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Land Rovers?

Maybe why my suggestion of 'I think shops like yours should put wine in alphabetical order so it is easy to find the Blue Nun' didn't go down too well then. . . . . . . . ?

Don't you need to compare a cropped version of the first picture to the original, rather than the first picture to a different subject? I agree that the first picture is better, but that is sharper/ less blurred than the second. Just to compare apples with apples therefore: Cropped Original Any picture of Little Muddle is to be welcomed

Here's to the next six months . I've enjoyed following your topic and been inspired by your work. Wow, wow and thrice wow. I'm sure I wouldn't be alone in asking: "Please can we see more?"

TMC had a 50% off sale on last week. I thought 'There will be nothing I need in the Sale. I'll just have a quick flick'. I was right. I could only find something I wanted. Two loco arrivals in two days. Oops. Justification. This particular loco was allocated to Faversham shed in 1945/ 46, so would have been in Southern livery of the time rather than BR as shown. It subsequently moved to Ramsgate at the end of November 46, so I presume would have still been on Faversham turns. Subsequently based at Tonbridge and Stewarts Lane, the model carries the Stewarts Lane 73A shed plate. From either of the latter it may have worked the @westerhamstation branch (?). Another lovely model to add to the fleet. And a bargain to boot!

Hi @Nevermakeit. Manufactured by Dapol for Rails of Sheffield. John

I think the correct way is to say "You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know Corporal?" I believe the response from aforementioned NCO would differ depending on whether the asker was of lower or higher rank . Looking forward to seeing @Mick Bonwick s response to find out @Stubby47s rank.

I promise to be very, very careful by just quoting Rule 1 on my SECR to BR(S) layout then. . . .

This arrived from Rails to join my SECR 'C' Class, 'H' Class and 'P' Class. Very, very nice model. Definitely worth the wait.

Presumably "In a shed far, far, away" would be acceptable though . . . .

Yes, thank you @The White Rabbit it was. Just found my pictures from 2015. The picture you've shown is the building in the foreground of the first one below. The buildings right up against the backscene have vertical roofs but they appear to slope away from you. The effect is hidden by the frame on the layout and a strategically placed tree. Hopefully you can see what I mean in the two pictures below. The depth of the left hand building by the tree is very small. The same has been done with the 'Credit Agricole Mutuel' building in the picture below. Unfortunately my side view of that came out too badly to post on here. Anyway, my brain did explode at the time . . . . . .

Boards 2 and 3 have been put up in their new home today. Board 2 is nearest the camera in the first picture. Board 3 piggybacks off Board 2. They've been placed on carpet gliders so I can get at both sides for wiring; to lay the carriage sidings; start on the carriage siding head shunt, which will be the 'scenic cassette' area; and to enable the room to be decorated. The upper level will be extended further across Board 2 and across Board 1. The sketch at the bottom shows the planned arrangement to save flicking back through this topic. The view below is the usual view I had in the old house when coming into the railway room. This will push back against the wall on the left when ready. This view I've never seen before. The two Carriage Siding buffer stops will be at the bottom of this picture: Finally a reminder of the whole layout sketch (Not to Scale!) John (19/11/22 ~ Couldn't find these pictures to reload)

They are excellent. Beautifully modelled. Backscenes are a bit of a conundrum in getting perspective right. The proximity of buildings such as the 2 inch clearance mentioned by @MrWolf adds a further challenge. There was a French rural layout that did this incredibly well by tricking the eye into thinking low relief buildings had sloping roofs when they were actually vertical. Spent more time looking at the buildings than at the trains. Can't remember the name of the layout though. Something like Polpero (?) No doubt others on here will be able to help. With my own urban layout I am tempted by the 'hazy' backscene achieved on Leicester South Https://www.shipleymrs.co.uk/leicestersouth . I don't have sufficient space for perspective modelling/ shrinking scales towards the back. John

I think he has moved since @Stubby47 replied . . .

Hi @Limpley Stoker. I agree with the second sentence. Looking great @KNP Struggling with your first sentence though? Photo appears devoid of "carpenters at work"? Assuming a male (given the era of LM) maybe he is called Wally. This may, of course, explain my inability to locate him. . . . . Noted the expression "at work" is also a concept that has been discussed previously about the inhabitants of Little Muddle. . . . . . . . John

so cider induced layout planning ? Just guessing. Other fruit based drinks are available of course. . . . .

Looking great. Will the footpath cross over the turnout? John

Agreed

Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far, away garage about 5 miles away, something starts to slowly stir . . . . .

Me too

In @MrWolf s bottom picture, I wonder which came first in the limited space between the shed and the cattle dock: The wagon on wheels or the wagon on stilts? Despite the prototype evidence , would it seem "wrong" if seen in isolation on a layout modelled that way?

Loadsasockets. For those of you who get excited about this sort of thing. . . . . . . . I would switch the lights on. But it would burn your screen out

Well, there have to be SOME standards . . . .

Probably why @KNP said it was waiting to start work. . . . . .

Which one are you nominating for Snot Green ?