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Hi Andy, unfortunately I won't be there, the first year I have missed.I'm actually on my stag weekend so a fair reason to miss it

The depot is finally finished and it looks totally awesome Thank you so much to Jimmy Styles for building such an awesome building. Fits perfect Now I need to crack on and ballast and do the hard standing area

Hi Ian Sorry I missed your reply I have 2 more 60s on there way now and the shed end is nearly complete building wise Not much more has gone on lately as I have taken the Little Layout company on full time More developments to come on that in the next few months I currently have 3 layout renovations and 3 on going layouts mid build and further layouts waiting to start. Busy times

Thank you Martin I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and new year. I few new arrivals at Ralphingley 60033 in blue steel livery, hopefully ill get this into petroleum sector and 60002 as this was my first ever loco I brought. 59102 in ARC livery, bit of an impulse buy but it looks cool and adds a bit of colour to the layout. also the buildings are coming along nicely thanks to Jimmy styles and a lovely overhead crane is on its way from mudmagnets workbench that looks stunning. Not a lot of work has happened on the layout due to the holidays and Little layouts being extremely busy. If you are interested in seeing what we do at the Little Layout Company then pop over to our website and facebook page on the links below

Looking awesome mate, proper cracking on with it now. Great tips on paint for sleepers too. Im going to use the same on an O gauge beast im doing

Looks awesome James, great work

few lights have been added this weekend, gives it a nice atmosphere, more to be added as the main depot building goes in over christmas Next to do is the hard standing area in the left corner and then the track weathering pre ballast can start

WE HAVE POWER!!! Wiring complete and everything running nicely. I have opted to not do anything with the points as its not going to be a show layout and id like to just flick the points by hand as its all in front of me and the lsayout is very narrow. Few pics of progress

Thanks Mate Alot of it is down to your awesome buildings, Cant wait for the next section Some great planning last night and the buildings to the left side were the shed is are going to be so good. Wiring this weekend so we can have a good test session next week Thanks for your Help mate

Thanks mate, i have a Thornaby 08 too

I had an hour in the shed last night before the heater decided to stop running I Managed to get the right hand side track laid before i ran out of fishplates. I am really pleased with how this is shaping up and i am getting a vision in my head of how it will look and feel. I still need to sort a bit more lighting above the layout so that it doesnt just rely on the yard lights. Buildings are just loosley in place at the moment

Hi Mate I have all of the above and laminate floor with good insulation too, its been fairly warm in there without heating but i have a heater just in case

The shed is pretty much completed now with workbench and the layout sat nicely on the opposite side Let the track laying begin

The next low relief building is nearing completion, this will sit to the left of the 3 storey warehouse building. Thanks to James styles for doing these for me, They look outstanding

I will have a measure up mate, i think it will only be a couple of the usual huts though

Hi Andy Progress has been slow as I have been doing a lot of customer work and we have also been getting the internals of the shed ready to house the layout. I have refined the plan a bit giving a bit more shunting and storage of stock. Yes its turned into a TMD but that's what I like and I wanted to build something that would accommodate all my current stock at the same time. With Neptune street yard im limited to just the odd couple of locos and wagons. Points and track are here and the rear buildings are in the process of building. the boards are down at the moment ready to go up in the shed

Thanks for having us Andy, a lovely show that was busy all day long, myself and lacey had sore throats from chatting to People all day long. I even missed my lunch slot due to chatting haha Great facillities and good food and drinks and a nice selection of layouts. Hopefully we can make next year with something new. Thanks again All at Little layouts

Thank You Andy, it certainly is a little different with that sector plate, made my brain hurt all day haha Great to see you and West Shed. I have changed my plan for Ralphingley Road now due to yours and added a little more TMD feel ( yeah i know back to a TMD again )

Great to see you again Andy at the Weston on Trent show. West shed is superb and gave me some inspiration for Raphingley Road

Thank you to all that came and said hi at the Weston on trent show. Was a lovely show and great feedback on the layout. Here are a few pics we took on the day

Neptune is all packed and ready to go for the Weston on Trent show tomorrow Please come and say hello to us.

small running session last night to make sure the layout and locos were running nicely so i couldnt resist a full line up shot ahead of the Weston on Trent show this weekend. Please pop by and say hello. We will be there with the Little Layout stand and Neptune Street.

Thanks George I can't take full credit as it was originally built in 2008 and featured in Railway modeller the same year, i can take credit in renovating it and adding DCC and lighting and the building repairs and bringing it back to its best again. I hope the original builder of the layout is happy with what i have done and its a testiment to his skills that it is still about and doing shows again after 7 years.