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cheers. It looks rather good (thou g h I didn't realise the crane height would be hilariously out place with me idea). Langley Models seems to have nice kits though.

Thanks, it is really tall although if you look closely this has 2 extension pieces in the middle of the jib, so with these out it would be a fair bit shorter. Pain in the preverbial kit to make I will warn you!

Lovely little scene. Quick question: the excavator - is it any in particular? Or is one that's been made/kitbashed? (It's kind of what I'm looking for)

Thanks, It is indeed a Langley Models kit of an 22-RB, we’re using it in clamshell setup

Nice photos John, captures the feeling very well. 

 

Ian.

Thanks Ian, it’s been a bit of a challange to depict a really run down section of line. It’s not something you see regularly so we wanted to do. I’m glad you like how it’s turned outsomething different

Situated around the sand and gravel pits of tewksbury, Shwt was a small station stop and goods yard on a previously busy double track LNWR line. Modelled around the mid 1960s, the line in recent years has fallen upon hard times, converted to single track some time ago, the line beyond Shwt crossing has now succumb to the Beeching axe. With the closing of this line, Shwt lost it's passenger traffic and owes survival to the sand loading platform constructed next the old engine shed. The only trains to reach Shwt now are mixed goods trains which supply the small coal merchant, the goods stores and the sand loading. As typical for the 1960's Shwt is occassionally the destination for railtours exploring old lines

Well there’s a nice addition to my christmas list, Being an EM modeller I occasionally build the odd chassis so the hobby holidays and avonside is more money than I’d want to invest, this looks just the job!