A country lane level crossing
This will be a simple, country lane / remote box level crossing, using the free Corgi Mini Cooper S and a Modelu figure (1437) leaning on the car roof, whilst the crossing gates are shut.
Concept images:
The lane will be wet & muddy, with puddles and pot holes, the grass bank & hedge overgrown and on the far side of the track the base of the signal box (depending on the height available).
Entry photos & text.
Bill has been waiting for a train at the country crossing for all his life.
As a young lad, he waited for the loco to check the number. It was always one of the same three, but he didn’t mind. He noted it down in his book just the same. He’d wave to the driver and they’d blow the whistle.
As a young man, Bill would wait for the train to bring his sweetheart. Every weekend she’d make the journey along the line to the littl
