....I am not in anyway suggesting you would want to represent the actual wire as anything you did would be well overscale but the naked eye would likely expect to see the stakes and would then 'fill in the blanks' for the wires

The only thing you may wish to consider is any signalling in these stretches may require representations of the wire run 'pulley stakes' (dunno if that's what they're called) if you're inclined to model these.

Done the first bit for you. Now all that's needed is for those clever fellas that know all about signal placement to add them to it

perhaps you could post a track plan (a scale one would be best), and if you've got one a signal box diagram, and then we'll be able to give you a better idea. Looking amazing Jeff btw Steve

For the bridge structure, what were you planning on the underside of the track bed? If you were thinking girders could you not just use the 12mm board you normally use but route it down in places to make crude representations of said girders?

Ironically considering the following posts but I'm also a Steve too. Although to be pedantic I'm a Stephen