DeadRinger

Great Moon images and thanks for re-posting some of the early images of this great model Deadringer

I always thought your walls were very realistic, but looking at your latest efforts I am blown away by the realism you are now achieving. Carry on the good work. DeadRinger

Well that was well worth the wait! Looking good. DeadRinger

Geoff I have been a modeller in the dim distant past, but done nothing for too many years. However I do appreciate excellent modelling and yours is. Long may you carry on. DeadRinger

Excellent work Geoff. Really looking the part now. DeadRinger

Beginning to look really good. Keep up the good work. DeadRinger

Love the stile. but it seems to encouraging trespassing on the track? DeadRinger

The size of the spoil tips intrigue me. They look larger than the size of the cutting. But then as any one who has dug a large hole knows the dirt that comes out takes up more room than the size of the hole. DeadRinger.

It will be a fitting tribute DeadRinger

I was just looking to see if there was a record of the number of lives lost building the railway, but the numbers seem mixed up with those who died because of illness, especially smallpox outbreaks. However much we hate H&S, and I am one of them, the working environment is a much safer place nowadays. DeadRinger

A good model [railway] should create an impression of reality. At the top of the league (in my humble opinion) must be Pendon museum. www.pendonmuseum.com. But many layouts can attract attention for various reasons. I usually find RTR layouts, however extensive, rather uninteresting, but if the layout captures that 'look' I will look more closely. Capturing the large landscapes is more difficult, something the N gauge is rather good at.. Take Copenhagen Fields for example. But Geoff has already demonstrated how this can be achieved in a larger scale. I am rather looking forward to see how this layout pans out. DeadRinger PS. In the dim distant past I demonstrated Hornby Zero-1 at several large exhibitions, with my co-demostrator, Brian Robinson. He would often turn to me and mutter '"here comes another one!" referring to the anoraked unkempt man heading our way, knowing he was about to complain about some detail of a Hornby model he thought was incorrect! It was Brian that suggested a visit to Pendon would make you take up aero modelling!

Thanks to all those who enlightened me on spandre;s, DeadRinger.

Looks better every time. But i have question, which I could google of course. What are the spandrels? I keep reading about them in your posts and assumed I would realise once they were fitted, however I am still not sure. Felling ignorant, DeadRinger

Thanks Geoff, I was beginning to get withdrawal symptoms! Deadringer

Just WOW. When painted and weathered is is going to look really impressive. DeadRinger