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Keith thank you for pointing the weather and how slabs change colours. The working diorama does sound good. 

Would a light grey be a good base colour to work with and then gradually darken.

Once the concrete slabs have all been laid, my next dilemma will be painting them up. This is where I will need some help as concrete comes in many different colours. 

If anyone can let me know which colour I should use as a base colour then I can decide if the slabs need heavily weathering or just a light weathering.

Nice one Luke. I’m hoping Alex has some more in stock for next week and a few other items I have mentioned which would be great sellers.

Yesterday I built up a base board for my refuelling point. The track was added last night along with some rust painted along the sides of the rails.

Today I have been working on the concrete slabs, this I have achieved by using plasticard and scoring the slabs into it. It’s turned out better than I thought. 

The refuelling point is in place and some more slabs will be made for the other side.

A few pictures to wet your appetite.

That is some great modelling. It would be great if forum members could purchase cones, pallets and other items.

I quite like the idea of building a single line refuelling point as a working diorama. This idea has come from one or two layouts for showing off and photographing engine collections.

I have picked a diesel theme because I like Diesel engines. The following products I will be using are:

Peco Track

Scenecraft Refuelling point

plasticard for making concrete slabs and walkways

Trackside lighting and junction boxes

Ballast, ground cover and scenery

and of course workmen, a scratchbuilt run down shed using wooden coffee stick and most importantly my Sentinel engines.

Mike your work on the mill buildings is looking very nice.

Steve I’m new to the forum and it’s great to know there is a magazine on traction, this is the part of railway modelling I am drawn to. 

Will go and get my copy this week 

Luke this is a lovely little layout you are building. I have been looking through a few of your layout builds on the forum and they all look brilliant. I like the idea of the theme of which a layout is based. 

Loads of inspiration, thanks.

Nice little layout Jerry which has given me some more inspiration.

I can remember seeing the scale scenes boxfile advertised in one of the railway magazines and for the price it’s a bargain.

Your boxfile layout is looking great with some nice weathering. Your Sentinel is looking fantastic.

Hello col_kilgore I am new to the forum. I am looking through the different layout builds to gain inspiration for my layout build. Your layout looks great and I like what have done with the Sentinel.