Temeraire

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So today is the day!

Didn't make the cover but a nice pic across the contents page!

Huge thanks and compliments to Chris Nevard and the fantastic pictures he took, he definitely got the layout's 'best side' !😂

One thing to note Tidworth WILL NOT BE AT WARLEY!! I'm not sure where they got that idea from, must have got wires crossed when I was talking about the Newbury Ex.

If you bring your copy of the mag on Saturday I'll be doing signings at lunchtime! 🤣🤣🤣

Evening all

So as promised some train pics from Sunday after I'd put the scenic stuff away.

First up 33004 rounds the bend with a cement train.

Soon after 50036 Victorious passed in the other direction with a train from Waterloo to Exeter.

Meanwhile 33057 has arrived from the stabling point to pick up a rake of engineers wagons previously arranged by the resident 08.

A few minutes later and the Crompton eases the train out of the sidings and heads for Westbury.

After the departure 08839 has since rearranged more wagons and now takes a break while the crew have gone for a cuppa.

A few minutes later the silence is broken with the passing of 50037 Illustrious on the curve.

Another view of the Vac as it slows for the junction.

There you go then, a flavour of the trains that can be seen at Exford.

I'm back again!

So this was the state of play when I put the scenic stuff away yesterday afternoon to 'play trains'.

Lower bank treated to various colours and textures.

Reverse view.

View around the bend, happy with that (for now), train pics to follow! 😉

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A bit later than expected but I have been throwing more green stuff at the cliffs over the last few days.

After the last update as I said I moved to the left and started on the next section.

A couple of views of the complete scene from either direction with the state of play on Wednesday night.

Yesterday some more was done to the area below the cliff face down to the trackside, more to follow.

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So I managed a start on the cliffs the back end of last week and the pic shows the state of play Friday evening.

I didn't get out to the shed over the weekend but I moved to the left of this photo tonight and continued, I'll post a pic once the glue dries out. All the clump foliage at the back on top of the cliffs was all recycled from the original Exford loft layout with polyfibre and scatter over the edges. Its difficult to see but there is static grass plus scatter on the trackside bank. More to come.😉

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Blimey another two months passes, although its been a bit warm in the shed to be modelling, however a little more progress has been made on the scenics. During a camping trip to Starcross visits were made to Dawlish and some soil acquired to colour the cliff faces authentically. 😉

Some genuine Dawlish soil now colours the cliffs, and a low embankment has been constructed from Sculptamold between the running lines and sidings, and here it has been covered in soil and flock as a basis for more. Note the static grass machine at the ready!

Later the same day and more added to one end of the bank, static grasses more flock plus some polyfibre bushes with flock 'hairsprayed' on.

A week later and the full length of the bank has been treated and some Buddliea bushes have grown.

Later the same day two views of the complete scene after the construction of sectional concrete wall to create a storage area for the engineers sidings and part filled with some ballast. A lot more general clutter will be added to the scene as things continue to progress but next on the list is to add alot more greenery to the cliff faces and the bank in front along the trackside.

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Another month passes us by and there has been a little progress! All the newly ballasted track has been coloured with watered down acrylic paints as before, a fence has been added to divide the cement sidings from the running lines, and finally a start has been made on adding greenery etc around the goods loop behind the station.

33004 rolls into the loop with this week's cement tanks.

'004 awaits the shunter to uncouple so it can move the empties from the sidings.

Having moved the empties into the goods loop the Crompton is ready the position the full tanks.

Easing the full tanks back into the siding.

33004 now does a brake test and awaits the road out of the goods loop and back onto the mainline with the empties.

Once the cement train had departed 33108 was routed into the loop with an engineers train to allow the passage of a passenger train and is seen ambling into the loop.

The 33/1 creeps over the crossover and alongside the station.

And finally comes to a stand close to the overbridge and awaits its time to leave.

There we are then a bit of progress and the engineers' sidings might get some greenery etc before I host some RMwebbers here in a couple of weeks so watch this space.😉