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A very enjoyable read, Mr. Grouse, and what a wonderful girlfriend; "Would you like a trainset for Christmas?" What a lady!! And no, don't let it stop there - keep going, it's an excellent indoor hobby. And she will always know what you might like for your birthday now. Treat your lady with the greatest of respect - she deserves it!
Steve.
PS I do hope the membrane has worked for you. We moved into a large vicarage with equally large front garden which my wife was keen to cultivate. Instead, the church authorities covered the soil with a membrane with loads of chippings on top. 'It's for low maintenance,' we were told. It very soon proved anything but - brambles burst through, ultimately becoming one unsightly and unmanageable sprawl. It looked awful. We left there after ten years, unable to do anything with it in all that time except try to keep it in check every so often.
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Rob, may I echo Gilbert's comments and wish you well in your work in the NHS.
Gilbert - Stan Roberts is the name I always associate with Bakewell, having read his articles in RM back in the 1970s when I was in my late teens. Funny how some names come immediately to mind, especially when a railway location or layout is mentioned.
Steve.
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Hi Ray,
it was on a radio programme of hers and if I remember the quote correctly, Pam Ayres said it was New Year's Eve or sometime around then. The family went out to celebrate but she decided to stay at home and do the ironing (I think). She decided to switch on the tele at the same time and there was a Bruce Springsteen concert. Relating on the radio programme how smitten she was she then made that comment!
Regards, Steve.
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I remember Pam Ayres saying, "When I saw Bruce Springsteen for the first time I couldn't wait to throw my husband out with the rest of the rubbish!" Here in Gloucester I have two friends who write in the same vein as her - and I have to admit they are both brilliant at it. Re: the Westerns; yes, 'Enterprise' plates were larger; I'd forgotten that until reading about it again only very recently.
I always enjoy looking at your photos, especially when they feature Westerns.
Steve.
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This looks like it would be some kind of 'dream model railway' for some folk. I especially like the photo of the D200 class (as I knew them) diesel hauling the Royal Scot, but all the photos are good. I was about to ask if it's in a loft - then I saw the Title!
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Hi Job, it's been a long time since I posted; I seem to lose track of where people 'get to' on this Forum. I was thinking of you only recently and here you are. Quite a while since I saw these photos for the first time but even before I saw them just now I thought, "Oh yes; the girl, the chip shop." Yours is the kind of modelling that stays in my mind. I've just been looking at your paving and cobble setts as well. Wonderful modelling, as ever.
Steve.
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I rarely seem to get round to look at people's blogs. So glad I came here this evening though - lovely modelling.
Steve (not a tall one though; about average height)
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I like the sense of distance to the rear that you've created. Have you made the hedge smaller the higher up the field it goes to create perspective? It does look like it. Whatever, it's very effective.
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Some interesting advice here. Thanks, I'm glad I dropped by.
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It looks great - inside and out. Lovely.
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Lovely cameo scene. It makes me want to see more (hint)...
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I agree, Corbs, delightful indeed.
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You've obviously been prepared to put in a fair bit of work on this. The three dimensional panelling does enhance the kit and lets its character 'come through'.
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Some very nice scenic touches; I particularly like the embankment adding natural relief as well as all the foliage surrounding the cottage and the rough edge to the pavement.
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I agree with Southernboy's sentiments. A convincing scenario; nice small enclosure with sheep nicely modelled, as are the bank edges, with a very realistic representation of grass, stones and crumbling soil. Coach and van on bend in road also add a sense of movement to the scene. Good stuff!
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I like these very much. (Note TWIMC - where's those smiley symbol things when you need them?) Barry, imagine a big smiley thumbs-up, please.
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That's really nice, not to say skilled, work.
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My first thought was fabulous, so I'll type it here - Fabulous! Foreground, fields, sky, the lot.
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That's some work there. This would be a major undertaking for me. Very impressive!
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It looks good to me. Very useful to see your methods of construction and read about your painting and weathering techniques. Thanks.
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I like the location of the terminus station outside the main layout area as you've shown here and the way its connected to the main layout at two different points. I did wonder how you might cope with the large expanse of bay, particularly the resulting reach you would need to the back part of the layout, e.g. to sort out any derailments in the tunnel. Problem solved when you remove the bay.
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I've got that copy of the Railway Modeller - got it for 10p about ten years ago! I've read it loads of times since but I still read it again in your blog!
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That third picture looks promising; the track work looks very neat too.
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I quite like the 0-6-0 tender locos but that Furness model in red looked really eye-catching.
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Creating a backscene in the loft
in Notes from the loft
A blog by deepfat in RMweb Blogs
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Taking in the scene overall; the backscene, the layout design, the tracklaying and the baseboard construction, there's some very fine 2D and 3D artwork here. Very nice.
Steve.