Beaks

And on the workbench currently: The Old Mill adjacent to Goathland station Converting the DCC concepts lamps to be a little more "Goathland"

And today some comparison photos, checking everything's moving as I could hope!

Ballasting commences! Through the station good old woodland scenic, but for the Goods Yard experimented a bit, finally settling on Noch's stone ballast

Scenic work begins. Hills are sculpted polystyrene, covered in plaster cloth. River bed is plaster rocks, while the bank is built up with talus, painted and covered in treemendus autumn covering. Trees are wire twisted following Gorden Gravett's method

Interior detailing buildings as I go. The waiting shelter and waiting room are completely scratch built from card, while the station building is a repainted Scenecraft item

Hi all, After a couple of years of work, I've started this blog mainly for help, advice, to learn and develop in my modelling. Like many, I have always been encapsulated with the charm of Goathland. Is it the way time has seemingly stood still here for years? The quiet serenity broken by the occasional sound of a steam train or the small and big screen fame? Whatever it is, it has led to my building, at present, 3 different incarnations of the layout. The first two attempts were scrapped due to house moves and other constraints. Subsequent layouts based around North Yorkshire and the Esk Valley were started, but never progressed past track laying. A visit to the UK and Goathland in 2016 however, cemented the interest and need to revisit - and complete - a Goathland layout. With many other Goathland based inspirational layouts on here and across the web however, I wanted to try something a little different. I could never achieve something comparable with the current Goathland layouts, so I decided to set about creating something a bit different. A layout which, while may not be anywhere close to others offerings in terms of realism, but a layout which would showcase the best of my modelling skills and knowledge - even if it would mean ripping bits out and starting other areas from scratch if I felt I could do better. As a change from the preservation scene and the help of a series of books, I would model Goathland as it would have appeared from 1958 until closure. Below are a series of photos from initial conception, to where I am now.

Hi Arpster, Living in Australia (and also under a rock) I've only just stumbled across this layout. Wow! It may very well be my new favourite layout. You've probably answered these questions a hundred times before, but may I ask how you've achived the colour and texture of the road surface, as well as what you've used and how you've achieved the colouring of the ballast? I'm currently modelling the Yorkshire Moors line, but as it was before closure, and most of the current scenic stuff is quite cutting it for my liking. Thanks very much!