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Hello folks, I have uploaded lost images post May 2021 (pg 5 onwards) for those who might wish to revisit.

That's very much appreciated Ian, will do. Probably will be around June/July time, after we have unpacked all our gear and found places to stick it all away.

Hello Thomas, Thank you for the very kind comments Sir, it seems that last Wednesdays re-posting of some of my saved images has been favourably received and that's always welcome to hear, my thanks also to Mark aka Asterix2012 for the request. I do hope that some of the earlier images are eventually restored and then I will endeavour to re-post any missing images within the thread. I looked back through your Inglenook and micro layout builds and was reminded of the amount of fine details you included, its exceptional modelling. Will 'Tyteford Halte' ever be considered to grace the pages of 'Micro Model Railway Dispatch' maybe, but I will need to move house first and then perhaps contact Ian Holmes to see if it could feature in a future edition. All the best for now and good luck with all your railway modelling projects. Mark.

Hi Mark No problem, I was hoping to see if the Admin team could retrieve some of the older images but appreciate this will take some considerable time. In the mean time, I have found a few images which I had saved, the first shows an overall view as requested and the others capture a few other details on the model. If you require any further specific images as mentioned in the text during this thread then drop me a PM and I will see if If I can help. Regards Mark

Thanks for explaining the method Stu. I will need to give this a go myself - looks like Plastikote can not only be used as convincing pebbledash for buildings but also as yard surfaces. I suspect many other yet to be discovered uses as well..., (ponders and scratches head).

Hi Stu, would you mind sharing what you used or methods adopted to represent the yard surface - looks very promising.

The continuing adventures of GWR guard Wilfred Wick in his search for the lost train I have since been in communication with Mr Wick and have advised him that his train would most certainly be in one of the 172 packed boxes. I was shocked by his response and I cannot reprint it here word for word. However, it roughly translated as; why did you allow me to use up all the oil in my lamp when you knew perfectly well, I had no chance of finding the train. Yes folks, this means we have finally exchanged contracts on our house move and move date will be the 20th May (Hence all the packed boxes). This whole process started back in August 2021 and we are now on the third attempt to move to Somerset as the previous two properties fell through. Tyteford Halt is now firmly wedged into a 77 litre Xmas tree crate and ready to go, along with the rest of our worldly possessions. After we land in Somerset, Tyteford Halt and the rest of the little people who reside there will be back at some point to say hello again 😁

As a first time visitor to SWAG members day, I just wanted to congratulate all those involved in making it happen and repeat/add to all those positive comments gone before. What a marvellous event, me and the Mrs were made to feel very welcome and all the exhibitors were more than happy to chat about their exhibits in as much detail as you require. Looking forward to SWAG 2023. Mark & Jill

Stu, it was great to meet you and have a chat at yesterdays SWAG show and put a name to a face. Me and the Mrs spent a wonderful 2 hours or so there looking at all the fantastic layouts on display, including 'Project Castell' of course. Much obliged for sharing your creative techniques and discoveries for this wonderful build. Mark and (Jill aka the Mrs)

We join GWR guard Wilfred Wick at the entrance of Tyteford Tunnel, as he searches in vain for his lost train… “B*gger, its not in here”

We join GWR guard Wilfred Wick at the entrance of Tyteford Tunnel, as he searches in vain for his lost train… “B*gger, its not in here”

I can just imagine Mortimer and Whitehouse sitting on the bank. Fantastic realism.

Thanks Keith, He is indeed a wee chappie and a challenge to work on - fun though. I've included a rear view of the figure with me holding him to show the 0.5mm hole drilled through the back of the lamp and his right leg. You can just about make out the channel down his right leg ending at the heel of his shoe.

Paints and some fine brushes arrived today, so I spent an hour this evening painting the guard figure. I still need to conceal the fibre optic feeding the hand lamp. The cable will run in a small channel which I have cut into the back of his right leg and then will be covered with some filler. Still a bit of touching up to do with the painting around the shirt collar and the tunic buttons - steady hand stuff 🖌️

Thanks Marc, That's very kind of you to say so. I'm just waiting on paints and brushes to arrive in the post. Just hope my fidgetiness, through lack of modelling, calms down enough to allow a steady hand for the painting.

Well its been several months since my last post and in all that time I have not undertaken any railway modelling whatsoever, as all modelling stuff is carefully packed up and stored away, due to trying to move house. We still haven’t moved, first two properties fell through and were now on the third and are praying that its third time lucky for us. If all goes to plan we will be living in Somerset by the middle of May. So, after all this time I was becoming fidgety and have finally succumbed to purchasing a few cheap hand tools etc. in a bid to make something which can be plonked onto Tyteford Halte as another cameo scene. I also purchased a couple of guard figures from that 3D model figure company and a small fibre optic kit which works on a 3V battery. To shed some light on what I’m up to, please see image below. Just remembered that I now need to buy some paints 🖌️

Well, this lady first appeared on 7th September and was having a moan at Mr. Corbyn's lack of lawn mowing. So we must assume its Mr. Corbyn's wife. I tend to use different characters to create different cameos. So same stage but different scenes so that the same characters can be used again and again to portray different scenes.

Here's another one of the garden with a view of the chicken coop, to show that chickens have now been installed.

Hi Mikkel, Sorry I didn't get back sooner, I only received the December edition of BRM in the post this morning so wanted to check it was true that Stan and his Mrs had made an appearance. The BRM team hadn't mentioned it to me so it was a real surprise when you made the comment last week. I thought nah, that can't be true. Anyway, well pleased that it is true and thank you BRM for featuring my little garden diorama.

Thank you Steve, There is plenty of scope for a railway line to have allotments running along side it or back gardens backing onto a railway so loads of scenery options and detailing is possible in a very small area. Good luck with the tree. All the best Mark

Nice bit of grass work Nick, well done. You can always use some filler along the shoulder of the cork underlay to taper it out, so the ballast looks better instead of ending abruptly.

Thank you Rob, I've never had so many likes in one go, very much appreciated Sir. Best regards Mark

Thank you Charlie, those are some very kind words Sir. I'm glad you enjoyed the thread and I do hope you get to build that layout in the not too distant future. All the best Mark

I'm 55 and I feel best with my hands, I find it works best for railway modelling

Hi Przemek, Well done for the work you have achieved so far, I really like the design of your layout – keep up the good work. Ratio make a nice cattle dock kit if you can get hold of one in Poland and also fairly straight forward enough to build from scratch as parts like railings, gates etc are also available separately. In answer to your question which I believe is distance from outermost rail to embankment edge, from the table within the link the dimension ‘L’ which states 5.3 feet which is about 64 inches, so roughly 1.63M. This would equate to 21.25mm in 00 scale as shown on the table as 00 scale is modelled as 4mm to the foot. However, as you are modelling a goods yard you might be referring to the distance from the outer rail to the ballast edge (shoulder) which you wouldn't normally have in a goods yard as in a lot of yards the ground level came up to the edge of the rails where often the sleepers were barely visible. Best idea would be to undertake some research for era and region you are modelling for typical examples. Apologies if I have introduced more confusion but others on the forum are now more than likely to offer their advice. Mark