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heres is a history i have come up with for the layout to go in show programs let me know what you think of it

 

 

 

Coombe Rock & Minerals

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Coombe Rock is set in Arizona's Monument Valley in the early 1900's think of all those old cowboy films

 

(Coombe Rock is An alternative name for a solifluction gravel

Which is a heterogeneous, unsorted mixture of angular rock fragments in a matrix of clay or silt. Many such gravels form featureless spreads at the foot of higher ground, but they can take fan-like forms)

 

In 1892 Close to one of the Bute large deposits of Platinum, Gold & Radium was found in the Coombe Rock So over the next 10 years the town of Coombe Rock grew up to house the workers & a railway was built to take the gravels away to be processed the line was also extended so that the line to the deposits became a branch line which left the main line at the town of Coombe Rock

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here are some photos taken by the wife on her Phone at this weekend show

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IMG0319A by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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IMG0320A by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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IMG0321A by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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IMG0323A by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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IMG0326A by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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Now having completed 2 shows with the layout I have found i am not happy with the fiddelyard the slding yard takes to long to get the next train out so i am going to place some curved points on the curves so all been well i will still have the same amount of sidding & if i am lucky i may get more

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Well just got kicked out of the loft :(

I have now got the new fiddelyard track layed & wired but still need to cut the track over the base board jounts

 

Tomorrow i hope to cut the track & then give it a good test

I will also take some photos

 

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Here are some New photos of the layout

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008 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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009 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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011 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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012 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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013 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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014 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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015 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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016 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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017 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

If anyone would like to have this layout at there show PM me

 

 

 

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got some more corts & figurs

the 1st set think of the Film Blazing Saddles & the bean scene (PPPPPPPPPPPPPGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)

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001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

the 2nd still need the coveer

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002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

I now have just over a week to paint these before the layouts next show at Mansfield then the following week at Narrow Gauge North

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I have been looking for shingles for the roofs of some of the building on Coombe Rock & Minerals

I found some at a good price made by 4GROUND they have web site but postage is cheeper on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321048485726?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648

so i sent for a set to see what they were like & it arrived in todays post

you get 2 sheets of these

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001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

I 1st did the roof of the small shack

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002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

 

as there was some left over i did the stopes on the saloon & dry goods store

 

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with still some leftover i did the stope of the church & its bell tower

 

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004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

i have some left but not anought to do a full roof but will be ording some more

 

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007 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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More shingles arrived so all the roofs that needed them have now had them fitted

& as the 2 show are over here are some update photos of the layout

 

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007 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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008 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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009 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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010 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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011 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

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012 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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After Narrow gauge north i removed a set of points so to make the fiddleyard for the branch longer well with work & not felling well plus the temp in the loft i have not done any more work

 

But as the layout is going the members day later this mounth so i had better pull my finger out

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well i got some turff clumps from www.tajima1.co.uk & i have just got around to add them to the layout

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017 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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016 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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014 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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013 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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012 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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011 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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010 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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009 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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At long last i have fitted the bands to the water tower its only taken me 2 years

 

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100_6577 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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100_6581 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

 

 

also i have a new wagon its a plain Bachmann On30 stock car which i have weathered up

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100_6579 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

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