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Many thanks Rob - yep that is perfect. The limited palette sounds a great idea - and certainly looks the part in your modelling Thank you

Fantastic Rob Do you mind if I ask how you paint your buildings - do you start with a base colour then build up with various washes and weathering? Thanks! Pete

Superb Mikkel! Great to see you posting again A lovely project beautifully detailed and executed...look forward to the next instalment....

Hi Mike, My apologies as I have just seen this post. Thank you very much for the kind words - It was all down to Mr Chris Nevard’s excellent photos. I think he extended the water with Photoshop as it’s only about 10mm wide...but am certainly not complaining! Hope all is well with you in these tough times... Pete

oh yes I would love to see this layout in 1980’s blue with LL class 37’s Cracking pics Stewart and I hope the gas supply pipe goes well...

Only just found this after being tipped off Martin! Sorry to hear about Ketton Cement but this looks like a great project. Watching with interest

Blown away - superb David...

That's a shame Bob. Thanks for sharing this layout with us and personally thanks for all the inspiration that has come from it. Great attention to detail, BR blue diesels and grubby - wot's not too like! I hope things work out for you and we can see you back with another quality layout Pete

Yes, I start mine with class 24’s which morph their way into class 26’s and then give way to class 37’s. *No harm was done with this concept except to my wallet

Looking fab again. BTW, nothing bad about those ‘wrong era’ locos...they look perfect to me

Lovely stuff - good to see you back posting this again Stewart

Superb! - keep em coming

Superb work Andy They look great on the layout too...

Thanks Stu - can’t take the credit as am sure I read it done on here...but it’s all about spreading the (7mm) love... BTW - this was the layout I said would not have been ready for this years SWAG

Many thanks Jeremy. Ha! I think I was guilty of turning you to the dark side of 2mmFS so maybe I can do the same for 7mm too... Yes all well here thanks and I hope you are too - am enjoying seeing your Swiss layout taking shape Pete

Many thanks David - Ha!...a case of bringing my work home... Many thanks also Mike - good to see you back on here posting...

Many thanks Neil... Ha! Still pushing the green Nick Thanks also - Yep, G+T and a chat about 2mmFS and 7mm sounds good Many thanks also Mark Ha! Stop tempting me to part with North of £500. 37 out of context, far too big and heavy for this line...and completely wanted

Evening all, Good lockdown progress has been made on the dries since the last update the end of April - a few hours at the weekends chipping away has certainly accelerated where I thought the layout would be at this stage. Aside from adding gutters and drain pipes to the first building, I wanted to make a start on the second one and get them both to the same status. Using the same build as previously a foam board base was formed onto which various plastic sheets have been applied. I moved a few holes so that the programming track remains hidden but have opened up two bays to give some depth. Again I have gone for construction ease on the roof, so no internal roof trusses have been modelled. For the roof I wanted to capture the slight randomness and not have everything perfect. To do this each of the panels have been cut and laid individually. Whilst it has taken more time I think it is worth it as it has given some slight relief which I can pick up on when I come to the painting and weathering. A slither of plastic sheet at the top of the sheet allows the slight sense of overlap on the sheets. The building was then sprayed grey to help flush out where more work is required and also give a base for the detail painting. At 2.2m long it’s quite some length of buildings! A few drain pipes need to be added to this building as well as glazing the two windows but aside from that it will be time to start adding paints. I think I will work these up off site and then bed them up before any final tweaking and weathering is added. As always, comments welcome and stay safe all, Thanks, Pete

Fantastic Rich - A credit to your staying power. Sir, I salute you... Enjoy some ‘thorough testing’ to catch up on the years Look forward to see more..

Not 46444 then Mark? Looks like a nice project to keep you busy when the bits land. Good that it’s smooth running despite needing some cosmetic work. Look forward to see it on the plank soon...

Hi Angus, Personally, I like the view with the track along the front. Will allow to see the gap under the rails as well as all that hard work that has gone in to building the chassis’s. Pete

I think you lay the new track as you want it and the difference is what it is...probably easier to raise the FY’s by adding thin strips until you get it spot on...maybe plasticard might be better and bond to the acrylic too...

Nice work Rich - I was always aware there would be a slight height difference so I think I assumed you could probably run a discrete 5mm strip of card along the two shortest edges to get the alignment...

Sad news - saw them recently at Brixton Academy on the Black and White tour with support by The Alarm - a terrific night out...